What's free and what's open on the Easter long weekend
What's better than a three-day weekend? That would be a four-day weekend! Take your Easter break to the next level with the city's best comedy shows, exhibits, theatre and more.
When are the Easter long weekend public holidays?
In 2025, Good Friday falls on 18 April and Easter Monday falls on 21 April.
When do the Easter school holidays start?
The Easter school holidays start on Saturday 5 April and end on Sunday 20 April 2025.
What’s free on the long weekend
Int. Spaceship – Night
An immersive, text-based role-playing game experience inspired by cinema and ACMI's exhibitions.
Making Memoir of a Snail
Explore handmade sets, props and characters from Adam Elliot's claymation film Memoir of a Snail.
Some of the best events on during the long weekend
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Get ready to giggle at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Disney's Beauty and the Beast the Musical
Experience Disney's new enchanting musical, Beauty and the Beast.
Yayoi Kusama
From polka dots to pumpkins, Yayoi Kusama comes to NGV with a world-premiere blockbuster exhibition.
Melanie Bracewell: A Little Treat
A new show from comedian Melanie Bracewell that unpacks the last decade of her life.
The Vaudeville Revue: Cabaret, Comedy and Burlesque
Be captivated with over two hours of cabaret, burlesque comedy, sideshow and an array of surprises.
Improvised Comedy: F#*k This, I Quit
This show uses your work stories to create hilarious inmprovised scenes.
Nick Robertson: Everything that Happened at Number 68
A comedy show about a sharehouse, the people who lived in it and a rabbit named Meataxe.
Anisa Nandaula: You Can't Say That
A comedy show mining everything from racism to relationships, religion to class.
Family activities during the long weekend
House Down Under
Australia’s favourite inverted house photo experience brings topsy-turvy fun to Melbourne.
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Discover thousands of aquatic animals in four enchanting worlds at this top Melbourne attraction.
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