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Lake Mountain Granite Grind
Date	Sat 25th Feb 2012
Location	1071 Lake Mountain Road Marysville
It's on again! Bigger and better with new and longer course options. The inaugural Granite Grind was held on the 20th February 2010 attracting almost 200 mountain bike riders.

Bunyip Country Music Festival
Date	Sun 26th Feb 2012
Location	Nar Nar Goon - Longwarry Rd Bunyip
The Bunyip Country Music Festival has built a reputation as one of Australia's best of its type, offering very affordable entertainment for all families.

Healesville Racecourse Harvest and Craft Market
Date	Sun 4th Mar 2012
Location	Healesville-Kinglake Rd Healesville
The Healesville Racecourse Harvest and Craft Market is on the first Sunday of the month from September to June from 9am to 2pm.

Lake Mountain Music Festival
Date	Fri 9th Mar 2012 to Mon 12th Mar 2012
Location	1071 Lake Mountain Road Marysville
Held over four days, an excellent festival of great music, market stalls, environmental displays and local food and wine all in a spectacular alpine environment. The inaugural Lake Mountain Music Festival was last year held on Sunday the 13th of March.

Steam & Cuisine Wine Train at Puffing Billy
Date	Fri 9th Mar 2012
Location	1 Old Monbulk Road Belgrave
Experience wine tasting at its unique best! Puffing Billy Railway is proud to present the 2012 season of the Steam & Cuisine Wine Train! Travel aboard this century-old steam train and taste local wines with a sumptuous three course dinner to match! This sumptuous evening of food and fine wine departs...

Native Foods Showcase
Date	Mon 12th Mar 2012
Location	540 Tynong North Road Tynong North
Enjoy a relaxing day out at Peppermint Ridge Farm at the showcase of Native Foods. Peppermint Ridge Farm will be showcasing the unique flavours of their Australian native plants including dishes created from lemon and anise myrtle, native lime, strawberry gum, native spinach and native mints.

The Gardening and Rare Plants Expo
Date	Sat 17th Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012
Location	357 Monbulk Rd Silvan
The Gardening and Rare Plants Expo is the ideal event for gardeners and gardening enthusiasts. This event is a unique opportunity to enjoy a whole weekend discovering new and old plants. You can learn direct from the growers and experts.

Bush Food Grazing - A Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Event
Date	Sat 17th Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012
Location	540 Tynong North Road Tynong North
Take a sensory tour of our bush food gardens before grazing on a delicious platter showcasing the unique flavours of Australian bush foods served with a glass of local wine. ...

Celebrate Mooroolbark
Date	Fri 23rd Mar 2012 to Sat 24th Mar 2012
Location	74 Brice Ave Mooroolbark
Celebrate Mooroolbark is an annual community festival held in March at Red Earth Park and Mooroolbark Community Centre.

Day out with Thomas at Puffing Billy
Date	Sat 24th Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	Puffing Billy Place Emerald
'Thomas the Tank Engine' returns to Puffing Billy in March. See 'Thomas' in full steam at the Emerald town station...

Gateway Harvest & Craft Market - Coldstream
Date	Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	Ingrams Road Coldstream
Gateway Harvest & Craft Market is a major fundraising event for Coldstream Primary School. They are expecting a wide variety of stalls with lots of things to do and look at. Bring the kids, grand kids, family and friends.

Yarra Valley Masterclass Weekend
Date	Fri 13th Apr 2012 to Sun 15th Apr 2012
Location	Juliet Crescent Healesville
The Yarra Valley is one of Victoria's premium food and wine growing areas and is known for its excellent Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and a fabulous range of local artisan food producers. The weekend masterclass is based in Healesville and combines tasting some of the area's iconic wines, cooking with one...

Roller Coaster Run
Date	Sat 28th Apr 2012
Location	26 Observatory Road Mount Dandenong
Experience the sunrise illuminating Melbourne from an elevated viewpoint. Have a beautiful run on the western front of the Dandenongs.

Marysville to Melbourne
Date	Sun 29th Apr 2012
Location	Murchison Street Marysville
Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge...

Dandenong Ranges Open Studios
Date	Sat 26th May 2012 to Sun 27th May 2012
Location	351 Glenfern Rd Upwey
The Dandenong Ranges has a rich and vibrant artistic heritage which Open Studios brings to life in an interactive weekend event. Artists in the hills throw open their studio doors to the public through the popular Dandenong Ranges Open Studios program.

From Picture to Page Scrapbooking and Papercraft Show
Date	Sat 26th May 2012 to Sun 27th May 2012
Location	The Ariel Centre Wodonga
This is the second show for Wodonga and surrounds.

Winter Wine Fest
Date	Sat 16th Jun 2012 to Sun 17th Jun 2012
Location	1420 Heidelberg-Kinglake Road Pl Cottles Bridge
What better way to welcome Winter than with new and exciting wine and warming winter fare. Come and join in some progressive tasting and eating, right on Melbourne's doorstep. Celebrate with boutique Nillumbik wineries.

