Newsletter | #877 | What's On this Week |
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 17th October 2023 - Monday 23rd October 2023
Experiences in the world's most liveable city.
Featured This Week
Archibald Prize Exhibition
Ballarat International Foto Biennale
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair
Caulfield Cup
Connection: The Lume Melbourne
Cup Day Party at Hophaus by the River
Europa Night Market @ Queen Victoria Market
Fryers Road Antique Fair
Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Local Makers Market
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Maho Magic Bar
Melbourne Cup Carnival Cruises
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Monopoly Dreams*
National Ride2Work Day
Oktoberfest in the Gardens
Pinot Palooza | Wine Festival
Put Your Foot Down Walk
Queensberry Cup - Billycart Race & Street Festival
Ritmo Latino: Latin American Festival
Royal Geelong Show
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Vet Expo
Work From Hospo Week
Free Every Tuesday
* Due to unforeseen circumstances, the opening date of MONOPOLY DREAMS has regrettably been delayed until the 15th November 2023.
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
Cup Day Party at Hophaus by the River
Tuesday 7 November 2023 @ Hophaus Bar
You are invited to join us at Hophaus for Melbourne Cup Day at our annual 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 from your private bar.
Local Makers Market
Saturday 18th November 2023 + Sunday 19th November 2023 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
Enjoy an indoor market that is more than just a market! Featuring ONLY Australian designers, artists and makers in a stunning light-filled indoor pavilion at the Melbourne Showgrounds - we're saying a big 'NO THANKS' to mass-produced junk this Christmas!
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
The Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant is renowned as a premier venue on the Yarra River. With its elegant ambiance and panoramic river views it offers a unique dining experience.
Whether for a romantic dinner special occasion or corporate event this floating restaurant provides impeccable service and gourmet cuisine making it the perfect choice for those seeking a memorable dining adventure on the Yarra.
Melbourne Cup Carnival Cruises
Experience the Pinnacle of Elegance at the Melbourne Cup Carnival with Melbourne River Cruises!
Enjoy seamless return transfers from Melbourne City and indulge in a gourmet morning tea and fork buffet showcasing seafood cold platters salads and delectable desserts. Sip on premium Australian Wines Sparkling Beers and Spirits while catching every moment of the races on onboard TV screens. Plus groove to entertainment on your return journey - this is the ultimate way to elevate your race day experience!
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.
Ritmo Latino: Latin American Festival
Saturday 4th November 2023 @ Abbots Yard - Abbotsford
This outdoor celebration features amazing Latin food, drink, live music, art exhibits, and more!
Elvis: A Musical Revolution
Until 24th December 2023 - Athenaeum Theatre
The Icon. The King. The story of a man who gave the world a musical revolution.
Featuring over 40 hit songs Elvis: A Musical Revolution celebrates the extraordinary life of award winning cultural icon Elvis Presley. From his childhood in Mississippi to his triumphant '68 Comeback Special and ascent to become 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' this brand-new high-energy production explores the pivotal moments in Elvis's life and music career through the perspectives of those who knew him best.
Europa Night Market
Wednesday's until 25 October 2023 @ Queen Victoria Market
The Europa Night Market brings your favourite European street eats this spring to Melbourne's iconic sheds at Queen Vic Market.
Caulfield Cup 2023
Saturday, 21 October 2023 @ Caulfield Racecourse
The 146th Caulfield Cup, the world's richest turf handicap over 2400 metres and one of Australia's most sought-after races where winning owners get to take home the iconic $155,000 9-carat gold trophy.
Oktoberfest in the Gardens 2023
Saturday 21st October 2023 @ Catani Gardens - St Kilda
Australia's biggest and best Oktoberfest celebration for a reason - because we bring more festivities, fun, and frothies to you each & every year!
National Ride2Work Day
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Ride2Work helps everyday people to jump on a bike and get active on their way to work. Join Australia's biggest celebration of commuter riding this Wednesday.
Pinot Palooza 2023 | Wine Festival
Friday 20th October 2023 - Saturday 21st October 2023 @ Royal Exhibition Building
Not only are we bringing all the pinot (like close to 200 on tasting from 80 producers!) we've recruited some of our favourite cheese salumi and drinks folk to join us as well.
Royal Geelong Show
Thursday 19th October 2023 - Sunday 22nd October 2023 @ Geelong Showgrounds
The event is jam packed full of Blue Ribbon Competitions, Vintage Machinery Displays, Live Entertainment where the kids can get up close and personal with the animals, thrill seeker rides, showbags and much much more.
Vet Expo
Wednesday 18th October 2023 - Thursday 19th October 2023 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
This two-day festival-style exhibition brings together 2,000+ attendees across the animal health and petcare sectors to learn network discover & buy new products.
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023
3 massive weeks of comedy cabaret theatre and more!
From 3 to 22 October this Festival is also a massive 41st 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.
Archibald Prize Exhibition 2023
Until 5 November 2023 @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
An extraordinary display of 57 portraits featuring public figures and cultural identities from all walks of life reflecting the stories of our times.
Queensberry Cup 2023 - Billycart Race & Street Festival
Saturday the 21st of October 2023 @ Errol Street and Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
The Queensberry Cup is a billycart race and street festival of musical performances that include exciting, eclectic, emerging and talented musicians.
More to check out: this week
Live Music | This Week In Melbourne
Work From Hospo Week
Monday 16th October 2023 - Friday 20th October 2023
A movement uniting and encouraging workers into hospo venues across Australia to eat drink and work flexibly to enhance their own mental wellbeing as well as increase mid-week footfall in venues and kick-start a busy period for our much-loved Aussie hospo industry.
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
Stay Out Late At Melbourne Museum With The After-Hours Program Nocturnal
Enjoy late-night access to exhibitions with talks tours live DJ sets and more.
Maho Magic Bar
Until 30 November @ Daniels Car Park - 217 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
Enjoy a multi-sensory and interactive experience in a glittering Tokyo night setting. This exclusive magic show features charismatic master magicians from Japan.
Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2023
Until 22nd October 2023 @ Art Gallery of Ballarat
Celebrating the 10th Ballarat International Foto Biennale now in its 19th year the 60-day event attracts incredible international and Australian photographers enriching the cultural landscape of regional Victoria every two years.
MAMMA MIA! The Musical
Until 3rd December 2023 @ Princess Theatre
A celebration of love laughter and friendship MAMMA MIA! The Musical is a fabulous night out for all ages! Featuring 22 of ABBA's greatest hits that will have you dancing in aisles.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Until 31 December 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.
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.
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.
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour
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.
Connection: First Peoples' Art
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.
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 @ 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.
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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
COMING SOON
GREASE | The Musical
From 31 December 2023 @ 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.
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.
Weekend Markets
All For Kids Market Box Hill Record and Comic Fair Bumble Bee Baby & Children's Market Camberwell Sunday Market Colac Swap Meet / Market Daylesford Sunday Market Emu Plains Market Eynesbury Garage Trail Fryers Road Antique Fair Hunter Markets | Fashion Market Laverton Rubble & Riches Market Numurkah Lions Club Broken Creek Market Piccadilly Market Round She Goes Fashion Market That's Mine Makers Market The Fitzroy Market Warragul Arts Market Yarrabah Community Market
Just announced..coming soon!
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