The Australian Heritage Festival (Victoria) is an annual statewide event celebrating Victoria’s diverse and vibrant heritage.

This festival explores the state’s places and spaces, stories, collections and ideas that make everyone who they are.

One of Victoria’s largest open-access community events, the Heritage Festival program features hundreds of events ranging from talks to tours, walks to workshops and exhibitions to special events.

Events happen anywhere: urban and rural, towns and suburbs; in museums and libraries; in boats, trains and mysterious buildings; on the street, by the water and in nature.

Hear the stories of the unusual and unknown; from amazing experts to local guides. With hundreds of events to choose from, there’s something for curious minds of all ages.

The 2026 Festival theme is Change, asking how history has changed everyone —and how everyone’s changing history? History isn’t static—it’s a living force that continuously shapes everyone’s present and future.

The Australian Heritage Festival is organised and led by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), the state’s premier community-based heritage advocacy organisation.