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Events in Melbourne, FL

60 upcoming events near Melbourne — concerts, theater, markets, library programs and more. Free to browse; each links to the source.

Outdoors & nature

June 5 to 7, 2026

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & nature

Bear Fest at Brevard Zoo

Brevard Zoo

You can mark National Black Bear Day with activity stations, enrichment demos, local beer tasting, and bear-themed treats at the zoo.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Markets

June 5, 2026

Viera Park · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Viera Park Market & Food Trucks

Viera Park

You can browse a monthly local market with food trucks, bakeries, growers, and artisans at Viera Park.

Food and wineOutdoors

Music & concerts

June 6, 2026

7:00 p.m.

Heidi's Jazz Club · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

SWAAG Band at Heidi's Jazz Club

Heidi's Jazz Club

You can catch live jazz from the SWAAG Band at Heidi's, a longtime Cocoa Beach area jazz room.

MusicOutdoors

Food festivals

June 6 to 7, 2026

Merritt Island · Melbourne, FL

Food festivalsFree

Merritt Island Family Festival

Merritt Island

You can enjoy local food, artisans, arts and crafts, and concerts at this island community festival.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

June 6, 2026

Evening

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Stewart Copeland: Have I Said Too Much Tour

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can catch the legendary Police drummer Stewart Copeland live on the King Center main stage for one night.

Music

Music & concerts

June 7, 2026

3:00 p.m.

Merritt Island High Auditorium · Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFree

Community Band of Brevard: Contemporary American Composers

Merritt Island High Auditorium

You can hear a free afternoon concert of contemporary American composers from the Community Band of Brevard.

Music

Markets

June 7, 2026

Playalinda Brewing Co. · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFree

Playalinda Brewing Co. Sip & Shop Market

Playalinda Brewing Co.

You can sip a mimosa and shop local vendors at a Sunday brunch market hosted by Playalinda Brewing.

Food and wineOutdoors

Theater & film

June 7, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Theater & film

Late Nite Catechism: 'Til Death Do Us Part

King Center for the Performing Arts

You get an interactive comic play where the audience becomes the class in this long-running one-woman show.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Music & concerts

June 8, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Killer Queen (Queen Tribute)

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can sing along to all the Queen anthems performed by the acclaimed Killer Queen tribute band.

Music

Outdoors & nature

June 11 to 14, 2026

Opens 8:00 a.m.

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & nature

Wake Up With the Zoo (Extended Morning Hours)

Brevard Zoo

You can beat the heat and see the animals in early morning light when the zoo opens an hour early.

Hiking and natureOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Community & civic

June 11, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Community & civicFree

King Center's Annual Open House

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can tour the King Center, meet the staff, and preview the season at this free community open house.

Bring the grandkids

Community & civic

June 13, 2026

5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Community & civic

11th Annual Toga Pub Crawl

Historic Downtown Melbourne

You can don a toga and crawl the downtown bars for this lighthearted annual evening out.

Bring the grandkids

Music & concerts

June 13, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Classic Albums Live: The Beatles, Abbey Road

King Center for the Performing Arts

You hear the Beatles' Abbey Road performed note for note by a live band at the King Center.

Music

Food festivals

June 14, 2026

Intracoastal Brewing Co. · Melbourne, FL

Food festivals

Bacon Beer Bash at Intracoastal Brewing

Intracoastal Brewing Co.

You can sample five bacon-flavored beers plus vendors and merch at Intracoastal Brewing's 10th annual Bacon Beer Bash.

Food and wineBring the grandkids

Theater & film

June 14, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Theater & film

Rodney Carrington Live 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts

You get an evening of stand-up comedy and comic songs from Rodney Carrington.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Tastings

June 18, 2026

4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

Summer Sip & Shop in Downtown Melbourne

Historic Downtown Melbourne

You grab a branded tasting glass and stroll from shop to shop as 20 downtown businesses pour drink tastings on a summer evening.

