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
Brevard Zoo
You can mark National Black Bear Day with activity stations, enrichment demos, local beer tasting, and bear-themed treats at the zoo.
Markets
June 5, 2026
Viera Park · Melbourne, FL
Viera Park
You can browse a monthly local market with food trucks, bakeries, growers, and artisans at Viera Park.
Music & concerts
June 6, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Heidi's Jazz Club · Melbourne, FL
Heidi's Jazz Club
You can catch live jazz from the SWAAG Band at Heidi's, a longtime Cocoa Beach area jazz room.
Food festivals
June 6 to 7, 2026
Merritt Island · Melbourne, FL
Merritt Island
You can enjoy local food, artisans, arts and crafts, and concerts at this island community festival.
Music & concerts
June 6, 2026
Evening
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
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 & concerts
June 7, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Merritt Island High Auditorium · Melbourne, FL
Merritt Island High Auditorium
You can hear a free afternoon concert of contemporary American composers from the Community Band of Brevard.
Markets
June 7, 2026
Playalinda Brewing Co. · Melbourne, FL
Playalinda Brewing Co.
You can sip a mimosa and shop local vendors at a Sunday brunch market hosted by Playalinda Brewing.
Theater & film
June 7, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
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.
Music & concerts
June 8, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You can sing along to all the Queen anthems performed by the acclaimed Killer Queen tribute band.
Outdoors & nature
June 11 to 14, 2026
Opens 8:00 a.m.
Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL
Brevard Zoo
You can beat the heat and see the animals in early morning light when the zoo opens an hour early.
Community & civic
June 11, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
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.
Community & civic
June 13, 2026
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Historic Downtown Melbourne
You can don a toga and crawl the downtown bars for this lighthearted annual evening out.
Music & concerts
June 13, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You hear the Beatles' Abbey Road performed note for note by a live band at the King Center.
Food festivals
June 14, 2026
Intracoastal Brewing Co. · Melbourne, FL
Intracoastal Brewing Co.
You can sample five bacon-flavored beers plus vendors and merch at Intracoastal Brewing's 10th annual Bacon Beer Bash.
Theater & film
June 14, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You get an evening of stand-up comedy and comic songs from Rodney Carrington.
Tastings
June 18, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
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.
Lifelong learning
June 19 to 21, 2026
Hilton Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach · Melbourne, FL
Hilton Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach
You can hear astronauts and NASA legends recount their personal space stories at the American Space Museum's annual fundraiser.
Outdoors & nature
June 21, 2026
Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL
Brevard Zoo
You get free zoo admission for dads on Father's Day when accompanied by a paying child of any age.
Tastings
June 24, 2026
6:00 p.m.
Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne
You can taste Oregon pinots paired course by course at this Cobalt wine dinner.
Music & concerts
June 24, 2026
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL
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.
Tastings
June 24, 2026
5:30 p.m.
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Palm Bay · Melbourne, FL
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.
Music & concerts
June 25, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You can settle in for an evening of country hits from Travis Tritt, joined by Tyler Reese Tritt.
Community & civic
June 26 to 27, 2026
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL
Brevard Zoo
You can celebrate America's 250th at an evening patriotic festival with non-stop activities throughout the zoo.
Classes & arts
June 28, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Melbourne, FL · Melbourne, FL
Melbourne, FL
You can paint and take home a cheerful Florida oranges canvas at this guided afternoon session.
Community & civic
July 4, 2026
Front Street Park, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Front Street Park, Melbourne
You can watch the City of Melbourne's big Fourth of July fireworks display at the waterfront Front Street Park.
Music & concerts
July 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
Cocoa Riverfront Park · Melbourne, FL
Cocoa Riverfront Park
You bring a chair or blanket for the Brevard Symphony's free patriotic concert capped by fireworks over the river.
Outdoors & nature
July 5, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL
Brevard Zoo
You can enjoy hands-on activities, live entertainment, and animal encounters in the air-conditioned river lodge.
Markets
July 11, 2026
Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Historic Downtown Melbourne
You can hunt bargains as downtown Melbourne shops bring their wares out onto the sidewalks for a day.
Music & concerts
July 11, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You get the full Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock catalog recreated live, song by song.
Tastings
July 16, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Chart House, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Chart House, Melbourne
You can pair a multi-course waterfront dinner with Cakebread Cellars wines at the Chart House.
Theater & film
July 17 to 26, 2026
Fri and Sat 8 p.m., Sun and select Sat 2 p.m.
