Newsletter: What's On | 3 - 9 September 2024
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Monday 9th September 2024
Featured This Week
AFL Premiership: Week #1 Finals
Bangarra Dance Theatre: Horizon
Birrarung Riverfest
Circus Latino | Williams Landing
Dracula's: Sanctuary
Healthy Body & Soul Festival
Impossible Occurrences!
Moon Festival
National Walk to Work Day
Puffing Billy Running Festival
Reset: FedSquare Sustainability Festival
South East Asia Festival
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
The Eagles Story
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
A much-loved classic that will fill the hearts of a new generation
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Until February 2025 @ Her Majesty's Theatre
This timeless tale has been brought to life on stage like never before in a breathtaking reimagined production. 4-ticket offer available.
A must-see for anyone who loves classic rock music!
The Eagles Story
Saturday 7th September 2024 @ Ringwood Bowls Club
Australia's Premier Eagles Experience is a celebration of the iconic American rock band The Eagles. With incredible attention to detail the performers bring the band's legendary music to life in a way that is both authentic and electrifying.
Stunning Waterfront Views
Spirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Ever-changing scenery adds an enchanting backdrop to your dining experience. Every dish is a masterpiece meticulously prepared using locally sourced ingredients ensuring the freshest flavours and supporting the vibrant food culture of Melbourne.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Impossible Occurrences
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes. Every Friday night witness miracles upclose with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
Celebrate the life force of our Yarra, Birrarung river
Birrarung Riverfest
1st September - 22nd September 2024
Book now for one of 30+ events being hosted over three incredible weeks. Whether you enjoy riverside walks, cleanups or paddling adventures, there's something for everyone at Riverfest.
FedSquare Sustainability Festival
Reset 2024
1st September - 6th October 2024 @ Fed Square
RESET is a free series of family-friendly interactive events and workshops designed to make sustainable living both fun and practical for families and individuals.
Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Melbourne Moon Festival
Saturday 7th September 2024 @ Box Hill Town Hall
The town hall will come to life with 35 stalls and food trucks, exhibitor and community arts and crafts booths and a full entertainment program - including the Opening Ceremony, lion dancing, traditional and modern musical/dance performances, games, and live demonstrations.
Independance Day: Singapore Indonesia and Malaysia
South East Asia Festival
7 + 8 September 2024 @ Shed C and D - Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne's South East Asia community comes together to celebrate as one showcasing their culture and community at the Queen Victoria Market.
Where blood is the elixir but laughter is the best medicine
Dracula's: Sanctuary
5 - 7 September 2024 @ The Palms at Crown
Dracula's: Sanctuary returns with a carnal cocktail of the undead and criminally insane. From death-defying aerial acrobatics to knockout vocals - get ready for a blockbuster show set to dazzle and delight in a way only Dracula's can.
A unique and entertaining experience for all
Circus Latino | Williams Landing
Until Sunday 8 September 2024 @ Williams Landing SC
Circus Latino is a dynamic and exciting show which aims to thrill and captivate audiences of all ages.
Nourish Your Mind Body and Spirit
Healthy Body & Soul Festival
Sunday 8th September 2024 @ Malvern Town Hall
A boutique event connecting you with the finest selection of local small business owners with a range of products and services designed to assist you to live your best life.
There is a place between the sea and the sky - a sacred realm where the sun rises and falls and the light is new.
Bangarra Dance Theatre: Horizon
29 August - 7 September @ Playhouse
Horizon is a double bill opening with Saibailayg (Saibai Islander) Sani Townson's acclaimed work Kulka followed by the primary piece The Light Inside.
Step into Spring for National Walk to Work Day
National Walk to Work Day
Friday 6th September 2024
Championed by the Pedestrian Council of Australia the annual event encourages employees and employers to build regular walking into their daily routines.
CAN YOU BEAT THE TRAIN?
Puffing Billy Running Festival
Saturday 7th September 2024 + Sunday 8th September 2024
Join us for a weekend of excitement camaraderie and unforgettable memories.
CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE:21.1 km Half Marathon 13.5 km Classic 5 km Family Fun Run/Walk 1.2 km Junior Dash
8 Stories 1 Ending
AFL Premiership 2024: Week #1 Finals
The AFL finals have arrived for 2024, with the top eight teams and their week one fixtures locked in.
Second Qualifying Final: (2) Port Adelaide vs (3) Geelong
Second Elimination Final: (6) Western Bulldogs vs (7) Hawthorn
First Qualifying Final: (1) Sydney Swans vs (4) GWS Giants
First Elimination Final: (5) Brisbane Lions vs (8) Carlton
*Seven/Fox/Kayo **Fox/Kayo
A view not seen in 100 years!
