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Dvorak's Symphony No.7 brims with Czech nostalgia and folk influences. And Kirill Gerstein reunites with the MSO for the time in more than a decade for the Australian premiere of Australian premiere of Spanish composer Francisco Coll's Piano Concerto. Most of us have heard Dvorak' | Read More..
This May, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra takes over the Melbourne Recital Centre for an entire weekend of captivating music. Each performance reveals the rich colours and textures of our string orchestra, the MSO Chorus and out MSO Wind Ensemble. Immerse yourself in a weekend o | Read More..
Are you ready for a whirlwind voyage through the history of Western music? Maybe you've never heard an orchestra, and you're after a jam-packed program to show you what it's all about. Or perhaps you're a masterful listener, and your ears are your instruments. No matter where you | Read More..
This performance is filled to the brim with musical highlights, but it's likely that your eyes darted straight to the word flugelhorn. 'What in the world is that instrument,' you ask? Come and find out what it looks and sounds like when flugelhorn virtuoso Sergei Nakariakov perfo | Read More..
Check out the City of Melbourne's best hidden shops in Melbourne. A fabulous guide to Melbourne's unique boutiques hidden down arcades and laneways. Check out these 'blink and you'll miss it' secret pop-ups. Hidden shops in Melbourne Craft Victoria It may be hard to fi | Read More..
Experience the magic of Tim Burton's 1990 masterpiece like never before as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs Danny Elfman's ethereal and emotive score live to picture. This poignant modern fairy tale follows Edward (Johnny Depp), a gentle artificial man with scissors for hand | Read More..
From one hat to three, here's the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant fromThe Age Good Food Guide 2026. Here we show the VICTORIAN WINNERS ONLY | View All The Good Food app The Good Food app is the home of the 2026 edition of the Good Food Guide, with more than 5 | Read More..
Discover Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market with a local guide! Taste diverse treats, learn about the city's foodie culture, and enjoy an intimate small group of max Get ready to dive into Melbourne's vibrant foodie scene with a small group of up to 12 guests! Your local host will gui | Read More..
There is only one way to begin a Queen Victoria Market experience - with expertly poured coffee, innovative artisan pastries and award-winning Australian cheeses. As you immerse yourself in the morning hum of the market waking up, you'll get exclusive access to top-tier traders and t | Read More..
Melbourne's best Asian night market returns to Queen Victoria Market this Autumn. From 8 April to 6 May, the Hawker 88 Night Market transforms the open-air sheds into a vibrant hawker-style precinct, filled with glowing lanterns, authentic Asian street eats and live entertainment. | Read More..
Australia's longest-running food and wine show The Good Food and Wine Show is returning to Melbourne for its 25th year! From its beginnings in Melbourne to hosting world-class talent like Gordon Ramsay, the show brings together the very best in food and drink. Discover rare delica | Read More..
You're engaged - and now the fun really begins! Come celebrate with us at Melbourne's Annual Wedding Expo, hosted by Wedding Expos Australia on Sunday 24 May 2026 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Wander through dozens of beautiful displays, meet the talented people who | Read More..
Digital Health Festival is Australia's leading event for health innovation. It brings together more than 8000 leaders across clinical tech and policy to explore AI virtual care EMR prevention and digital transformation. With 400 speakers 11 theatres and over 300 exhibitors the fes | Read More..
Our third annual Mother's Day Gift Market returns on Saturday 9 May, the day before Mother's Day, from 10am-2pm. Bigger than ever, the market will take over Greensborough Walk and spill into the Watermarc car park, bringing together a curated lineup of makers, artists and traders with | Read More..
Get the kids out and explore these free events and fun adventures for an awesome day of fun. Some age limits may apply, check with venues before visiting. See something you like? Scroll down for links. Key Kids Go Free Activities & Offers Zoos & Wildlife: Chil | Read More..
Explore the ongoing impacts and effects of colonisation and industrialisation through different lenses on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River) at Polly Woodside. Join First Nations educators from Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation for an experience to | Read More..
Grammy-nominated, multiple ARIA Award-winning trailblazer local legend Courtney Barnett will take her Creature Of Habit Tour across the East Coast this November, more than four years since her last Australian tour. Known for a performance that's part intimate storytelling, part indie | Read More..
