Festival of Football: World Cup event program

Event day duration: 7.30am – 5pm

Match times

• 8am: Brazil v Morocco
• 11am: Haiti v Scotland 
• 2pm: Australia v Türkiye 

Come and Try soccer sessions

Free soccer skills sessions for kids and young people throughout the day. Facilitated by Hume Cultural & Sports Association.

• 10am–11am
• 1pm–2pm
• 4pm–5pm

Live DJ - JINXIT 

• 10am–5pm

Rock Climbing Wall

• 10am–2pm

Hume Library Van

Soccer-themed colouring activities, PS5 EA Sports soccer gaming and library services

• 9am–5pm

Soccer themed Storytime in the library

Visit the Broadmeadows Library for free soccer-themed storytime. Or enjoy the warmth of the library at your leisure to play PS5 EA Sports soccer or enjoy a book.

• Storytime: 1.30pm–2.15pm
• Library open: 1pm–4pm

Food and drinks:

• Pizza Forno X'Press
• Spiral Guys
• El Churro
• Kebabman
• The Spud Kitchen

Available 7.30am–5pm.

Event day duration: 9am – 7pm

Match times

• 9am: Tunisia v Netherlands
• 12pm: Paraguay v Australia
• 12pm: Türkiye v USA

Family movie time

'Strike' PG (2018)

• 2pm–4pm

Live music

Matt Black, acoustic tunes

• 4pm–7pm

Rock climbing wall

•  3pm–7pm

Come and Try soccer sessions

Free soccer skills sessions for kids and young people. Facilitated by Upfield Soccer Club

• 4pm–5pm

Drone Soccer sessions

Free educational drone soccer for people of all ages, hosted in the Town Hall and facilitated by MDrones

• 11am–2pm

Hume Library Van

Soccer-themed colouring activities and library services

• 9am–5pm

Broadmeadows Library

Enjoy the warmth of the library at your leisure to play PS5 EA Sports soccer or enjoy a book.

• Open 10am–5pm

Food and drinks:

• Pizza Forno X'Press
• Spiral Guys
• El Churro
• The Spud Kitchen

Available 9am–7pm.

Event day duration: 4.30am – 7pm

Match times:

• 5am: Senegal v Iraq
• 10am: Uruguay v Spain 
• 1pm: Egypt v Iran

Family movie time

'Karate Kid' PG 2010

• 5pm–7pm

Live music

Freddie, classic favourites and modern acoustic hits

• 2pm–5pm

Rock climbing wall

• 3pm–7pm

Market Stalls

Visit the library foyer to browse a selection of local makers, artists and community stalls.

10am–4pm

• Fennix
• henna.melb.artistry
• Procraftination Queens
• Ducking Good Portraits
• Flora and Foam Melbourne

Hume Library Van

Soccer-themed colouring activities and library services

• 9am–5pm

Soccer themed Storytime in the library

Visit the Broadmeadows Library for free soccer-themed storytime. Or enjoy the warmth of the library at your leisure to play PS5 EA Sports soccer or enjoy a book.

• Storytime: 12pm–12.30pm
• Library open: 10am–4pm

Food and drinks:

• Pizza Forno X'Press
• Spiral Guys
• El Churro
• The Spud Kitchen

Available 9am–7pm. Note: some food vendors may open from 4.30am.

Event day duration: 9am – 6pm

Match times:

• 9.30am: Colombia v Portugal (event area) 
• 9.30am DR Congo v Uzbekistan (Town Hall) 
• 12pm: Algeria v Austria (event area) 
• 12pm: Jordan v Argentina (Town Hall) 

Family movie time

'Red White Brass' PG 2023

• 2pm–4pm

Live music

Matt Black, laid back acoustic tunes

• 4pm–6pm

Rock climbing wall

• 2pm–6pm

Come and Try soccer sessions

Free soccer skills sessions for kids and young people throughout the day. Facilitated by Hume Cultural & Sports Association.

• 2pm–3pm
• 4pm–5pm

Market Stalls

Visit the library foyer to browse a selection of local makers, artists and community stalls.

1pm–4pm

• Henna HQ
• Procraftination Queens
• Ducking Good Portraits
• Flora and Foam Melbourne]

Hume Library Van

Soccer-themed colouring activities and library services

• 9am–5pm

Broadmeadows Library

Enjoy the warmth of the library at your leisure to play PS5 EA Sports soccer or enjoy a book.

• Open 1pm–4pm

Food and drinks:

• Pizza Forno X'Press
• Spiral Guys
• El Churro
• The Spud Kitchen

Available 9am–6pm.

No registration is required—just come along and enjoy! This is a free event, although food and drinks will be available to purchase.

Yes, you’re welcome to bring your own picnic chairs or seating. There will also be a limited number of beanbags, picnic tables and low seating available on site.

Yes, you can bring your own food and beverages. There will also be a variety of food trucks available across the event days if you’d like to purchase something on site.

No. The Festival of Football is a dry, family-friendly event, and alcohol is not permitted within the event area.

Yes. There will be onsite security for the duration of the event, along with local police.