Firelight Festival takes over Docklands every night from Friday 30 June to Sunday 2 July 2023. The free three-day winter festival celebrates community, food, music, fire and light.

Plan your visit
Melbourne’s epic winter festival is back! From fire sculptures and flame jets to fire twirlers, every moment of Firelight Festival is a celebration of fire and light.
Feast on Melbourne’s best wintery pop-up food and drink offerings and experience a packed program of live performances across sites at NewQuay Promenade, Victoria Promenade, Harbour Esplanade, Buluk Park and Docklands Central Park.
Heading to Firelight Festival? Plan your trip to the city ahead of time.
During the festival there will be some planned tram, train and road works, and City of Melbourne is working closely with transport authorities Yarra Trams, Metro Trains and Victoria’s Big Build to ensure your journey is as smooth as possible – with extra transport options available to Docklands.
We encourage festival-goers to plan ahead via ptv.vic.gov.au.