This Week in Melbourne: What's On #746

Published: Tue, 04/13/21

Newsletter: This Week - 13 - 19 April 2021

What's On Newsletter | #746
Tuesday 13th April 2021 - Monday 19th April 2021

This Week

Arbory Silent Comedy Festival
Archie Roach: Tell Me Why
Cryptic Adventure: Fitzroy and Collingwood
Glow Winter Arts Festival
Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience
Live at the Bowl
Maddie's Match | Saints v Tigers
Melbourne Cocktail Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit
NAB AFL Women's Grand Final
NGV Triennial
Rain Room
Recovery Ride - Foodbank Victoria
Riverboats Cruising: Music Festival
School Holidays Guide
She-oak And Sunlight: Australian Impressionism
Sunset Flights: Arthurs Seat Eagle
Train Rides For Kids

Autumn School Holiday Guide

Melbourne's best guide to keep the kids busy during the autumn school holidays.

Friday 2 April 2021 - Monday 18 April 2021

School Holiday Guide

Top Picks

ACMI School Holidays
Animalia in Sand | Sand Sculpting Exhibition - Boneo Discovery Park
CIRCUS: The Greatest Magic Show
Cluedo Experience @ Old Melbourne Gaol
Dinomania
Easter school holidays at Gumbuya World
Eastland Holiday Croquet
Enchantment: The Art of Walt Disney and Harry Potter
Hop into ArtVo this Easter long weekend
Jungle Bungle
Neil Thomas and David Wells: Land of Nod
Pixar Putt 2021 | FedSquare
Saturday's in April #AtPentridge
School Holiday Soccer Camp
School Holiday's @ Highpoint Shopping Centre
School Holidays at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
School Holidays: Sea Life Melbourne
The Jungle Book - The Next Chapter
Unsorted - Kids' Show
Keysborough's Big Picnic
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

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TeamKids - Autumn Holiday Fun

Choose your ADVENTURE these School Holidays with TeamKids.

TeamKids Australia's favourite School Holiday program provider will be delivering yet another wonderful mix of excursions incursions and in-house days that promise to keep the children happy engaged safe nurtured and having fun over the Autumn School Holidays.

Archie Roach: Tell Me Why

Created and performed by Archie Roach

Friday 16 April & Saturday 17 April - One Community Church

Performed by Archie Roach Steve Magnusson and Sam Anning. Not many have lived as many lives ' from stolen child teenage alcoholic seeker lover father musical and lyrical genius to social advocate and First Nations leader ' but it took almost a lifetime to find who he really was.

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Cool Clues of Fitzroy and Collingwood

Brought to you by Adventure Clues

This adventure takes you on a whirlwind scavenger hunt. 11 cryptic clues designed to give you an appreciation of this fascinating area.

Maddie's Match

6th annual Maddie's Match between St Kilda and Richmond

Thursday 15th April 2021 - Marvel Stadium

The match will raise vital funds for research to find new treatments and ultimately a cure for Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes (BMFS).

Arbory Silent Comedy Festival

Don some headphones and laugh out loud!

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights - Arbory Bar & Eatery

If you've ever observed the spectacle of human ridiculousness that is the silent disco, then you can only imagine what it would be like to watch an audience spontaneously breaking out into laughter in response to what seems like nothing at all.

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Melbourne Cocktail Festival

We're Shouting Melbourne a Drink!

12 - 18th April 2021

The Melbourne Cocktail Festival is here to celebrate cocktails bars and craft spirits - and to reignite this city's incredible bar scene.

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Imaginaria: Walk Through Experience

FEED THE IMAGINATION

@ District Docklands

IMAGINARIA is a walk-through play experience that uses light sound sculpture and scent to create a totally unique immersive play experience for people of all ages.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Get ready it's well and truly time for a laugh

Until 18 April 2021

Melbourne becomes comedy capital of the UNIVERSE with an enormous program of stand-up comedy cabaret theatre street performance film television radio and visual arts.

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Glow Winter Arts Festival

Celebrate all things Stonnington - Interactive - Immersive - Illuminated

April - May 2021

Each year the Glow Winter Arts Festival presents a program of stunning and immersive outdoor installations to spark conversation and ignite curiosity after-dark in Malvern East.

She-oak And Sunlight

Australian Impressionism

NGV Australia Federation Square

She-Oak and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism is a large-scale exhibition of more than 250 artworks drawn from major public and private collections around Australia including the NGV Collection.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most awarded production in the history of Britain's Olivier Awards winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play and Best Director.

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Pixar Putt

Melbourne's Pixar-themed mini golf course is back at FedSquare

Open 10am-8pm, Sunday-Wednesday + 10am-10pm, Friday-Saturday

Designed to challenge both eight-year olds and adults alike, Pixar Putt features nine- and 18-hole courses that take you past childhood heroes like Buzz Lightyear, Sheriff Woody and Elastigirl. New this year: a piano key-style hole inspired by Soul, another featuring Onward's van and redesigned odes to Ratatouille and Coco.

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Train Rides

Whether it's a miniature railway or a real railway, kids love a train ride (so do big kids!).

Railways back up and running (post Covid)

Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway
Diamond Valley Railway
Miniature Railway: National Steam Centre
Moira Miniature Railway
Mornington Railway
Altona Miniature Railway
Alexandra Timber Train
Kerrisdale Mountain Railway
Portarlington Miniature Railway
Yarra Valley Railway
Mornington Railway
Clarkeville Miniature Railway
Hamilton Miniature Railway

Choo Choo..

Open Garden Sculpture Exhibition

Merging the Wonders of Art with the Beauty of Gardens

Weekends - Ends 25 April 2021 - Mica Grange Gardens

Each year Mica Grange opens its gardens to the public combining it with a garden sculpture exhibition.

NGV Triennial

Free exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria

Last days.. Ends 18 April 2021

If you only see one exhibition this year this is it! A wonderful opportunity to see our fantastic NGV art gallery water wall stained glass ceiling plus this amazing free exhibition. NGV Triennial 2020 features over 80 artists and designers.

Live at the Bowl

LIVE entertainment at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl

The Avalanches
Synthony
Victorian Opera: The Pearl Fishers
Rainbow Families Cabaret
City Sessions: Hip Hop House And Funk Dance
Midsumma Festival | Live At The Bowl

Magic & Illusion - Dinner & Show

Mind blowing magic right before your eyes

Friday night's

Witness miracles upclose at Melbourne's #1 magic & illusion show showcased at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel.

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Latest Movies

Check out the latest movies in cinema's now.

Latest Movies.. Outdoor Cinemas.. Drive-Ins

Rain Room

Last days.. Ends 18 April 2021 @ Jackalope Pavilion - St Kilda

A 100 square metre field of continuous rainfall Rain Room is a responsive environment engaging all the senses allowing you to be fully immersed in the rain while simultaneously protected from it.

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