Experience Footscray: Culture, Community and Connection

Just 6km from Melbourne’s CBD, Footscray is a vibrant, diverse suburb known for its food, arts and community spirit. With over 135 cultural groups, it offers authentic street life, festivals, markets, and riverside trails.

Footscray Park and the Maribyrnong River provide green escapes for walking, cycling and kayaking, with the Heavenly Queen Temple as a local landmark.

The suburb’s food scene is world-class - from Vietnamese pho and Ethiopian injera to Italian pastries and modern fusion - many of which share generational deep stories.

Art and creativity thrive through street murals, galleries, live music, and theatre in the park. The high street mixes independent shops, grocers, co-working spaces, and local services.

Only three train stops from the city, Footscray is where culture, creativity, and community come together - vibrant, welcoming, and uniquely Melbourne.