Newsletter: What's On | 5-11 August 2025What's On Melbourne Newsletter
Tuesday 5th August 2025 - Monday 11th August 2025
Featured This Week
Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits
Dine Out - Melbourne Food Festival
Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Ed Sheeran
Chat Bot Comedy
Dial M For Murder
Dining In The Dark
Elmo's Circus Dream Under the Big Top
Elvis Week
ENESS: Iwagumi Air Scape
ENTRECOTE on the Mountain
FutureAg Expo
High Cheese Experience
Hijinx Hotel @ QV Melbourne
Hot Chocolate Festival
Magic Show: Impossible Occurrences
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne Outdoor Living Show
National Missing Persons Week
National Stroke Week
PicklePalooza | Pickleball Festival
Prison Island
The Artistry
The Jazz Room
The Mersey Beatles
Warm Up This Winter with a Cosy Cruise on the Yarra
Winter Wonderland Weekends
Free Every Tuesday
Stay safe - Be kind - Be Melbourne
Dine Sip & Soak in the views along the Yarra All Winter Long!
Warm Up This Winter with a Cosy Cruise on the Yarra
Step aboard the Spirit of Melbourne and experience the city like never before from the warmth of our heated indoor dining deck.
Whether you're planning a romantic night out a weekend catch-up or simply want to treat yourself we've got the perfect cruise for every occasion:
- Brunch Cruise
- Lunch Cruise
- Dinner Cruise
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.
MIFF 2025: 275+ Films, 18 Days, One Epic Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
7th - 24th August 2025
Expect over 275 features, shorts, and immersive screenings lighting up screens across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and even online for the stay-at-home crowd.
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Celebrating 5 years of redefining the way we dine
Dining In The Dark
Wednesday 6th August 2025 @ Cha Ching - 348 Flinders Lane Melbourne
For five years Dining in the Dark has been more than just dinner - it's been a plunge into the unknown. By taking away sight we awaken every other sense: Flavors hit harder. Scents ecome memories. Every texture guides you. And the people around you suddenly feel closer.
Alan Adler was the longest serving photobooth technician in the world
Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits
Until 16th August 2025 @ RMIT Gallery
For over 50 years, Adler maintained a fleet of photobooths across Melbourne/Narrm, most notably the site at Flinders Street Station.
Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits is a free exhibition featuring Adler's extensive archive.
Leave the suitcases at home - these challenge rooms are where you play not stay!
Hijinx Hotel @ QV Melbourne
Open 7 Days @ QV Melbourne
Hijinx Hotel is an immersive interactive game experience housed within the theme wonder and theatre of a quirky New York style hotel.
Step right up and experience the magic of Elmo's Circus Dream
Elmo's Circus Dream Under the Big Top
8th - 31st August 2025 @ Watergardens Shopping Centre - Taylors Lakes
Experience thrilling daredevil acts dazzling clowns and incredible circus artistry alongside your favourite Sesame Street characters including Abby Cookie Monster Grover as well as Bert & Ernie!
At 40 locations across Melbourne, there'll be venue swaps, unexpected collaborations, one-off menus and other unmissable food experiences.
Broadsheet: Dine Out - Melbourne Food Festival
4th - 10th August 2025
A week-long, city-wide celebration of Melbourne's best chefs, restaurants, bars, bakeries and more.
THE ARTISTRY is a celebration of Australia's unique identity as a melting pot of multicultures.
The Artistry | Food & Music Festival
THE FESTIVAL 1-10 August 2025 | THE ARTISTRY LIVE 9 & 10 August 2025
By combining creativity innovation and culture we create festival series throughout the year that bring people together to embrace and honour our shared diversity. THE ARTISTRY is a catalyst for meaningful connections cultural exchange international exposure and unforgettable moments.
Iwagumi Air Scape is a free interactive art experience for all ages
ENESS: Iwagumi Air Scape
1st - 17th August 2025 @ Prahran Square
By day, visitors can explore immense air-filled inflatables that appear to be thousands of tonnes of rock. As the sun sets, the artwork transforms with a vibrant display of colour and an interactive soundscape inspired by nature's gentle inhabitants.
Step into a world of wonder as the all-new Lightscape returns to Royal Botanic Gardens
Lightscape
Nightly until 10th August 2025 @ Royal Botanic Gardens
New sights. New sounds. A whole new journey. Whether it's your first visit or a returning tradition Lightscape promises an unforgettable night out.
SNOW | LIGHTS | FIRE | ICE
Adventure Park's Winter Glow
Nightly until 9th August 2025 @ Adventure Park | Geelong
With snow theme park rides dazzling light installations fire twirling and ice sculpting displays there's something the whole family will love.
With FREE entry you're only required to come hungry and ready for a good time
Winter Night Market
Wednesday nights until 27 August 2025 @ Queen Victoria Market
Wrap up warm and embrace the winter chill as the Market's sheds and laneways come alive with the inviting aromas of delicious food; the sounds of live local musicians; and the vivid spectacle of quirky roving performers promising a fun and not-to-be-missed night for all.
Elvis Presley's Graceland has announced that Virtual Elvis Week will return this year
Elvis Week
Live from Graceland August 8-16 will allow viewers to celebrate the legacy of the King of Rock 'n' Roll through an online experience featuring live concert events conversations with special guests ultimate contests and unique fan experiences.
