Newsletter | #824 | What's On this Week |
What's On Newsletter | #824
Tuesday 11th October - Monday 17th October 2022
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Archibald Prize Exhibition 2022
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Dog Lovers Show 2022
Ghost Stories
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Hamilton: The Musical
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | ReImagined
Imaginaria 2022: Walk Through Experience
Melbourne Fashion Week 2022
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2022
MotoGP: Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2022
Royal Geelong Show 2022
Seize the Days: Great Queensland Holiday Deals
Stringybark Festival 2022
The Finders Keepers Market - Spring / Summer
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Swan Lake
Tyama: multisensory experience of nature
Free Every Week
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.
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.
coming soon: Whitehorse Spring Festival: Our Backyard
Come along to this FREE event
Sunday 23 October 2022 - Nunawading Community Hub and Tunstall Park
This year's Spring Festival theme of Our Backyard celebrates the community coming together and enjoying the collective backyard we all share - Whitehorse!
coming soon: Cup Day Bottomless @ The Precinct Hotel
Join us for a fun , frock and fizz-filled day and to watch the race that stops the nation!
Tuesday 1st November 2022 - 1pm-3pm - The Precinct Hotel in Richmond
Round up your friends to enjoy 2 hours of free-flowing bubbles, mimosas, beers & cider, and spritzes PLUS one dish of your choice from our snacks menu along with chips for your table.
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: Melbourne Cup Day Bottomless @ The Albion Rooftop
Frock up for three hours of fizz, frolics and our special spring racing bottomless menu.
Tuesday 1st November 2022 - 1pm-4pm - The Albion, South Melbourne
Swap the chaos and carnage of Flemington for civilized sips and acoustic vibes on the rooftop. Bottomless Belvedere cocktails, Aperol Spritz, prosecco, mimosa & local tap beer
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.
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.
Dog Lovers Show
Talks, demonstrations, tricks and tips for a happier and healthier hound.
Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October 2022 - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Come along to the Melbourne Dog Lovers Show, and get up close and paw-sonal with over 800 gorgeous dogs representing more than 100 breeds.
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
MotoGP: Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Friday 14th October 2022 - Sunday 16th October 2022 - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Don't miss your chance to witness the world's best motorcycle riders come together to battle it out for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix title.
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.
The Finders Keepers Market
Spring / Summer Naarm Market
14 - 16 OCTOBER 2022 - Royal Exhibition Building
The Finders Keepers markets is a massive three day event, featuring over 270 independent art and design stalls in the world renowned Royal Exhibition Building.
Melbourne Fashion Week
Explore the full program now
Monday 10th October 2022 - Sunday 16th October 2022
The annual event features runways, city-wide pop-up fashion moments, talks with industry leaders, retail experiences, exhibitions, workshops and more.
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.
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.
Seize the Days: Great Queensland Holiday Deals
Seize the Days is all about irresistible deals on visitor experiences, accommodation and flights.
Seize the Days campaign has more than 500 Queensland holiday deals from 260 operators and travel partners.
Travel Offer Partners include booking.com, Experience Oz, Luxury Escapes, RedBalloon, Virgin Australia and Wotif
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a concert illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of the most iconic venues in Melbourne.
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.
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.
Check Out: this week
Weekend Markets
Bendigo Showgrounds Market
Bohemian Bulla Market
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair
Camberwell Sunday Market
Daylesford Sunday Market
Dingley Village Farmers' Market
Drysdale Community Market
Emu Plains Market | Balnarring
Keysborough Computer & Technology Market
Park Orchards Market
Pearcedale Market
The Trust Makers' Market - Rippon Lea
Warragul Arts Market - Summer
Yarraville Village Craft Market
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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.
FM | Australian Homemaker Centre
Online store for furniture and homewares. 20+ Stores under one roof
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