Quick Details
Adult
Return Price
A$ 50
Concession & Seniors
Return Price
A$ 46
Children (4-16 incl)
Return Price
A$ 32
Family (2 adults + 2 children)
Return Price
A$ 143
Infants
Free
PLEASE NOTE: Once you've booked your preferred ferry time to Portarlington, add this to cart and then select your return ferry time home so they are in the same booking.
Portarlington Mussel Festival
11.10 am Docklands SOLD OUT.
Limited availability still on the 8.00 am service.
Saturday 11 January 2025 >Featuring The Robbie Williams Experience
The Portarlington Mussel Festival started as a street festival back in 2007 as a way to celebrate and promote the local mussel industry. Today it’s grown into one of the most popular community festivals in Victoria with over 30,000 visitors, live music all day long, hundreds of market stalls and a whole lotta delicious mussels. A great day out for the entire family!
Set against the backdrop of picturesque Portarlington beach, this one-day festival is the perfect reason to explore the Bellarine Peninsula this summer. And best of all, leave the car at home and catch the ferry directly between Docklands and Portarlington!
Enjoy a full day of activities including:
- Live music over three main stages all day long > Featuring The Robbie Williams Experience
- Mussels cooked in a variety of styles
- Kids activities
- Cooking demonstrations
- Art and photo exhibitions
- Classic car displays
- Beer and wine tasting
- Over 200 market stalls
Choose between different departure times from Melbourne and home after the event, allowing you to head over for a few hours or stay the whole day.
Availabilities for the Mussel Festival Ferries are:
Docklands > Portarlington
8.00 am Docklands > 9.10 am Portarlington > Limited Availability
11.10 am Docklands > 12.20 am Portarlington > SOLD OUT
Portarlington > Docklands
3.00 pm Portarlington > 4.10 pm Docklands
6.00 pm Portarlington > 7.10 pm Docklands > Limited Availability
Please Note When Booking
As there are a number of booking times available, firstly you’ll need to select your preferred ferry time over to Portarlington and add this to your cart. Then you’ll see a prompt to select your return ferry time which will be added to the same booking when selected. We recommend booking early to secure your preferred travel times as we do sell out every year.