The Port Phillip Mussel & Jazz Festival is coming and this is one seafood street party you don’t want to miss! Spend the day in the sun with friends and family, feasting, dancing and celebrating seafood, all to the sounds of Australia’s hottest jazz. Over the weekend expect a great mussel cook up from iconic Melbourne chefs, plus street peddlers, the sounds of Bourbon Street, a little bit of calypso and great local wines.
Bring the whole family, there will be plenty of fun for everyone including the kids.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 March, 12pm – late. Cecil Street.
Flex Your Mussels
There will be mussels every which way you can imagine – from Singapore chilli mussels, to coconut lemongrass green curry mussels, to Mediterranean mussels and moules mariniére. Plus oysters, lobster rolls, fritto misto, icecream, craft beer, wine and sangria.
Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
We’ve got non-stop jazz across both Sat and Sun with a line-up that includes A Hot Little Number (featuring Simon Stribling), Margie Lou Dyer, Paul Williamson Hammond Combo, The Shuffle Club, Horns of Leroy and The Pearly Shells. Plus loads more.
Win $300 Seafood Feast
WIN a $300 seafood feast in our Insta photo competition. For the chance to WIN, just post your favourite happy snap from the Mussel Festival, follow @southmelbournemarket and tag #PPmusselfestival and #southmelbournemarket .
Learn to Cook Molluscs
Join in our FREE 20 minute mussel cooking demos so you can learn how to perfectly cook those molluscs when you get home! Just look for the mobile NEFF cooking station. Held on the hour Sat & Sun 2pm-5pm.
