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  • A lively crowd dancing at Section 8 Bar, with a DJ at the turntable mixing desk.
22 Aug

A Big Winter Party

  • Free
  • Film

Iconic Melbourne bar Section 8 is bringing the snow to Melbourne.

Get ready for a massive winter send-off with live music, performance art, DJ sets, a snow machine, a bonfire, hot soup, projections and immersive visuals.

Entry is free, so come along, sit by the fire and dance beneath the snow covered clouds.

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Date Times
Sat 22 Aug
  • 3pm - 1am 3:00pm - 1:00am

Location

Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Ln
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 0430 291 588
  • email address: media@section8.com.au
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13 – 23 Aug

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Experience Indian cinema's largest annual celebration in the southern hemisphere.

  • Free
  • Film
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19 Aug – 16 Sep

Play: Melbourne Fringe Radical Access Movie Nights

Film screenings and panel discussions that embed accessibility at the core of creative process.

  • Free
  • Film
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Until 10 Dec

Library Cinema at narrm ngarrgu

Each month, watch a movie on the big screen, including contemporary, classic and documentary films.

  • Free
  • Film
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Until 3 Dec

Sea Shanties and Folk Songs

Join this free weekly celebration of rollicking and spirited singing.

  • Free
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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