Newsletter | #922 What's On this Week |
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 27th August 2024 - Monday 2nd September 2024
Featured This Week
Affordable Art Fair
Burn the Floor - Dare to Dream
Care Expo
Constellations | Free River Light Show
Father's Day
Impossible Occurrences!
Melbourne Day
Now Or Never Festival
Paw Patrol Live!
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
The Eagles Story
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
A must-see for anyone who loves classic rock music!
The Eagles Story
Saturday 7th September 2024 @ Ringwood Bowls Club
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.
Stunning Waterfront Views
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Ever-changing scenery adds an enchanting backdrop to your dining experience. Every dish is a masterpiece meticulously prepared using locally sourced ingredients ensuring the freshest flavours and supporting the vibrant food culture of Melbourne.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Impossible Occurrences
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.
Friday 30th August 2024 marks 189 years since the city of Melbourne was founded
Melbourne Day
Team up, Melbourne - 189 years of marvellous
Your energy, heart and soul that made us one of the world's most liveable cities - an envy of the world - is unstoppable.
Sunday 1st September 2024
Father's Day
Show Dad how much you care on this one special day when you can say,
"thank you for just for being you!"
"thank you for just for being you!"
Artworks by emerging to established artists
Affordable Art Fair
Thursday 29th August 2024 - Sunday 1st September 2024 @ Royal Exhibition Building
Showcase high-quality contemporary artworks valued up to $10,000 from around Australia. Entry from $21
Ultimate high-voltage theatrical dance experience
Burn the Floor - Dare to Dream
Friday 30th August 2024 - Sunday 1st September 2024 @ The Palms at Crown
This year's title DARE TO DREAM reflects the dancer's mantra as each dancer pushes the extremes bringing their famous infectious rebellious energy to the stage every single night wearing stunning costumes and engulfed in rock and roll lighting!
Connect to your care community
Care Expo
Friday 30 August - Saturday 31 August 2024 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
Care Expo Melbourne is proud to showcase the latest in innovation products and services for healthcare seniors disability care aged care support and wellness.
Race To The Rescue
Paw Patrol Live!
Saturday 31 August & Sunday 01 September 2024 @ Margaret Court Arena
Based on the hit animated TV series, "Race to the Rescue" brings everybody's favourite pups to the stage for an action-packed high-energy musical adventure.
ART. IDEAS. SOUND. TECHNOLOGY.
Now Or Never Festival
22nd - 31st August 2024
Be transfixed by pioneering digital art experiences paired with evocative performances across music dance and theatre.
Free River Light Show
Constellations - Now Or Never Festival
22 - 31 August 2024 @ Southbank Promenade
Run time: 15 minutes. Runs consecutively from 6pm.
A celestial formation hovers above its own shimmering reflection on the Yarra River/Birrarung's surface after dark.
A view not seen in 100 years!
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour
7 Days @ @ Royal Exhibition Building
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.
Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before
Jurassic World: The Exhibition
Until 22nd September 2024 @ Fever Exhibition Centre - Brunswick
Walk through the Jurassic World iconic gates as an honoured guest and gaze in wonder at a towering Brachiosaurus; come face-to-face with a Velociraptor; and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all Tyrannosaurus Rex.
18+ Interactive Game Experience
Hijinx Hotel
Open 7 Days @ Chadstone Shopping Centre
Hijinx Hotel is an immersive interactive game experience housed within the theme wonder and theatre of a quirky New York style hotel.
Mornington Peninsula Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley Chocolateries
Hot Chocolate Festival
1st - 31st August 2024
31 limited-edition hot chocolate flavours will be available to try featuring sweet and indulgent treats like torched creme brulee boozy truffles melting chocolate emoji discs and so much more!
Discover the Magic of Winter at Studley Park's Igloos
Winter Igloos at Studley Park
Until 20th September 2024 @ Studley Park Boathouse - Kew
For a touch of indulgence join us on Friday Saturday or Sunday for our 2-hour Igloo Bottomless High Tea Package.
Experience a cheesy twist on the traditional high tea this winter
High Cheese Experience
Wednesday - Saturday @ Allegro Restaurant - The Westin Melbourne
Curated by Executive Chef Apoorva Kunte in collaboration with renowned cheese experts the Studd Siblings our new High Cheese menu is sure to delight.
Experience by Fever
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
Until September 2024 @ The District Docklands
A stunning street art exhibition of museum quality featuring over 150 artworks such as certified art prints on different kinds of materials photos sculptures installations digital installations murals mapping shows and more.
Free AI art exhibition
Memo Akten: Distributed Consciousness
Open daily @ ACMI
See glowing art generated by AI in this unsettling yet beautiful exhibition. Marvel at the colourful octopus-like critters on the massive screens.