Henegar Center · Melbourne, FL
Henegar Center
You can see the big, brassy Broadway musical Shrek open the Henegar's new season downtown.
Markets
July 26, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Brevard Zoo · Melbourne, FL
Brevard Zoo
You can browse a plant and gardening market with local experts sharing native plant and sustainable living tips.
Tastings
August 12, 2026
6:00 p.m.
Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Cobalt Restaurant, Melbourne
You can enjoy a Textbook Vineyards wine-paired dinner at Cobalt in Melbourne.
Music & concerts
August 15, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You can hear Appetite for Destruction performed in full by a live band at the King Center.
Music & concerts
September 12, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You hear Led Zeppelin II recreated live, every riff and solo intact, at the King Center.
Theater & film
September 13 to 22, 2026
Upstairs at the Henegar · Melbourne, FL
Upstairs at the Henegar
You get a cabaret-style evening of Broadway showstoppers in the Henegar's intimate Black Box theatre.
Tastings
September 17, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Chart House, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Chart House, Melbourne
You can sit down to a curated dinner paired with The Prisoner wines at the Chart House.
Music & concerts
September 19, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You can hear Josh Turner's deep baritone and country hits live, with opener Payton Smith.
Food festivals
September 26, 2026
Historic Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Historic Downtown Melbourne
You can taste your way through downtown restaurants at this culinary sampling event.
Music & concerts
October 2, 2026
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You get the Irish singing group Celtic Thunder live with their signature anthems and ballads.
Music & concerts
October 22, 2026
7:30 p.m.
King Center for the Performing Arts · Melbourne, FL
King Center for the Performing Arts
You can see blues legend Buddy Guy celebrate his 90th year with a night of electric blues.
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
Eau Gallie Arts District
You can join a rotating board and card game night in the arts district every second Wednesday.
Markets
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Riverview Park, Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Riverview Park, Downtown Melbourne
You can stroll a riverfront farmers market every Saturday morning in historic downtown Melbourne.
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
Renninger's, Melbourne
You can hunt antiques, collectibles, and fresh produce every Friday through Sunday at this sprawling flea and farmers market.
Markets
Saturdays, October to May
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Melbourne, FL
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.
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
City of Melbourne courts
You can sharpen your game at coached bootcamp and drills sessions run through the City of Melbourne pickleball program.
Outdoors & nature
Sundays, 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Enchanted Forest Sanctuary · Melbourne, FL
Enchanted Forest Sanctuary
You can join a free 45-minute naturalist-led hike covering about a mile of the sanctuary's trail system.
Classes & arts
Ongoing, see studio schedule
Seagrass Pottery, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
Seagrass Pottery, Melbourne
You can try the pottery wheel or take a clay workshop for any skill level at this Melbourne studio.
Dance & fitness
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Brevard EEL Sanctuary · Melbourne, FL
Brevard EEL Sanctuary
You can roll out a mat for free outdoor yoga surrounded by natural Florida habitat on Sunday mornings.
Music & concerts
Summer 2026
Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL
Melbourne Auditorium
You can relax through a free pops concert featuring the music of Billy Joel and the Rocky soundtrack.
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
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.
Music & concerts
Summer 2026
Melbourne Auditorium · Melbourne, FL
Melbourne Auditorium
You get a free night of swing, sambas, and big-band humor from the 3-2-1 Jazz Orchestra.
Outdoors & nature
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Melbourne, FL
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.
Lifelong learning
Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Melbourne Public Library · Melbourne, FL
Melbourne Public Library
You can bring plants, weeds, or insect questions to certified Master Gardeners every Thursday afternoon at the library.
Pickleball & rec
See posted weekly open-play calendar
Wickham Park Community Center · Melbourne, FL
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.
Tastings
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Melbourne, FL
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.
Markets
Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wickham Park Regional Pavilion · Melbourne, FL
Wickham Park Regional Pavilion
You can shop local, seasonal produce every Thursday afternoon under the Regional Pavilion at Wickham Park, free to attend.
Music & concerts
One Friday each month
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Melbourne, FL
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.
Classes & arts
Fridays, 6:30 p.m. (multiple dates)
6:30 p.m.
321 Paint Pals, Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
321 Paint Pals, Melbourne
You can follow an instructor step by step to complete a painting at this recurring Melbourne paint party.
Classes & arts
Walk-ins and reservations, ongoing
Get Fired Up Pottery, Downtown Melbourne · Melbourne, FL
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.