What's On Melbourne Newsletter Tuesday 7th April 2026 - Monday 13th April 2026 Featured This Week Australian Sand Sculpting Championships Billie Jean King Cup: Australia -v- Great Britain Body Worlds | The Anatomy of Happiness Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience Can | Read More..
Celebrating the soundtrack that saved Motown Get ready to relive the music that defined a generation in The Big Chillout, a joyous, soul-stirring celebration of the legendary Big Chill soundtrack and the Motown revival it sparked. This powerful live show brings to life the timele | Read More..
Celebrating the soundtrack that saved Motown Get ready to relive the music that defined a generation in The Big Chillout, a joyous, soul-stirring celebration of the legendary Big Chill soundtrack and the Motown revival it sparked. This powerful live show brings to life the timele | Read More..
A simple DNA test can reveal the people and places deep in your past. DNA Testing We all have a curiousity of wanting to know "where we are from", but also "who" we are connected with. For me, I doubted the authenticity of testing companies and where the data was sourced. Then al | Read More..
MG Live & Frontier Touring present MIA WRAY - 'When We Were Young' Tour 7:30pm, Wed 22 April, 2026 HOWLER, MELBOURNE Mia Wray announces When We Were Young Tour - east coast AU headline dates for April 2026 MG Live & Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce Melbourne powerhouse | Read More..
GET STIFFED! Stiff Little Fingers SONGWRITER SERIES (Victor Stranges solo) Victor Stranges returns to the songs that shaped him with Get Stiffed - a rare, one-night-only dive into the catalogue of Stiff Little Fingers, the Irish punk band whose songs defined a generation. | Read More..
Join the Caulfield RSL this Anzac Day, Saturday 25th April , for their Dawn Service and March from 6am. 6.10am - Community March Assemble outside Elsternwick Club on Sandham Street at 6.00am 6.15am - Anzac Day Service at Caulfield RSL Followed by a Gunfire Breakfast in the rear | Read More..
In celebration of International Jazz Day, Jackie Bornstein and her top band share beautiful tunes from across the globe. Be transported by a gorgeous French, Portuguese and Spanish program performed by a line-up of Australia's top jazz musicians. Jackie takes her audience on a jou | Read More..
Armed with new cutting-edge production and a bag of unreleased records, Luude returns to Australia this June for his only headline shows of 2026. Luude will be joined by some of Australia's hottest up and coming talent in Charlie Shell, Prizefight and Foura. | Read More..
Melbourne Opera is staging a timely production of Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April - 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre. Don Giovanni is hailed as one of Mozart's greatest and most demanding operas. Melbourne Opera has assembled a world class cast for its new production | Read More..
What must be brought to light today? Underground Philosophy is where spectators become participants. Experience live philosophy where audience members have the opportunity to ask questions, contribute to the field of meaning, and engage in conversations that venture through the ideas | Read More..
@ Shrine of Remembrance This exhibition reveals the link between the legendary 480 BC battle and the little-known 1941 stand, where Australian and New Zealand troops faced overwhelming odds at Thermopylae. Thermopylae - 480 BC Australia had its own Thermopylae. We've jus | Read More..
@ Shrine of Remembrance In HERstory, artist Carla Edwards honours the women who have served in Australia's military forces, past and present. What began in 2022 as a small portrait project on the NSW Central Coast has grown into a remarkable national undertaking. Travelling m | Read More..
Untitled Group is thrilled to confirm global-chart topping artist, Louis Tomlinson, will make his highly anticipated return to Australia this October as part of his ‘How Did We Get Here?’ 2026 World Tour. News of the tour follows the recent release of Louis’s third full-length studio | Read More..
The best are back in Melbourne for the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier. Country versus country. National pride on the line. This is your chance to see the best of Australia take on the might of Great Britain at John Cain Arena, 10-11 April. Get set for electric atmosphere and two da | Read More..
Hailing from Sheffield, UK, The Human League dominated the global charts throughout the 1980s and beyond with their stylish, forward-thinking sound - a sound that remains as fresh, influential, and relevant today as ever. Long before electronic music became mainstream, the band were | Read More..
Reuben Kaye is back. Sharper, sexier, and more political than ever. Expect glitter, guts, and the kind of biting comedy only Kaye can deliver. Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 | Best Show Nominee Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2024 | Cabaret Icon Award Green Room Award | Best Cabaret Art | Read More..
