9 Best Deals During the Victorian Seniors Festival 2024
The Victorian Seniors Festival is back this October 2024, celebrating and enriching the lives of Victorians aged 60 and over. Throughout the month, seniors card holders can enjoy an array of exclusive promotions and special offers.
This post highlights some of the best deals to help you make the most of the festival’s perks.
Related reading: Celebration Day at Fed Square Launching the Victorian Seniors Festival
When is the Victorian Seniors Festival 2024?
From 1 October to 31 October 2024
When is Victorian Seniors Week 2024?
Between Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 October 2024 Victorian Seniors Card holders receive a full week of completely free public transport across the state
Best Discounts For Seniors During Seniors Festival 2024
1. Melbourne Skydeck: Free Voyager Theatre + a Coffee/Tea
Take your Melbourne adventure to new heights! At Melbourne Skydeck, seniors card holders enjoy a 20% discount on entry, as well as for the thrilling Edge Experience.
During the Victorian Seniors Festival, 1 – 31 October 2024, seniors card holders can enjoy a free tea or coffee at Melbourne Skydeck, as well as complimentary Voyager Theatre tickets.
Melbourne Eureka Skydeck
Address: 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank, VIC, 3006
Ph: (03) 9693 8888 | www.eurekaskydeck.com.au
2. Dandy Market The Cooks’ Tour: $75 Seniors Edition
Book a special Seniors Festival edition of The Cooks’ Tour at Dandenong Market, designed with seniors in mind. This shorter, 2.5-hour experience invites food enthusiasts to explore the unique products and ingredients available at the Market. Discover how to prepare and store these ingredients with simple, practical tips from traders who have spent their lives mastering them.
The $75 tour includes a guided market tour, a cooking demo, a 3-course meal, and more. Book below:
Book soon, these will sell out fast!
Dandenong Market
Address: Clow Street & Cleeland Street, Dandenong, VIC 3175
Website: https://dandenongmarket.com.au/
3. Wildlife Wonders: Walk With Wildlife Tour 30% Off
At Wildlife Wonders in Apollo Bay, the Walk with Wildlife tour is a 75-minute guided tour along a 1.4km all-abilities path, through tree fern gullies, eucalyptus woodlands and past stunning ocean vistas. Visitors will see native flora and fauna living freely in natural Otways habitats, and might even catch sight of the brand new and utterly adorable emu chicks!
Enjoy a 30% discount for seniors card holders for all of October 2024. The special offer can be booked using the discount code ‘WWSENIORS2024’ upon booking.
Wildlife Wonders
475 Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay, Victoria 3233
Ph: (03) 7046 1664 | https://wildlifewonders.org.au/
4. Day Trip to Maryborough: $25 Lunch & Tour
For $25 per person, seniors card holders can choose a station tour or gallery visit with lunch as a package deal. Available during the free travel period between 6 Oct to 13 Oct 2024.
Note that you will need to make your own way to and from Maryborough Station. Check V/line regional train times here.
For details and bookings visit Central Goldfields Visitor Centre.
Maryborough Railway Station
Address: Station Street, Maryborough VIC 3465
Ph: 03 5460 4511 or email: [email protected]
5. The Windsor: 20% Off High Tea
Discover the charm of Afternoon Tea at The Windsor in Melbourne, where elegance meets tradition. Greeted with Sparkling Wine or Champagne, guests can choose from 11 exquisite teas, including the signature Windsor blend. They accommodate all dietary needs, but make the request upon booking.
Adults: $89 | Seniors: $71.20 | 7-12 years: $50 | 3-6 years: $35
Available Wednesday to Friday only in One Eleven tea lounge until 31st October 2024.
The Windsor Hotel
Address: 111 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000
Ph: 03 9633 6189 or email [email protected]
6. THE LUME Melbourne: Free Program Booklet
If you haven’t yet been (or maybe want to return!) this is the perfect time to delve into Da Vinci’s genius. Upon entry you will receive a free Leonardo da Vinci program booklet (one per couple/two people) as well as your seniors card discount available on entry tickets.
Experience art in a whole new light. Open daily, with seniors tickets at $39.90. Book tickets here.
THE LUME Melbourne
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
Address: 5 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006
Ph: (03) 8638 0609
7. Port Phillip Ferries: 30% Off
Port Phillip Ferries is celebrating the Victorian Seniors Festival with a special 30% discount! Available from Monday 7 October to Sunday 20 October 2024, the offer is bookable on all ferry trips between Geelong and Docklands, or Portarlington and Docklands.
Book here. Simply enter all your details upon booking and use the code VicSeniors30 when prompted. If you need any assistance to make the discounted booking, please call during office hours on the number below.
Port Phillip Ferries
Address: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal,
Harbour Esplanade, Docklands VIC, Australia
Ph: (03) 9514 8959 | www.portphillipferries.com.au
8. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum & Village: 30-50% Discount
From Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 October 2024, seniors are invited to explore the historic Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village in Warrnambool.
Daytime Experience, $11.20 (30% discount). Discover a museum that is home to Australia’s richest collection of shipwreck artefacts from some of the 200 ships known to have been wrecked along this coast. Participate in a free guided tour, and stop for Devonshire tea (extra cost) in the Stella Maris Tearooms or enjoy background music while you eat a packed lunch.
Evening Experience, $16.50 (50% discount). Enjoy a Spectacular Sound and Light Show that takes you on a journey through the ages. From local Aboriginal stories to our colourful whaling past.
Limited wheelchair access and situated on a significant hill. Get in touch prior to booking on 03 5559 4600.
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
Address: 89 Merri Street, Warrnambool, VIC 3280
PH: 03 5559 4600 or email [email protected]
9. Myuna Farm: Sip & Stroll for $8
Myuna Farm invites seniors to enjoy a memorable day out during October. For just $8, seniors card holders receive farm entry, a feedbag for animal interactions, and a café drink coupon. This is the perfect chance to relax, explore, and socialise in a beautiful, natural setting.
Myuna Farm,
Address: 188 Kidds Road, Doveton, VIC 3177
PH: 03 8782 3400 or email [email protected]
Free Public Transport for Seniors
As well as great events and deals happening across Melbourne and Victoria, seniors card holders receive a full week of completely free public transport across the state! This is happening from Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 October 2024.
Read our Guide to Free Public Transport for Seniors Week.
Find more
- For our list of top Festival events happening in Metropolitan Melbourne head here.
- Find our list of highlight Festival events happening in Regional Victoria here.
- The full list of 2000+ events as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival official program is here.
- Need a hand getting around Melbourne? Travellers Aid is here to help, read more here.
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