Where to go on the weekend in Melbourne’s West! What’s on this weekend? Where can we go? What can we do? Well, Mamma is here to help you find fun on the weekend wherever you are! Happy Saturday!

What’s happening on Saturday - May 2nd

FREE Lit Fest, Werribee - Amazing Festival in Wyndham Park

In Focus Festival lights up Footscray and Yarraville

Come and Try Footscray Dragon Boat Club

FREE Dale Stables Open Day, Maribyrnong

Newport Jazz Festival

Eonarium Enlightenment, City Fun!

Mount Zero Olives Warehouse Market

Indigenous Waterways Blackbird tour, Foostcray

Mother’s Day Market Evergreen Academy Early Learning, Sunshine West

Pirate Fest, Williamstown

Kindred’s Studio’s 20th Birthday Celebrations, Footscray

Water Lantern Festival, Moonee Ponds

FREE Wetland Stride and Dianella Community Centre Open Day, Tarneit

FREE Aspire Riverwalk Werribee Mother's Day Community Event, Werribee

Dinosaurs at Werribee ZOO

Slow Food Edgewater Farmers Market, Maribyrnong

Full dome Flicks at Scienceworks

Geelong City Market

What else is happening in the West??

ZOOZA SPECIAL OFFER:

$79 Cirque du Soleil – KOOZA tickets for 79 hours only!

High-flying acrobatics, jaw-dropping stunts and playful clowning await under the Big Top at Flemington Racecourse, 20 May 2026. Don't miss it – offer ends 4 May!

Book now!

Thomas Carr Open Day
Sunday May 3

Register now for the Thomas Carr Open Day in Tarneit next weekend!

click here to register

Mother’s Day at Wyndham Harbour's Waterfront Mini Golf & Elements Cafe

Mums play mini golf FREE and if you’re a family of 4 you’ll score two free shakes too

Open 7:30am - 3pm
(no bookings required for mini golf)

After mini golf, roll straight into 3030 Waterfront for lunch or dinner.

Right next door, open from 12pm–9pm, and the perfect spot to keep the day going — just make sure you book ahead, as it fills up every year.

click here to book at 3030 Waterfront

ENCHANTED YEARS STORY TIME IS BACK!

One of Mamma’s favourite kids’ shops is bringing back their much-loved Story Time sessions - and it’s a beautiful FREE activity for little ones.

Join in every Monday at 10:30am for stories, imagination and a relaxed start to the week.

Find it at Enchanted Years, 23 Ferguson Street, Williamstown.

In Focus Festival lights up Footscray and Yarraville with FREE outdoor photography from April 21 to May 31. Wander laneways, discover installations, join family-friendly tours and get creative with workshops across Melbourne’s West.

Check out more here!