Marysville Farmers Market
Date	Sun 24th Jun 2012
Location	Main Street St Marysville
Come along and enjoy the friendly atmosphere at the Marysville Farmers Market, where you will find something for the whole family. Select from an array of locally produced preserves, jams, chutneys, plants, lavender products, honey, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine.

Clandestine Art & Wine Exhibition
Date	Sat 1st Sep 2012 to Sun 30th Sep 2012
Location	17 Bell Street Yarra Glen
A perfect pairing of Yarra Valley boutique wine to fine erotic art. Like the buds of spring, this exhibition will burst open on the first Saturday of September with the Yarra Valleys progressive vignerons unveiling their small batch, boutique or experimental wines.

Spring Fest - The Dandenongs' Garden Festival
Date	Sun 9th Sep 2012 to Wed 31st Oct 2012
Location	508 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd Olinda
Spring Fest comes to the Dandenong Ranges this spring, showcasing the best of the region's garden and floral experiences.

Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Date	Thu 13th Sep 2012 to Tue 9th Oct 2012
Location	357 Monbulk Rd Silvan
Less than an hours drive from Melbourne, is the heavenly Tesselaar Tulip Festival.

Yarra Valley Open Studios
Date	Sat 15th Sep 2012 to Sun 16th Sep 2012
Location	Maroondah Highway Healesville
Artists of the Yarra Valley will open their studio doors again this year for two weekends in September (10-11 and 17-18) to give the public a behind the scenes look at at their life and work. More than 45 artists will be part of the event across the Yarra Valley region...

Montsalvat Jazz Festival
Date	Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Location	7 Hillcrest Avenue Eltham North
The tradition of jazz at Montsalvat is continued with a festival that has music from a range of styles, featuring Australia's finest jazz performers. The event showcases contemporary music making that focuses on spontaneous musicianship and building a dynamic relationship with the listener.

Cherry Blossom Day
Date	Sun 30th Sep 2012
Location	The Georgian Rd Olinda
Visitors to the National Rhododendron Gardens will find themselves immersed in the colourful cherry blossom blooms on Hanami Day. Hanami is the custom of viewing the beauty of flowers, but...

Wandin-Silvan Horticultural and Farm Machinery Field Days
Date	Fri 12th Oct 2012 to Sat 13th Oct 2012
Location	Corner Monbulk-Seville & Parker Rd Wandin East
A very distinctive, Horticultural themed field day focused towards the many and varied local and regional Primary and agricultural producers. Provides the ideal opportunity for exhibitors for exposure of products, displays, demonstrations and information of the latest in farming techniques.

Shedfest 2012
Date	Sat 13th Oct 2012 to Sun 14th Oct 2012
Location	Warburton Hwy Seville
Take the right turn onto the Yarra Valley's Warburton Highway for Shedfest 2012. The picturesque Warburton Highway, along the southern side of the Yarra Valley is home to some of the most inviting wineries in the region.

Open Cellars of Nillumbik
Date	Sat 20th Oct 2012 to Sun 21st Oct 2012
Location	Various locations around Kangaroo Ground and Nillumbik locations Kangaroo Ground
Welcome wine lovers, to Open Cellars of Nillumbik - just 30 minutes drive northeast from Melbourne. You can visit boutique cellars that are not always open to the public.

Cuban Jazz Festival
Date	Sun 21st Oct 2012
Location	878-880 Maroondah Hwy Coldstream
The Cuban Jazz Festival is a combination of live Cuban bands, vineyard jazz, salsa dance lessons and performances, bongo's, percussion and DJ's spread over three entertainment arenas! Cuban Jazz will be held at Rochford Winery in the Yarra Valley 11am-5.30pm.

Diamond Creek Indoor Market
Date	Sat 17th Nov 2012
Location	Masonic Hall Diamond Creek
Over 30 stalls of quality, new goods and services. The market is held in an air-conditioned venue in the heart of Diamond Creek, with free entry and lots of free parking. Grab a snack, browse the stalls and enjoy the atmosphere.

GrassRoots Community Market Upwey
Date	Sat 17th Nov 2012
Location	15 Main St Upwey
Featuring things locally grown and made: art and craft, fresh produce, food, fashion and accessories, plants and a variety of live entertainment. The market is located at the Upwey Village Green, behind the shops in Upwey.

Life Ministry Centre - Annual Craft Market
Date	Sat 1st Dec 2012
Location	15-49 Old Melbourne Rd Chirnside Park
This market runs each year in time for some Christmas shopping. The market began as an outlet for craft and produce sales from a Church group and has grown each year in the number and types of stalls available.

Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market
Date	Sun 16th Dec 2012
Location	Panther Place Eltham
The Eltham Community Craft and Produce Market is a place where locals and visitors alike come to enjoy a community atmosphere in a delightful setting under the gum trees.