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23 Oct

LGBTIQA+ History Walk

  • Free
  • Tour

Join the Australian Queer Archives’ local history guide for a free, guided walk through Melbourne's city centre, uncovering the city's rich and remarkable LGBTIQA+ history. This informative walk covers approximately 1km, starting at the State Library of Victoria and finishing at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral.

Attendees will need to be comfortable participating in an approximately 1km walk. The walk will take approximately one hour.

This event will open for bookings on 1 September.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 23 Oct
  • 10am - 11am 10:00am - 11:00am

Location

State Library Victoria
328 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for State Library Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Book online for LGBTIQA+ History Walk

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9658 9658
  • email address: healthyageing@melbourne.vic.gov.au
  • Visit website for LGBTIQA+ History Walk

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6 – 15 Oct

Seniors Film Festival

Enjoy free film screenings taking place across the City of Melbourne.

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Until 30 Oct

Under the Clocks: Melbourne Walking Tour for Retirees

Explore Melbourne’s best laneways on a Friday walking tour with local stories and a cafe break.

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12 Sep – 7 Nov

Romance, Glamour and Migrants: An Italian Food History Walk

Find out why Melbourne is obsessed with Italian food on this cultural and culinary walking tour.

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Until 29 Oct

City of Literature Walking Tour

Melbourne’s stories aren’t only found in books – they’re written into its streets and laneways.

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Until 30 Oct

Hardware Lane Precinct: Walking Tour

Some of Melbourne’s most interesting stories are tucked away just out of sight.

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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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