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  • Rooftop garden at Fed Square with people under market umbrellas.
  • Children's activity workshop with craft materials in the Edge at Fed Square.
  • Adult and child looking at a sculpture in a garden.
  • Large group standing listening to a speaker under winter trees in a park setting.
5 Sep – 17 Oct

RESET: A Festival for Grounding and Growing

  • Free
  • Community

RESET is an open invitation for people of all ages to get creative and reimagine how we can reduce our impact on the planet, promote biodiversity and protect our local environments.

Throughout September and October, Rest brings you free, family-friendly celebrations, screenings, conversations, workshops and participatory artmaking at Fed Square – with special events on throughout the school holidays for kids and families.

Get hands-on with small-group creative and gardening workshops, where you can learn the art of textile repair or propagating plants.

Find inspiration from zero waste experts and First Nations knowledge holders, to discover new ideas about circular economies or ways of thinking about caring for Country.

And get grounded with in-person, all-analog events that connect you with nature and community, in a gentle, low-pressure environment.

Hours

Date Times
Sat 5 Sep
  • 10am - 3pm 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 12pm - 7.30pm 12:00pm - 7:30pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 10am - 1pm 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 10am - 12.30pm 10:00am - 12:30pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 12.30pm - 2.30pm 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 10.30am - 2pm 10:30am - 2:00pm
Mon 28 Sep
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Tue 29 Sep
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • 3pm - 5pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • 3pm - 5pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • 3pm - 5pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 11am - 11.20am 11:00am - 11:20am
  • 11.30am - 11.50am 11:30am - 11:50am
  • 12pm - 12.20pm 12:00pm - 12:20pm
  • 12.30pm - 12.50pm 12:30pm - 12:50pm
Sat 17 Oct
  • 10am - 3pm 10:00am - 3:00pm

Location

Fed Square
Swanston St & Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Book online for RESET: A Festival for Grounding and Growing

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9655 1900
  • email address: info@fedsquare.com
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Part of RESET: A Festival for Grounding and Growing

People lgathered on the Fed Square rooftop with yoga mats and shade umbrellas.
5 Sep

Planting Party

A celebration of community-led environmental action, art and plants, marking the start of spring.

  • Free
  • Talk
Woman seated at a workstation working at a sewing machine.
20 Sep

Remake + Repair Workshop

Learn practical repair and upcycling skills while transforming old textiles into something new.

  • Free
  • Workshop
Person seated on a couch with graffiti scrawled on the walls, a pile of books on their lap.
13 Sep

Book Doof: A Daytime Rave for Readers

A no-pressure shared space for book lovers and creatives to relax, read, write or make – with music.

  • Free
  • Activity
A smiling child holding a large pink soft toy.
23 Sep

The Big Toy Swap

Give your child’s toy box a sustainable refresh at The Big Toy Swap. 

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Collection of collage materials including pictures, feathers and leaves.
19 Sep

Junk Journalling Workshop

A hands-on workshop providing a creative space for reflection, connection and release.

  • Free
  • Workshop
A picture of a dolphin on the Big Screen at Fed Square, people gathered at the foot of the screen to watch, city buildings in the background.
30 Sep – 2 Oct

Outdoor Cinema: Feathers, Fins and Friendship

Catch beloved family-friendly adventure films about human and animal friendships, on the Big Screen.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
People with garbage bags collecting rubbish on the banks of the Yarra.
18 Sep

Community Cleanup for World Cleanup Day

Join in a community cleanup along the Birrarung, to help protect the vital river ecosystem.

  • Free
  • Activity

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A group of people with eyes closed, sitting cross legged on the floor  practicing meditation.
Until 27 Dec

Heartfulness Meditation and Wellness

Learn to relax, meditate and live stress-free with a simple heart-based meditation practice.

  • Free
  • Community
Balloon installation in a sea of daffodils in the Rialto Piazza.
19 – 20 Aug

Daffodil Day at Rialto

Featuring a stunning sea of 35,000 daffodils and spectacular LEGO Daffodil installation.

  • Free
  • Community
A group of people seated around a large table in a library space with sewing projects and materials.
Until 13 Oct

Sit N Stitch

Come along with your latest project to sit, stitch and chat with a group of like minded creatives.

  • Free
  • Activity
A large group of people all holding ukeleles as they pose for a photo in a white-walled room.
Until 17 Dec

Strum and Sing

Join this ukelele community, whether you're a seasoned pro or have never held a uke in your life.

  • Free
  • Music
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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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