Listen, we love being homebodies in our pasta-stained pyjamas and staying on the couch all day rewatching whatever edition of The Real Housewives is currently streaming, but we reckon that spending the day out with mates is still the best thing ever. If you’re like us, you’re always on the lookout for some rad events to add to our diaries. Have a read of some of the events we’ve found that we reckon you will all love down below.

ART AND DESIGN

ADELAIDE FRINGE will be held throughout the city of Adelaide from February 16th to March 17th. It will feature comedy, dance, music, acrobatics and heaps more. Check out the event for yourself over here.

PAYPAL MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL from the 24th of February to the 2nd of March in Melbourne, this fashion festival is perfect for the fashionistas in your life, (or maybe that’s you?) so have a look at the website over here.

FASHION THRIFT SOCIETY is the country’s biggest fashion market and will be held throughout the country next month, (and with many more dates coming up throughout the year) so read everything you’ll need this way.

TREEHOME LIFE DRAWING suitable for all skill levels, this life drawing event will be held on the 21st of February at Melbourne’s Treehome Studios. Take a gander at the event’s details this-a-way.

WOLF AND MISHKA POPUP if you're in the market for some fresh new duds, then make sure to check out this end-of-season studio sale that Wolf and Mishka are running from the 24th of February to the 25th. It'll take place at 791 Street, Thornbury, Melbourne from 10AM to 5PM. 

MUSIC AND CULTURE

MONA FOMA is a multi-weekend festival held in Hobart that encompasses music, dance and more. Special guests include Queens of the Stone Age, Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly and more. It will be held from February 15th to March 2nd. Have a read of all the information you’ll need this-a-way.

SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS not that we need to tell you all just how fun Sydney’s Mardi Gras is, but if you’ve missed out on the celebrations before, make 2024 the year you make your fabulous debut. The event’s website is here.

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE if you’re a cinephile or know anyone who uses Letterboxd like the daily newspaper, this film festival held in Melbourne from the 3rd to the 6th of March is right up your alley. Everything you’ll need to know is right here.

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL ooh la la! This film festival celebrates everything and anything to do with French cinema and will be held throughout the entire country from early March to April, and it also has a pretty stellar line-up of ace flicks to check out. See all of the films available to watch over here.

MIND BODY SPIRIT FESTIVAL is held in Brisbane from the 23rd to the 25th of February before moving down to Sydney from March 7th to March 10th, this health and wellness festival features rad exhibitors, seminars and more. The festival’s website is right this way.

HELLO SUNSHINE with a super-sunny name like that, how can you not be just a little bit intrigued? This music festival will be held at Melbourne’s Caribbean Gardens on March 2nd. Check out all the info you’ll need over here.

METAMORPHOSIS: BALLET AT THE QUARRY taking place at the Quarry Amphitheatre in City Beach, Western Australia, this event showcases a unique collection of ballet from February 9th to March 9th. Check out the event’s information right here.

PERTH FESTIVAL including rad musicians like Sampa the Great, Dancenorth Australia and more, this Perth-based event will take place from February 9th to March 3rd, with all the info you’ll need this way.

MOONLIGHT CINEMA SYDNEY we reckon that the best way to watch movies is with a picnic, so this is why this event is from February 14th to March 24th at Sydney’s inner-city parklands. All of the details can be found here. 

CHAOS CREATIONS allows performers from all walks of life to take to the stage and show off their skills, with events being held from the first Thursday of every month at Melbourne's Norla Dome at the Docklands. Take a peek at everything you'll need to know right this way.

FOOD AND DRINK

THE PROSECCO FESTIVAL will celebrate its seventh annual festival of bubbly at Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent on March 2nd. Everything you’ll need to know is over here.

ASIA STREET FOOD BY THE SEA if that name doesn’t make you want to take part, we don’t know what will. Check out all of the details you’ll need here, and it will be held in Adelaide from the 15th to the 18th of February.

GIN FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA Held in Melbourne’s Timber Yard, this boozy festival celebrates everything the spirit has to offer. It will held from March 15th to 17th, with details over here.

ADELAIDE CENTRAL MARKET SAUCE DAY feeling saucy? This two-day festival will teach you the traditional methods of Italian sauce making at Adelaide’s Central Market from March 1st to the 2nd, so check out the event’s website this way.

BUNBURY BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL taking place in Western Australia’s Bunbury, this festival is all about the classic fizzy bevs and will be held from the 24th to the 25th of March. The festival’s website is right over here.

EVERLEIGH FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY This foodie festival will take place at Queensland’s Everleigh Park on the 23rd of February, with everything you’ll need to know right this way.

CANBERRA CRAFT BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL listen up, Canberra pals, this festival is perfect for any lovers of beer and cider. It will be held on the 16th of March at the corner of Ainslie and Limestone Avenue. The website is right over here.

FEAST OF THE SENSES is North Queensland’s premier tropical food festival, where you can read all the details over here. The event will be taking place on March 24th on Edith Street, Innisfail.