Moomba Festival | 7-11 March 2024

Feature Events

Sunday 10 March

Birdman Rally

See courageous competitors in homemade crafts leap across the Yarra River to raise money for worthy causes.

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CANCELLED

Moomba Parade

In response to the severe heatwave alert, unfortunately the Moomba Parade will not go ahead.

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Saturday 9 March

Reliving ABBA at the Bowl in 1977

Be transported back to the golden age of disco at this very special, one-night-only performance at Sidney Myer Music Bowl with Bjorn Again, the world-renowned ABBA tribute show!

70 Years of Moomba Magic

It’s the 70th Moomba Festival this year! Scroll through the gallery and take a look back at some iconic Moomba moments since the very first festival in 1955.

Moomba Parade, 1967

Moomba Parade float, 2013

Moomba Parade, 1975

Moomba King Bert Newton, 1978

Gold Coast Float at the Moomba Parade, 1960s

The first ever Moomba Parade, 1955

Water Sports at Moomba

Birdman Rally, 2008

Moomba Parade, 1958. Photographed by Gordon Fraser. Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria.

Dragon Boat Race at Moomba, 1981

Gold Coast float at the Moomba Parade, 1964

Department of Agriculture float at the Moomba Parade, 1963