Six performers posing dramatically against a vibrant red stage curtain backdrop.

9 – 11 Oct

Housewarming

Name: Housewarming
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Arts Centre Melbourne

As part of the Ian Potter State Theatre reopening season, Housewarming welcomes audiences to take a seat and experience a fast-paced, high-energy performance, repeated seven times for free across one unmissable weekend.

The line-up for Housewarming is spectacular and free:
- Explore 50 remarkable objects from the Australian Museum of Performing Arts collection in ENCORE! – 50 Years. 50 Objects. One Collection.

- Watch the Arts Centre Melbourne Spire come alive with Spire Alight, a spectacular laser-mapped light show on Friday and Saturday evening.

- Keep an eye out for unexpected performances from Born in a Taxi as they roam the Housewarming celebrations.

- Enjoy DJ sets throughout the weekend, discover more about Arts Centre Melbourne on free guided tours, and explore the newly revitalised Ian Potter State Theatre.

- There’s plenty to eat and drink too, with food trucks, a Connoisseur ice cream pop-up, plus food, coffee and drinks at Protagonist Café and The Barre.