Food and wine

Lifelong learning

June 19 to 21, 2026

Hilton Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach · Melbourne, FL

Lifelong learning

ShuttleFest V

Hilton Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach

You can hear astronauts and NASA legends recount their personal space stories at the American Space Museum's annual fundraiser.

Classes and talksOutdoorsIndoors

Outdoors & nature

June 21, 2026

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & natureFree

Free Admission for Dads on Father's Day

Brevard Zoo

You get free zoo admission for dads on Father's Day when accompanied by a paying child of any age.

Hiking and natureOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Tastings

June 24, 2026

6:00 p.m.

Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

Benmar Pinots of Oregon Wine Dinner at Cobalt

Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne

You can taste Oregon pinots paired course by course at this Cobalt wine dinner.

Food and wine

Music & concerts

June 24, 2026

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFree

MMB Concert Band: Songs for America

Melbourne Auditorium

You can enjoy a free patriotic concert of America the Beautiful, Stephen Foster, and Irving Berlin marking the nation's 250th, with an optional pre-show dinner.

MusicFood and wine

Tastings

June 24, 2026

5:30 p.m.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Palm Bay · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

ABC Palm Bay Premium Wine Tasting Experience

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Palm Bay

You can sample a flight of premium wines at this guided ABC Fine Wine tasting just south of Melbourne.

Food and wine

Music & concerts

June 25, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Travis Tritt with Tyler Reese Tritt

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can settle in for an evening of country hits from Travis Tritt, joined by Tyler Reese Tritt.

Music

Community & civic

June 26 to 27, 2026

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Community & civic

Red White & Zoo

Brevard Zoo

You can celebrate America's 250th at an evening patriotic festival with non-stop activities throughout the zoo.

OutdoorsBring the grandkids

Classes & arts

June 28, 2026

1:00 p.m.

Melbourne, FL · Melbourne, FL

Classes & arts

Paint + Take: Florida Fresh Oranges

Melbourne, FL

You can paint and take home a cheerful Florida oranges canvas at this guided afternoon session.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Community & civic

July 4, 2026

Front Street Park, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Community & civicFree

MelBOOM 4th of July Fireworks Celebration

Front Street Park, Melbourne

You can watch the City of Melbourne's big Fourth of July fireworks display at the waterfront Front Street Park.

OutdoorsHolidayBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

July 4, 2026

8:00 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

Cocoa Riverfront Park · Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFree

July 4th Symphony Under the Stars

Cocoa Riverfront Park

You bring a chair or blanket for the Brevard Symphony's free patriotic concert capped by fireworks over the river.

MusicOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Outdoors & nature

July 5, 2026

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & nature

Summer Sundays: Prehistoric Festival

Brevard Zoo

You can enjoy hands-on activities, live entertainment, and animal encounters in the air-conditioned river lodge.

Hiking and natureOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Markets

July 11, 2026

Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFree

Sidewalk Sale in Downtown Melbourne

Historic Downtown Melbourne

You can hunt bargains as downtown Melbourne shops bring their wares out onto the sidewalks for a day.

Food and wineOutdoors

Music & concerts

July 11, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Classic Albums Live: Lynyrd Skynyrd

King Center for the Performing Arts

You get the full Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock catalog recreated live, song by song.

Music

Tastings

July 16, 2026

7:00 p.m.

Chart House, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

Chart House Cakebread Cellars Wine Dinner

Chart House, Melbourne

You can pair a multi-course waterfront dinner with Cakebread Cellars wines at the Chart House.

Food and wineOutdoors

Theater & film

July 17 to 26, 2026

Fri and Sat 8 p.m., Sun and select Sat 2 p.m.

Henegar Center · Melbourne, FL

Theater & film

Shrek the Musical

Henegar Center

You can see the big, brassy Broadway musical Shrek open the Henegar's new season downtown.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Markets

July 26, 2026

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL

Markets

Summer Sundays: Blooming Market

Brevard Zoo

You can browse a plant and gardening market with local experts sharing native plant and sustainable living tips.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Tastings

August 12, 2026

6:00 p.m.

Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

Textbook Vineyards Wine Cellars Dinner at Cobalt

Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne

You can enjoy a Textbook Vineyards wine-paired dinner at Cobalt in Melbourne.

Food and wine

Music & concerts

August 15, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Classic Albums Live: Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can hear Appetite for Destruction performed in full by a live band at the King Center.

Music

Music & concerts

September 12, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II

King Center for the Performing Arts

You hear Led Zeppelin II recreated live, every riff and solo intact, at the King Center.

Music

Theater & film

September 13 to 22, 2026

Upstairs at the Henegar · Melbourne, FL

Theater & film

Broadway Divas (Upstairs at the Henegar)

Upstairs at the Henegar

You get a cabaret-style evening of Broadway showstoppers in the Henegar's intimate Black Box theatre.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Tastings

September 17, 2026

7:00 p.m.

Chart House, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Tastings

Chart House Prisoner Wine Dinner

Chart House, Melbourne

You can sit down to a curated dinner paired with The Prisoner wines at the Chart House.

Food and wine

Music & concerts

September 19, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Josh Turner: This Country Music Thing Tour

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can hear Josh Turner's deep baritone and country hits live, with opener Payton Smith.

Music

Food festivals

September 26, 2026

Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Food festivals

The Flavor Experience

Historic Downtown Melbourne

You can taste your way through downtown restaurants at this culinary sampling event.

Food and wineBring the grandkids

Music & concerts

October 2, 2026

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Celtic Thunder

King Center for the Performing Arts

You get the Irish singing group Celtic Thunder live with their signature anthems and ballads.

Music

Music & concerts

October 22, 2026

7:30 p.m.

King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL

Music & concerts

Buddy Guy 90

King Center for the Performing Arts

You can see blues legend Buddy Guy celebrate his 90th year with a night of electric blues.

Music

Community & civic

Second Wednesday monthly, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Eau Gallie Arts District · Melbourne, FL

Community & civicFreeHappens regularly

EGAD Game Night

Eau Gallie Arts District

You can join a rotating board and card game night in the arts district every second Wednesday.

Bring the grandkids

Markets

Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Riverview Park, Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Downtown Melbourne Farmers Market at Riverview Park

Riverview Park, Downtown Melbourne

You can stroll a riverfront farmers market every Saturday morning in historic downtown Melbourne.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

Fridays to Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Renninger's, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Renninger's Melbourne Flea and Farmer's Market

Renninger's, Melbourne

You can hunt antiques, collectibles, and fresh produce every Friday through Sunday at this sprawling flea and farmers market.

Food and wineOutdoors

Markets

Saturdays, October to May

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Melbourne, FL

MarketsHappens regularly

Downtown Melbourne Farmers Market

Held at Riverview Park, this Saturday market runs weekly from October through May, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with first and third Saturdays in summer. Fresh produce, plants, and local makers by the water. It has been going nearly 20 years.

Food and wineOutdoors

Pickleball & rec

See city pickleball schedule, 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

City of Melbourne courts · Melbourne, FL

Pickleball & recHappens regularly

Pickleball Bootcamp and Drills

City of Melbourne courts

You can sharpen your game at coached bootcamp and drills sessions run through the City of Melbourne pickleball program.

Pickleball

Outdoors & nature

Sundays, 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Enchanted Forest Sanctuary · Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & natureFreeHappens regularly

Regular Guided Nature Hikes at Enchanted Forest Sanctuary

Enchanted Forest Sanctuary

You can join a free 45-minute naturalist-led hike covering about a mile of the sanctuary's trail system.

Hiking and natureOutdoors

Classes & arts

Ongoing, see studio schedule

Seagrass Pottery, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Pottery Classes at Seagrass Pottery

Seagrass Pottery, Melbourne

You can try the pottery wheel or take a clay workshop for any skill level at this Melbourne studio.

