Event	Date	Location	How to get there
Royal Melbourne Show	September	Showgrounds	Special trains from Flinders Street & Spencer Street stations
AFL Grand Final	September	MCG	Extra trains before & after the match from/to Richmond and Jolimont stations
Melbourne Festival	October	Various locations	Normal trains to city
Melbourne Cup Carnival	November	Flemington	Special race trains from Flinders Street & Spencer Street stations
Carols by Candlelight	December	Sidney Myer Music Bowl	Catch a train to the city then tram down St Kilda Road
Test cricket	December	MCG	Extra trains before and after each day's play
One-day cricket	January	MCG	Extra trains after each match
Australian Open Tennis	January	Melbourne Park	Catch a train to Richmond or Flinders Street then a tram to Melbourne Park
Australia Day celebrations	January	Various venues	Catch train to the city
Grand Prix	March	Albert Park	Extra trains to the city then trams to venue
Moomba	March	various venues	Catch train to city
During the year
AFL Football	March-Sept	MCG	Extra trains before & after all Saturday & Sunday matches. Extra trains after all Friday night matches from Jolimont & Richmond stations
Races	All Year	Flemington	Special race trains for all 34 meetings from Flinders & Spencer Street stations
Melbourne Exhibition Centre	All Year	Melbourne Exhibition Centre	Catch a train to Spencer Street then a short walk or tram ride down Clarendon Street to the centre
For all events at Melbourne Park, Olympic Park and sports and Entertainment Centre		Catch a train to Richmond or Flinders Street stations then a tram to the venue.

Centre tram ride down Clarendon Street to the centre For all events at Melbourne Park, Olympic Park and sports Catch a train to Richmond or Flinders and Entertainment Centre Street stations then a tram to the venue.