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What's on in March

Dates

1 Mar - 31 Mar

Discover things to do in Melbourne in March, from free events to exhibitions, attractions and places to visit.

The Town Hall at night with Melbourne International Comedy Festival banners, signage, and red and blue spotlights and people lined up in queues on the footpath.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival

The festival that takes over the city celebrates 40 years of funny - come have a laugh.

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Piccolo Teatro: Magic Theatre

Specialising in astonishing magic shows and immersive live entertainment.

A visitor wearing headphones looking at and interacting with artwork at NGV Australia.
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Best of NGV Australia Tour

Experience Australia through art on this one-hour guided tour of NGV Australia.

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Best of NGV International Tour

Join an expert for a guided tour to uncover the unexpected and overlooked within the NGV Collection.

A woman and child sit in a museum, looking up at a glass case displaying a preserved human body posed in a dramatic leap, with exposed muscles visible.
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Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness

Discover what lies behind the skin to reveal how our health, emotions and environment impact us.

View of Melbourne from across the Yarra River
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G3 Game

Experience gaming like never before, with state-of-the-art facilities.

Smiling vendor selling a range of pastries, dips and spreads at Queen Victoria Market.

Queen Victoria Market

This beloved Melbourne landmark is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.

Comfortable banquette seating around tables in a wood panelled interior of a restaurant.

Mesa Verde

A contemporary Mexican restaurant and home to the country's largest collection of agave spirits.

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Melbourne Museum

Explore history, culture, science and nature at this popular Melbourne attraction.

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Sweet Canteen

A desserts, pastries, and coffee shop hidden in the colourful Driver Lane.

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Marameo

Marameo is a fun, easy-going Italian eatery offering a range of pasta and mains.

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The Flour Melbourne

A French patisserie and cafe serving a mouth-watering selection of cakes, biscuits and pastries.

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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

A picturesque haven for recreation and a key botanical resource for research and conservation.

Group of people on a walking tour of Melbourne.

Hidden Secrets Tours

Indulge and discover the city's hidden charm with Melbourne's original laneway walking tours.

The exterior of the cafe and cake shop Le Yeahllow, with people sitting outside on yellow benches and chairs on the city footpath, eating and drinking.

Le Yeahllow

This second Lt Bourke St branch serves artisan cake and coffee every day, for dine-in or to-go.

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Tori’s

Artisan bakery in a hidden laneway.

Basement cocktail bar with small tables.

Beneath Driver Lane

A basement bar serving a wide range of cocktails, French bistro-style bar food with live music.

People socialising and standing at a bar, some seated on high bar stools.

Baby Driver

Vinyl spun jazz and funk, bold cocktails, wine and rotating guest chefs in a hidden laneway bar.

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Rumble Espresso Bar

Brewing and serving a range coffee that is roasted just a block away.

People walking past City Gallery, located within the Melbourne Town Hall building in Swanston Street.

City Gallery

City Gallery presents free exhibitions from City of Melbourne’s art and heritage collection.

Two children resting their hands on the glass water wall at NGV International.

NGV International

NGV International houses a whole world of international art.

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Bar Carlo

The menu is constantly rotating to ensure the freshest ingredients, served in a no fuss way.

Gold-plated Eureka Tower skyscraper and cityscape against the city skyline and blue sky with clouds.

Melbourne Skydeck

This 300m high public observation deck captures everything that is special about Melbourne.

Interior of Austro bakery with a customer seated at a bench seat against the wall underneath brightly coloured posters, eating; to the right of her are racks of baked goods and the service counter.

Austro Bakery

A sweet little neighbourhood bakery in North Melbourne.

The exterior of the Koorie Heritage Trust at Fed Square with a yellow KHT sign out the front.

Koorie Heritage Trust

An Australian First Peoples arts and cultural centre.

People walking around the outdoor balcony area in front of the Royal Exhibition Dome.

Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade

The Royal Exhibition Building opens its doors to a unique view unseen for 100 years.

Large, rectangular building of Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square.

Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The world’s first major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.

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Melko

Bringing unique South American designs to the streets of Melbourne.

Rose gold stud earrings in the shape of a heart with rows of coloured stones.

Steve Pallas Bespoke Jewellery

Offering handcrafted jewellery, remodelling and repairs, specialising in diamond engagement rings.

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Captains of Industry

A laneway cafe, bar and retail space featuring handmade boots, an onsite barber and a jeweller.

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Melbourne River Cruises

Sit back and relax as your captain details the history of Melbourne on a river cruise.

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Godiva

Extravagant chocolates from an iconic chocolatier.

People seated at tables eating at Thai Town Melbourne.

Thai Town Melbourne

A hawker style experience with different Thai food stations, a mini grocery bar and live music.

Wide range of Asian sauces and condiments lining supermarket shelves.

Tokyo Hometown Japanese & Korean Supermarket

A great range of products from Japan, Malaysia and Asia including groceries, snacks and sweets.

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Heroes

Vibrant and lively vertical laneway of private karaoke rooms, open mic karaoke bar and rooftop bar.

A child engaging in an immersive augmented reality adventure game standing in front of a brick wall and holding a digital device up high.

Hunters and Raiders

A world-first AR treasure hunt filled with clues, mystery and real-world adventure.

Interior of Fad Gallery Bar with small tables and chairs, bar area, artwork on the walls and table lamps.

Fad Gallery Bar

A bar, an art gallery, live music venue, filled with all the damn fine things since 1995.

A selection of Japanese-inspired desserts with a strawberry tea on bamboo trays.

Miyama Melbourne

Celebrate the spirit of Japanese hospitality infused with the bold charm of Melbourne.

Aerial view of Indonesian dishes.

YOI Indonesian Fusion

YOI Indonesian-fusion restaurant brings Bali's brunch scene to the streets of Melbourne.

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Hickens Hotel

Your multi-level home for good times in the heart of Melbourne, with a story behind its walls.

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