Newsletter | #826 | What's On this Week |
What's On Newsletter | #826
Tuesday 25th October - Tuesday 1st November 2022
A busy few days packing in the Spring Racing Carnival including the 162nd Melbourne Cup, T20 World Cup Cricket and Halloween. Final days for Ghost Stories, Come From Away | A New Musical, Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus and Hairspray - The Broadway Musical. A huge shout out to Deej who turns 80 on Guy Fawkes day.
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Art4All - Fairfield Primary School
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Dreams | The Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Europa Night Market | Queen Victoria Market
FedSquare: 20th Anniversary Celebrations
Geelong Record Fair
Ghost Stories
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Halloween
Hamilton: The Musical
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
ICC T20 World Cup - England v Australia
Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience
Lexus Melbourne Cup
Maldon Folk Festival
NO/BS Conference | Digital Reality Check
Seize the Days: Great Queensland Holiday Deals
Warrnambool Show
Free Every Week
Melbourne Cup Carnival
Four unique race days
The Melbourne Cup Carnival is an unequalled world-class event that encompasses the finest racing entertainment fashion culture food and wine all in one place - Flemington.
Be enthralled and swept up in the magic of the celebration that stops a nation ! Held across four days it is unrivalled in its prestige and tradition and is the unmissable social occasion of the year.
Four Days | Flemington
DAY 1 Saturday - Victoria Derby Day - October 29 DAY 2 Tuesday - Melbourne Cup Day - November 1 DAY 3 Thursday - Oaks Day - November 3 DAY 4 Saturday - Stakes Day - November 5
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
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.
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.
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.
Three Day Clay: Ceramics Market
Three Day Clay x Craft Victoria = Craft Contemporary 2022 Festival
Saturday 29th October 2022 - Sunday 30th October 2022 - East Brunswick Village
A design lover's delight this curated ceramics market has already made its mark on the Melbourne events calendar and is set to be on the must-do list of every discerning enthusiast of handmade.
Dreams | The Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
@ Rochford Concert Lounge
Saturday, 12 Nov 2022 - Rochford Concert Lounge, Coldstream
Enjoy a fantastic journey through the iconic classic hits of the 70's and 80's including Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Rhiannon, Dreams, Gypsy, Tusk, You Make Loving Fun, Little Lies and many more with Australia's original & longest running tribute band featuring Peta Balcombe.
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.
Halloween in Melbourne
Halloween, fun, things to do, events, scare
Monday 31st October 2022
Halloween is the eve of All Saints Day, the day we have our pants scared off at Melbourne's spookiest events.... wooooo!
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
coming soon: Art4All
A big weekend of fine art food and family fun
11-13 November 2022 - Fairfield Primary School
Art lovers novices and crafty kids are set to enjoy a huge weekend at the 25th Art4All art show. Over 100 local emerging and collectable artists are exhibiting along with over 25 Melbourne designers showcasing beautiful handmade goods in the Art4All Gallery Shop.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022 - England v Australia
Afghanistan v Ireland + England v Australia
Friday 28th October 2022 - Melbourne Cricket Ground
A blockbuster Friday double-header features hosts and defending champions Australia against Ashes rivals England in the evening match.
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.
Rone: Time
Time is a nostalgic love letter to mid-century Melbourne and a tribute to one of the city's great icons
Until 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.
Maldon Folk Festival
Folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues + steam train
28-31 October 2022
A long weekend of folk, bluegrass, a little jazz, and a little blues music. All venues are walking distance from the centre of town and have access for people with a disability.
Monet & Friends Alive
New @ The Lume Melbourne
Until 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.
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.
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
Aireys Inlet Market Bright Rotary Markets Buninyong Village Market Camberwell Sunday Market Cheeky Monkey Market | Greensborough Plaza Daylesford Sunday Market Geelong Record Fair Hawkeye Vintage: Japan Luxury Live Sale Inverloch Rotary Market Mansfield Bush Market Millgrove Market Mt Martha South Beach Market St Leonards Foreshore Market St Michael's Cup Day Fair Suitcase Rummage | Prahran Square Taggerty 4 Seasons Market Tarwin Lower Market The 5ifth Makers Market | Chelsea Three Day Clay: Ceramics Market Tocumwal Foreshore Market Young At Heart Makers Market
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FM | Australian Homemaker Centre
Online store for furniture and homewares. 20+ Stores under one roof
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