Newsletter | #895 What's On this Week |
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Monday 26th February 2024
Featured This Week
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Adults Only Night @ LEGOLAND
Antipodes Festival | Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Artz Blitz - Moorabbin Music + Arts
Ashburton Community Festival
Australian Boomers V Korea | Bendigo
BBC Earth Experience
BeerFest - St Kilda
Bentleigh Festival
Berwick Show
Cruising Restaurant on the Yarra
Eltham Jazz, Food and Wine Festival
Eynesbury Comedy Festival
Groundhog Day | The Musical
HAVASI Pure Piano Tour
Impossible Occurrences! Melbourne Magic Show
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature at ACMI
Melbourne Art Fair
MSO: Sidney Myer Free Concerts
National Sustainable Living Festival
Pako Festa
Pregnancy Babies & Children's Expo
Princess Diana Exhibition: Accredited Access
Rain Room at Jackalope Pavilion
Rent: The Musical
Steve McCurry ICONS: An Extraordinary Photography Exhibition
Summer at The Square
The Eagles Story
Teddy Bears' Picnic
The Friends Experience
Triennial
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Victorian Caravan Camping & Touring Supershow
Wandin Draught Horse & Yesteryear Festival
Warrandyte Pottery Expo
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
Melbourne Celtic Festival 2024
St Patrick's Day Weekend: 16th + 17th March 2024 @ Mission to Seafarers
Get your entire family and all your mates together to enjoy a stellar line-up of Celtic musicians across 3 indoor stages and a garden stage at this community event that promises the best Craic in town in 2024.
HAVASI Pure Piano Tour
Friday 24th May 2024 @ Hamer Hall
Don't miss the virtuoso pianist and musical visionary Havasi as he returns to Australia. Having performed at the world's most prestigious concert halls he is regarded as one of the rare contemporary composers with a rock-star like charisma.
Mike Reed: Eyes On India
Photography Exhibition @ Wolfhound Gallery - Fitzroy
29th February 2024 - 17th March 2024
Mike Reed discovers a beautiful, colourful , friendly and endearing nation through Mumbai, New Delhi, Rajasthan, and Varanasi.
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
A Taste of Ireland returns with a performance that is 'Celtic' for this decade. Laugh cry and jig into the night with a show that has entertained thousands.
2024 Tour
Cruising Restaurant on the Yarra
Lunch Brunch & Dinner Cruises
Dine on the Spirit of Melbourne as you explore the Yarra. Step aboard the Spirit of Melbourne settle into your table and prepare for a culinary journey. As you savour your meal gaze out the panoramic windows and be mesmerized by the stunning waterfront views of Melbourne that unfold before your eyes.
BABBA - 30th Anniversary Celebration Shows
A BABBA show is an electrifying experience that transports audiences back to the glory days of ABBA. With stunning costumes captivating choreography and pitch-perfect renditions of the band's greatest hits.
2024 sees these talented and passionate performers celebrating their 30th Anniversary year bringing the infectious energy of ABBA to life on stage.
The Eagles Story - 2024 Shows
The Eagles Story - Australia's Premier Eagles Experience is a celebration of the iconic American rock band The Eagles.
With incredible attention to detail the performers bring the band's legendary music to life in a way that is both authentic and electrifying.
The respect for the original band by members Pete McCarthy Gary Young Paul Gales Norm McNaughton & Steve Wells are the driving force that continues to ensure that each in their own right 'Take it to the Limit'
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.
MSO: Sidney Myer Free Concerts
Be serenaded under the stars by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Join us for a magical evening of music at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl - the quintessential Melbourne summer tradition!
Antipodes Festival 2024 | Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Saturday 24th February 2024 + Sunday 25th February 2024
The 36th Antipodes Festival - Melbourne's largest celebration of Greek culture arts food and entertainment celebrating Greek culture, performers and food for a weekend of fun and feasting.
Victorian Caravan Camping & Touring Supershow
21st - 25th February 2024 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
The 2024 Victorian Caravan & Camping Supershow will see the introduction of the brand new Off Grid Campground and plus the RV Master Stage, Adventure Zone and the family favourite Kids Zone.
Melbourne Art Fair
22-25 February 2024 @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Australasia's most prestigious art fair will bring together 60 of the region's leading galleries and Indigenous art centres, spanning 7,500sqm.
Pregnancy Babies & Children's Expo
24th + 25th February 2024 @ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
The Pregnancy Babies & Children's Expo (PBC BABY Expo) showcases BIG brands, BEST prices, EXPERT talks and classes from our resident midwife and parenting professionals, and all the LATEST innovations under one roof.
Ashburton Community Festival
Sunday 25th February 2024
The Festival will run in a closed off High St, Ashburton and will once again feature all your favourite attractions - rides, musical entertainment, community groups, activities, trader specials and outdoor dining.
Bentleigh Festival 2024
Sunday 25th February 2024
Come and enjoy a great day with great food along with unique local products and a genuinely laid-back day with a great community feel.
Eltham Jazz, Food and Wine Festival 2024
Friday, 23 February 2024 and Saturday, 24 February 2024
In conjunction with the Shire of Nillumbik, Eltham Town traders and local sponsors, the 25th edition of the world-renowned annual FREE Eltham Jazz Food and Wine Festival is to be held at the Eltham Town Square and Commercial Place precinct.
Pako Festa 2024
Saturday 24th February 2024 @ Pakington Street Geelong West
Pako Festa is Victoria's largest free multicultural festival celebrating 41 years in 2024! We are a street festival who prides ourselves as being a free event; it is also "access friendly" allowing people of all abilities to share the enriching experience of multiculturalism.
