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Melbourne winters are made for slow-paced mornings, cosy pub sessions and – crucially – comfort food. Luckily, Spotswood's sprawling food and entertainment precinct Grazeland is leaning right into the season with a stacked calendar of winter events that'll keep us warm from June through August.
Just five kilometres from the CBD, Grazeland is transforming into a winter playground complete with falling snow, festive lights, live music, major sporting events and one seriously good-value meal deal.
Families visiting during the school holidays can expect plenty to keep the kids entertained. The precinct will be decked out for Christmas in July, with twinkling lights, festive food and a whole heap of holiday vibes. As the sun goes down, Winter Lights will illuminate the venue, while a snow machine will blanket parts of the market in flurries of actual snow.
If your ideal weekend involves cheering on your team with good food in hand, Grazeland has that covered too. Throughout winter, the venue will screen FIFA World Cup 2026 matches live alongside AFL and NRL games, making it an easy spot to settle in with friends over street food, mulled wine or a local beer.
Live entertainment is also on the cards every weekend. Highlights include a Mauritian feature band on Sunday, June 21, a Latin music night with Sorbo Amplio on Saturday, July 4, comedy-meets-live-music act Geed Up Band on Saturday, August 8, and a Middle Eastern celebration on Saturday, August 22, complete with live music, belly dancers and plenty of delicious fare from vendors including Mr Toum and Anatolia Tantuni & Gozleme.
As you’d expect, the food remains the star of the show. Throughout winter, more than 20 vendors are taking part in Grazeland's $25 Winter Feed, which scores you a full-sized main and dessert for just $25. Depending on where you stop, that could mean Hainanese chicken rice, a Philly cheesesteak, currywurst and chips, a steak sandwich or truffle mac and cheese, followed by churros with chocolate sauce, a loaded chimney cake, warm chocolate brownie with soft serve or freshly made lokma.
Keen? You can learn more and plan your visit over here.
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