Australia · month by month
Melbourne food calendar
What is in season in Melbourne, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Melbourne
Peak seasonThe best of January: Coffee and brunch, Summer stone fruit, Queen Vic Night Market.
In season
- Summer stone fruit
Peaches, cherries and berries at Queen Victoria Market.
Dec–Feb - Victorian summer tomatoesDec–Feb
- Pacific oysters (Coffin Bay, Merimbula)Dec–Feb
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- Queen Vic Night MarketWednesday nights, summer
The summer night market of street food.
Nov–Mar
Plan around
- Heat waves
Some days top 40°C.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Melbourne
Peak seasonThe best of February: Coffee and brunch, Summer stone fruit, Queen Vic Night Market.
In season
- Summer stone fruit
Peaches, cherries and berries at Queen Victoria Market.
Dec–Feb - Victorian summer tomatoesDec–Feb
- Pacific oysters (Coffin Bay, Merimbula)Dec–Feb
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- Queen Vic Night MarketWednesday nights, summer
The summer night market of street food.
Nov–Mar
Plan around
- Heat waves
Some days top 40°C.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Coffee and brunch, Autumn harvest, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
In season
- Autumn harvest
The Yarra Valley vintage, pine mushrooms and slippery jacks, apples and quinces.
Mar–May
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsMelbourne Food and Wine Festival5–21 March 2027 · from Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, checked Oct 24, 2026
One of the world's great food festivals: the long lunch, chef collaborations and hundreds of events across Victoria.
How to go: Book events when the program is released, usually in the summer before.
- Queen Vic Night MarketWednesday nights, summer
The summer night market of street food.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of April: Hot cross buns, Coffee and brunch.
In season
- Autumn harvest
The Yarra Valley vintage, pine mushrooms and slippery jacks, apples and quinces.
Mar–May
Eat it now
- Hot cross bunsEaster
Bakeries start selling them right after Christmas.
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Melbourne
The best of May: Coffee and brunch, Autumn harvest.
In season
- Autumn harvest
The Yarra Valley vintage, pine mushrooms and slippery jacks, apples and quinces.
Mar–May
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of June: Coffee and brunch, Winter truffles, RISING.
In season
- Winter truffles
Black truffles from Victoria and Tasmania; truffle dinners across the city.
Jun–Aug - Gippsland Lakes blue swimmer crabJun–Aug
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- RISING (arts and food festival)
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of July: Coffee and brunch, Winter truffles.
In season
- Winter truffles
Black truffles from Victoria and Tasmania; truffle dinners across the city.
Jun–Aug - Gippsland Lakes blue swimmer crabJun–Aug
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of August: Coffee and brunch, Winter truffles.
In season
- Winter truffles
Black truffles from Victoria and Tasmania; truffle dinners across the city.
Jun–Aug - Gippsland Lakes blue swimmer crabJun–Aug
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Melbourne
Shoulder seasonThe best of September: Coffee and brunch.
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Melbourne
The best of October: Coffee and brunch, Yarra Valley strawberries.
In season
- Yarra Valley strawberries
- Mornington Peninsula asparagusOct–Dec
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Melbourne
The best of November: Coffee and brunch, Mornington Peninsula asparagus, Queen Vic Night Market.
In season
- Mornington Peninsula asparagusOct–Dec
Eat it now
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- Queen Vic Night MarketWednesday nights, summer
The summer night market of street food.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Melbourne
Peak seasonThe best of December: Prawns, ham and pavlova, Coffee and brunch, Good Food and Wine Show, Christmas edition.
In season
- Summer stone fruit
Peaches, cherries and berries at Queen Victoria Market.
Dec–Feb - Mornington Peninsula asparagusOct–Dec
- Victorian summer tomatoesDec–Feb
- Pacific oysters (Coffin Bay, Merimbula)Dec–Feb
Eat it now
- Prawns, ham and pavlovaChristmas
Christmas lunch is a summer one.
- Coffee and brunch
The city's café culture is year-round.
On the calendar
- Good Food and Wine Show, Christmas edition
- Queen Vic Night MarketWednesday nights, summer
The summer night market of street food.
Nov–Mar
Plan around
- Closures
Surcharges: Sunday 10%, public holidays 15% on the bill - budget an extra 10-15% (Cities Insider); public holiday and Christmas-Boxing Day closures not sourced
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.