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What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 26th September 2023 - Monday 2 October 2023

Experiences in the world's most liveable city.

Featured This Week

AFL Grand Final - Collingwood v Brisbane
Archibald Prize Exhibition
ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
BBC Earth Experience
Borealis On The Lake (Last Days)
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
Daylight Saving Starts
Death Of A Salesman
Elvis: A Musical Revolution
Fantastic Beast: The Wonder Of Nature
Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
Grand Final Parade - Grand Final Friday
Listen Out
Live Music In Melbourne
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Maho Magic Bar
Melbourne Royal Show
MIRROR: New views on photography
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
NGV Friday Nights: Pierre Bonnard
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
Peninsula Studio Trail
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
School Holidays Guide
Songs for a New World
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Submerged @ SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
The Story of the Moving Image
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Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
The Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant is renowned as a premier venue on the Yarra River. With its elegant ambiance and panoramic river views, it offers a unique dining experience.
Whether for a romantic dinner, special occasion, or corporate event, this floating restaurant provides impeccable service and gourmet cuisine, making it the perfect choice for those seeking a memorable dining adventure on the Yarra.
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Songs for a New World
Friday 6th October 2023 - Sunday 15th October 2023 @ Chapel Off Chapel
This mesmerising song cycle, by Tony-Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, weaves together a tapestry of emotions, dreams, and life-altering moments, capturing the raw essence of the human experience.
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School Holidays Guide
Saturday 16 September 2023 - Sunday 1 October 2023
One-stop guide to keep the kids entertained during the Spring School Holidays.
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Code Camp - School Holiday Camps
The Best School Holidays Ever
Australia's favourite school holiday and after-school program!
Let Code Camp inspire your children to get creative with technology these holidays learn some valuable new skills have fun and make new friends.
Learn More.. Find a Code Camp near you


Submerged - SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Submerged is an interactive digital experience within SEA LIFE Melbourne taking guests on a journey through living light inspired by the bioluminescent underwater world.
Submerged runs daily until December
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Melbourne Royal Show
Thursday 21 September to Sunday 1 October 2023 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
A program of much loved favourites and exciting new experiences that are sure to appeal to all Victorians young and old.
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Archibald Prize Exhibition 2023
Until 5 November 2023 @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
An extraordinary display of 57 portraits featuring public figures and cultural identities from all walks of life reflecting the stories of our times.
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Collingwood v Brisbane - AFL Grand Final 2023
Saturday 30th September 2023 - 2.30pm @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
There is no bigger day on Australia's sporting calendar than the Australian Football League Grand Final.
Grand Final Parade - Grand Final Friday
AFL's Footy Festival 2023
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Peninsula Studio Trail
Friday 22nd September 2023 - Sunday 1st October 2023
Peninsula Studio Trail is hosting its annual live exhibition of new and exciting artworks from the artists of the Peninsula Studio Trail.
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Elvis: A Musical Revolution
30th September - 29th October 2023 - Athenaeum Theatre
The Icon. The King. The story of a man who gave the world a musical revolution.
Featuring over 40 hit songs Elvis: A Musical Revolution celebrates the extraordinary life of award winning cultural icon Elvis Presley. From his childhood in Mississippi to his triumphant '68 Comeback Special and ascent to become 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' this brand-new high-energy production explores the pivotal moments in Elvis's life and music career through the perspectives of those who knew him best.
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Reset: FedSquare Sustainability Festival
2-27 September 2023 @ FedSquare + Atrium + The Edge
Reset is a month-long festival focusing on biodiversity, connecting with nature, and promoting easy and practical ways to live more sustainably.
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Cherryhill's Blossom Festival
Until Sunday 1st October 2023 @ CherryHill Orchards - Wandin East
Guests can wander through endless rows of gorgeous cherry blossoms sip on cherry-based drinks enjoy delicious cherry ice-cream live music and activities for the whole family.
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Bendigo Bloom
1st September 2023 - 5th October 2023
Come and explore our beautiful city and enjoy food and wine events that celebrate spring. Bendigo is celebrating the 20th year of its famous Tulip display with over 53000 tulips blooming along Pall Mall the Conservatory and various gardens.
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Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
Stay Out Late At Melbourne Museum With The After-Hours Program Nocturnal
Enjoy late-night access to exhibitions with talks, tours, live DJ sets and more.
Read More.. Program & Tickets


Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Saturday 16 September 2023 - Sunday 15 October 2023 - Tesselaar Tulip Farm
Well over a million spring flowering bulbs including almost a million Tulips are on show throughout the festival. We have live entertainment on stage every day for you to enjoy including music and performances. You can wander through the gardens enjoy the sculptures indulge in traditional Dutch foods and other treats.
Children's Week #2 - 25-28 September 2023
Food Wine & Jazz Weekend - 29 September - 1 October 2023
Spring Fever Week #1 - 2-5 October 2023
Rock The Fields - 6-8 October 2023
Spring Fever Week #2 - 9-12 October 2023
Irish Weekend - 13-15 October 2023
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Maho Magic Bar
Tuesday - Sunday @ Daniels Car Park - 217 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
Enjoy a multi-sensory and interactive experience in a glittering Tokyo night setting. This exclusive magic show features charismatic master magicians from Japan.
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2023
Until 22nd October 2023 @ Art Gallery of Ballarat
Celebrating the 10th Ballarat International Foto Biennale now in its 19th year the 60-day event attracts incredible international and Australian photographers enriching the cultural landscape of regional Victoria every two years.
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Death Of A Salesman
Until 15 October 2023 @ Her Majesty's Theatre
Emmy Golden Globe and Tony Award-winner Anthony LaPaglia takes to the Australian stage for the first time in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Until 31 December 2023 @ Regent Theatre
Baz Luhrmann's revolutionary film comes to life onstage remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A theatrical celebration of truth beauty freedom and - above all - love Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical; it is a state of mind.
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NGV Friday Nights
Friday night's until October 2023 @ NGV
Don some colour dance to Melbourne's best bands and DJs dine on French-inspired cuisine and experience the iridescent works of beloved French painter Pierre Bonnard - immersed within the contemporary designs of award-winning Paris-based architect and icon India Mahdavi.
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ArtVo Melbourne | Trick Art
ArtVo Melbourne @ Docklands is open 7 days a week
The interactive trick art gallery is your chance to touch the art and strike a pose in front of the mind boggling themed zones. The venue is a fun activity for all ages with over 80 different 3D reality defying artworks and optical illusions to work with across 9 different themed zones.
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Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Melbourne's dynamic music scene delivers live performances every night of the week spanning across hotels pubs bars and dedicated live music venues.
Against The Current
Andy C + Flava D + Mozey + Crossy
Angie McMahon | Make Mistakes Tour 2023
ArrDee
Candlelight: Best Of Hans Zimmer And More
Candlelight: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake & More Ft. Ballet
Candlelight: Tribute To Queen @ Bendigo Town Hall
Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons @ Bendigo Town Hall
Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes 20th Anniversary Tour - Melbourne
DMA'S - How Many Dreams? Australian Tour
Ernest Aines - Live @ Archies Creek Hotel
Fireboy DML
Hot Dub Time Machine: Big Dance
Jason Singh - Heaven's Greatest Hits - The Finals Celebration
Jude Perl: Live at The Count's
Listen Out 2023
Lucy Durack's Romcomcert
Rex Orange County
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Listen Out
Fri 29 September 2023 @ Caribbean Gardens
This massive over-18s festival spotlighting dance, R'n'B, hip hop, electronic and house music has just dropped its stacked line-up, and it's safe to say we're pretty damn impressed.
Read More.. moshtix.com.au


