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  • An audience viewed from behind watching an outdoor movie screen with the words Moonlight Cinema on the screen, at dusk under the stars.
2 Dec – 11 Apr

Moonlight Cinema

  • Film
  • Entertainment

Spend your summer nights with cult classics, box office blockbusters and family favourites at Australia's favourite outdoor cinema.

Bring your friends, your family, a date or even your pup. You can BYO food and drinks (including alcohol) or purchase them on site, all part of this quintessential summer tradition.

Gates open 90 minutes before the film, so arrive for golden hour, settle in with your favourite people and a great movie to match.

Check the website for dates and session times.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 2 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 3 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 4 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 5 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 6 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 7 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 8 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 9 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 10 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 11 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 12 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 13 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 14 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 15 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 16 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 17 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 18 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 19 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 20 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 21 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 22 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 23 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 24 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 25 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 26 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 27 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 28 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 29 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 30 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 31 Dec
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 1 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 2 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 3 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 4 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 5 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 6 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 7 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 8 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 9 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 10 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 11 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 12 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 13 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 14 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 15 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 16 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 17 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 18 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 19 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 20 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 21 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 22 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 23 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 24 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 25 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 26 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 27 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 28 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 29 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 30 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 31 Jan
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 1 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 2 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 3 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 4 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 5 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 6 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 7 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 8 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 9 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 10 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 11 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 12 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 13 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 14 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 15 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 16 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 17 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 18 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 19 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 20 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 21 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 22 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 23 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 24 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 25 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 26 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 27 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 28 Feb
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 1 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 2 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 3 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 4 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 5 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 6 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 7 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 8 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 9 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 10 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 11 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 12 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 13 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 14 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 15 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 16 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 17 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 18 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 19 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 20 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 21 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 22 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 23 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 24 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 25 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 26 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 27 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 28 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 29 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 30 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 31 Mar
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 1 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 2 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 3 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 4 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Mon 5 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Tue 6 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Wed 7 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Thu 8 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Fri 9 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 10 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm
Sun 11 Apr
  • 8.30pm - 11pm 8:30pm - 11:00pm

Location

Central Lawn
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
Birdwood Ave
South Yarra 3141

Open in maps location for Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens

Price and bookings

Adult / general $27.50
Book online for Moonlight Cinema

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9252 2300
  • email address: rbg@rbg.vic.gov.au
  • Visit website for Moonlight Cinema
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