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Events, markets, games, library and parks programs in and around Melbourne, with times, prices and the organizer's own link.

Featured Melbourne Fourth of July fireworks 2026: MelBOOM MelBOOM, Melbourne's July 4 fireworks at Front Street Park: food trucks from 4 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m. on the city's last full schedule, with a free shuttle. · 4 min read

Coming up

The full month
  1. Sat. Nov. 7 Farmer's Market at Riverview Park 10 a.m. · Riverview Park
  2. Sat. Nov. 7 6th Annual Scavenger Hunt 12:30 p.m. · Downtown Melbourne
  3. Wed. Nov. 11 Veterans Day complimentary lunch 11 a.m. · Melbourne Square
  4. Fri. Nov. 13 Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour 7 p.m. · King Center for the Performing Arts
  5. Sat. Nov. 14 Brevard Symphony Orchestra: The Fall of a Feather 7:30 p.m. · King Center for the Performing Arts
  6. Wed. Nov. 18 Mannheim Steamroller 7:30 p.m. · King Center for the Performing Arts
  7. Fri. Nov. 20 Holiday Market (Friday) at the Melbourne Auditorium 3 p.m. · Melbourne Auditorium
  8. Fri. Nov. 20 Santa's Arrival Celebration at Melbourne Square 5 p.m. · Melbourne Square
  9. Nov. 20 to 21 Holiday Market Melbourne Auditorium
  10. Sat. Nov. 21 Holiday Market (Saturday) at the Melbourne Auditorium 10 a.m. · Melbourne Auditorium
  11. Sat. Nov. 21 Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays 8 p.m. · King Center for the Performing Arts
  12. Nov. 21 to 22 Hometown Vendor Market Melbourne Square

