Newsletter: What's On | 7 - 13 January 2025
What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 7th January 2025 - Monday 13th January 2025
Featured This Week
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition
Australian Open
Brickvention - Australia's Premier Lego Fan Event
Candlelight: Tribute To Careless Whisper, Faith & More
Dear Evan Hansen
Golden Hour and City Lights Cruise
Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition
Magic Show: Impossible Occurrences
Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design
Open Air at the Square
Portarlington Mussel Festival
Powercor Lorne Pier to Pub
Primal Scream | Australia
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour
Rye Gift & Family Fun Day
Rye Summer Carnival
SENSAS - Multi-Sensory Journey
Silvers Circus Spectacular
Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Half Shell Exhibition
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
The Teskey Brothers
Van Gogh: The Lume Melbourne
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne!
The start of the sporting year in Melbourne means only one thing - the Australian Open
Australian Open
Monday 6th - Sunday 26th January 2025 @ Melbourne Park
The world's top tennis players fighting it out for the first Grand Slam title of the year. Who will reign supreme in 2025?
Official Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au
*** FEATURED ***
Australia's Premier Lego Fan Event
Brickvention 2025
Saturday 18th + Sunday 19th January 2025 @ Royal Exhibition Building
LEGO enthusiasts from around Australia and the world display their builds with hundreds of unique creative models built out of LEGO bricks.
Enjoy a twilight or sunset cruise!
Sightseeing | Golden Hour and City Lights Cruise
Gain a new perspective on the city you love from the deck of a Melbourne River Cruises vessel at sunset enjoy a cruise at twilight or in the sunset combining both our River Gardens and Port & Docklands cruise to enjoy the complete river cruising experience.
Golden Hour Cruise - Step aboard our elegant river cruise vessel and embark on a breath-taking journey that showcases Melbourne's stunning scenery at its most radiant and captivating time of day.
City Lights Cruise - Prepare to be dazzled by the stunning sights and vibrant atmosphere while enjoying the convenience of a fully equipped on-board bar creating an unforgettable experience.
Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show
Impossible Occurrences
Mind blowing magic right before your eyes. Every Friday night witness miracles up close with award-winning magician Luke Hocking at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.
Head to the Square to enjoy free, accessible, all-ages live music and outdoor cinema
Open Air at the Square
Until 22 March 2025 @ Fed Square
Open Air at the Square is a mammoth free summer program of live events - with outdoor concerts, gigs, community festivals, film screenings and arts and cultural events on and open to all.
Live Music, Outdoor Cinema, Asia TOPA, Community, Shop or Dine
Held in the picturesque village of Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula
Portarlington Mussel Festival
Saturday 11th January 2025
Food and drink stalls, market stalls, great local musicians playing across five stages, roving entertainers for the kids, plus art shows, cooking demonstrations and local beer and wine tastings, it was a great day out for the whole family!
Celebrate 70 Years of Wittingslow Carnivals
Rye Summer Carnival
Until 26th January 2025 @ Rye foreshore
This is more than just a carnival-it's a memory-making thrill-taking laugh-out-loud tradition you won't want to miss!
See how Italian design became admired throughout the world
Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design
Until 23rd March 2025 @ Heide | Museum of Modern Art
Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design showcases some of the most significant achievements in the history of twentieth-century Italian design spanning the sixty year period from the first Milan Design Triennale in the 1930s to the Memphis Group of the 1980s.
Live musical experience by candlelight
Candlelight Concerts
This bohemian blockbuster returns!
Van Gogh: The Lume Melbourne
Daily @ THE LUME
Immerse in the vivid emotional brilliance of one of the world's most influential artists.
45th Annual Event
Powercor Lorne Pier to Pub
Saturday 11th January 2025 @ Lorne
The iconic ocean swim will see participants brave the fresh waters of Louttit Bay, embarking on a 1.2-kilometre journey to the foreshore.
a day on the green
The Teskey Brothers
Saturday 11th January 2025 @ Mount Duneed Estate
Australia's most soulful siblings THE TESKEY BROTHERS are set to light up some of the country's most picturesque outdoor venues and wineries on their first a day on the green headline tour this summer.
With Special Guests: Gut Health
Primal Scream
Friday 10th January 2025 @ Forum Melbourne
Primal Scream return in celebration of Come Ahead - their new studio album. Urgent and unmissable: don’t miss the legendary Primal Scream.
