• Skip to content
  • City of Melbourne
  • Create a listing
  • Subscribe
  • Favourites
  • What's on homepage
  • Favourites
    • Home
    • Explore things to do
      • Free things to do
      • Family and kids
      • Theatre and shows
      • Music, concerts, and gigs
      • Entertainment
      • Comedy
      • Film
      • Sport
      • Attractions and sights
      • Major events
      • Exhibitions
      • Festivals
      • Aboriginal Melbourne
      • Walks and itineraries
      • Explore all things to do
      What's on
      • Today
      • This weekend
      • This week
      • This month
      Guides
      • What's free in Melbourne this month
      • Things to do in Melbourne at night
      • Melbourne's best blockbuster events
      • Read more things to do guides
    • Eat and Drink
      • Restaurants
      • Cafes
      • Takeaway
      • Bars and pubs
      • Dining events
      • Dining deals
      • Explore all eat and drink
      Guides
      • Melbourne's best new restaurants you might have missed
      • Melbourne's best cheap eats
      • The ultimate guide to Melbourne's hidden bars
      • Read more eat and drink guides
    • Shopping
      • Fashion
      • Accessories
      • Specialty food
      • Gifts and homewares
      • Technology and entertainment
      • Sport and outdoor
      • Explore all shopping
      Guides
      • Melbourne's most iconic shops
      • Melbourne's most instagrammable shops
      • Rare shops you can only find in Melbourne
      • Read more shopping guides
    • Planning your visit
      • Visiting Melbourne
      • Where to stay
      • Accessible Melbourne
      • Visitor Centres
      • Travel essentials
      Getting around Melbourne
      • Public transport
      • Cycling
      • Driving and parking
      • Taxis and rideshares
      • Maps
      • Walks and itineraries
      Guides
      • How to spend 24 hours in Melbourne
      • The best new hotels in Melbourne
      • Melbourne's accessible and wheelchair-friendly attractions
      • Read more visitor info guides
    • Create a listing
    • Contact us
    • Subscribe

What are you looking for?

Primary category
Secondary categories for primary category Anything
Secondary categories for primary category Things to do
Secondary categories for primary category Eat and drink
Secondary categories for primary category Shopping
Secondary categories for primary category Hotels
Secondary categories for primary category Guides
List of Accessibility Features

When are you visiting?

Date shortcuts
Calendar

Where do you want to look?

Locations
What are you looking for?
Anything
Anytime Anywhere
Young children and their parents listening to a story book being read aloud in a colourful environment with large dinosaur cutouts.
Until 30 Dec

Dino Days

  • Free
  • Family and kids

Every Wednesday is Dino Day for the little ones at Melbourne Museum, where the youngest dinosaur enthusiasts, aged 3-5 years, are invited to explore all things dinosaur. From dino discos and dress-ups to story time and sensory soft play, it’s a dinosaur day out at Melbourne Museum.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 1 Apr
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 8 Apr
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 15 Apr
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 22 Apr
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 29 Apr
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 6 May
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 13 May
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 20 May
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 27 May
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 3 Jun
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 10 Jun
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 17 Jun
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 24 Jun
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 1 Jul
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 8 Jul
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 15 Jul
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 22 Jul
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 29 Jul
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 5 Aug
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 12 Aug
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 19 Aug
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 26 Aug
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 2 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 9 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 16 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 14 Oct
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 21 Oct
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 28 Oct
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 4 Nov
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 11 Nov
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 18 Nov
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 25 Nov
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 2 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 9 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 16 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 23 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Wed 30 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location

Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
Carlton 3053

Open in maps location for Melbourne Museum

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Book online for Dino Days

Contact details

  • telephone number: 13 11 02
  • email address: mvbookings@museum.vic.gov.au
  • Visit website for Dino Days

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

Only In The City

Only in this City of Ours
A crowd of people sitting on picnic blankets at an outdoor cinema at sunset.

The best pop-up and outdoor cinemas in Melbourne

Find the best outdoor cinema, pop-up theatres and free movies.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
A family of four standing in a grand library with antique desks, large white walls and a dome ceiling.

Things you can only do in the city

There's only one place to find these rare Melbourne experiences and secret spots.

  • Tour
  • Entertainment
A Ferris wheel in the city at sunset with colourful reflections on the river.

Melbourne’s most Instagrammable experiences

You won't need filters at the city's most photogenic spots.

  • Entertainment
  • Gallery

Discover more

A collection of chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies in small gift boxes, arranged on green grass with flowers in the background, in a gardens setting.
30 Mar – 1 Apr

Godiva X Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: Easter Egg Hunt

Celebrate Easter with a playful twist at one of Melbourne’s most iconic outdoor destinations.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Huge Comedy Festival microphone prop in a paved courtyard with seating.
Until 16 Apr

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Busking Program

Laughs, magic and high‑energy street acts as the Comedy Festival takes over City Square.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
A live concert event at Fed Square at night, with a large, enthusiastic crowd gathered near a stage barrier.
6 Jun

RISING: God Save The Queens

A free, all-ages block party amplifying Pasifika culture heads to Fed Square as part of RISING.

  • Free
  • Dance
A group of people dressed at pirates posing on an old ship.
Until 17 May

Pirate Day at Polly Woodside

Come along and experience the pirate life aboard Melbourne's tall ship.

  • Family and kids
  • Entertainment
Envelope Icon

Subscribe to What’s On Melbourne

Sign up to receive updates on what to see and do in Melbourne.

Subscribe now
Australian Aboriginal Flag Torres Strait Islander Flag

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.

Create a listing
Contact What's On Melbourne
  • What's On Facebook page
  • What's On Instagram page
  • What's On TikTok page
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
© 2026 City of Melbourne
City of Melbourne home page