Newsletter | #866 | What's On this Week |
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 8th August 2023 - Monday 14th August 2023
Do yourself a favour, scroll right to the bottom for experiences (and surprises) in the world's most loveable & liveable city.
Featured This Week
2.22 - A Ghost Story
ACMI: Goddess: Power Glamour Rebellion
BLOOM
Borealis On The Lake - Northern Lights In Daylesford
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair
Circus Royale @ Westfield Southland
Cirque Du Soleil: CRYSTAL
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
Fantastic Beast: The Wonder Of Nature
Giant Size Toy Fair
Hot Chocolate Festival
Impossible Occurrences - Magic Show
Indian Festival | Queen Victoria Market
Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Melbourne Cup Carnival Cruise
Melbourne International Film Festival
Miss Peony
NGV Friday Nights: Pierre Bonnard
Now Or Never Festival
Orchestra Victoria | The Shape of Things to Come
Reed Gift Fairs
Red Nose Day
Science Festival at the University of Melbourne
Science Week Event: The Music of Genes
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Society Social Lunch Series
Versus: Euro vs JDM - Autoshow
What Was That? Night Theatre
Winter Night Market: Queen Victoria Market
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Cirque Du Soleil: CRYSTAL
17 - 20 August 2023 @ John Cain Arena
CRYSTAL welcomes the first ever Acrobatic performance on ice!
Experience Cirque du Soleil's signature style of acrobatics in uncharted territory with CRYSTAL - a breakthrough ice experience that blurs the boundaries between gliding sports and circus arts.
Melbourne International Film Festival
The 71st Melbourne International Film Festival returns: 3-27 August 2023.
03-20 August - Cinemas 18-27 August - Online The full program announced on Tuesday 11 July 2023 set the course for 25 days across cinema and digital presentations this year - across metro country Victoria and streaming throughout Australia.
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Sail into the night enveloped by the glimmering skyline of Melbourne.
Our Melbourne Dinner Cruise offers an unforgettable evening of culinary adventure. A four-course meal prepared by our top chefs awaits each course reflecting the rich diversity of Melbourne's food scene.
Orchestra Victoria | The Shape of Things to Come
Thursday 17 August 2023 - The Ian Potter Southbank Centre
In this special final concert of Orchestra's 2023 Chamber Music Series, join us as we trace the shape of music history's great evolutions.
Science Festival at the University of Melbourne
14-20 August 2023 - Collaboration | Innovation | Impact
Science Festival is a week-long celebration of scientific knowledge innovation and progress. More than 20 free events are on offer for science enthusiasts and the public including an Expo masterclasses workshops public lectures a physics show games and more.
Science Week Event: The Music of Genes
Tuesday 15th August 2023 @ Meat Market - North Melbourne
Former musician from 'The Hummingbirds' is now a science academic making audio from DNA sequences. Join us for an evening with Mark Temple, a molecular biologist who will take you on a journey into the fascinating world of The Music of Genes, and the use of audio for data analyses.
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne
5 - 9 August 2023 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne is a landmark event on the calendar for Australian retailers to source from the largest variety of wholesalers across Gift Home Fashion Kids and Beauty & Wellbeing. *Trade Only*
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.
Melbourne Cup Carnival Cruise
Cruising to Flemington Racecourse along the picturesque Yarra and Maribyrnong River offers the most enjoyable and relaxing way to immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of the Spring Racing Carnival.
The package includes seamless transfers from the city to Flemington ensuring a hassle-free journey. Upon arrival you will be greeted with refreshing drinks to set the mood for the festivities ahead.
What Was That? Night Theatre
Selected Friday, Saturday and Sunday's including 1,000th Show
Theatrical production performed at night in the Werribee Park Mansion. Based on the true stories of the Chirnside family (19th century wealthy squatters) this play combines history scary elements and comedy.
Circus Royale
Until Sunday 13th August 2023 @ Westfield Southland
Step Right Up! Experience a Circus Like Never Before: Circus Royale Brings Australia's Only Traveling Animatronic Zoo and 3D Hologram Display to Westfield Southland!
Giant Size Toy Fair
Sunday 13th August 2023 - Caulfield Racecourse
This will be our largest show yet with over 250 tables, all indoors. A number of different sellers will have items including: Action Figures, Tin Toys, Trains, Retro Gaming, LEGO, Barbie, Dolls, Star Wars, Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Pop Vinyl, Pokemon and trading cards, Comics and more.
Versus: Euro vs JDM 2023 - Autoshow
Sunday 13 August 2023 - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
An exciting day for car enthusiasts, where the best European car makers go head-to-head against legendary Japanese cars. 150 of the best car builds that Melbourne has to offer. 75 JDM 75 Euro!
Indian Festival
Saturday 12th August 2023 - Sunday 13th August 2023 - Queen Victoria Market
The annual Indian Festival returns to Queen Vic Market with delicious winter-warming flavours, energetic performances, and amazing energy.
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair
Sunday 13th August 2023 - Box Hill Town Hall
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair is Australia's longest running fair of its kind offering 1000's of collectible records rare cards hard to find comics and lots lots more.
