We Support
Thursday 2 April – Friday 3 April 2026
Help us fundraise for the Good Friday Appeal!
Maroondah Volleyball, with the support of Maroondah City Council, proudly hosts our annual Good Friday Appeal Volleyball Festival, bringing our volleyball community together for 24 hours of volleyball, fun, and fundraising.
Across the festival we feature:
🏐 Thursday Youth Games
🎉 Overnight Volleyball Party
🏐 Good Friday Tournament
🎪 Family activities, raffles, market stalls, and community fundraising
100% of all funds raised go directly to the Good Friday Appeal, supporting life-saving care for children and families across Victoria.
🕔 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Our youth teams kick off the Volleyball Festival with friendly matches and fundraising activities to start the event.
🕙 10:00pm – 8:00am
Join us for a fun overnight volleyball party where you can play as little or as much as you like throughout the night.
💰 $20 per person
Stay for one hour or the whole night — it's up to you.
🌟 10pm – Midnight – Glow in the Dark
🪩 Midnight – 2am – Disco
😴 2am – 4am – PJ Party
🏖️ 4am – 6am – Beach Party
🌮 6am – 8am – Mexican Breakfast Party
The BBQ will be fired up for breakfast to finish the night.
📅 Friday 3 April 2026
🏐 Games from 8:30am – 6:00pm
Our full-day volleyball tournament brings together teams from across the volleyball community.
(Limited team numbers)
Division 1 – Advanced
Division 2 – Intermediate
Division 3 – Beginner
Family / Social
Youth (Thursday Night)
All divisions are open divisions (no gender restrictions).
🏐 Tournament Entry – $40 per player
Minimum 6 players per team
🎉 Overnight Volleyball Party – $20 per person
💛 100% of all entry fees go directly to the Good Friday Appeal
| Thursday - Youth Games | Overnight Party Registration | Friday - Team Entry |
The Volleyball Festival is more than just volleyball — there are activities for the whole community.
Activities include:
🎟 Silent Auction
🎁 Raffles & prizes
🎨 Face painting
🧺 Easter Egg Hunts
🎪 Market stalls
🎨 Kids crafts and games
☕ Coffee van
🍔 BBQ, cake stall, food trucks and refreshments
(Gold Coin Entry)
For the little spikers 🐣
Held at:
11:00am
1:00pm
3:00pm
🏐 Spikezone Mini Volleyball
Fun mini volleyball activities for kids aged 4–13 years
🏐 “Can You Dig It?” Challenge
Test your skills and see if you can dig the hardest hits.
Grab a sausage from the BBQ while enjoying the festival atmosphere.
Best Dressed Team
Best Dressed Player
Pancake Award
Loudest Supporter
Spike of the Day
…and more!
The Maroondah Volleyball community has proudly supported the Good Friday Appeal since 2020.
Together we have raised an incredible:
💛 $77,884.92
Including:
$25,432.32 in 2025
$20,213.55 in 2024
$14,250.15 in 2023
$9,292.90 in 2022
$8,696.00 in 2020
Every dollar raised supports the Good Friday Appeal, helping provide life-saving care for children and families across Victoria.
Help us reach $100,000 raised in 2026.
Whether you are:
🏐 playing in the tournament
🎉 joining the overnight volleyball party
👨👩👧👦 bringing the family for the festival
🎟 buying raffle tickets
🛍 visiting market stalls
🙋 volunteering
Your participation helps make a real difference.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Maroondah City Council for their generous community development grants, which help support this event and the continued growth of volleyball in our community.
Their support plays an important role in helping us deliver community programs, events, and fundraising initiatives such as the Good Friday Appeal Volleyball Festival.