This Week in Melbourne: What's On #788
Published: Tue, 02/01/22
Newsletter: This Week - 1 - 7 February 2022![]() What's On Newsletter | #788 Tuesday 1st February 2022 - Monday 7th February 2022 Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne - This Week -Affordable Wedding Expo Australian Shakespeare Company: The Comedy of Errors Backyard Fest Disney+ Drive-In Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto Hellenic Arts Fest Herring Island Summer Arts Festival Jagged Little Pill the Musical Kaleidosquare - FedSquare Live at the Bowl Live Music Tours Lunar New Year Celebrations Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show Melbourne Street Eatz Midsumma Pride March Moulin Rouge! The Musical Now and Again | Music Festival Pentridge Prison Ghost Tour pond(er) Secrets & Stories Cryptic Adventure Sugar Republic's Bloomville Summer Cinema at Melbourne Zoo Summer Night Market Summer Nights Drone Show The Goddesses The Lightcatcher Valentine's Day Dinner Cruise Van Gogh: The Lume Melbourne Free Every Tuesday Lunar New Year CelebrationsYear of the TIGER - Festivals & Celebrations
New Year's Day is Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Melbourne hosts Lunar New Year celebrations in the Central Business District and suburbs, each festival offers its own unique theme, performances and food.
Valentine's Day Dinner CruiseMelbourne River Cruises Valentine's Special
Cruising on 12th, 13th and 14th February 2022
Our 3 hour Valentine's Day cruises provide you and your significant other with high-quality service as well as great food and drinks to make your celebration a special and memorable occasion. We also offer a selection of entres, main meals, desserts and beverages for you to choose from.
Kaleidosquare - FedSquareA Mad Hatter's tea party of curious experiences
FedSquare - Until 31st March 2022
A massive program of over 160 free activities including workshops live gigs candlelight concerts free films and Melbourne Fashion Festival.
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Secrets & Stories Cryptic AdventureFind a secret Melbourne that you never knew existed
This cryptic adventure takes you around Melbourne into a wizard's magical world!
Hellenic Arts FestA cornucopia of cinema, storytelling and feasting
5 – 13 February 2022 - Hellenic Museum
The Hellenic Museum is proud to present Hellenic Arts Fest, a multi-disciplinary summer arts festival celebrating Greek culture, history and storytelling.
Summer Nights Drone Show2 free shows every night- Until 5th February 2022
9.30pm & 10:30pm - Harbour Esplanade - Docklands
See the night sky sparkle as 350 drones light up Docklands to tell stories in an enchanting visual spectacular combined with poetry soundscapes.
The GoddessesInspired by Greek Mythology with some of the most seductive fierce and powerful goddesses to roam the grounds of Mount Olympus.
3-6 February 2022 @ Meat Market - North Melbourne
This visually dazzling theatre show will introduce you to the stories and personalities of each Goddess taking you on an emotional rollercoaster learning that we can all somehow relate to these mythical beings.
Midsumma FestivalAustralia's premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural experience
Sunday 23rd January 2022 - Sunday 13th February 2022
Midsumma Festival brings together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists performers communities and audiences across 100 Melbourne venues and iconic event spaces.
![]() ![]() Midsumma Pride MarchPresented by: Midsumma Festival, supported by City of Port Phillip
Sunday 6 February 2022 - Fitzroy Street St Kilda
Parade, pride and party come together once a year in Melbourne's iconic march celebrating solidarity in gender and sexuality diversity.
Summer Night MarketWednesday nights at Queen Victoria Market
Wednesdays 5pm-10pm
After a two-year hiatus Melbourne's original and favourite Summer Night Market is back! The Market will come alive with all the things we love and have missed including delicious street food refreshing cocktails great shopping and live music from local performers.
Pentridge Prison Ghost TourWalking ghost tour of Pentridge Prison
Step inside Pentridge Prison, that once housed some of the state's worst criminals, for a spine-tingling two hour ghost tour.
Walk in the footsteps of Chopper Reed, discover the famous outlaw Ned Kelly's remains and experience the final moments of Ronald Ryan, the last man to be executed in Australia.
Jagged Little Pill - the MusicalMusic and lyrics by Alanis Morissette starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Until 6th February 2022 - Comedy Theatre
Nominated for 15 Tony Awards this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect family living in 21st century suburbia.
Live at the BowlOpen-air performance series
Over four joyous months the Sidney Myer Music Bowl will come to life. See some of the best home-grown acts take the stage and revel in the return of international artists. With something for everyone across multiple nights of the week your 2022 calendar never looked so good. Keep an eye out for more exciting program announcements throughout the series.
Sugar Republic's Bloomvillebrand new pop-up for summer
Until 28 February 2022 - Woodlea Town Aintree
Bloomville is an indoor-outdoor journey through rainbow-coloured spaces filled with immersive installations and fun photo moments.
2022 Live Music ToursAustralian tours confirmed for 2022
Disney+ Drive-InMelbourne Showgrounds
14th January 2022 - 24th February 2022 - Melbourne Showgrounds
Outdoor movie powerhouse Open Air Cinema has teamed up with Disney+ once again to bring back their sell-out drive-in cinema so you can catch all your favourite nostalgic flicks on the big screen.
Melbourne Street EatzThe city's favourite food truck event
Until 25 April 2022 - Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Each week they'll bring in a fresh rotation of Melbourne's best food trucks ensuring a hugely diverse cuisine offering. So whether you're into calamari or curry tofu or tacos there's something for everyone.
Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2022Weekends
15 January 2022 - 18 April 2022 - Herring Island
The three arts groups participating are the Association of Sculptors of Victoria Valley Potters and the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria.
The LightcatcherThe moment we've all been waiting for... drum roll please...
MPavilion 2021 - The Lightcatcher by MAP studio (Venice) Queen Victoria Gardens
A mirrored kaleidoscopic cube featuring an open steel structure on four u-shaped concrete columns featuring 89 angled mirrored panels.
Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion ManifestoUntil April 2022 - NGV International
An exhibition of one of the world's most influential fashion designers: Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto is the first exhibition in Australia to solely focus on the fashion contributions of 20th-century French designer Gabrielle (AKA Coco) Chanel.
pond(er)Cool off and reflect..
A beautiful architectural installation replete with a pink pond evocative of Australia's inland salt lakes has been selected as the winner of the NGV Architecture Commission 2021 in the Grollo Equiset Garden at NGV International.
Latest MoviesFilms now showing include King Richard Spider-Man: No Way Home West Side Story and Dune.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & ShowMind blowing magic right before your eyes
Friday nights
Witness miracles upclose at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show showcased at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
Van Gogh: The Lume MelbourneStepping into THE LUME Melbourne is an epic adventure into art.
Australia's first digital gallery transforms the world's finest art into fully immersive sensory encounters. The walls come alive as masterpieces come to life in a 360-degree experience.
Tickets Now OnsaleOfficial tickets from Ticketek and Ticketmaster
7-10 April 2022 - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
30 March to 3 April 2022
18&20 February 2022 - MCG
30 March - 24 April 2022
25 March - 9 April 2022
Saturday 19 February 2022 - Flemington Racecourse
Check Out!Melbourne MarketsFeatured markets open this weekend..
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