Newsletter | #823 | What's On this Week

Published: Tue, 10/04/22

Newsletter: This Week 4 - 10 October 2022

What's On Newsletter | #823
Tuesday 4th October - Monday 10th October 2022

Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne

Archibald Prize Exhibition
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Cup Day Lunch by the river at Ludlow
Cup Day Party at Hophaus
Dining & Entertainment Vouchers
Ghost Stories
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Hamilton: The Musical
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience
Melbourne Leisurefest
Monet & Friends Alive: The Lume
Motorclassica
Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus
Promo's: Prizes Give-Away's & Passes
Rone: Time
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade
Sesame Street Circus Spectacular
Sovereign Hill | Open
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
The Picasso Century: Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Swan Lake
Tyama: multisensory experience of nature

Free Every Week

Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade

An icon unseen for 100 years.

Built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, the Dome Promenade was a key attraction providing visitors the opportunity to view the emerging Melbourne skyline.

Visitors can discover the history of this extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage listed building before making their way to the Dome Promenade to experience views over Carlton Gardens, the city, and greater Melbourne.

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Melbourne Fringe Festival

3 massive weeks of comedy cabaret theatre and more!

6th - 23rd October 2022

A massive 40th Birthday party and on the guest list you'll find some of the country's best established and emerging artists actors dancers drag queens musicians and DJs and of course you.

coming soon: Cup Day Party at Hophaus

Join us at Hophaus for Melbourne Cup Day

Tuesday 1 November, 2022 - Hophaus Euro Bar & Bistro

We are hosting a cocktail party on our balcony overlooking our beautiful city and the Yarra River. Enjoy delicious hot, cold & sweet canapes and a 3 hour drinks package including beer, wine & sparkling. Screens to watch the races and race sweeps.

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coming soon: Cup Day Lunch by the river at Ludlow

Join us for Melbourne Cup Day

Tuesday 1 November, 2022 - Ludlow Bar & Dining Room

We are hosting a lovely afternoon overlooking our beautiful city and the Yarra River. Enjoy a Glass of Chandon Brut or Pint of Furphy on arrival, followed by a delicious sit down 3 course set menu designed by our Chefs with celebration in mind. Screens to watch the races, race sweeps and best dressed comp.

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Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show

Mind blowing magic right before your eyes

Friday's - Marriott Hotel

Witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic and illusion show.

Affordable Wedding Expo - Williamstown

Plan your perfect wedding

Sunday 16th October 2022 - Williamstown Town Hall

By attending the Affordable Weddings Expo you can have your perfect wedding day and save money with our exclusive expo discounts.

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Melbourne Leisurefest

Get Outta Here!

Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 October 2022 - Sandown Racecourse

Hundreds of exhibitors have the latest models and products from caravans and off-road vehicles to tents and camping equipment for the whole family plus information on destinations including holiday and caravan parks.

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Sesame Street Circus Spectacular

For anyone who loves a circus

2 September - 9 October 2022 - Westfield Southland carpark

This jaw- dropping show featuring international acrobats aerialists motorcycle daredevils and more will have you on the edge of your seat whilst Elmo and his Sesame Street friends will bring a smile to all faces.

Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition

Official Tickets: ticketek.com.au

Until 29th January 2023 - Melbourne Museum

The exhibition is based on his latest book The Bricktionary: The Ultimate A-Z of Lego® and is about using LEGO to inspire and encourage imagination.

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Motorclassica

A three-day celebration of the best in motoring from the vintage classics to the bleeding edge of modern racing and supercars.

Friday 7 October Sunday 9 October 2022 - Royal Exhibition Building

It's a motorhead's dream with over 160 vintage cars and motorcycles on display across an impressive events program. In a Motorclassica first the showcase will not only be limited to c

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Ghost Stories

Are You Brave Enough To Book?

Until 5 November 2022 - Athenaeum Theatre

After exhilarating audiences across the globe with record-breaking, sell-out performances the smash hit London production of Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson's supernatural sensation Ghost Stories

Dining & Entertainment Vouchers

The Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program is back.

Claim 25% cash back when you spend $40 or more.

The Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program will run until the $25 million fund is exhausted or 11:59pm Friday 16 December 2022.

