February Food Festivals
Wow. We are calling this one Foodie’s Feb, because so many foodie things. Just, all of the food. Nom, nom, nom.
150km Feast
Dates: All month – Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event
Location: Horsham Showgrounds and surrounds
Cost: Various (check the website for more)
Ok, it’s almost Melbourne Food and Festival time, and what better way to get it started than a month of foodie festivities? The 150km Feast is going all out to help expand your festival season pants before you pop a button next month! Here are just some of the events:
- Sweet Dessert Trail Launch – 1st February 2025
- Dinner Under the Stars – 22nd February 2025
- Food Truck & Wine Festival – 23rd February 2025
Ice Cream Festival
Dates: 12th – 23rd
Location: Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Cost: Free entry ($28 for hosted tasting)
Hmmm… ice cream. What’s better on a summer’s day in Melbourne than ice cream? Oh, we know what’s even better – dozens of artisan ice cream flavours, ice cream deserts, and tastings! Fair warning, though they have you covered for most allergies, this may not be the event for dairy-free and vegans foodies.
https://www.yvci.com.au/events/irresistible-ice-cream-festival/
Afro-Caribbean Carnival
Dates: 15th
Location: Main Square and Birrarung Marr Walk
Cost: Free entry
Smell that? Coconut. Papaya. Banana. Is your mouth watering, because ours are! The Borg were right, resistance really is futile, and why would you want to try? This festival is vibrant, colourful, full of music, and full of foodie delights. Come for the free, stay for the fabulous.

Moonee Valley Festival 2025
Dates: 22nd
Location: Queens Park, Moonee Ponds
Cost: Free entry
It’s time again for the Moonee Valley Festival! It’s the area’s largest free community celebration and that is nothing to sneeze, right? There will be food trucks, local produce, and so many food and market stalls. Oh, and it’s family-friendly with activities to keep the kiddikins entertained too.
Melbourne BeerFest
Dates: 22nd
Location: Catani Gardens, St Kilda
Cost: $38.20 (adults), $14.74 (kids) – group discounts available
Ah yes, the Beefest is back. Quinesstenailly Aussie, all the way. Though the focus is, well, beer, with the country’s best boutique craft beers, cider-makers, and distillers, they also showcase some of the best local food producers. Because never drink on an empty stomach!
Antipodes
Dates: 22nd – 23rd
Location: Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free
Opa! If you missed it last year, that was silly. Don’t do it again! Why not? Ummmm… sizzling souvlaki, spanakopita, sweet, sticky loukoumades, do you need more? It’s a Mediterranean foodie paradise and it’s all about good vibes, great eats, and smashing plates (figuratively, of course! Maybe).