Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rose Street Artists' Market
Clever and crafty artists gather each weekend to sell their wares and talk shop. (
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Camberwell Sunday Market
Where Melburnians purge their belongings, and bargain- and fashion-hunters have a field
day. (
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)
St Andrews Community Market
Saturday market known for its slightly alternative feel, and for food in all its forms.
(
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)
Red Hill Market
Monthly craft, food and tasteful bric-a-bric market that's the best of its kind around Melbourne. (
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Gippsland Farmers Markets
Keep an eye on your calendar as you pass through the quiet towns of Southern Gipps-
land. (
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)
Mill Markets
Former factories and mills in towns such as Ballarat (
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), Daylesford (
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) and Geelong
(
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)
have morphed into a chain of retro goods markets.
IF YOU LIKE… BLUES MUSIC
Book yourself a seat on the Blues Train in Queenscliff; drink local wines and listen to live blues. (
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)
Live Music
Pubs around the state play host to a range of musical talents; open spaces, including wineries, clearings in rainforests
and spots by the beach, also get musical, particularly in summer.
Pubs
Melbourne loves its rock and roll. From the Tote to the Espy, music is in the blood. (
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Melbourne music fests
International bands at the Big Day Out, the International Jazz Festival and a cavalcade of
boutique festivals. (
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)
Coastal fests
International indie bands at the Falls Festival, folk at Port Fairy and a bit of everything at Queenscliff;
look forward to sea breezes and happy festival vibes. (
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)
Regional tunes
Catch big names such as the Rolling Stones at Hanging Rock (
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) and gutsy rock and roll at
Castlemaine's the Bridge Hotel (
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)
.
Art Galleries
Victoria is home to a number of excellent galleries showcasing an impressive range of homegrown talent as well as in-
ternational heavyweights. Regional Victoria has its share, too, with beautiful pieces of national importance.
Melbourne City
Major galleries such as Ian Potter Centre (
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), NGV International (
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) and ACCA
(
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)
to smaller, impressive, contemporary spaces such as Tolarno (
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) and West Space (
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)
.
Out of town
Spot some of Australia's best contemporary art at Healesville's Tarrawarra Museum of Art (
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) or
head to Art Gallery of Ballarat (
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), the oldest and largest gallery in regional Victoria.