Hot Chocolate Festival
1-31 August 2023 - Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Decadent, boozy, interactive, whimsical and totally over the top, our Chocolatiers and Pastry Chefs have created 31 amazing Hot Chocolate Festival flavours to get your temperature rising! No reservations, walk-in only.
Red Nose Day
Friday 11th August 2023
Every year we invite Australian's everywhere to get silly for a serious cause to raise much needed funds to help stop little lives being cut short and support grieving families.
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.
Society Social Lunch Series
Reservations are open until August 31st 2023.
Society Lounge is wheeling out its indulgent dessert trolley to those who book a spot at the Society Social lunch series Friday-Sunday.
Paint in the Dark: Paint & Sip Workshop in the Dark
9-31 August 2023 - Wednesday to Sunday @ Hanover House - Southbank
In a retro-futuristic neon-lit atmosphere brush in one hand glass in the other unleash your inner artist and create a work of art... in the dark!
Borealis On The Lake 2023
Experience The Northern Lights: Nightly until 3 September 2023 Lake Daylesford
Borealis on the Lake combines technology and art to recreate the mesmerizing beauty of the Northern Lights on Lake Daylesford.
More to check out: this week
2.22 - A Ghost Story
Until 20 August 2023 - Her Majesty's Theatre
An adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear. What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth? Keep an eye out Thursday night, we'll be there!
BLOOM
Until 26th August 2023 - Playhouse
From the co-creator behind some of Australia's most beloved comedies (The Castle The Dish Utopia) and Melbourne Theatre Company's smash-hit production The Speechmaker Bloom is a funny big-hearted new musical that celebrates the power of music to connect us across generations starring comedian Anne Edmonds alongside Frankie J. Holden Vidya Makan Christina O'Neill and John O'May.
Miss Peony
2 - 20 August 2023 | Fairfax Studio
Glitzy and madcap, Miss Peony is a bold new comedy from the creators of Single Asian Female, about our good old need for connection to family, the past, the future, each other.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Return Season
23rd August 2023 To 17th of September 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.
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.
Rembrandt: True to life
Until 10 September 2023 - NGV International
The NGV holds the most important Rembrandt collection in the Southern Hemisphere and this exhibition is a unique opportunity for audiences to explore the great range of the artist's prints alongside some of his key paintings in the most comprehensive exhibition of Rembrandt's work to be held in Australia in twenty-five years.
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.
Melbourne Now
Until 20th August 2023 - The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Fed Square
Celebrating new and ambitious local art and design Melbourne Now will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion and jewellery painting sculpture architecture ceramics video performance printmaking and publishing.
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.
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.
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 until the end of December
Now Or Never Festival
17 August 2023 - 2 September 2023
This is an open invitation to explore the future in the present. A call for curiosity and collective awe. A leap into the unknown. It's now or never.
Featuring more than 300 Australian and international sonic and visual artists creators and composers Now or Never is Melbourne/Narrm's newest large-scale festival celebrating digital art and future thinking.
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
Tiny Japanese Restaurants
Broadsheet says: have you noticed all the tiny Japanese restaurants opening around town? And we mean tiny. Our four newbies have just 4, 8 and 12 seats each, giving you an unrivalled dialogue with the highly skilled chefs behind the counters.
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Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Melbourne's vibrant music scene pumps out live music 7 nights a week in hotels bars and live music venues.
Antarctic Monkeys - Max Watt's Antarctic Monkeys - Sooki Lounge Candlelight: The Best Of Zelda Candlelight: Tribute To Jay Chou And JJ Lin Don't Change - Ultimate INXS Elvis Forever featuring Damian Mullin Ian Moss & Band - Rivers Run Dry Tour Jennifer Salisbury sings Cole Porter Joey Alexander | Debut Australian Performance MAY-A - Never Going Back Tour Ministry of Sound | Testament Oh What A Night! A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons Queen Rocks Steamboat Whistlers at The Lomond Hotel The Martini Set The Simon & GarfunkelStory The Snuts - Australia Tour 2023 What So Not - Anomaly You Am I play The Who - TommyNext Week..
Melbourne Whisky Week
18 - 27 August 2023
This 10-day celebration of local and international whisky and spirits promises to provide spirit lovers with an explosion of taste, entertainment and experience, from rare drams, fine drops and delicious cocktails to new whisky releases.
Markets This Weekend
Bendigo Showgrounds Sunday Market Blackburn Art & Craft Market Camberwell Sunday Market Coburg Trash & Treasure Market Cowes Island Craft Market Fitzroy Mills Market Geelong Baby & Children's Market Keysborough Computer & Technology Market Kids & Baby Market - Mentone Markets @ Wheelers - Werribee Regional Farmers Market at Abbotsford Convent Slow Food Farmers' Market - Footscray Somerville Saturday Market Sunbury Village Market The Fitzroy Market The Slow Fashion Market Violet Town Market Wallan Olde Time Market
Just announced..coming soon!
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