Seniors Festival 2026

The festival recognises the valuable contribution older people have made and continue to make to our community.

The 2026 Seniors Festival will take place 1 to 16 October

Applications now closed

Seniors Festival Events Grants 2026

Applications closed Tuesday 16 June 2026.

A full list of grant recipients will be available early September.

Do you have a story to tell?

Enter Port Phillip Writes - Seniors Festival Writing Awards 

You can submit one fictional story, poem or a non-fiction piece on any topic.

Entries open on Monday 18 May 2026.
Entries close Friday 26 June 2026.