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As of April 2026, Golden Star Fish and Chips in Cheltenham was crowned the best in Melbourne in local awards. Other top contenders heavily featured in recent Melbourne food discussions include Alex's Fish & Chips in Altona for old-school hand-cut chips, Northern Soul Chip Shop in St | Read More..
Celebrate the magical world of Harry Potter at Chadstone with a collection of experiences for all ages. From impressive hands-on workshops to iconic photo moments, this centre-wide takeover invites fans and first-timers alike to explore, snap, create and discover a little magic. T | Read More..
THE HOBBY HANGOUT XL MELBOURNE Sports Cards - NBA, NFL, MLB, Soccer + more Massive selection of Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh! + more 400+ Tables Live Breaks Dedicated Trading Zones Free Play Areas Expert Panels, Speakers and International Guests OVER 150+ STALLS COVERIN | Read More..
The Little Food Market: A culinary adventure like no other. The Little Food Market is here to celebrate the original; the high quality; and the vision of Australian tastemakers. Creating an intimate atmosphere, the event will bring culinary creators from all corners of Australia w | Read More..
A fun-packed Japanese "Sake Festival," where visitors can taste Japanese sake and experience its traditional culture, will be held at the Royal Exhibition Building from Saturday, 4 July to Sunday, 5 July 2026! Explore over 100 incredible stalls featuring Australian distributors and sa | Read More..
9 - 10 September 2023 Royal Exhibition Building Carlton A carefully curated selection of baby products from prams and cots, feeding + sleep, to clothes and maternity wear. Shop online at onefinebaby.com.au or 4 times a year at our Sydney and Melbourne Fairs. This FREE two-day baby | Read More..
One Fine Day Wedding Expo is so far from any bridal expo you've seen before. Our Wedding Expo is next-level wedding planning that everyone will actually enjoy. We bring Instagram to life by getting all the venues, photographers, florists, wedding dress designers, stationery, ente | Read More..
Draw inspiration from Melbourne's iconic Royal Exhibition Building in this immersive drawing workshop with Richard Payne. Richard Payne was born in Melbourne Australia. Initially Payne trained in the studio of Robert W Gill and later classical realism at The Florence Academy of Art (I | Read More..
My Reno Rules is a brand-new renovation competition hosted by Chris Brown on Seven and 7plus. Judges are Neale Whitaker from Block fame, Luxe Listing's Simon Cohen and interior stylist Julia Green. In the series, two run-down homes have been transformed into high-end designer res | Read More..
Showing 11,034+ artworks Artbank helps tell the story of contemporary Australian art. Artbank are now one of the largest collections of contemporary Australian art in the world and include some of the best examples of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artwork produced over the past fo | Read More..
The interventions no celebrity asked for are about to hit primetime on Seven, with a new comedy format putting familiar Aussie faces firmly in the hot seat. Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy lead the charge in a playful takedown of celebrity quirks, with names like Sam Pang, Carrie Bickmo | Read More..
This Mother's Day Kenwood is offering five lucky winners the chance to swap the usual gift for a hands-on baking experience with pastry chef Emelia Jackson. Running until 17 May 2026 the national competition will see five winners (and a guest each) flown to Melbourne for an exclusive | Read More..
Theatre Works presents Red Sky Morning By Tom Holloway A powerful and poetic story about family, silence, and finding hope in the everyday. A woman, a man, and a girl live under the same roof, and over the course of one day, their stories unfold. Revealing love, regret, and | Read More..
Winter Solstice Festival Melbourne is an immersive wellness and spiritual event celebrating the longest night of the year. Bringing together intuitive readers, holistic healers, wellness practitioners, and conscious brands, this unique gathering invites you to pause, reflect, and reconne | Read More..
Autumn Fayre Melbourne is a seasonal wellness event bringing together intuitive readers, holistic healers, wellness practitioners, and conscious brands. As part of the Heart Body Soul Collection, this unique experience blends psychic readings, energy healing, and a curated holistic m | Read More..
NGV International Ground Level Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976 Reykjavik) is heralded as one of the most distinctive contemporary artists working today. Drawing on Western musical and artistic themes, Kjartansson offers an adoring and satirical spin on literature, | Read More..
NGV International Level 2 This display brings together works by artists and designers from across the Pacific Region (including the Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait islands) and its diasporas. Spanning diverse periods, places and media - including photography, printmaking, painting, scu | Read More..
NGV International Free entry Featuring more than eighty ambitious and thought-provoking projects, including major new commissions, the 2026 NGV Triennial offers a global journey through contemporary art and design. Unfolding across all four levels of NGV International, the fourt | Read More..
Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building will host a major celebration on 9 and 10 May 2026, marking 125 years since the opening of Australia's Federal Parliament with a weekend of free events, performances and historical reflection. Join us this May at the Royal Exhibition Building for | Read More..
