Save the Date: Dine Out, Our Blockbuster Food Festival, Returns in July

Last year we brought you the inaugural edition of Dine Out, a week-long, city-wide food festival celebrating Melbourne’s brightest culinary talents. This year we’re doing it again, giving chefs, bartenders, bakers, gelato-makers and more another chance to flex their creativity and passion with short-run dishes, unexpected venue collabs and more. All you have to do is show up and eat.

The 40-event program comes out in mid June. Your favourite restaurants, cafes and bars are preparing right now and some of Sydney’s top talent will be flying down to get involved too. Expect a mix of ticketed events with limited capacity, and exclusive “always on” menus you can walk in and enjoy any time throughout the week.

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Broadsheet’s Dine Out festival returns from July 20–26, 2026 in Melbourne and July 27–August 2, 2026 in Sydney, with 80 events across the two cities.