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Diwali in Melbourne 2026

Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November 2026

Dates and venues checked against the organisers’ own pages on .

The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities. Every Diwali event posted in and around Melbourne is below.

The biggest Diwali celebrations in Melbourne

Victorian Festival of Diwali

When
Saturday 31 October 2026, 11.30am to 10pm
Where
Federation Square, Melbourne

Celebrate India’s twenty-first Diwali on the square: Bollywood and classical dance on the main stage, a bazaar, street food along Birrarung Marr and fireworks to close.

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Diwali & Moon Festival in the West

When
Saturday 24 October 2026
Where
Overton Road, Williams Landing — Melbourne’s west

Wyndham’s own festival — Diwali and the Moon Festival on one night — for the west’s fast-growing Indian community: stalls, stages and lanterns.

Diwali events in Melbourne9 listed

Where to celebrate Diwali in Melbourne

The Victorian Festival of Diwali at Federation Square (31 October) is the public one; the Carnegie Diwali Market (18 October), Preston Library’s Diwali evening (22 October) and the Bollywood Diwali parties in the CBD, Docklands and Brunswick on 6–7 November follow, and the temples keep the day itself, Sunday 8 November.

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What Diwali is

The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.

If it is your first one

  • Book restaurant tables two weeks ahead — the Diwali weekend fills every Indian restaurant in town.
  • Check local fireworks rules before buying any; most European towns restrict them to New Year.
  • Sweets (mithai) can be ordered from Indian grocers a week ahead; many deliver nationwide.
  • The big city events sell tickets in advance and sell out; children under a certain age are usually free.

Questions people ask

When is Diwali 2026 in Melbourne?
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. In Melbourne the biggest public celebration is the Victorian Festival of Diwali at Federation Square on 31 October.
Where is Victorian Festival of Diwali?
Federation Square, Melbourne. Saturday 31 October 2026, 11.30am to 10pm.
What Diwali events are there in Melbourne?
9 Diwali events are listed on this page so far: Carnegie Diwali Market; Celebrate Diwali with us!; Spirit of Diwali 2026 (5 Years of Desi Bling); SITARA — A Diwali Girls’ Night ✨.

Organising something?

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