What's on this week in Melbourne

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

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Things to do this week

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The Finders Keepers Melbourne Design Market

The Finders Keepers markets return with 230+ makers and designers.

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Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival

The Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival takes over the streets of Melbourne this October.

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Housewarming

Celebrating the reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre.

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Australian Poetry Slam: Victoria State Final

Victoria's top poets go head to head live, judged by the crowd, in one night of raw spoken word.

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Melbourne Alternative Comics Expo Market Day

A market for comics and graphic novels, featuring over 120 artists and writers.

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The Stuttgart Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Germany’s premier ballet company returns to Melbourne with a dazzling classic.

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Melbourne Fringe Festival

Melbourne Fringe Festival returns with 500+ exciting, boundary-pushing arts events.

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Melbourne International Games Week

Australia's largest festival celebrating games and the people who make and play them.

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Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest

A bold, cinematic reimagining of the gothic classic.

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Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus

Celebrate German bier, food and music as the Hofbräuhaus Oktoberfest turns 58.

A traditional beer keg-tapping ceremony at an Oktoberfest celebration, at a Bavarian-style beer hall.
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Oktoberfest at Munich Brauhaus

Enjoy Bavarian feasts, flowing German bier, live entertainment, and all the Oktoberfest festivities.

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Docklands Waterfront Farmers' Market

Showcasing fresh produce, market eats and live entertainment along Harbour Esplanade.

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Melbourne Makers' Market

A curated showcase of the city's finest contemporary art and design.

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State Library Victoria Unlocked

Join an exclusive guided tour and experience State Library Victoria before the doors open.

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Basement Comedy Club: Weekend Showcase

Bringing you the biggest names and best comedians in the country, and beyond.

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Tegan Higginbotham: Follow That Turtle!

Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold.

Installation view of the Spartans & Anzacs exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance, with people walking around the space, reading panels and looking at displays.
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Spartans & Anzacs

This exhibition invites reflection on the enduring values forged in conflict.

Black and white photograph of a busy Melbourne city intersection with trams, cars, people crossing the road, and buildings, dating from around the 1950s or 1960s.
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Making Modern Melbourne

This free exhibition examines the tumultuous twentieth century in Melbourne.

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Kings of Comedy: Underground, Uncensored, Unrivalled

Enjoy stand-up comedy from future stars and celebrity guest headliners.

A performer in a black outfit, shorts, and a wide-brimmed black hat stands on a stage with a red floor, holding a large, flowing red cloth like a matador.
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Marketing Man

Satirical chaos that tears the lid off hustle culture, hype mythology, and the dark art of the sell.

A group of smiling participants in a studio workshop setting, holding glass-domed terrariums.
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Serene Terrarium: Workshop for Beginners

Create your mini plant world while enjoying a soothing cuppa and a calming environment.

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Mosaic Art Classes Melbourne: Turkish Lamp Workshop

Make beautiful mosaic lamps at this Turkish lamp workshop

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Tote Bag Block Printing Workshop

Style your bag just the way you like it with block printing in this beginner's workshop.

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Cabaret Ridiculous

An hour of variety entertainment that’s as unpredictable as it is unforgettable.

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Forest Therapy

Unwind with forest therapy (shinrin-yoku) and immerse your senses in nature.

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Memoir as Catharsis

An introduction to the practice of writing to help process difficult emotions.

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Underground Comedy

This comedy night offers raw, unfiltered stand-up every week.

A group of friends playing the board game dungeons and dragons at Fortress Tavern Melbourne, with a Dungeon Master dressed in a witch's costume leading the game.
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Dungeons and Flagons

Forge friendships through adventure at Dungeons and Flagons at Fortress.

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St Michael’s Grammar School: Twelve

An exhibition celebrating St Michael’s Grammar School's Visual Art and Design Graduates of 2026.

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Stompers

Bring your child to Library at The Dock on Tuesdays for a lifelong love of books.

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Nick Crawford: Avenues

An exhibition of photographs made while walking the streets of New York City.

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Bar Humbug Comedy

Bar Humbug Comedy is a free weekly stand-up comedy night.

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Taste and Temptation

An exhibition exploring the taste and temptations of 18th-century drinking and dining.

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Building Creative Melbourne

A walking tour exploring how architecture, art and big ideas shaped Melbourne.

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Comedy at the Coopers Inn

A comedy club featuring the best local, interstate and international stand-up comedians.

An ancient Roman marble bust with its nose chipped off, displayed on a small square plinth.
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Rome: Empire, Power, People

This Melbourne-exclusive exhibition is a vibrant exploration of Ancient Rome.

A black and white photograph of a family eating a meal at the family dining table circa 1950.
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You Have a New Memory

An exhibition that explores how and why we remember, through the lens of the Library's collections.

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Games Week Film Program

Visit ACMI cinema as they celebrate videogames on film.

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French Embroidery Workshop

Learn to craft an anemone brooch, from hand-dyeing silk to beadwork.

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English Learners' Book Club

A place where English learners connect to discuss books and share ideas.

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What's free in Melbourne this month

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A night tennis match at Rod Laver Arena.

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