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First held in 1980, St Kilda Festival is one of Australia’s oldest and the Southern hemisphere’s largest free street festival. A Melbourne tradition, it is a celebration of summer, showcasing Australian artists and talents against the spectacular natural beauty of the St Kilda foreshore.

At first just an epic one-day festival, the St Kilda Festival has evolved into a nine-day event spanning various venues and locations across the entire St Kilda precinct. The Festival routinely attracts between 200,000 and 400,000 attendees who enjoy a wide variety of Australian music and in...