Newsletter | #823 | What's On this Week |
What's On Newsletter | #823
Tuesday 4th October - Monday 10th October 2022
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Archibald Prize Exhibition
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Cup Day Lunch by the river at Ludlow
Cup Day Party at Hophaus
Ghost Stories
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Hamilton: The Musical
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | ReImagined
Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience
Melbourne Leisurefest
Monet & Friends Alive: The Lume
Motorclassica
Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus
Olivia's Walk for Wellness
Rone: Time
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
Sesame Street Circus Spectacular
Sovereign Hill | Open
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
The Picasso Century: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Swan Lake
Tyama: multisensory experience of nature
Free Every Week
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
An icon unseen for 100 years.
Built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, the Dome Promenade was a key attraction providing visitors the opportunity to view the emerging Melbourne skyline.
From 29 October 2022, visitors can discover the history of this extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage listed building before making their way to the Dome Promenade to experience views over Carlton Gardens, the city, and greater Melbourne.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
3 massive weeks of comedy cabaret theatre and more!
6th - 23rd October 2022
A massive 40th Birthday party and on the guest list you'll find some of the country's best established and emerging artists actors dancers drag queens musicians and DJs and of course you.
coming soon: Cup Day Party at Hophaus
Join us at Hophaus for Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday 1 November, 2022 - Hophaus Euro Bar & Bistro
We are hosting a cocktail party on our balcony overlooking our beautiful city and the Yarra River. Enjoy delicious hot, cold & sweet canapes and a 3 hour drinks package including beer, wine & sparkling. Screens to watch the races and race sweeps.
coming soon: Cup Day Lunch by the river at Ludlow
Join us for Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday 1 November, 2022 - Ludlow Bar & Dining Room
We are hosting a lovely afternoon overlooking our beautiful city and the Yarra River. Enjoy a Glass of Chandon Brut or Pint of Furphy on arrival, followed by a delicious sit down 3 course set menu designed by our Chefs with celebration in mind. Screens to watch the races, race sweeps and best dressed comp.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes
Witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
Affordable Wedding Expo - Williamstown
Plan your perfect wedding
Sunday 16th October 2022 - Williamstown Town Hall
By attending the Affordable Weddings Expo you can have your perfect wedding day and save money with our exclusive expo discounts.
Melbourne Leisurefest
Get Outta Here!
Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 October 2022 - Sandown Racecourse
Melbourne Leisurefest has the latest caravans recreational vehicles 4x4 vehicles and accessories. Hundreds of exhibitors have the latest models and products from caravans and off-road vehicles to tents and camping equipment for the whole family plus information on destinations including holiday and caravan parks.
Sesame Street Circus Spectacular
For anyone who loves a circus
2 September - 9 October 2022 - Westfield Southland carpark
This jaw- dropping show featuring incredible international acrobats aerialists motorcycle daredevils and more will have you on the edge of your seat whilst Elmo and his Sesame Street friends will bring a smile to all faces.
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Official Tickets: ticketek.com.au
Until 29th January 2023 - Melbourne Museum
The exhibition is based on his latest book The Bricktionary: The Ultimate A-Z of Lego and is about using LEGO to inspire and encourage imagination.
Motorclassica
A three-day celebration of the best in motoring from the vintage classics to the bleeding edge of modern racing and supercars.
Friday October 7 2022 - Sunday October 9 2022 - Royal Exhibition Building
It's a motorhead's dream with over 160 vintage cars and motorcycles on display across an impressive events program. In a Motorclassica first the showcase will not only be limited to c
Ghost Stories
Are You Brave Enough To Book?
Until 5 November 2022 - Athenaeum Theatre
After exhilarating audiences across the globe with record-breaking, sell-out performances the smash hit London production of Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson's supernatural sensation Ghost Stories
The Picasso Century (ends Sunday)
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
Ends: Sunday 9 October 2022 NGV International
The world-premiere Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition The Picasso Century charts the extraordinary career of Pablo Picasso in dialogue with the many artists poets and intellectuals with whom he intercepted and interacted throughout the 20th century including Guillaume Apollinaire Georges Braque Salvador Dalà Alberto Giacometti Françoise Gilot Valentine Hugo Marie Laurencin Dora Maar Andr© Masson Henri Matisse Dorothea Tanning and Gertrude Stein.