Daylight Saving Starts
Turn your clocks FORWARD one hour for the start of the 2023/2024 daylight saving period on Sunday 1 October 2023.
Clockwise one hour from 2am to 3am.
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More to check out: this week
Annie Smithers @ NGV Garden Restaurant - NGV Friday Nights
Art and Glow in the Dark: Paint & Sip Workshop
Bangarra Dance Theatre: Yuldea
Beneath The Surface | Behind The Scenes
Colour Terang Festival 2023
Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes 20th Anniversary Tour - Melbourne
Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience
Fam | Where Are You From?
Flash Forward: Iconic Laneway Art
High Score 2023
International Coffee Day 2023
Love Lust Lost
Melbourne Juggling Convention 2023
Melbourne Moon Festival @ Box Hill
Mornington Wedding Expo 2023
NGV Friday Nights: Pierre Bonnard
Planetarium Nights | Melbourne Planetarium - Adults 18+
RELICS: A New World Rises - LEGO® Exhibition
ST ALi Italian Film Festival 2023
The Australian Ballet: Swan Lake
The Society Social
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Borealis On The Lake (last days)
Extended until Saturday 30th September 2023 @ Lake Daylesford
Borealis on the Lake combines technology and art to recreate the mesmerizing beauty of the Northern Lights on Lake Daylesford.
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Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
Until October 2023 @ ACMI
Featuring never-before-seen costumes cinematic treasures interactive experiences and large-scale projections this landmark ACMI-curated exhibition will unveil examine and celebrate the changing representation of femininity across film history through provocative on-screen moments.
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Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
Built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition the Dome Promenade was a key attraction providing visitors the opportunity to view the emerging Melbourne skyline.
Discover the history of this extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage listed building before experiencing views from the dome over Carlton Gardens the city and greater Melbourne.
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Fantastic Beast: The Wonder Of Nature
Until 8th October 2023 - Melbourne Museum
Wonder at the magic of the creatures from the Wizarding World alongside the remarkable animals from London's Natural History Museum collection and learn about their shared abilities and behaviours that allow them to dazzle attract and escape.
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Connection: First Peoples' Art
Daily @ The Lume Melbourne
Connection features over 550 digital and original artworks from more than 110 visual and musical artists representing the largest collection of First Peoples' art ever assembled.
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Pierre Bonnard: Designed By India Mahdavi
Until 8 October 2023 @ NGV International
Pierre Bonnard is one of the most beloved painters of the 20th century celebrated for his use of colour to convey an exquisite sense of emotion. The NGV has commissioned celebrated award-winning Iranian Paris-based designer India Mahdavi to design the exhibition's scenography.
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The Story of the Moving Image
Open daily | 10am - 5pm @ ACMI Fed Square - FREE
Melbourne's "BEST" free exhibition! Discover how inventors innovators and artists at the turn of the 20th century wielded light split time and captured motion heralding a technological revolution that continues today.
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MIRROR: New views on photography
Free until January 2024 - State Library of Victoria
Showcases over 140 photographs from the State Collection alongside creative responses from emerging and established Victorian storytellers to tell fascinating tales of Victoria through a contemporary lens.
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AAT Kings: New Season Sale
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Ready-Made Meals Guide
Fresh and delicious meal kits delivered right to your door.
No fuss or simply ready made meals have everyone covered with express home delivery plans diet plans and weekly food plans
Top Ready Made Meals

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MAMMA MIA! The Musical
4th October 2023 - 3rd December 2023 @ Princess Theatre
A celebration of love laughter and friendship MAMMA MIA! The Musical is a fabulous night out for all ages! Featuring 22 of ABBA's greatest hits that will have you dancing in aisles.
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GREASE | The Musical
31 December 2023 - 28 January 2024 - Her Majesty's Theatre
GREASE Is The Word | GREASE is still the word. Featuring dazzling costumes and all those unforgettable songs including: Summer Nights Sandy Hopelessly Devoted to You You're The One That I Want Greased Lightnin' and Grease is the Word.
Read More.. ticketek.com.au


Markets This Weekend
Brunswick Community Flea Market
Camberwell Sunday Market
Camperdown Rotary Craft Market
Darebin Computer & Technology Market
Devenish Market
Hawthorn Maker's Market
Hurstbridge Market
Jindivick Country Market - Warragul
Mt Martha South Beach Market
Newstead Community Market
Ocean Grove Craft Market
Pentridge Makers Market
The 5ifth Makers Market | Chelsea
The Fitzroy Market
Yarra Glen Racecourse Craft Market
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Just announced..coming soon!
Completely Improvised Shakespeare
Eynesbury Garage Trail
Fridayz Live
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party
Kojey Radical | Reason To Smile Tour | Melbourne
Live & incubus
Louey's | Italian American Bar & Kitchen @ Espy Hotel
Melbourne United Vs Perth Wildcats
Monster Truck Mania Live
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Now & Forever
Oakleigh Glendi 2023
Port of Melbourne - Boat Tours
Reimagine Melton, A Celebration of Art and Culture
Rent: The Musical
Super Junior | D&E World Tour
The Hundred with Andy Lee - LIVE AUDIENCE
Weird Al - Piano Bar
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