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What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 19th December 2023 - Tuesday 26th December 2023

A very merry Christmas in the world's most liveable city.

Featured This Week

Australia's Favourite Christmas Movies
Australian XR Festival
Boxing Day Sales
Carols by Candlelight
Christmas Cinema
Code Camp - The Best School Holidays Ever
Ivanhoe Boulevard Lights
Melbourne Museum High Tea
Melbourne's Christmas Festival
New Year's Eve Fireworks - City Of Melbourne
Outdoor Cinema Guide
School Holidays Guide
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Triennial 2023

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Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!


Summer Soir©es at Cookie
Every Saturday and Sunday @ Cookie - Level 1 - Curtin House 252 Swanson Street Melbourne
Cookie's beer hall comes to life throughout Summer with leisurely lunches flowing drinks and iconic Melbourne DJs.
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Code Camp - The Best School Holidays Ever
Let Code Camp inspire your children to get creative with technology these holidays, learn some valuable new skills, have fun and make new friends.
Choose from beginner to advanced coding camps, robotics, stop-motion animation, DJing, video production and so much more!
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Sunset Splendour & City light magic: Twilights and lights on the Yarra
Cruise with Melbourne River Cruises
Golden Hour Cruise at 7.30pm or City Lights Cruise at 9pm
Step aboard our elegant river cruise vessel and embark on a breathtaking journey that showcases Melbourne's stunning scenery at its most radiant and captivating time of day.
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Magic Mountain Saloon - Brunch Club
Every Saturday & Sunday @ Magic Mountain Saloon - 62 Little Collins St Melbourne
Head to the Mountain for "Brunch Club" - the ideal environment to catch up with friends celebrate Nonna's 90th or brainstorm your plan for world domination - whatever the occasion we've got some tasty Thai treats and a list of bottomless beverages to welcome you to our club. Bookings essential!
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French Connection: M©lodie - evening of French music
Jordina Howell & Andhika Patrick: Voice and Solo Piano
Wednesday 20th December 2023 @ Christ Church Anglican Church - South Yarra
An evening filled with enchanting French Music from classical to modern era. Songs by Duparc Faure Debussy Les Miserables and Piano Solo of Chopin Gershwin Ravel.
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Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes. Every Friday night witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
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Melbourne's Christmas Festival
See the city light up with dazzling decorations festive events and family-friendly activities! Christmas in Melbourne is a special time with decorations and projections adorning the city. Traditional favourites like the giant Christmas tree at Fed Square and the Myer Christmas Windows draw visitors from near and far.
Christmas Carnival - Birrarung Marr
Christmas Cinema: Melbourne Christmas Festival
Christmas River Show
Christmas Roller Rink
Christmas Square | FedSquare
Crown's Christmas Spectacular 2023
Docklands Christmas Maze
Geelong's Floating Christmas Tree
Melbourne Town Hall Christmas Projections
Melbourne's Christmas Decorations
Myer Christmas Windows 2023
Santa's Village - District Docklands
Santa's Workshop - Howey Place
Santaland | Myer
State Library Victoria Christmas Projections
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Christmas Cinema @ The Capitol
Grab the popcorn and enjoy a series of festive films at the stunning Capitol Theatre with a mix of family favourites and cult classics.
Thu 21 December: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Fri 22 December: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Sat 23 December: The Santa Clause
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Carols By Candelight
Carols by Candlelight 2023 | Vision Australia - Sunday 24 December 2023
Carols in the Park: Diamond Creek - Sunday 24th December 2023
Carols in the West 2023 - Sunday 24th December 2023
Christmas Carols: City of Casey 2023 - Sunday 24th December 2023
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Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Until Sunday 14th April 2024 @ Melbourne Museum
One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, the story of the Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage continues to enthral, educate and break hearts more than 110 years since she sank to the bottom of the ocean.
This is the only exhibition in Australia to feature more than 200 real artefacts, recovered directly from the wreck site. Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition focuses on the voyage's compelling human stories, taking visitors on a memorable journey through the events of that fateful night.
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Moonlight Cinema @ Royal Botanic Gardens
Celebrating 28 years of movies under the stars.
Catch the summer's biggest blockbusters new releases advanced screenings and cult classic films under a starlit cinema screen. Moonlight Cinema brings the festival atmosphere to film-watching.
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Australian XR Festival
19th - 21st December 2023 @ ACMI - Federation Square
The public showcases on Day 1 & 2 include the world's best creative experiences and content with a focus on Gaming, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Digital Art, Creative AI and Animation. Day 3 is all about gaming on the big screen in Cinema 1 at ACMI as well as some industry experts who will share some amazing insights!
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Summer School Holiday Guide
Thursday, 21 December 2023 - Monday, 29 January 2024
Over 500 activities and child friendly things to do. Check back regularly as new events are added daily including children's activities and care programs, festivals, exhibitions, shows and attractions.
All Day Activities for KIDS | Melbourne
ArtVo Trick Art | Docklands - School Holidays - Summer
Best Movies Guide: School Holidays
Christmas Under the Big Top
Code Camp - The Best School Holidays Ever
Como House & Garden School Holiday Program
Dinosaur World Live
Dog Man: The Musical
Fairy Park | School Holidays
Gumbuya World - School Holidays
Holiday Bricktacular @ LEGOLAND®
House Down Under: upside down house
Melbourne Adventure / Theme Parks
Monopoly Dreams: Open & Tickets
RELICS: A New World Rises - LEGO® Exhibition
Silvers Circus - Mornington
The Nutcracker | School Holiday Shows
The Smeds And The Smoos
The Wind In The Willows
Train Rides For Kids
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This Week! .. More to check out
Christmas Festival of Lights 2023 - Adventure Park | Geelong
Connection: First Peoples' Art
Fam | Where Are You From?
Festive Sunday Sessions at Victoria by Farmer's Daughters
Ivanhoe Boulevard Lights 2023
Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal 2023
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature at ACMI
MIRROR: New views on photography
Nic Brunsdon: (This is) Air
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour
Summer Night Market | Queen Victoria Market
The Story of the Moving Image
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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.
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Theatre & Musicals
Now and coming soon..
A Christmas Carol
A Very Naughty Christmas
Chicago The Musical
Circus 1903
Club Vegas - The Spectacle
Cricket The Musical
Elvis: A Musical Revolution
Groundhog Day | The Musical
The Merchant Of Venice
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Rocky Horror Show
Ruthless! The Musical
What Was That? Night Theatre at Werribee Mansion
WICKED | The Musical
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Live Music | This Week
Candlelight Jazz: Christmas Specials Ft. Frank Sinatra & More
Carols in the Park: Diamond Creek
Claymore - A Celtic Christmas
French Connection: M©lodie - evening of French music. Voice and Solo Piano
Jackie Bornstein Quartet - Classic Southside
Steve Kilbey Plays The Church Singles
The Hindley Street Country Club
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New Year's Eve Partytime
Goodbye 2023 and celebrate the start of 2024
Sunday 31st December 2023
Eureka 89: Elevation New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve Cruise Packages
New Year's Eve @ Marvel Stadium
New Year's Eve H2oh - Port Melbourne Waterfront
New Year's Eve Cruise Packages
NYE @ Espy
NYE @ Melbourne Public
Temperance Hotel | NYE | Frostbites Flashback
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Temperance Hotel | New Year's Eve | Frostbites Flashback
Sunday 31st December 2023 @ Temperance Hotel - South Yarra
Ring in the new year and party the night away at Temperance Hotel with live music from 3pm and DJs til' late!
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New Year's Eve Fireworks - City Of Melbourne
New Year's Eve - Sunday 31st December 2023
Everything you need to know about the free Celebration Zones $4m spectacular fireworks and light show extravaganza.
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NGV Triennial
Free exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria
If you only see one exhibition this year this is it! A wonderful opportunity to see our fantastic NGV water wall stained glass ceiling plus this amazing free exhibition.
NGV Triennial 2023 is a powerful and moving snapshot of the world today as captured through the work of 100 artists designers and collectives at the forefront of global contemporary practice.
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Rain Room
Wednesday to Sunday @ Jackalope Pavilion - St Kilda
A 100 square metre field of continuous rainfall Rain Room is a responsive environment engaging all the senses allowing you to be fully immersed in the rain while simultaneously protected from it.
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The Friends Experience
Daily until Sunday 28th January 2024 @ The District Docklands
FRIENDS fans will be able to recreate their favourite scenes and celebrate some of the most iconic moments from the globally loved sitcom in this truly unique interactive experience
Read More.. ticketek.com.au


