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Newsletter: What's On Melbourne | 6 - 12 October 2026
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 6th October 2026 - Monday 12th October 2026
Featured This Week
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Australian Poetry Slam
CERES Festival of Fava
Chateau Merveilles
Cruise to the Races with Melbourne River Cruises
Electrify Your Life Expo
Heads Up Reminders
Ian Potter State Theatre Housewarming
In Her Footsteps: Women, Crime & Justice
Magic Show: Impossible Occurrences
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne International Games Week
Melbourne Markets Weekend Guide
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel | Reopens
Monty Python's Spamalot
Oktoberfest Melbourne
PAX Australia
Queen Victoria Market's Ultimate Foodie Tour
The Moth StorySLAM
Free Every Week
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Tuesday 6th October 2026 - Monday 12th October 2026
Featured This Week
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Australian Poetry Slam
CERES Festival of Fava
Chateau Merveilles
Cruise to the Races with Melbourne River Cruises
Electrify Your Life Expo
Heads Up Reminders
Ian Potter State Theatre Housewarming
In Her Footsteps: Women, Crime & Justice
Magic Show: Impossible Occurrences
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne International Games Week
Melbourne Markets Weekend Guide
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel | Reopens
Monty Python's Spamalot
Oktoberfest Melbourne
PAX Australia
Queen Victoria Market's Ultimate Foodie Tour
The Moth StorySLAM
Free Every Week
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
FEATURED
Celebrate Melbourne's most iconic week in style aboard a river cruise to Flemington
Cruise to the Races with Melbourne River Cruises
31st October 2026 - 5th November 2026
Whether you're heading to the races or looking for a private option, Melbourne River Cruises has got you covered with unique experiences and packages.
Walk Melbourne's darker history through the stories of women crime and justice this October during the Melbourne Fringe Festival
In Her Footsteps: Women Crime & Justice in Melbourne
9th - 18th October 2026 @ Fed Square
A guided historical walking tour exploring the stories of women connected to some of Melbourne's most haunting crimes tragedies and trials.
Mind-blowing magic right before your eyes - Dinner & Show
Impossible Occurrences Magic Show
Award-winning magician Luke Hocking presents two shows every Friday night bringing astonishing close-up magic to Melbourne’s leading magic and illusion experience at the five-star Marriott Hotel.
THIS WEEK
Your city. Your stage. One big weekend.
Ian Potter State Theatre Housewarming
Friday 9th October 2026 - Sunday 11th October 2026 @ Ian Potter State Theatre
Celebrate the grand reopening of the Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre with free formances, spectacular talent and a warm welcome home.
Celebrates games and the people who make and play them
Melbourne International Games Week
2-11 October 2026
Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), now in its second decade, is bringing next level, high-definition play to the city, featuring all the usual industry must-haves plus plenty of unexpected surprises for everyone; from serious gamers to families and the games curious alike.
A celebration of gaming and gaming culture
PAX Australia
Friday 9th October 2026 - Sunday 11th October 2026 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Held across three full days and all under one roof PAX offers the community the opportunity to meet with old friends make new ones interact with game developers publishers and brands and get hands-on with everything they love about gaming.
a monthly open-mic storytelling event, where everyday people share personal, true stories on stage, without notes
The Moth StorySLAM: MAGIC
Wednesday 7th October 2026 @ Howler Bar
The theme for this month's slam is MAGIC: Prepare a five-minute story about enchantment. An "abracadabra" in your life that defies logical explanation. The improbable, the impossible, the unbelievable come true-for better or worse. Great beauty, wild coincidence, or a woman sawed in half before your very eyes! Pick a card. Any card.
A free community event to learn about reducing emissions and creating a safer, healthier and more energy-efficient home
Electrify Your Life Expo
Sunday 11th October 2026 @ Hawthorn Arts Centre
Meet exhibitors who'll share practical advice about cutting costs on power bills, electric vehicles, solar panels, double glazing, draught proofing and more.
A community celebration of the broad bean (fava) and the spring harvest
CERES Festival of Fava
Saturday 10th October 2026 @ CERES
There will be local music, cooking demonstrations, farm tours, children's nature activities and a drop-in habitat planting session.
3 massive weeks of comedy cabaret theatre and more
Melbourne Fringe Festival
29th September 2026 - 18th October 2026
Feed your curiosity. Explore the unfamiliar. Turn towards the heat.
Featured Highlights
NEXT WEEK
See Melbourne from a whole new perspective.
Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
Thursday 15th October 2026 @ Docklands
Get your tickets online for a Classic Spin, Star Class VIP Seat, Happy Half Hour, Romance Package or Picnic Package as the Melbourne Star spins again.
Japanese Film Festival marks 30 years in Australia
Japanese Film Festival
29 October to 17 November at The Kino and ACMI
A program of new Japanese releases, festival prize winners, animation and a free retrospective devoted to composer Toru Takemitsu.
ONGOING
Over 70 events across 23 days stretching along the entire Yarra Birrarung River
Birrarung Riverfest 2026
Sunday 27th September 2026 - Sunday 18th October 2026 @
With walks paddles wildlife encounters conservation activities music and community events Birrarung Riverfest offers plenty of ways to explore the river while helping to protect it.