A world of fantastic family entertainment
Silvers Circus Spectacular
January 3rd 2025 to February 2nd 2025 @ Mornington
Prepare to enter a world of entertainment where your imagination will soar like never before in this completely re-imagined modern circus spectacular.
With laughs and surprises this is interactive theatre at its best
The Wind in the Willows
Until 25th January 2025 @ Royal Botanic Gardens
Celebrating over 35 years Australia's best-loved affordable family entertainment with plenty of songs laughs and surprises for the whole family to enjoy.
Be enchanted by The Sleeping Beauty, an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older.
Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
9th - 12th January 2025 @ Comedy Theatre
Telling the story of a beautiful princess who must sleep for 100 years until woken by true love's kiss, The Sleeping Beauty dazzles with glittering tutus and most-loved characters, set to Tchaikovsky's hum-along score.
34th much-loved annual highlight of Linden's exhibition program
Linden Postcard Show
Until Sunday 2nd February 2025 @ Linden New Art - St Kilda
Free entry to view over 1000 Australian postcard-sized (aprox) master-pieces.
Multi-Sensory Experiences
Darkfield: SEANCE + FLIGHT
Until 16 February | Arts Centre Melbourne - Theatres Forecourt
Each experience combines binaural (3D) sound and sensory stimuli in complete and utter darkness. DARKFIELD is returning to Melbourne with SEANCE and FLIGHT taking up residency at the Arts Centre Melbourne forecourt.
Amazing photography and immersive moments
Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition
Until 31 January 2025 @ 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.
Free street art exhibition
The Outsiders Melbourne
Until 31st May 2025 @ Flinders Lane Melbourne
A ground-breaking exhibition of street art by Sandrew celebrates artists defying the art establishment. Over 100 works by street artists including locals Rone Adnate Vexta Kaff-eine Fintan Magee Sofles and MEGGS + Banksy Barry McGee Vhils Invader Swoon Hush Shepard Fairey Ron English and ELLE.
Movies under the stars
Outdoor Cinema Guide
Summer is back and so is one of Melbourne's most beloved traditions-outdoor cinema! Enjoy a season of films beneath the open sky.
Relax in a deckchair sink into a beanbag or have a picnic on the grass as you soak in the fresh night air and the magic of the big screen.
Unforgettable summer evenings
Summer Night Market
Wednesday nights @ Queen Victoria Market
Explore the sheds that will transform into a vibrant hub of flavourful street food refreshing drinks unique shopping and captivating entertainment.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TNMT: Heroes in a Half Shell Exhibition
January 2024 @ The District Docklands
The exhibition is an immersive experience that boasts five individual galleries that take visitors on a journey through the rich history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. This limited time offering includes a projection and art gallery Vintage Memorabilia Gallery an Arcade Zone and a Pizza-rama Gift Shop!
Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before
Jurassic World: The Exhibition
Until 10th February 2025 @ 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.
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.
* New Works Added *
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
Extended (popular demand): 2nd February 2025 @ 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
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.
Theatre
Called a "breathtaking knockout of a musical" by The New York Times
Dear Evan Hansen
Until 16th February 2025 @ Playhouse Theatre
The raw and exhilarating story of a boy who through a brazen deception weaves his way into the fabric of a grief-stricken family and invents an important role for himself in tragic circumstances.
A much-loved classic that will fill the hearts of a new generation
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Until 16th 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.
Experience the inspiring life story of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Tina the Musical
Until 26th January 2025 @ Princess Theatre
Featuring more than 20 of her iconic songs including "Simply the Best" "River Deep - Mountain High" and "Proud Mary" this smash-hit musical is bringing Australian audiences to their feet night after night. With critics calling it "a rock music spectacular" (Limelight) and "breathtakingly exciting" (ArtsHub) this heart-pumping production is guaranteed to raise the roof!
Don't miss this musical comedy sensation
Sister Act The Musical
Until 26th January 2025 @ Regent Theatre
Based on the iconic film starring Whoopi Goldberg and featuring original music and songs this heavenly musical is joyous and uplifting in equal measures.
Multi-Sensory Journey
SENSAS
Until 31st March 2025 @ South Yarra
For two hours switch between pitch-black challenges and vibrant sensory workshops taking on fun wacky tasks that push the limits of your five senses.
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Kings of Comedy | Dinner and Show
Saturday nights @ The Colonial Hotel
Your evening will begin with a delicious meal and a complimentary drink then a 90-minute show of Australia's best new talent supported by celebrity headline acts.
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