Unko Museum: Poop Experience
17th January 2024 - 24th February 2024 @ 360 Bourke St Melbourne
A fun and interactive exhibit with adorable and colorful poop decor! A Kawaii experience from Japan is coming to Melbourne!
The installations displays and immersive attractions within the museum revolve around the theme of 'adorable poop' creating a world where this unlikely subject becomes a work of eccentric genius. Tickets on sale now!
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BBC Earth Experience
27th October 2023 - 28th January 2024 @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Exclusive to Melbourne - a 360-degree walk-through audiovisual event, which draws upon footage from Seven Worlds, One Planet. Travel the natural world and journey across the seven continents in one epic experience narrated by David Attenborough.
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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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Dinosaur World Live
4th - 6th January 2024 @ The National Theatre - St Kilda
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family. Don't miss this entertaining and mind-expanding jurassic adventure live on stage.
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Weekend Markets
Ballarat Farmers' Market
Castlemaine Artists' Market
Cheeky Monkey Market | Point Cook
Leongatha Community Market
Northcote Night Market
Swan Hill Christmas Market
The Fitzroy Market
Tootgarook Community Market
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Just announced..coming soon!
Australian XR Festival
Dr Jane Goodall - An Evening With Dr. Jane Goodall
Holland Festival
James Taylor & His All-star Band
Melbourne Museum High Tea
Melissa Etheridge | Melbourne
Missy Higgins - The Second Act Tour 2024
Much Ado About Nothing
Piaf! The Show - Melbourne
Souled Out Fest 2024
The Greatest Love Of All - A Tribute To Whitney Houston
Wil Anderson - Wilegitimate | MICF 2024
See All New Events..



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


Powerpal | Electricity Monitor
FREE for every Victorian
Powerpal connects a smart phone to your electricity meter and shows power usage in real-time helping you to make better decisions about the way you use energy.
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