A world-first Bluey exhibition is coming to ACMI in Melbourne in 2027 ACMI, together with BBC Studios and the multi award-winning producers of Bluey, Ludo Studio, have announced an exclusive world premiere exhibition about the making of the much-loved animated TV series Bluey. Ope | Read More..
The Black Jesus Experience (BJX) delivers the power and beauty of Africa through the prism of Hip-Hop, jazz and the freedom of funk. The multi award winning ensemble presents an irresistibly danceable alloy of traditional Azmari Ethiopian song and 21st century groove. The band fe | Read More..
Legendary Aussie rockers Spiderbait today announce they will return to stages around the country this July, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of their iconic 1996 album Ivy & the big apples. Legendary Aussie rockers Spiderbait will return to stages around the country this July, to c | Read More..
‘Life Could Be A Dream’ (2026) - Red Carpet Premiere | Preview Screening (Melbourne) A FILM WITH NATIONAL IMPACT The Melbourne premiere forms part of a broader national impact campaign aligned with organisations working across financial safety, gender equality and domestic and f | Read More..
From Narre Warren to Northcote, Melton to Merri-Bek, Frankston to Footscray, dance schools, crews and choreographers from across Melbourne are training it into Flinders Street Station to teach classes in the ballroom. RISING's very own dance academy opens in the historic Flinders Stre | Read More..
What's On Melbourne Newsletter Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Monday 20th April 2026 Featured This Week 100 Acres Festival @ Bellarine Estate Australian Sand Sculpting Championships Comedy Festival (Final Week) 2 for 1 Tickets DIVA - 50% off tickets Electric Island Enlight | Read More..
Nothing says "I love you mum" like fresh, housemade scones, finger sandwiches, delectable savoury snacks and an unlimited selection of sweet treats. This Mother's Day, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park is serving all of mum's favourites (and more!) at an unforgettable High Tea. With se | Read More..
Melbourne Shakespeare Company is proud to present Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a luminous, poetic reimagining of the Greek myth, directed by multi-award-winner Gary Abrahams. Following acclaimed sold-out seasons at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with a production | Read More..
Award winning ensemble Koi Kingdom live @ The Count's. Featuring Cheryl Durongpisitkul (saxophone), Stephen Hornby (bass) and Marcos Villalta (guitar), they compose for one another and work together to create highly personal, collective music. Their distinctive sound is character | Read More..
The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra is an Australian cultural icon, uniting Melbourne's most exceptional instrumentalists to perform original jazz works and to accompany some of the country's finest local and international performers. Returning to The Count's after a sell out show in 2 | Read More..
Philip Dizack is an artist of vision, one of the defining jazz trumpeters of his generation, a musician whose sound carries both the weight of tradition and the urgency of the moment. This show will feature Paul Grabowsky on piano, and a set with students from the Sir Zelman Cowen Sc | Read More..
Are you looking for a killer burlesque show in Melbourne? Well, look no further! The doors to decadence swing open, the bubbles are flowing, and Melbourne's newest playground of glamour, mischief, and tease is calling your name! The Sip Club is the first dazzling affair of The Mel | Read More..
The Alcove Art Shop at Box Hill Community Arts Centre Special pre Mother's day exhibition it will be Raining Cats and Dogs. Opening Night: Monday 27 April 6.30pm - 8.30pm will feature a fashion parade of artists creations Dates: 28 April to 22 May Where: Box Hill Communit | Read More..
This night isn't for singing... it's for SCREAMING The American phenomenon, Emo Night Brooklyn, is crashing into Melbourne! This high-energy DJ dance party delivers nonstop emo and pop punk jams. Scream, jump, and dance to all your favorite songs with all your favorite people. | Read More..
The Shape of Thoughts is a free, interactive exhibition exploring what we carry inside - thoughts, emotions and experiences we rarely share. Blending art, psychology and data visualisation, it creates a space for reflection, curiosity and connection. Through a series of installatio | Read More..
The 20th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (WCP2026) will be held from Sunday 12 July to Friday 17 July 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. This premier event will convene the global pharmacology and therapeutics community, welcoming students, earl | Read More..
Join us for an exclusive and immersive masterclass at Pullman Melbourne on the Park, designed to introduce premium Chinese Baijiu to the Australian market. Pairing culturally rich, high-end spirits with contemporary five-star gastronomy, this experience challenges perceptions while r | Read More..
In honour of Mother's Day, our culinary team have curated a truly exceptional Mother's Day Breakfast Buffet Brunch that is guaranteed to pamper, indulge, and spoil her. Join us for a blissful brunch filled with relaxation and pure indulgence. Savour mouth-watering viennoiseries, each | Read More..
The Carrum Downs Rotary Park Market is for everyone @ Rotary Park Carrum Downs Support local small businesses bring families together and give Carrum Downs the market it deserves. The goal of this market goes beyond just a place to shop but to bring community together for famil | Read More..
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..
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..