Plan your weekend

Halloween Trick-or-treat hours in Melbourne: Halloween 2026 is past Halloween 2026 in Melbourne was Saturday, Oct. 31, with no official city trick-or-treat hours. Here is what ran this year and where to look for 2027 times. · 4 min read Valentine's Day Valentine's Day in Melbourne 2027: events, dinners, date ideas Valentine's Day 2027 in Melbourne is a Sunday: brunch spots with Sunday hours, last year's love-songs concert and sound bath, and date ideas downtown. · 4 min read Spring break Spring break in Melbourne 2027: school dates, camps, things to do Brevard Public Schools spring break is March 22-26, 2027, after a March 19 student holiday. Zoo day camps, city pools, the Saturday market and more. · 4 min read Easter Easter in Melbourne 2027: egg hunts, brunch and services Easter is March 28, 2027. Melbourne's 2026 Easter Bunny breakfast and adult flashlight egg hunt, Sunday brunch hours, and what to expect this spring. · 4 min read Mother's Day Mother's Day in Melbourne 2027: brunch, events and markets Mother's Day is May 9, 2027. The city's Mother's Day Celebration brunch, last year's Secret Garden Tour, Sunday brunch hours and the Saturday market. · 4 min read Memorial Day Memorial Day in Melbourne 2027: ceremonies and closures Memorial Day is May 31, 2027. No trash pickup and City Hall closed on the holiday, two city pools reopen that day, and where Melbourne remembers its fallen. · 4 min read Summer camps Summer in Melbourne 2027: camps, pools and swim lessons Summer 2027 in Melbourne: Fee and Eddie Lee Taylor pools reopen Memorial Day, the city's day camps and how registration worked last year, and zoo camps. · 6 min read Father's Day Father's Day in Melbourne 2027: golf, fishing, brunch, car shows Father's Day is June 20, 2027. City golf courses from 6:30 a.m., fishing piers and boat ramps, Sunday brunch hours and downtown's car show history. · 4 min read Labor Day Labor Day in Melbourne 2027: events, closures, trash pickup Labor Day is Sept. 6, 2027. Labor Day is not on Melbourne's no-collection list, schools close, and what's open over the long weekend. · 4 min read Christmas Melbourne Christmas parade and tree lighting 2026 A Very American Christmas Parade rolls through downtown Melbourne at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Plus tree lighting, Holiday Market and Santa dates. · 5 min read High school football Friday night football 2026: Melbourne high school schedules Melbourne High hosts Lyman at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, then ends at Deltona Oct. 30. Every Melbourne school's last 2026 regular-season games, times and tickets. · 6 min read Fall festivals Melbourne pumpkin patches and fall festivals: 2026 is over Melbourne's 2026 pumpkin patches closed Oct. 31, including the Scouts' patch at Ascension Catholic Church. Here is what ran this fall and what comes in 2027. · 3 min read Halloween Halloween events in Melbourne 2026: what ran this year Halloween 2026 in Melbourne is past: Boo at the Zoo, Beware the Night, the Candy Crawl and downtown ghost tours ran through Oct. 31. The 2027 lineup goes here. · 6 min read Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in Melbourne 2026: turkey trots and closures Thanksgiving in Melbourne 2026: the Space Coast Turkey Trot downtown at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 26, the zoo's 3K, no trash pickup Thursday and what closes. · 5 min read Black Friday Black Friday in Melbourne 2026: mall opens 8 a.m. Nov. 27 Black Friday in Melbourne: Melbourne Square opens 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 27 with free totes, plus the city Holiday Market Nov. 20-21 and Small Business Saturday. · 5 min read Christmas Holiday lights and Christmas events in Melbourne 2026 Christmas in Melbourne 2026: Santa arrives Nov. 20, Mannheim Steamroller Nov. 18, the Grinch Dec. 4-5 and Breakfast with Santa Dec. 5, tickets on sale now. · 9 min read New Year's Eve New Year's Eve in Melbourne 2026: parties and fireworks rules New Year's Eve in Melbourne 2026: what downtown hotels held last year, Florida's fireworks rule for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, and what closes on New Year's Day. · 4 min read Brunch Brunch in Melbourne: where to go on weekends Brunch in Melbourne: weekend brunch at The Landing Rooftop, Sunday brunch at Chart House, Meg O'Malley's jazz brunch and downtown cafes, with hours. · 4 min read Dogs Dog-friendly Melbourne: dog parks, patios and leash rules Dog-friendly Melbourne: the Pieloch Dog Park, Wickham Park's dog park, the city's 15-foot leash rule in parks, and where dogs are not allowed. · 4 min read Kids Kids' activities in Melbourne: playgrounds, zoo, story time Kids' activities in Melbourne: 23 city playgrounds, Brevard Zoo, library story time, city family events like Touch a Truck, pools and rainy-day picks. · 5 min read Trails Melbourne walking and biking trails: boardwalks, paths, parking Walking and biking in Melbourne: the Southwest Trail, Crane Creek Promenade, Erna Nixon Park's 3,000-foot boardwalk, and the new U.S. 1 bike lanes. · 5 min read Downtown Melbourne A guide to historic downtown Melbourne Historic downtown Melbourne: New Haven Avenue's shops and restaurants, the Henegar and Civic Theatre, murals, waterfront parks, events and where to park. · 5 min read Nightlife Live music and nightlife in Melbourne: venues and bars Melbourne nightlife: downtown bars and pubs on New Haven Avenue, a rooftop bar, a brewery, the King Center, Henegar and