Whether you're coupled up, single, whether your happy place is with hanging with your bestie or your furry friend, Valentine's Day is the day to show your love.
With our cracking coastline, top-notch restaurants, prime picnic spots, fabulous libraries and galleries, gorgeous gardens and eclectic mix of stores and boutiques, we offer something special for your someone special.
In fact, we are calling it. There is nowhere in Melbourne better than Bayside for a celebration of love in whatever form that takes and here are 10 ways to do just that...
1. Pamper that pooch
Love your dog the most? Let them run free at one of Bayside's fabulous off leash parks or beaches and treat your goodest boy/girl to a puppachino after at a local café.
2. Find the food of love
Head out to your local shopping village and enjoy a meal at your favourite restaurant with a family member, partner, a friend or a big bunch of people you like to hang with. Love is… laughter, conversation and great food.
3. The art of love
Visit our beautiful Bayside Gallery. Not only do you get to celebrate Valentines Day but an array of incredible local talent, too. Now in its fourth year, Bayside Local is a much-anticipated annual exhibition showcasing the high calibre of work artists - including year 11 and 12 VCE students - who live and work in the Bayside area.
4. Host the perfect picnic
There's not much to it. Grab a takeaway or shop up a storm at your local deli or grocer, round up that someone, or group of someones, who make you feel good and choose a fabulous Bayside reserve or beach - including our accessible beaches - on which to enjoy. Easy.
5. All the world's a stage
The Bard himself said so. Therefore, why not Brighton Town Hall rose garden? The evening before Valentines Day, it's the perfect stage for Shakespeare classic, As You Like It, which gets a modern twist in this unforgettable evening of free outdoor theatre.
Shakespeare in the Gardens - As You Like It
13 February 2022, 6:30pm - 9pm
Brighton Town Hall, Rose Garden
6. Be adventurous
Want a bit more adventure? Go for a bike ride along the newly refurbished Bay Trail and marvel at the incredible 17 kilometres of coastline right on your doorstep. Or download our cycling map with trails to explore different areas of Bayside. Try paddleboarding or kayaking and soak in the sunset at a beautiful Bayside beach.
Enjoy one of the many walking paths and trails. You can even choose a theme - how about an architectural trail or the Indigenous Coastal Trail.
7. Give a gift
Be a number one Valentine and spoil your loved one. A thoughtfully chosen gift - big or small - is always wrapped in a lotta love. Whether it's a fragrance, a candle, candy, jewellery, clothes and a myriad of things in between, you'll find it in one of the many awesome boutiques and stores in your local retail village.
