Newsletter: What's On | 8 - 14 October 2024
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Monday 14th October 2024
Featured This Week
Banyule Open Studios Weekend
From Picture To Page & Beyond | Scrapbooking Show
Melbourne Wedding Expo
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne International Games Week
Melbourne Meccano Exhibition
Oktoberfest Melbourne
PAX Australia
Shedfest | Yarra Valley Wine Festival
Spring Fling: Wild Abandon @ The Wheeler Centre
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
The Eagles Story
The Finders Keepers: Design Market
Whoop Dee Doo: Revue
Williamstown Ferry & Sightseeing Adventures
Victorian Seniors Festival
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
Family Fun on the Water with Melbourne Cruises
Williamstown Ferry & Sightseeing Adventures
Discover Melbourne with our fantastic range of experiences!
Choose from our guided sightseeing tours where you can cruise to the modern Docklands or glide through the tranquil parks and gardens taking in the city's best views and hidden gems. If you're after a different kind of adventure our Williamstown Ferry offers a picturesque ride across the bay perfect for those wanting to explore the historic charm of Williamstown.
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.
A night of unforgettable entertainment
Whoop Dee Doo: Revue
Selected nights: Tuesday's Thursday's Friday's and Saturday's
Get ready for a full evening of entertainment with "Whoop Dee Doo" a double show event that takes you on a journey from the golden age of burlesque to the cutting edge of neo performance art.
A Dinner & Show or Show Only
The Eagles Story
Saturday 26th October 2024 @ Matthew Flinders Hotel- Chadstone
The Eagles Story - Australia's Premier Eagles Experience is a must-see for fans of the band as well as anyone who loves classic rock music.
3 massive weeks of comedy cabaret theatre and more!
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
Tuesday 1st October 2024 - Sunday 20th October 2024
You'll find some of the country's best established and emerging artists actors dancers drag queens musicians and DJs and of course you.
A celebration of creativity, mindful making and thoughtful buying
The Finders Keepers: Design Market
Friday 11th October 2024 - Sunday 13th October 2024 @ Royal Exhibition Building
Enjoy the ultimate creative day out supporting brand-new and established designers, artists makers, musicians and foodies all in one jam-packed event.
Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon
Spring Fling 2024
3rd - 31st October 2024 @ The Wheeler Centre
A curated lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your preconceptions and foster new ways of thinking.
Free Entry plus couples receive a 'I'm Getting Married' Bag
Melbourne Annual Wedding Expo
Sunday 13th October 2024 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
Over 120 of Melbourne's most creative and popular wedding suppliers and vendors.
Prost to a hop-fuelled month of good times
Oktoberfest Melbourne
Dust off the dirndl and loosen up the lederhosen, Oktoberfest comes to town
Yarra Valley Wine Festival
Shedfest
Saturday 12th October 2024 - Sunday 13th October 2024
Meander and explore the hidden gems of the Valley with two days of wine tasting, live music, delicious bites and stunning scenery across 14 family-run wineries.
Explore. Engage. Evolve.
Victorian Seniors Festival
1-31 October 2024 with free and low-cost events across Victoria
Over 2,000 events celebrating older Victorians will be delivered by the Victorian Government, all 79 local councils, community and cultural organisations, and commercial partners.
Enjoy a rare insight into the private creative spaces of local artists
Banyule Open Studios Weekend
Saturday 12th October 2024 - Sunday 13th October 2024 @ 40 Banyule Studios
A collective of Banyule contemporary artists showcasing their work and inviting the public to visit their studios.
Scrapbooking, Mixed Media Art and Papercrafts Show
From Picture To Page & Beyond
Friday 11th October 2024 - Saturday 12th October 2024 @ Sandown
A show for paper crafters, scrapbookers and mixed media artists latest products and demonstrations.
Ovarian cancer is a silent menace claiming the life of one Australian woman every 8 hours
Frocktober
Frocktober is a month-long fundraiser ingeniously crafted by the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) to both raise awareness and gather essential funds for critical ovarian cancer research.
Every dollar raised goes directly to the OCRF facilitating potentially life-saving research projects dedicated to ovarian cancer.
Admission is free
Melbourne Meccano Exhibition
Saturday 12th October 2024 @ Brighton Philatelic Society - Gardenvale
Each year, Melbourne Meccano Club celebrates this tradition with an exhibition that showcases the work of our members.
Back and bigger than ever for its 10th year
Melbourne International Games Week
Until 13th October 2024
MIGW showcases Victoria's thriving industry as a global leader in games which is amplified by the Victorian Government's ongoing support and strategic investment in the sector. Flagship industry events including Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) High Score and Play Now Melbourne will offer local studios and developers an opportunity to connect with international games leaders and the games community at large.
PAX Aus is a celebration of gaming
PAX Australia
11 - 13 October 2024 @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
PAX Aus is the biggest celebration of gaming and gaming culture in Australia featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, new game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other.
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.
Witness the beauty of over a million spring flowers in bloom.
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Until 13th October 2024 @ Tesselaar Tulip Farm
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.
Plus as night falls transformed into Bloom After Dark
Bendigo Bloom
Until 30 November 2024
Bendigo is celebrating the 21st year of its famous Tulip display with over 53000 tulips blooming along Pall Mall the Conservatory and various gardens.
Dive into the cheeky world of the iconic slapstick videogame with playable displays and behind-the-scenes insights.
Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition
Until 16 February 2025 @ ACMI Fed Square
In 2019 Melbourne game developers House House shot to international success and acclaim with their hilariously naughty videogame which captured the hearts minds and humour of children and adults alike. Now ACMI's interactive exhibition gives you new insight into the creative development of this viral sensation through displays of previously unseen concept art sketches and design material.
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 28 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.
* New Works Added *
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
Extended (popular demand): Sunday 3rd November 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
Amazing photography and immersive moments
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition
Until 3rd November 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.
Flash Sale: Last Weeks of Exhibition
Victoria The T. Rex
Until 20 October 2024 @ Melbourne Museum
State-of-the-art exhibition + real fossils + film + holography
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
Live Music
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy a musical experience illuminated by candlelight and performed by live musicians in some of Melbourne's most iconic venues.
Opens next week
Menopause The Musical
Wednesday 16 October - Sunday 20 October 2024 @ Athenaeum Theatre
Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine Menopause The Musical is a celebration for women who are on the brink of in the middle of or have survived "The Change". This side-splitting musical parody set to classic tunes from the 60s 70s and 80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles!
Shows plays and musicals
Theatre
Check out these world-class shows playing now and coming soon..
Empowering and energetic pop musical sensation
SIX The Musical
Until 20 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.
EXPERIENCES...
Solve clues that'll take you on a self-guided journey around Melbourne city's iconic laneways
Mystery Picnic | Melbourne Laneways
Starting with an empty picnic basket collect your gourmet picnic food as you get closer to your picturesque picnic location with every clue solved.
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