Civic Theatre, and EGAD's First Friday. · 5 min read Free Free things to do in Melbourne Free things to do in Melbourne: riverfront parks and fishing piers, the Saturday market, downtown and EGAD murals, free city festivals and band concerts. · 4 min read Date night Date night in Melbourne: dinner, theater, rooftop drinks Date night in Melbourne: dinner downtown, a show at the King Center, Henegar or Civic Theatre, rooftop drinks at Hotel Melby and spots open late on weekends. · 5 min read St. Patrick's Day Melbourne St. Patrick's Day Parade: date, start time and route Downtown Melbourne's St. Patrick's Day Parade marks its 37th year in March 2027. The 2026 parade stepped off at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14. · 5 min read Botanical Fest Downtown Melbourne Botanical Fest 2027: date, time and place Downtown Melbourne's free Botanical Fest returns 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2027, at 1900 S. Harbor City Blvd., with more than 60 plant vendors. · 3 min read Melbourne Art Festival Melbourne Art Festival 2027: canceled, with an art auction instead There will be no Melbourne Art Festival in April 2027. The board canceled the 42nd festival and plans a spring fine art auction instead. · 4 min read Space Coast Pride Space Coast Pride festival and parade in Melbourne: dates, route Space Coast Pride's free festival and parade fill downtown Melbourne each September. The 2026 event was Saturday, Sept. 26; 2027 is not yet announced. · 4 min read Melbourne Hamfest Melbourne Hamfest: dates, tickets and tailgating at the Auditorium The Melbourne Hamfest, a two-day amateur radio show at the Melbourne Auditorium, held its 61st year Oct. 9-10, 2026. Adults $10; 18 and under free. · 4 min read Restaurants Where to eat in Melbourne: lists by category Alphabetical lists of places to eat inside Melbourne city limits by category: wings, pizza, Mexican, breakfast, burgers, sushi, desserts, bakeries and patios. · 3 min read Wings Where to get wings in Melbourne: Wickham Road, Babcock and Post Road Four wing places inside Melbourne city limits, on North Wickham Road, South Babcock Street, Lake Washington Road and Post Road, with hours. · 3 min read Pizza Where to get pizza in Melbourne: Wickham Road, downtown and Babcock Fourteen pizza places at 17 locations inside Melbourne city limits, on North Wickham Road, Lake Washington Road, South Babcock Street and downtown. · 6 min read Mexican food Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Melbourne Thirteen Mexican and Tex-Mex places inside Melbourne city limits, on North Wickham Road, South Babcock Street, Sarno Road and downtown. · 5 min read Breakfast Breakfast and coffee in Melbourne: downtown, Wickham Road and U.S. 1 Nineteen breakfast spots, bagel shops and coffee shops at 20 locations inside Melbourne city limits, downtown, on North Wickham Road and along U.S. 1. · 6 min read Burgers Where to get burgers in Melbourne: Wickham Road, Eau Gallie, downtown Nine burger places inside Melbourne city limits, on North Wickham Road, Post Road, South Babcock Street, U.S. 1, Eau Gallie and downtown. · 4 min read Sushi Sushi and Asian restaurants in Melbourne Twenty-two sushi, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese restaurants inside Melbourne city limits, on Wickham Road, Babcock and downtown. · 6 min read Ice cream Ice cream and desserts in Melbourne: downtown, Hibiscus and Wickham Five ice cream, gelato, doughnut and dessert shops inside Melbourne city limits, downtown, on West Hibiscus Boulevard and on the north side. · 4 min read Bakeries Bakeries in Melbourne: downtown and North Wickham Road Four bakeries and pastry shops inside Melbourne city limits: three downtown near East New Haven Avenue and Krispy Kreme on North Wickham Road. · 3 min read Outdoor dining Patios and outdoor dining in Melbourne: downtown, Eau Gallie, river Six Melbourne restaurants whose own sites name a patio, rooftop or outdoor seating, downtown, in Eau Gallie and on the Eau Gallie River. · 4 min read Cookie Crawl Downtown Melbourne Cookie Crawl: 2026 date and tickets Downtown Melbourne's Cookie Crawl is Saturday, Dec. 12, 4 to 8 p.m. A $25 ticket buys a tin to fill with cookies at downtown shops. It sold out last year. · 3 min read Halloween Downtown Melbourne Trick or Treat: Oct. 24 event and shops Downtown Melbourne Trick or Treat ran Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at shops on East New Haven Avenue. The 2027 date goes here when Melbourne Main Street posts it. · 3 min read Art walk Melbourne Holiday Art and Wine Walk: Dec. 19 details Downtown Melbourne's Holiday Art & Wine Walk is Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 to 8 p.m. Free with no tickets: wine sips in shops, local artists and live painting. · 3 min read Farmers market Melbourne Riverview Park Farmers Market: dates and hours The Farmer's Market at Riverview Park in Melbourne is next on Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and every Saturday through May. Free to walk in. · 3 min read

Event news

Arts Arts and exhibitions in Melbourne: November 2026 Melbourne arts in November 2026: Moriarty to Nov. 15, Mannheim Steamroller Nov. 18, Frozen at the Henegar from Nov. 20 and the Holiday Craft Show in Eau Gallie. · 5 min read Things to do Things to do in Melbourne this weekend, Oct. 16 to 18 Melbourne this weekend: Boo at the Zoo, Dracula: The Musical at the Henegar, the Brevard Symphony at the King Center and a free fall fest at Melbourne Square. · 6 min read