Arts and craftsClasses and talksIndoors

Dance & fitness

Sundays, 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Brevard EEL Sanctuary · Melbourne, FL

Dance & fitnessFreeHappens regularly

Yoga in Nature at the EEL Sanctuaries

Brevard EEL Sanctuary

You can roll out a mat for free outdoor yoga surrounded by natural Florida habitat on Sunday mornings.

Dance and fitnessOutdoors

Music & concerts

Summer 2026

Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFree

Melbourne Municipal Band: Pops Concert (Billy Joel and Rocky)

Melbourne Auditorium

You can relax through a free pops concert featuring the music of Billy Joel and the Rocky soundtrack.

Music

Lifelong learning

First weekend monthly, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village · Melbourne, FL

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Green Gables Historic Home Open House

Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village

You can tour Melbourne's restored 1896 riverfront Victorian home and learn its history at a monthly open house.

Classes and talksOutdoorsIndoors

Music & concerts

Summer 2026

Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFree

Melbourne Municipal Band: 3-2-1 Jazz Orchestra, Rhythm & Wit

Melbourne Auditorium

You get a free night of swing, sambas, and big-band humor from the 3-2-1 Jazz Orchestra.

Music

Outdoors & nature

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Melbourne, FL

Outdoors & natureHappens regularly

Botanical Fest

A spring plant and garden festival in downtown Melbourne, held in April. Vendors sell plants, garden goods, and local crafts along the historic street. Popular with anyone setting up a Florida yard.

GardeningOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Lifelong learning

Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Melbourne Public Library · Melbourne, FL

Lifelong learningFreeHappens regularly

Master Gardener Plant Clinic at Melbourne Library

Melbourne Public Library

You can bring plants, weeds, or insect questions to certified Master Gardeners every Thursday afternoon at the library.

GardeningIndoors

Pickleball & rec

See posted weekly open-play calendar

Wickham Park Community Center · Melbourne, FL

Pickleball & recHappens regularly

Open Gym Pickleball at Wickham Park Community Center

Wickham Park Community Center

You can join drop-in pickleball open play on the indoor courts at Wickham Park, with the schedule posted by the city.

PickleballOutdoorsIndoors

Tastings

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Melbourne, FL

TastingsHappens regularly

Downtown Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

An annual tasting event in historic downtown, held in late January. You stroll the district sampling food and wine from local spots. A nice way to graze through several restaurants in one afternoon.

Food and wineOutdoorsBring the grandkids

Markets

Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wickham Park Regional Pavilion · Melbourne, FL

MarketsFreeHappens regularly

Brevard County Farmers Market at Wickham Park

Wickham Park Regional Pavilion

You can shop local, seasonal produce every Thursday afternoon under the Regional Pavilion at Wickham Park, free to attend.

Food and wineOutdoors

Music & concerts

One Friday each month

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Melbourne, FL

Music & concertsFreeHappens regularly

Friday Fest in Downtown Melbourne

Melbourne Main Street throws a monthly street party downtown with live music and food trucks. It closes part of the historic district and brings out a friendly crowd. Free to walk around.

Music

Classes & arts

Fridays, 6:30 p.m. (multiple dates)

6:30 p.m.

321 Paint Pals, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Step-By-Step Paint Party at 321 Paint Pals

321 Paint Pals, Melbourne

You can follow an instructor step by step to complete a painting at this recurring Melbourne paint party.

Arts and craftsIndoors

Classes & arts

Walk-ins and reservations, ongoing

Get Fired Up Pottery, Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL

Classes & artsHappens regularly

Paint Your Own Pottery at Get Fired Up Pottery

Get Fired Up Pottery, Downtown Melbourne

You can drop in to paint your own ceramic piece at this downtown Melbourne paint-your-own-pottery studio.

Arts and craftsIndoors