We started Local Happenings because we were tired of scrolling through big event sites that show the same major attractions and permanent exhibitions. We wanted to find the real local stuff like the school fete around the corner, the sausage sizzle at the park, the family fun day at the community centre.
Our system automatically scans community groups, council pages, and event sites to find family-friendly happenings across Melbourne.
We use smart filtering to keep only the genuinely local, community and family-friendly events. No big commercial events, no nightlife, no permanent attractions.
Browse by category, suburb, or date to find what's happening near you. Simple, clean, no clutter.
Running a local event? We'd love to feature it! You can submit your event here and we'll add it to the site. It's completely free.
If we've already added your event automatically, you should have received an email from us. If anything looks wrong, just reply to that email and we'll fix it up.
You can feature your event for $25. It gets a spot on our homepage, a FEATURED badge across the site, and priority placement in our weekly newsletter for up to two weeks, plus a private stats page so you can see how it's going.
Local Happenings is focused on family-friendly community events in Melbourne, Australia. Whether it's a school fete, a park playgroup, or a neighbourhood festival, if it's something you'd take the kids to, we want it here.