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Melbourne Town Hall with a line out the front for Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Melbourne's best blockbuster events

The best major events on in Melbourne this year.

A gift shop with taxidermy animals everywhere.

Rare shops you can only find in Melbourne

Melbourne is full of unique shopping spots you can only find in the city.

People milling around Fed Square at sunset.

What's on today

Discover free events, epic festivals and shows on in Melbourne today.

Melbourne for free

Rows of iced and fruit-topped pastries.
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Baker's Dozen

It's baking, it's caking, and it's yours for the taking.

A child with a red headscarf adds a message to a wooden frame with paper messages on it.
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Eid in the City

A vibrant celebration across three iconic Melbourne venues.

Indonesian dancer wearing a purple scarf, dancing in front of an event poster.
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Indonesian Festival

Experience Indonesia’s rich culture and diverse cuisine at Queen Victoria Market.

Visitors at the Tahbilk Winery Cellar Door, sampling wines.
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Melbourne Backs The Goulburn

This bushfire support pop-up at the top end of Collins Street showcases the Goulburn region.

What's on this week

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.

People enjoying a twilight session at Melbourne Flowers & Garden Show in the illuminated Carlton Gardens with the Melbourne city skyline, including the distinctive tall buildings, in the background.
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Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Australia’s top horticultural event, showcasing creativity, sustainability, and design.

People holding loaves of bread outside a bakery stall with signage.
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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

A 10-day feast bringing the best-of-the-best from Australia and the world, direct to your lips.

The starting line of Run for the Kids with hundreds of runners taking park.

Herald Sun / Transurban Run for the Kids

A fundraiser supporting the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

Only In The City

Only in this City of Ours
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.

Multiple plates on a white table cloth.

Things you can only eat in the city

Where to find the city's most iconic dishes.

A busy laneway of restaurants at night.

9 laneways only real Melburnians know

Have you eaten your way through Melb's official Koreatown and found the secret piano bar?

What's on this month

Graphic illustration of a golden tree emanating light with characters flying around as purple silhouettes, including a cowboy on a horse and a space ship.
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Art of the Score: James Horner

Art of the Score returns to present the music of the legendary Hollywood composer James Horner.

A circus performance on a cabaret stage, featuring a skilled hand balancer defying gravity on stilts.
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Elixir Revived

A wild, post-apocalyptic circus comedy with jaw-dropping stunts and world-class acrobatics.

Ballet dancer wearing 1920s fringed dress performing mid-air grand jete.
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The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey

Jazz, tap and ballet bring Gatsby to life in a dazzling theatrical spectacle.

The full cast of the musical Book of Mormon on stage singing and dancing, with a painted sky coloured background and other theatre props.
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The Book of Mormon

Australia’s biggest ever musical comedy returns this February.

Family and kids

A relaxed performance at the Melbourne Recital Centre, with seated musicians playing to an audience of young children and their carers sitting on the floor in a relaxed manner.
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Relaxed Performances at Melbourne Recital Centre

These relaxed daytime concert experiences suit all ages.

Night venue with signage and spotlights.

NGV Teens Art Party

A night of music, dancing, art and hands-on activities.

Three musicians of different nationalities wearing hats and playing their instruments in an outdoor setting.

Carlton Harmony Day

Come along and enjoy free family fun with activities, food and music.

Children gathered around a person in an Easter bunny costume during an outdoor event under a blue sky.
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Skyline Melbourne Easter Egg Hunt

Join Skyline Melbourne and the Easter Bunny for an egg-citing Easter Egg Hunt

Coming soon

A group of tradtional Turkish muscians in red costumes, two with large drums.
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Turkish Pazar Festival

The Turkish Pazar Festival recreates a traditional street market at the Queen Victoria Market.

An aerial view of the Princes Park sporting precinct, with Melbourne's city skyline in the distance.
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Australian Sikh Games

The 38th Australian Sikh Games bring sport, culture and community together in Melbourne this Easter.

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 parade of men wearing kilts, walking in formation down Collins Street, playing the bagpipes, with onlookers in the background.

Melbourne Tartan Festival

Enjoy the Melbourne Tartan Day Parade with pipers, highland dancing, poetry readings and wee dogs.

Discover more

The NGV and Arts Centre lit up on a winter night.

What's on this weekend in Melbourne

Discover things to do in Melbourne this weekend, from free events to exhibitions.

The city reflecting colourful lights over the river at night.

What's on this week in Melbourne

Discover things to do in Melbourne this week, from free events to exhibitions.

A night tennis match at Rod Laver Arena.

Major events

From the Australian Open to the Melbourne Cup, major events take centre stage throughout the year.

Young kid sitting on the shoulders of an adult in a large crowd of people watching a show.

Melbourne for free

Discover free things to do in Melbourne, including galleries, museums, events and festivals.