Elvis Week will feature 10 events broadcasted live from the Graceland Soundstage: The Ultimate Return; Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Semifinal and Final Round; Elvis Gospel Celebration; That's The Way It Is: A Tribute; Elvis: An Author's Perspective; A Night in Elvis' Hollywood; Elvis Music Salute Conversations on Elvis; and Elvis: Live on Stage.
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
French Impressionism
From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Daily until 5th October 2025 @ National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Drawn from Boston Museum of Fine Arts' rich collection of Impressionist masterworks French Impressionism presents more than 100 paintings by key figures including Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir Edgar Degas Camille Pissarro Edouard Manet Mary Cassatt Berthe Morisot Paul Signac and Alfred Sisley. Audiences will have the opportunity to experience the hallmarks of Impressionism: distinctive brushwork vivid use of colour innovative viewpoints and depictions of subjects and places dear to the
artists.
NGV Friday Nights: French Impressionism
Every Friday night until 3 October 2025 - 6-10pm
Your Friday Nights ticket includes unlimited entry to the French Impressionism exhibition from 6-10pm as well as live music performances.
Free kids activities, live entertainment and demonstrations, food trucks and more
Melbourne Outdoor Living Show
Friday 8th August 2025 - Sunday 10th August 2025 @ Caribbean Park
With over 120+ brands featuring all the latest models, big names and epic show-only deals, you'll find everything you need for your next adventure. Caravans, campers, motorhomess and more - it's all here!
Dive into an immersive hands-on journey through the galaxy's first LEGO Star Wars exhibition
LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition
Daily @ Melbourne Museum
Over eight million LEGO bricks will transform Melbourne Museum into a tribute to George Lucas's beloved space saga.
Chocolate lovers, the Hot Chocolate Festival is turning winter into one giant, gooey, chocolate-fueled adventure
Hot Chocolate Festival 2025
1st - 31st August 2025
Across the Mornington Peninsula, Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley Chocolateries, August is all about steaming mugs, wild flavours, and sugar-fuelled happiness.
A stand-up experiment with Bron Lewis and the Buddy Telco Chat Bot
Chat Bot Comedy
Wednesday 6th August 2025 @ Morris House
Hosted at Basement Comedy Club this free show is a first-of-its-kind stand-up experiment trying to answer the question at the top of everyone's lips: can humans and machines work together for a night of laughs.
Live musical experience by candlelight
Candlelight Concerts
Our Picks
The Westin's legendary High Cheese is back and it's every cheese lover's dream come true.
High Cheese Experience
Wednesday to Saturday until 25 October 2025 @ Allegro Restaurant - The Westin
Forget dainty scones and polite finger food; this is all about gooey melty creamy decadent cheese in all its glorious forms - stacked high baked golden and begging to be devoured with a glass of bubbles in hand.
Witness Mein's intricate and mesmerising works this winter
Annemieke Mein: Nature Revealed
Until 30th August 2025 @ Whitehorse Artspace
Annemieke Mein OAM is one of Australia's most popular artists known for her exquisitely-made and incredibly detailed textile art that represents local fauna and flora.
Performing Arts
The new girl in town is making heads spin. You've got to move fast when you're 16 going on 70.
Kimberly Akimbo: A Musical
Shows until 30th August 2025 @ Playhouse Theatre
Kimberly Akimbo is the musical that took Broadway by storm. It won countless hearts and raked in five Tony awards including Best Musical with music by Jeanine Tesori the brilliant mind behind the critically acclaimed Fun Home. This Australian premiere directed by four-time Helpmann Award-winner Mitchell Butel and starring Marina Prior Casey Donovan and Christie Whelan Browne brims with infectious energy and tunes that soar.
With its high-energy dance numbers soulful storytelling and unforgettable music In The Heights is a must-see theatrical event.
In The Heights | The Musical
Shows until Sunday 17th August 2025 @ Comedy Theatre
In The Heights tells the story of a tight-knit community on the cusp of significant change. Full of hopes and aspirations some are about to embark on an incredible journey of love and ambition while others are faced with some of the biggest challenges of their lives including what it means to be "home".
A grown-up musical for the whole family
Annie
Shows until 8th November 2025 @ Princess Theatre
It's one of the most awarded and loved musicals of all time. With its iconic score featuring classics like: It's the Hard-Knock Life Easy Street and Tomorrow Annie is truly a timeless musical masterpiece.
The eight-time Tony Award-nominated musical will play a limited season exclusively in Melbourne
Beetlejuice The Musical
Shows until 31st August 2025 @ Regent Theatre
BEETLEJUICE is funnier more irreverent more reckless and frankly more repellent than ever in this original musical based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film.
Performing Arts
Shows & Musicals
Check out the rest of the shows, plays and musicals playing now and coming soon to Melbourne..
Make the most of Melbourne
Even more things to see hear and do this week
There's just too much happening to squeeze it all into this week's newsletter! Make sure to check out the full lineup of events online so you don't miss out on anything exciting. Check out More on this week..
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Coming in September
The most Tony Award-winning new musical of the season
MJ - The Michael Jackson Musical
9th September 2025 - 14th December 2025 @ Her Majesty's Theatre
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now Michael Jackson's unique and unparalleled artistry is startin' somethin' in Melbourne in the multiple Tony Award-winning MJ the Musical.
Coming in October
An Epic Cinematic Journey with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
MSO: Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience
Thursday 16th October 2025 - Saturday 18th October 2025 @ Hamer Hall
It's time for fans - new and old - to assemble and relive every iconic moment from this defining canon of films all accompanied by the MSO.
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