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  • Festivals
    • Midsumma Westside 2026
    • Braybrook BMX Fest 2026
    • East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival 2026
    • Past Festivals
      • TILDE – Melbourne Trans and Gender Diverse Film Festival 2025
      • Fringe Westside 2025
      • Jazz Westside 2025: Footscray Sunday Sessions
      • Diwali Festival of Lights 2025
      • Ethiopian New Year Festival
      • Flower Festival Bathukamma
      • Open House Melbourne 2025
      • Setting Sun International Film Festival
      • Sleepless Footscray Festival
      • Blacksmiths Festival
      • Comedy Out West: The Final Showdown
      • Footscray West Writers Fest
      • Yarraville Festival 2025
      • West Footscray Festival of Colours
      • Vietnamese TET Festival
  • Activations
    • Footscray Flow Lab
    • Yarraville With Love
    • SloFo WeFo Farmers Market
    • Slow Food Edgewater Farmers' Market
    • Yarraville Farmers Market
    • Chef Out West - Now available on SBS on Demand!
    • Augmented Reality App - MARIality
    • Live Music Action Plan 2026- 2028
    • The Cotton Mills Presents
    • Past Activations
      • Christmas 2025
      • Blacksmiths Festival - Official Opening- The Contemplative Seat
      • Little Africa Night Market
      • Bonsai Exhibition & Sale
      • Friday Night Roller Disco
      • Gamelans Square
      • Mic'd & Mighty
      • The Door in Question
      • The Mouth Live Album Preview with Drum Nation
      • Sewing Solstice
      • Say Cheese Presents - TROCADERO
      • Sunrise Sessions
      • Skullies Cinema
      • Out on the Deck
      • Art in the Garden
      • Park Builders Lab
      • Eid @ Maribyrnong
      • Finding Figaro's Footscray Residency
      • Misfits Block Party #3
      • Footscray Records Presents: Weird Out West II
      • Simpatico: Nightshift
  • Grants
    • About Festival and Activation Grants
    • Signature Festivals (Biennial)
      • Signature Festivals Grant Recipients 2025/26
      • Signature Festivals Grant Recipients 2023/24 and 2024/25
    • Place-Based Initiatives (Annual) Grants
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Annual) Grant Recipients 2025/26
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Annual) Grant Recipients 2024/25
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Annual) Grant Recipients 2023/24
    • Place-Based Initiatives (Quick Response)
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Quick Response) Grant Recipients 2025/26
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Quick Response) Grant Recipients 2024/25
      • Place-Based Initiatives (Quick Response) Grant Recipients 2023/24
    • Night Time Diversification (Quick Response)
      • Night Time Diversification Grant Recipients 2025/26
      • Night Time Diversification Grant Recipients 2024/25
      • Night Time Diversification Grant Recipients 2023/24
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New Year's Eve in Footscray Park

Find information about this year's New Year's Eve Fireworks in Footscray Park.

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Festivals and more

03 Feb 2026

Midsumma Westside 2026

03 February 2026

Find out what's happening in the west this Midsumma Festival!
13 Feb 2026

The Cotton Mills Presents

13 February 2026

An annual art exhibition showcasing local, emerging and mid-career artists from the inner west, presented by The Cotton Mills with support from Council.
14 Feb 2026

Braybrook BMX Fest 2026

14 February 2026

A celebration of all things BMX with riders from around the country, this event combines the Freestyle BMX National Championship, Old-School BMX Show & Shine, Downunderground Flatland BMX Championships and a Freestyle BMX Brand Showcase into one weekend.
14 Feb 2026

Yarraville With Love

14 February 2026

Yarraville Business Association and Kindred Studios are collaborating to present a two-part block party bringing the community together through music, culture and food.
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