This free exhibition revives a program that became an important early-career platform for Australian contemporary artists
NEW26
Until 22nd November 2026 @ Australian Centre for Contemporary Art - Southbank
Seven emerging artists from four states with ambitious new commissions for NEW26 marking the return of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art's influential NEW series after a decade-long break.
Australia's Happiest City Ballarat Becomes Victoria's Regional Cultural Capital This Spring
Ballarat | Australia's happiest city
Fresh from being named Australia's happiest city in the 2026 Happy City Index Ballarat is throwing open its doors.
From major country and Australian rock concerts to cutting-edge circus medieval battles heritage machinery regional produce and one of the city's biggest markets spring brings a packed cultural calendar to Ballarat and its surrounding region.
Witness the beauty of over a million spring flowers in bloom
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
12th September 2026 - 11th October 2026 @ Tesselaar Tulip Farm
More than a million spring flowering bulbs live entertainment delicious foods (or bring a picnic) free onsite parking dogs on leads welcome pram friendly.. a kaleidoscope of colour.
Embark on an extraordinary journey of curiosity creativity and discovery
CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO Bricks
Until November 2026 @ Discovery Centre | Bendigo
Designed and created by one of the world's leading LEGO brick artists and only LEGO Certified Professional (LCP) in the southern hemisphere Ryan 'Brickman' McNaught and his team. CURIOSITY welcomes family kids and adults alike to embark on an exhilarating exploration of knowledge and creativity.
Interactive artwork turns modern Chinese history into a surreal side-scrolling videogame
Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart
Until January 2027 | Free @ ACMI
Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart brings one of the Chinese artist's major interactive works to Melbourne for the first time placing visitors at the controls of an unconventional journey through 20th-century history.
Step Into Space with Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience
STARSTRUCK
Daily until December 2026 @ 206 Bourke Street
This immersive Melbourne experience blends cutting-edge technology authentic science and cinematic storytelling to bring the wonders of the universe vividly to life.
Live musical experience by candlelight
Candlelight Concerts
Melbourne's most quietly beautiful night out is a Candlelight Concert by Fever.
Our Picks
Come and explore our beautiful city and enjoy food and wine events that celebrate spring
Bendigo Bloom | Spring Flower Festival
Until November 2026
Bendigo is celebrating the 23rd year in 2026 of its famous Tulip display with over 50000+ tulips blooming along Pall Mall the Conservatory and various gardens.
50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection.
ENCORE!
Until May 2027 @ Australian Museum of Performing Arts
Some of the most recognisable pieces in Australian entertainment history are about to step back into the spotlight with Arts Centre Melbourne unveiling a major new exhibition celebrating five decades of the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
Takes you back 450 years ago to the ancient Inca Empire in stunning virtual reality
Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City
Wed-Mon until December 2026 @ 206 Bourke Street
Five years in the making this groundbreaking recreation by the world's top 3D modelling specialists lets you explore this Seventh Wonder like never before!
View ancient Roman artifacts and learn about their daily life
ROME: Empire Power People
Daily until 25th October 2026 @ Melbourne Museum
Featuring original statues mosaics frescoes jewellery and everyday objects from the humblest to the most sumptuous this Melbourne-exclusive exhibition is a vibrant exploration of Rome's political cultural and social life.
An immersive experience surrounded by bubbles
Bubble Planet
Daily until 30th November 2026 @ Fever Exhibition and Experience Centre - Brunswick
Step into a planet beyond your imagination with VR technology themed rooms fantastical landscapes and even the biggest ball pit you have ever seen.
PERFORMING ARTS
A new theatrical experience that will take you beyond the rainbow into a reimagined land of Oz
Oz: The Cirque Experience
Until 11th October 2026 @ Fitzroy St Theatre - St Kilda
Starring world-class circus and theatre performers Oz: The Cirque Experience reinvents the story you know with dazzling spectacle humour and a modern twist - perfect for all ages. Prepare to be swept up in a whirlwind of circus aerial stunts illusions and high energy song & dance - all set to an original toe-tapping soundtrack with incredible vocal performances.
Lovingly ripped off" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Spamalot
Shows until 11th October 2026 @ Athenaeum Theatre
The hilarious and clever production ruthlessly-and affectionately-parodies the staples of musical theatre showcasing a truly unique blend of powerful Broadway-style vocals tap-dancing knights and even the occasional flying cow
Back by Popular Demand
Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest
Until 25th October 2026 @ Princess Theatre
Following a sold-out season in London and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025 the critically acclaimed ballet Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest returns to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre.
A Beautiful Noise explores the ambition personal struggles and creative drive behind one of popular music's most recognisable careers
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Until 7th November 2026 @ Princess Theatre
The musical traces Diamond's path from a Brooklyn childhood to international fame with Broadway star Will Swenson leading the Australian production as the younger Neil Diamond.
Reviews: Absolutely fabulous! You don't have to be a Neil Diamiond fan to love this show.
Shows & Musicals
Now check out all the shows plays and musicals playing now and coming soon in Melbourne's best Theatre Guide.
EXPERIENCES
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Weekend Markets
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Check out these markets open this weekend
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