Wandin Draught Horse & Yesteryear Festival
24th + 25th February 2024 @ Mont De Lancey Homestead
Have a fun day out and explore working displays including draught horses ploughing the fields, vintage machinery up and running, blacksmiths firing up the forges, wood-turners making a range of beautiful timber objects, markets and much more.
BeerFest 2024
Saturday 24th February 2024 @ Catani Gardens - St Kilda
Australia's longest running original beer festival returns with a wide selection of craft beers from local and interstate breweries, delicious cocktails, ciders, seltzers and of course the best street food.
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Theatre & Musicals
Now and coming soon..
GREASE | The Musical
Extended until 16th March 2024 - Her Majesty's Theatre
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. **** Fabulous!
Groundhog Day | The Musical
Until 3rd March 2024 @ Princess Theatre
The Olivier award-winning Groundhog Day the Musical will make its Australian Premiere at the Princess Theatre in January for an exclusive Melbourne only season!
Summer at The Square
Until 29th February 2024 @ Fed Square
Fed Square is home to free live music and outdoor cinema featuring a line-up of homegrown global superstars and international drawcards. This summer at Fed Square features a curated program of film and music - with something new each night of the week.
BMW's Free Opera for All Sounds of Aotearoa with SIX60 Taylor Swift Feminism and the Music Industry The Sentimental Bloke Summer Films Budjerah by Candlelight Taylor Sheesh Afro-Caribbean Carnival Surreal Shorts Reuben Kaye by Candlelight Sampa the Great Our Hospitality JACOTÉNE by Candlelight
Steve McCurry ICONS: Photography Exhibition
28th February 2024 - 20th April 2024 @ Seaworks Williamstown
With more than 100 large-format photographs ICONS is one of the most complete retrospectives of the career of Steve McCurry one of the main international figures in the world of photography over the last 40 years.
Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience
Until Sunday 14th April 2024 @ Fever Exhibitions Hall - Brunswick
Dinos Alive is a dinosaur exhibition featuring life-size animated replicas in an immersive Jurassic venue. Walk alongside the massive creatures that roamed our world millions of years ago!
The Friends Experience
Extended until Sunday 25th February 2024 by popular demand
Daily @ The District Docklands
FRIENDS fans will be able to recreate their favourite scenes and celebrate some of the most iconic moments from the globally loved sitcom in this truly unique interactive experience
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature at ACMI
Until Sunday 14th April 2024 @ ACMI - Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature illuminates the hidden forces surrounding us revealing the sublime through sensory journeys beyond our everyday perception. From the roots of a majestic Amazonian tree to the unseen branches of the body and the birth of galaxies this hypnotic immersive experience explores the rhythm that cultivates and connects all life - breath.
Live Music | This Week
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Until Sunday 14th April 2024 @ Melbourne Museum
One of the most famous tragedies in modern history the story of the Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage continues to enthral educate and break hearts more than 110 years since she sank to the bottom of the ocean.
This is the only exhibition in Australia to feature more than 200 real artefacts recovered directly from the wreck site. Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition focuses on the voyage's compelling human stories taking visitors on a memorable journey through the events of that fateful night.
Blue Lotus Water Garden: Lotus Flower Season
Until Sunday 14th April 2024 @ Blue Lotus Water Garden - Yarra Junction
Visitors will get to see the world's most extensive collection of different lotus flower varieties which produce millions of huge flowers over this period. Highlights include Lotus Lake and Lotus Wetlands with thousands of blooms each day creating a virtual sea of flowers in every direction.
Moonlight Cinema @ Royal Botanic Gardens
Celebrating 28 years of movies under the stars.
Catch the summer's biggest blockbusters new releases advanced screenings and cult classic films under a starlit cinema screen. Moonlight Cinema brings the festival atmosphere to film-watching.
NGV Triennial
Free exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria
If you only see one exhibition this year this is it! A wonderful opportunity to see our fantastic NGV water wall stained glass ceiling plus this amazing free exhibition.
NGV Triennial is a powerful and moving snapshot of the world today as captured through the work of 100 artists designers and collectives at the forefront of global contemporary practice.
Princess Diana Exhibition: Accredited Access
Until Sunday 10th March 2024 (extended) @ The Tea House - Southbank
A intimate exhibit of iconic photographs of the world's most famous Princess and never-before-heard stories as told through the lens of Diana's Official Royal Photographer and friend.
Rain Room
Until 31st March 2024 @ Jackalope Pavilion - St Kilda
A 100 square metre field of continuous rainfall Rain Room is a responsive environment engaging all the senses allowing you to be fully immersed in the rain while simultaneously protected from it.
Unko Museum: Poop Experience
Until Friday 29th March 2024 @ 360 Bourke St Melbourne
A fun and interactive exhibit with adorable and colorful poop decor! A Kawaii experience from Japan is coming to Melbourne!
The installations displays and immersive attractions within the museum revolve around the theme of 'adorable poop' creating a world where this unlikely subject becomes a work of eccentric genius. Tickets on sale now!
BBC Earth Experience
Until 28th April 2024 (extended) @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Exclusive to Melbourne - a 360-degree walk-through audiovisual event which draws upon footage from Seven Worlds One Planet. Travel the natural world and journey across the seven continents in one epic experience narrated by David Attenborough.
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.
Ready-Made Meals Guide - Home Delivered
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
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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