The Picasso Century (ends Sunday)

Melbourne Winter Masterpieces

Ends: Sunday 9 October 2022 NGV International

The world-premiere Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition The Picasso Century charts the extraordinary career of Pablo Picasso in dialogue with the many artists poets and intellectuals with whom he intercepted and interacted throughout the 20th century including Guillaume Apollinaire Georges Braque Salvador Dalí Alberto Giacometti Françoise Gilot Valentine Hugo Marie Laurencin Dora Maar André Masson Henri Matisse Dorothea Tanning and Gertrude Stein.

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Light: Works from Tate's Collection

Exclusive blockbuster exhibition

Until 13 November - Australian Centre for the Moving Image

Light: Works from Tate's Collection celebrates groundbreaking moments from over 200 years of art history and the artists who harnessed this elemental force through painting photography sculpture drawing installation and the moving image.

Archibald Prize Exhibition

Australia's oldest and most prestigious art award exclusively at Bunjil Place

Until 16th October 2022 - Bunjil Place Gallery Narre Warren

See all 52 Archibald Prize finalists - including Koori artist Blak Douglas's winning portrait of fellow Aboriginal artist Karla Dickens - at the only Victorian stop on the prestigious award's national tour.

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Rone: Time

Time is a nostalgic love letter to mid-century Melbourne and a tribute to one of the city's great icons

28 October 2022 - 29 January 2023 - Flinders Street Station (Ballroom)

Profoundly atmospheric, Time captures both the grand scale and character of the site and the minute detail of a period of Melbourne's history long lost to progress.

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Candlelight Concerts

Enjoy a concert illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of the most iconic venues in Melbourne.

Candlelight Jazz: A Tribute To Amy Winehouse

Candlelight: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake & More Ft. Ballet

Candlelight: Best Of Joe Hisaishi And More

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Monet & Friends Alive

New @ The Lume Melbourne

26 October 2022 - 31 January 2023 - The Lume Melbourne

Get ready to embark on a mesmerising journey across bohemian Paris and countryside France. Young and old will be plunged into Monet's Water Lilies and dancing with Degas' ballerinas in this stunning explosion of life light and colour.

Sovereign Hill

Experience Victoria's Gold Rush

Sovereign Hill is open daily from 10am to 5pm

Take a journey into the gold rush period of the 1800's featuring an authentically-recreated town and plenty to see!

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Tesselaar Tulip Festival

Witness the beauty of over a million spring flowers in bloom.

Saturday September 10 - Sunday October 9 - Tesselaar Tulip Farm

Well over a million spring flowering bulbs including almost a million Tulips are on show throughout the festival. We have live entertainment on stage every day for you to enjoy including music and performances. You can wander through the gardens enjoy the sculptures indulge in traditional Dutch foods and other treats.

Spring Fever #2 - 3-6 October

Irish Weekend - 7-9 October

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Come From Away | A New Musical

Encore season of a 'powerful and profound' musical

Until 30 October 2022 @ Comedy Theatre

Best Musical: COME FROM AWAY takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that put their lives on hold and opened their homes to this world of strangers.

Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus

Why go to Munich when you can go to Hofbräuhaus Melbourne in Chinatown?

Until Saturday 29th October 2022

Featuring Oktoberfest Bavarian bier live music competitions ridiculously good bier specials group specials a bier garden the legendary opening and closing parties and much more.

Tyama: multisensory experience of nature

Wander Through A Nocturnal World

Until January 2023 - Melbourne Museum

Tyama transports you to Victoria's nocturnal worlds immersing you in 360-degree responsive projections breathtaking effects and exquisite soundscapes.

Hairspray - The Broadway Musical

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical

Until 28th October (extended) - Regent Theatre

HAIRSPRAY is the romantic comedy of a dance-loving teenage Tracy Turnblad who has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show. When her dream becomes reality big-haired Tracy falls in love and finds friends in unexpected ways.

Hamilton: The Musical

A record-breaking masterpiece..

Until 15 January 2023- Her Majesty's Theatre

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop jazz R&B and Broadway HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre - a musical that has had a profound impact on culture politics and education.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

ReImagined - One part production

Until 27th November - Princess Theatre

The most globally awarded play in history Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is now experienced as one thrilling theatrical event.

Ready-Made Meals - Home Delivered

Fresh and delicious meal kits delivered right to your door.

Whether you call them instant meals convenient meals no fuss meals or simply ready made meals Australia now has everyone covered with express home delivery plans diet plans and weekly food plans

View Australia's Top Ready Made Meals

Powerpal | Electricity Monitor

FREE for every Victorian

Powerpal connects a smart phone to your electricity meter and shows power usage in real-time helping you to make better decisions about the way you use energy.