What's free and what's open on the January public holiday
When is the January public holiday in 2024?
This year, the January public holiday and long weekend falls on Friday 26 January.
The best free events on the long weekend
Makers Market at The District
This outdoor undercover monthly Sunday market at Docklands features craft, gifts, fashion and food.
Memo Akten: Distributed Consciousness
A digital work merging human and non-human consciousness – via the AI musings of octopus critters.
More of the best long weekend events
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Explore human stories of the Titanic told through 200+ artefacts. All tickets sold out.
THE LUME Melbourne
Experience art, dining, wellness and more like never before across 3,000sqm of immersive space.
BBC Earth Experience
Travel the natural world in one epic audio visual experience narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Groundhog Day the Musical
This brilliant new production, based on the classic movie is now playing exclusively in Melbourne.
House Down Under
Australia’s favourite inverted house photo experience brings topsy-turvy fun to Melbourne.
What's open on the long weekend
Grossi Florentino
Grossi Florentino has set the bar for Italian fine dining in Melbourne since 1928.
Ronnie's
Inspired by family dinners, where friends and family meet to dine, wine and have good times.
Grill Americano
Offering Italian classics with signature Chris Lucas spin in sophisticated surrounds.
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Rooftop Bar
Enjoy open-air drinks under the setting sun or a starry sky, with city skyline views to match.
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VR World Melbourne - Virtual Reality Arcade
Experience virtual reality in Melbourne. Solve mysteries, fight zombies, explore new worlds.
Hama Film Self Photo Studio
A self-photo studio where you can take amazing photos in special concept rooms.