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Father and son playing a vintage video arcade game.
3 – 9 Oct

Electric Arcadia Amusement Plaza

  • Free
  • Family and kids

Jump back into the lost era of games culture as Big Games Night Out transforms a pocket of Fed Square’s main concourse into a free vintage video arcade.

Designed in collaboration with Melbourne’s champion of nostalgia, Callum Preston, and interactive artist Louie Roots, Electric Arcadia captures the spirit of 1980s adventure films sprinkled with futuristic 1990s techno – all wrapped up in the warm embrace of a classic mall arcade.

Relive unforgettable moments inside a free, playable, highly shareable visual feast where upright classics sit alongside exciting indies in an immersive Amusement Plaza experience.

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Date Times
Fri 3 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 4 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun 5 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Mon 6 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 12pm - 10pm 12:00pm - 10:00pm

Location

Main Concourse next door to Koorie Heritage Trust
Fed Square
Swanston St & Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Fed Square

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9655 1900
  • email address: biggamesnightout@gmail.com
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  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals

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

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