Expect playful clowning with soulful stories, ridiculousness, laughing till you cry... it's unique, rare and beautiful! You'll meet character after character in this bold-unhinged-laugh out loud-hour of power! Come to the brink of madness.. Like, have you ever spoken to a dead | Read More..
A FREE exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari @ Bunjil Place - Narre Warren. Featuring more than 50 saris by India's most renowned designers, the exhibition includes highlights such as the glamourous designs of Sabyasachi, Diksha Khanna, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, and Tarun Tahili | Read More..
Play School has been captivating little eyes since 1966 and ACMI is giving you the chance to come and explore the set brought to life, for free. The perfect outing for two- to five-year-olds, little ones have the chance to check out the Rocket Clock, meet Big Ted, Jemima and Humpty | Read More..
HYBRID FUTURES marks the first solo exhibition in Australia by Australian-Danish artists Rhoda Ting & Mikkel Bojesen, offering an early survey of their collaborative practice. Working across sculpture, film, photography, and living installations, the exhibition asks where nature ends | Read More..
Blackout Card Show, a TCG focused event for all players and collectors alike! We aim to bring you the highest quality vendors, ranging from Pokemon, Sports, One Piece, Lorcana, Weiss Schwarz and everything in between! If you're looking for a specific card, we want to make sure you | Read More..
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the world's best beers and ciders at the 2026 Australian International Beer Awards Trophy Presentation. Enjoy a celebration of great food, beer, and cider, including tasting all of the Champion Draught Beers, as the 2026 winners are ann | Read More..
After the biggest MotorEx in history, we're gearing up to do it all again with MotorEx 2026 set to be bigger, louder, and bolder. Get ready for more wild unveilings, live music, drifting, cruising, the country's largest performance automotive trade show, and over $70M in jaw-dropping | Read More..
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming is Australia's home of pop culture fandom, bringing together fans of comics, sci-fi, fantasy, anime, gaming and nostalgia. Meet Supa-Star guests, explore exciting exhibitors, discover collectables and celebrate cosplay in an immersive weekend experience. | Read More..
Cultural Medicine: The Art of Indigenous Healing follows the premise of Tjukurrpa (dreaming). It looks at traditional Indigenous healing practice as past, present and future simultaneously. It presents examples of healing practice from the many distinct and varied Indigenous comm | Read More..
The Australian Heritage Festival is the nation's largest community-driven celebration of culture and history. Celebrated across cities and regions nationwide for more than 45 years the Festival invites communities to connect with Australia's diverse stories offering immersive experie | Read More..
Choristry choir welcomes you to our first concert series of 2026! Join Choristry as we step into a rich soundscape weaving together centuries of choral music, with works by Victoria, Palestrina, Weir, Quartel, Twist and more... Saturday 2nd May 2026 @ Church of All Nations | Read More..
Browse Australia's treasure trove of gifts for Kids, Boys, Girls, Teenagers Our collection is unparalleled. We're your one-stop destination for the most unique, intriguing, and downright awesome products sourced from across the continent and beyond. Browse CoolThings c | Read More..
The Muay Thai Australia Nationals are the official national championships governed and sanctioned by Muay Thai Australia. Over a three-day competition, the best athletes in Australia are nominated by their state or territory body to compete for gold. The Melbourne International Op | Read More..
Do Hump Day Right! Get a team together and head into Hophaus for our weekly Wednesday Funky Bunch Trivia! $150 Worth of Weekly Prizes to be won + Joker Prize! + The chance to get your hands on our Hophaus Trivia Trophy, even if it is just for one night! Specials 7-10pm $10 500 | Read More..
From Cleopatra and Mark Antony to Romeo and Juliet, love has often meant breaking the rules. Rebel Heart: Love Letters and Other Declarations is a sweeping new exhibition at the State Library that explores love stories from across Australian history - the bold, the forbidden and the deep | Read More..
What's On Melbourne Newsletter Tuesday 31 March 2026 - Monday 6th April 2026 Featured This Week Bendigo Easter Festival Body Worlds Bubble Planet Daylight Saving Ends Easter Weekend Guide Experience School Holiday Fun on the Yarra Good Friday Appeal Heads Up Guide | Read More..