Spring calendar

The Tesselaar Tulip Festival will run from 14 September to 13 October.

SEPTEMBER

1 – Yarra Glen Racecourse Market, Yarra Glen. 5976 3266

7 – True Confessions – Revisited. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333

7 – Steam and Cuisine after Dark. Puffing Billy, Belgrave. Also runs on 12 October, 16 November, 30 November. 9757 0700

7 – The Lynley Dodd Story Exhibition, Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, Lilydale. Runs until 26 January. 9294 6313

8 – Writers Masterclass with Dame Lynley Dodd and writer Penelope Jackson. Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, Lilydale. 9294 6511

13 – My Brilliant Divorce. Mooroolbark Community Centre, Mooroolbark. 1300 368 333

13 – All My Sons. The Memo, Healesville. Also runs 15 September. 1300 368 333

14 – The Sapphires. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

14 – Stardust/The Mission. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333

14 – Tesselar Tulip Festival. Tesselaar Flower Farm, Silvan. Runs until 13 October. 9737 7722

14 – Archibald Prize exhibition. TarraWarra Museum of Art, Tarrawarra. Runs until 5 November. 5957 3100

14 – Murder on the Puffing Billy Express. Puffing Billy, Belgrave. Also runs on certain weekends throughout October and November. 9757 0700

15 – Without Regrets – Ensemble Gombert. Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton. 1300 368 333

15 – High Tea Express. Puffing Billy, Belgrave. Also runs 20 October, 17 November, 15 December. 9757 0700

21 – Picasso and His Dog. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

21 – Sun Festival at Yarra Valley Ecoss, Wesburn. 0435 741 490

21 – Harvest Run at Yarra Glen Racecourse, Yarra Glen. 9285 0627

21 – Spring School Holidays at Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville. Runs until 6 October. 1300 966 784

22 – Make Music with James Morrison. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333

23 – Little Big Shots. The Memo, Healesville. Also runs on 24 September at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton. 1300 368 333

26 – Peter and the Wolf. Montrose Town Centre, Montrose. Recommended for ages 10 and under. 1300 368 333

26 – FoRT. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

OCTOBER

2 – Children Are Stinky. Mooroolbark Community Centre, Mooroolbark. Also runs 4 October at the Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton. Recommended for ages 3-plus. 1300 368 333

3 – Possum Magic. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333

5 – My Brilliant Divorce. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

5 – Arj Barker: Keeper or Crapper. Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton. 1300 368 333

6 – Musical Journeys – Markiyan and Oksana Melnychenko. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333

12 – 39 Forever. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

13 – Sherlock Holmes and a Woman’s Wit. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. 1300 368 333

12 – The Upwey Archives. Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey. Runs until 12 November. 9754 8723

18 – Yarra Valley Opera Festival. Olinda Yarra, Yering. Runs until 27 October. 0437 633 223

19 – Day Out With Thomas. Puffing Billy Gembrook Station, Gembrook. Also runs 20 October, 26 October, 27 October, 9 November, 10 November, 16 November, 17 November. 9757 0700

20 – Dandenong Ranges Orchestra. Mooroolbark Community Centre, Mooroolbark. 1300 368 333

27 – The Kilsyth Festival. Elizabeth Bridge Reserve, Kilsyth. 0421 615 943

NOVEMBER

2 – Hop Fest. Healesville Sanctuary, Healesville. Also runs 3 November. 1300 966 784

9 – Karin Schaupp in Recital. Montrose Town Centre, Montrose. 1300 368 333

10 – Marysville Marathon Festival. Gallipoli Park, Marysville. 0418 533 052

15 – Healesville Music Festival. Healesville Racecourse, Healesville. Runs until 17 November. 0417 643 510

16 – Lilydale and Yarra Valley Show. Lilydale Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Lilydale. Also runs on 17 November. 9735 1292

24 – Don’t Shoot me, I’m STILL only the Piano player. Upper Yarra Arts Centre, Warburton. 1300 368 333

29 – Live entertainment at Puffing Billy, Belgrave. 9757 0700