State-of-the-art exhibition + real fossils + film + holography
Victoria The T. Rex
Until October 2024 @ Melbourne Museum
Victoria the T. rex is a world-class interactive exhibition starring the real fossil skeleton of a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus named Victoria.
+ T. REX 3D @ IMAX
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
PHARAOH
Until 6th October 2024 @ NGV
Through more than 500 works including monumental sculpture architecture temple statuary exquisite jewellery papyri coffins and a rich array of funerary objects the exhibition unpacks the phenomenon of pharaoh those all-powerful kings claiming a divine origin.
Foodies delight
Winter Night Market @ Vic Market
Wednesday nights 5-10pm @ Queen Victoria Market
Look forward to The Cypriot Kitchen That's Amore Cheese The Black Sheep Casa Nata 400 Gradi and The Soup Factory all there to satisfy your cravings.
Amazing photography and immersive moments
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition
From 18th September 2024 @ 360 Bourke St Melbourne
A journey through more than 200 of the most beautiful idiosyncratic and interesting places on Earth - all seemingly plucked from the whimsical world of Wes Anderson.
Experience
Skyline Melbourne Ferris Wheel
Open seven days a week outside Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Breathtaking views of Melbourne's cityscape in fully enclosed cabins. The wheel is located in a precinct which includes a mini golf course and a dining space.
Light Show Art Experience
Beings by Universal Everything
Daily until September 2024 @ ACMI
Move dance and play in this interactive exhibition that will surprise and delight all ages. Projected larger than life Universal Everything's parade of fantastic beings hypnotically morphs between forms and textures from kaleidoscopic fur to molten lava water molecules and more.
CAN YOU BEAT THE TRAIN?
Puffing Billy Running Festival
Saturday 7th September 2024 + Sunday 8th September 2024
Join us for a weekend of excitement camaraderie and unforgettable memories.
CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE:21.1 km Half Marathon 13.5 km Classic 5 km Family Fun Run/Walk 1.2 km Junior Dash
Immersive Experience LEGO Exhibition
Art of the Brick
Closes on September 1st, 2024 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
Explore ten expansive themed rooms filled with original collections + 100+ artworks by artist Nathan Sawaya.
Creative Fun Exhibition
Joy @ Immigration Museum
Get nostalgic at a retro video store replica. Play with a gigantic bunny. Check out massive glowing sculptures. And yep kids go free!
Joy brings the Immigration Museum to life with an emotive adventure where creativity colour and storytelling join forces to take you on a transformative journey.
Live Music
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a musical experience illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of Melbourne's most iconic venues.
Shows plays and musicals
Theatre
Check out these world-class shows playing now and coming soon..
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE RECORD-BREAKING QUEENS
SIX The Musical
Until 8th September 2024 @ Comedy Theatre
Following sensational sell-out seasons across Australia the six wives of Henry VIII are back to remix history in this high-octane fun 80-minute musical sensation. Join the Tudor Queens-turned-Pop-Princesses as they re-write and re-tell five hundred years of history like you've never seen before.
A much-loved classic that will fill the hearts of a new generation
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Until November 2024 @ Her Majesty's Theatre
This timeless tale has been brought to life on stage like never before in a breathtaking reimagined production.
Basketball Exhibition
The NBA Exhibition @ The District Docklands
Until 15 September 2024 @ The District Docklands
Explore Experience and Play the amazing universe of the NBA in 20 sections including authentic and autographed items NBA themed "fun action" games and digital experiences.
EXPERIENCES...
RedBalloon Experience
Steam Train Experience
First Class Return journey between Castlemaine and Maldon
All the sights sounds and atmosphere of an authentic steam train journey will take you back to another era when steam ruled the rails.
Sponsored Partner
RedBalloon Experience
Steakhouse Dinner
3 Course Steakhouse Dinner For 2 with Wine @ The Meat and Wine Co Hawthorn
Sit down for a sophisticated steakhouse dining experience with a loved one. Indulge in a mouth-watering three course menu designed from paddock to plate perfectly paired with a glass of wine. $158 for 2
Sponsored Partner
Solve clues that'll take you on a self-guided journey around Melbourne city's iconic laneways
Mystery Picnic | Melbourne Laneways
Starting with an empty picnic basket collect your gourmet picnic food as you get closer to your picturesque picnic location with every clue solved.
Sponsored Partner
Furniture, Objects and Art
Trit House | Inspired Living
Established in 2006, Trit's curatorial approach brings together furniture, objects and art with a signature vision for inspired living.
Whether it's a space to gather, rejuvenate, or create, Trit is here to help you live a life inspired.
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Powerpal | Free Electricity Monitor
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.
Meet the Makers
The Sunday Market @ Southgate
After more than two decades around the Arts Centre the Sunday Market is now at Southgate every Sunday 10am - 4pm
Weekend Markets
Just announced..
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