Newsletter | #825 | What's On this Week

Published: Tue, 10/18/22

Newsletter: This Week 18 - 24 October 2022

What's On Newsletter | #825
Tuesday 18th October - Monday 24th October 2022

Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne

Antipodes Festival | Lonsdale Street Greek Festival
Australian Supercross Championship
Bendigo Agricultural Show
Berwick Diwali Celebration
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO Brick Exhibition
Candlelight Concerts in Melbourne
Europa Night Market | Queen Victoria Market
Flavour Fest
Future Vehicle Expo and Seminar
Ghost Stories
Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Hamilton: The Musical
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | ReImagined
Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience
Junipalooza - Gin Tasting Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Seize the Days: Great Queensland Holiday Deals
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Swan Lake
Tyama: multisensory experience of nature
Whitehorse Spring Festival: Our Backyard

Free Every Week

Antipodes Festival

34th Lonsdale Street Greek Festival

Saturday & Sunday 22-23 October 2022 - Lonsdale St Greek Precinct

Melbourne's largest Greek cultural celebration is back for another epic street party. This year's Greek fest will take over Lonsdale Street for a weekend packed with music, dancing and carnival rides. Eighty-plus food, drink and craft stalls will take your Hellenic experience way beyond souvas and baklava.

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.

Whitehorse Spring Festival: Our Backyard

Come along to this FREE event

Sunday 23 October 2022 - Nunawading Community Hub & Tunstall Park

This year's Spring Festival theme celebrates the community coming together and enjoying the collective backyard we all share - Whitehorse!

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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coming soon: Melbourne Cup Day Bottomless @ The Albion Rooftop

Frock up for three hours of fizz frolics and our special spring racing bottomless menu.

Tuesday 1st November 2022 - 1pm-4pm - The Albion South Melbourne

Swap the chaos and carnage of Flemington for civilized sips and acoustic vibes on the rooftop. Bottomless Belvedere cocktails Aperol Spritz prosecco mimosa & local tap beer

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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 Bottomless @ The Precinct Hotel

Join us for a fun frock and fizz-filled day and to watch the race that stops the nation!

Tuesday 1st November 2022 - 1pm-3pm - The Precinct Hotel in Richmond

Round up your friends to enjoy 2 hours of free-flowing bubbles mimosas beers & cider and spritzes PLUS one dish of your choice from our snacks menu along with chips for your table.

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Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show

Every Friday night: Mind blowing magic right before your eyes

Witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.

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Junipalooza

Gin Tasting Festival

Friday 21 to Sunday 23 October 2022 - Port Melbourne's Timber Yard

Junipalooza is the hottest ticket on the Australian Gin scene, with dozens of distillers gathering under one roof to share their wares with the vanguard of thirsty gin enthusiasts.

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Flavour Fest

Free festival brought to you by Woodlea & Melton City Council

Saturday 22nd October 2022 - Frontier Park - Rockbank

Discover a delicious blend of fiery, sweet and smoky sensations at Flavour Fest - A music & food festival celebrating community, culture and cuisine. Listen to sweet sounds from some of the best bands, enjoy tasty treats from Melbourne's most popular food trucks and restaurants

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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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

coming soon: Art4All

A big weekend of fine art, food and family fun

11-13 November 2022 - Fairfield Primary School

Art lovers, novices and crafty kids are set to enjoy a huge weekend at the 25th Art4All art show. Over 100 local, emerging and collectable artists are exhibiting, along with over 25 Melbourne designers showcasing beautiful, handmade goods in the Art4All Gallery Shop.

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.

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Australian Supercross Championship

MEARTH partners with TEAM BOLT EVERYWEAR

21-22 October 2022 - Marvel Stadium

The 2022 Australian Supercross Championship event is a race for domestic championship honors -- and for the chance to best it out with other contenders in the world stage for the WSX Championship racing! The added incentive is the opportunity for BOLT to compete against some of the world's best Supercross riders like Ken Roczen, Dean Wilson, Max Anstle, and more!

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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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Future Vehicle Expo and Seminar

See the future, today!

SUNDAY 23rd October 2022 - Manningham Function Centre

Join us and check out the range of electric vehicles from local dealerships. Get advice on the smart technology in our cars and how it all works.

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.

Europa Night Market

Queen Victoria Market

Wednesday nights - 5pm - 10pm until 26 October 2022

Enjoy a smorgasbord of classic European street food with flavours from central and Eastern Europe, the Iberian Peninsula, the Mediterranean and beyond. Then browse traditional wares, art and design amongst the stalls, enjoy traditional music and entertainment and Euro inspired bars.

Seize the Days: Great Queensland Holiday Deals

Seize the Days is all about irresistible deals on visitor experiences accommodation and flights.

Seize the Days campaign has more than 500 Queensland holiday deals from 260 operators and travel partners.

Travel Offer Partners include booking.com Experience Oz Luxury Escapes RedBalloon Virgin Australia and Wotif

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coming soon: Three Day Clay: Ceramics Market

Three Day Clay x Craft Victoria = Craft Contemporary 2022 Festival

Saturday 29th October 2022 - Sunday 30th October 2022 - East Brunswick Village

A design lover's delight, this curated ceramics market has already made its mark on the Melbourne events calendar and is set to be on the must-do list of every discerning enthusiast of handmade.

Candlelight Concerts

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

Candlelight: A Tribute To Radiohead On Strings

Candlelight: Best Of Joe Hisaishi And More

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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.

From 29 October 2022 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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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. If you see one musical this year, make this the one!

Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus

Why go to Munich when you can go to Hofbräuhaus?

Until Saturday 29th October 2022

Featuring 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.

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Hairspray - The Broadway Musical

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical

Until 30th 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

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.