Light: Works from Tate's Collection
Exclusive blockbuster exhibition
Until 13 November - Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Light: Works from Tate's Collection celebrates groundbreaking moments from over 200 years of art history and the artists who harnessed this elemental force through painting photography sculpture drawing installation and the moving image.
Archibald Prize Exhibition
Australia's oldest and most prestigious art award exclusively at Bunjil Place
Until 16th October 2022 - Bunjil Place Gallery Narre Warren
See all 52 Archibald Prize finalists - including Koori artist Blak Douglas's winning portrait of fellow Aboriginal artist Karla Dickens - at the only Victorian stop on the prestigious award's national tour.
Rone: Time
Time is a nostalgic love letter to mid-century Melbourne and a tribute to one of the city's great icons
28 October 2022 - 29 January 2023 - Flinders Street Station (Ballroom)
Profoundly atmospheric, Time captures both the grand scale and character of the site and the minute detail of a period of Melbourne's history long lost to progress.
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a concert illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of the most iconic venues in Melbourne.
Monet & Friends Alive
New @ The Lume Melbourne
26 October 2022 - 31 January 2023 - The Lume Melbourne
Get ready to embark on a mesmerising journey across bohemian Paris and countryside France. Young and old will be plunged into Monet's Water Lilies and dancing with Degas' ballerinas in this stunning explosion of life light and colour.
Sovereign Hill
Experience Victoria's Gold Rush
Sovereign Hill is open daily from 10am to 5pm
Take a journey into the gold rush period of the 1800's featuring an authentically-recreated town and plenty to see!
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Witness the beauty of over a million spring flowers in bloom.
Saturday September 10 - Sunday October 9 - 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.
Spring Fever #2 - 3-6 October
Irish Weekend - 7-9 October
Come From Away | A New Musical
Encore season of a 'powerful and profound' musical
Until 30 October 2022 @ Comedy Theatre
Best Musical: COME FROM AWAY takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that put their lives on hold and opened their homes to this world of strangers.
Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus
Why go to Munich when you can go to Hofbräuhaus Melbourne in Chinatown?
Until Saturday 29th October 2022
Featuring Oktoberfest Bavarian bier live music competitions ridiculously good bier specials group specials a bier garden the legendary opening and closing parties and much more.
Tyama: multisensory experience of nature
Wander Through A Nocturnal World
Until January 2023 - Melbourne Museum
Tyama transports you to Victoria's nocturnal worlds immersing you in 360-degree responsive projections breathtaking effects and exquisite soundscapes.
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical
Until 30th October (extended) - Regent Theatre
HAIRSPRAY is the romantic comedy of a dance-loving teenage Tracy Turnblad who has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show. When her dream becomes reality big-haired Tracy falls in love and finds friends in unexpected ways.
Hamilton: The Musical
A record-breaking masterpiece..
Until 15 January 2023- Her Majesty's Theatre
Featuring a score that blends hip-hop jazz R&B and Broadway HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre - a musical that has had a profound impact on culture politics and education.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
ReImagined - One part production
Until 27th November - Princess Theatre
The most globally awarded play in history Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now experienced as one thrilling theatrical event.
Ready-Made Meals - Home Delivered
Fresh and delicious meal kits delivered right to your door.
Whether you call them instant meals convenient meals no fuss meals or simply ready made meals Australia now has everyone covered with express home delivery plans diet plans and weekly food plans
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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Weekend Markets
Blackburn Art & Craft Market
Bollygum Community Market
Camberwell Sunday Market
Carisbrook Town Hall Market
Daylesford Sunday Market
Heide Makers' Market
Little Birdie Market
Maldon Market
Myrtleford Flea Market
Point Lonsdale Market
Sunbury Village Market
Violet Town Market
Wallan Olde Time Market
Just announced coming soon!
FM | Australian Homemaker Centre
Online store for furniture and homewares. 20+ Stores under one roof
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