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour
Daily @ Royal Exhibition Building
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.
Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before
Jurassic World: The Exhibition
Until October 2024 @ Fever Exhibition Centre - Brunswick
Walk through the Jurassic World iconic gates as an honoured guest and gaze in wonder at a towering Brachiosaurus; come face-to-face with a Velociraptor; and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Discover the Magic of Winter at Studley Park's Igloos
Winter Igloos at Studley Park
Until 20th September 2024 @ Studley Park Boathouse - Kew
For a touch of indulgence join us on Friday Saturday or Sunday for our 2-hour Igloo Bottomless High Tea Package.
Experience a cheesy twist on the traditional high tea this winter
High Cheese Experience
Wednesday - Saturday @ Allegro Restaurant - The Westin Melbourne
Curated by Executive Chef Apoorva Kunte in collaboration with renowned cheese experts the Studd Siblings our new High Cheese menu is sure to delight.
* New Works Added *
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
Until October 2024 @ The District Docklands
A stunning street art exhibition of museum quality featuring over 150 artworks such as certified art prints on different kinds of materials photos sculptures installations digital installations murals mapping shows and more. Experience by Fever
Free AI art exhibition
Memo Akten: Distributed Consciousness
Open daily @ ACMI
See glowing art generated by AI in this unsettling yet beautiful exhibition. Marvel at the colourful octopus-like critters on the massive screens.
State-of-the-art exhibition + real fossils + film + holography
Victoria The T. Rex
Until October 2024 @ Melbourne Museum
Victoria the T. rex is a world-class interactive exhibition starring the real fossil skeleton of a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus named Victoria.
+ T. REX 3D @ IMAX
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
PHARAOH
Until 6th October 2024 @ NGV
Through more than 500 works including monumental sculpture architecture temple statuary exquisite jewellery papyri coffins and a rich array of funerary objects the exhibition unpacks the phenomenon of pharaoh those all-powerful kings claiming a divine origin.
Amazing photography and immersive moments
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition
From 18th September 2024 @ 360 Bourke St Melbourne
A journey through more than 200 of the most beautiful idiosyncratic and interesting places on Earth - all seemingly plucked from the whimsical world of Wes Anderson.
Experience
Skyline Melbourne Ferris Wheel
Open seven days a week outside Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Breathtaking views of Melbourne's cityscape in fully enclosed cabins. The wheel is located in a precinct which includes a mini golf course and a dining space.
Light Show Art Experience
Beings by Universal Everything
Daily until September 2024 @ ACMI
Move dance and play in this interactive exhibition that will surprise and delight all ages. Projected larger than life Universal Everything's parade of fantastic beings hypnotically morphs between forms and textures from kaleidoscopic fur to molten lava water molecules and more.
Immersive Experience LEGO Exhibition
Art of the Brick
Closes on September 1st 2024 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
Explore ten expansive themed rooms filled with original collections + 100+ artworks by artist Nathan Sawaya.
Creative Fun Exhibition
Joy @ Immigration Museum
Get nostalgic at a retro video store replica. Play with a gigantic bunny. Check out massive glowing sculptures. And yep kids go free!
Joy brings the Immigration Museum to life with an emotive adventure where creativity colour and storytelling join forces to take you on a transformative journey.
Live Music
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a musical experience illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of Melbourne's most iconic venues.
Shows plays and musicals
Theatre
Check out these world-class shows playing now and coming soon..
TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE RECORD-BREAKING QUEENS
SIX The Musical
Until October 2024 @ Comedy Theatre
Following sensational sell-out seasons across Australia the six wives of Henry VIII are back to remix history in this high-octane fun 80-minute musical sensation. Join the Tudor Queens-turned-Pop-Princesses as they re-write and re-tell five hundred years of history like you've never seen before.
Basketball Exhibition
The NBA Exhibition @ The District Docklands
Until October 2024 @ The District Docklands
Explore Experience and Play the amazing universe of the NBA in 20 sections including authentic and autographed items NBA themed "fun action" games and digital experiences.
EXPERIENCES...
RedBalloon Experience
Steakhouse Dinner
3 Course Steakhouse Dinner For 2 with Wine @ The Meat and Wine Co Hawthorn
Sit down for a sophisticated steakhouse dining experience with a loved one. Indulge in a mouth-watering three course menu designed from paddock to plate perfectly paired with a glass of wine. $158 for 2
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Meet the Makers
The Sunday Market @ Southgate
After more than two decades around the Arts Centre the Sunday Market is now at Southgate every Sunday 10am - 4pm
Weekend Markets
Just announced..
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