The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
Pair pickleball with sushi, explore a new Korean market or check out works by 100-plus artists at Melbourne Art Fair.
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
Weekends are precious — that's why we've curated a special selection of the best things to do in Melbourne from Friday through to Sunday. We want to make sure no one spends their days off doing something dull or unnecessarily expensive.
Luckily, Melbourne's got plenty happening for those looking to have a damn good time — whether that includes discovering new bars, absorbing art or feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks for what's on in Melbourne this weekend.
Image: New Quarter, Parker Blain
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Food & Drink
Amaro Tasting Flight Experience at Navi
Learn more about this Italian liqueur that's popping up all over Melbourne.
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Food & Drink
Margarita March at Mamas Dining Group
Nab $15 margaritas all day, every day, at these four Melbourne restaurants.
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Food & Drink
Festa Del Pomodoro at Mister Bianco
Celebrate the art of sugo-making with a three-course meal and cooking demo at this Italian restaurant in Kew.
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Arts & Entertainment
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Whimsical, tender, deadpan and enchanting, this French-language Canadian coming-of-age dramedy is about a bloodsucker who doesn't want to kill people.
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Arts & Entertainment
Drive-Away Dolls
There’s no shortage of Coenesque fun in this gloriously wild road-trip comedy, even with just one of the filmmaking brothers driving the show.
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The Zone of Interest
More than a decade after 'Under the Skin', filmmaker Jonathan Glazer returns with a chilling and unforgettable Holocaust drama.
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Food & Drink
George's Social Club
Friday night kick-ons just got a margarita makeover thanks to the George on Collins' late-night bottomless drinks deal.
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Arts & Entertainment
Not Natural — Science Gallery Melbourne
Explore the boundary between natural and artificial at this free exhibit in University of Melbourne's Science Gallery.
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Food & Drink
All You Can Spritzza
400 Gradi in Brunswick and Mornington Peninsula is serving up unlimited spritzes and pizza every weekend throughout summer and beyond.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bob Marley: One Love
Another music biopic, another spectacular lead performance — this time from Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley.
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Arts & Entertainment
Madame Web
Casting Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney and Adam Scott can't save this tangled mess in Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe.
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Pixar Film Fest
Pixar is bringing 'Soul', 'Turning Red' and 'Luca' to cinemas Down Under for the first time.
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Arts & Entertainment
Wicked
Get ready to defy gravity: this 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired blockbuster musical is sweeping into Melbourne.
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Arts & Entertainment
Europa! Europa Film Festival
The Euro-centric film festival is back for 2024 with 47 movies, including a retrospective dedicated to 'Poor Things' filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2024
Can't make it to MGFF in-person in Sydney? Stream along from home nationwide.
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Arts & Entertainment
A Day on the Green: The Chemical Brothers
Hey boy, hey girl: the iconic electronic greats are bringing their block rockin' beats back Down Under.
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Rent
Jonathan Larson's Tony-winning hit is the next Broadway musical that's returning to Australia.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mona Foma 2024
Music and art collide at the annual Tassie festival, with a lineup that includes Queens of the Stone Age, Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly and TISM.
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Food & Drink
Wine & Cheese Fest
The best days out are ones packed with dreamy local cheese, vino and grape stomping.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Rocky Horror Show Melbourne 2024
The iconic rock musical is back by popular demand for its 50th anniversary tour of Australia in 2024.
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Food & Drink
Melbourne Chilli-Eating Championship
Can you handle the heat? Prove it at this prestigious (and wild) competition.
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Arts & Entertainment
Melbourne Art Fair
This year's program features 100-plus artists and more than 50 events, all filling 7500 square metres of space with art everywhere.
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Food & Drink
Non-Stop Noods at New Quarter
Sip and slurp your way through bottomless margaritas and never-ending bowls of Vietnamese noodles.
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Arts & Entertainment
NGV Triennial 2023
NGV International's free three-yearly showcase features robot dogs, Yoko Ono's art, a giant thumbs up and a room-sized ode to plants.
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Arts & Entertainment
Groundhog Day The Musical
Tim Minchin's stage musical version of the 90s film favourite is finally looking for a shadow in Australia.
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Arts & Entertainment
Grease
It's electrifying: the 50s-set, five-decade-old show has scored a brand-new stage production.
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Arts & Entertainment
(This is) Air
Meet Australia's new big thing: a 14-metre-tall inflatable sphere that breathes air is the National Gallery of Victoria's 2023 Architecture Commission.
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Arts & Entertainment
Unko Museum: The Kawaii Poop Experience
It's Australia's turn to experience this pastel-hued Japanese favourite, which is all about "the maximum cuteness of poop".
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Arts & Entertainment
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
The king of all Titanic exhibitions is dropping anchor in Melbourne with 200-plus artefacts.
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Arts & Entertainment
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature
This spectacular world-premiere experimental digital exhibition about nature is taking over Melbourne's ACMI.
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Travel & Leisure
W Melbourne's WET Sessions
Enjoy drinks, snacks and beats while you party poolside — no matter the weather.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema Melbourne 2023–24
Grab your picnic basket and get ready for a dress-up 'Barbie' party, festive flicks, and nostalgic sessions of 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Mighty Ducks’.
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Arts & Entertainment
Rain Room 2023
The immersive, Instagram-fave Rain Room returns for another season, offering a rainstorm experience that won't mess up your hair.
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Travel & Leisure
Yoga at The Lume
Enjoy a guided yoga flow class while immersed in large-scale digital art, curated sounds and a bespoke aroma.
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Food & Drink
The Fitzroy Mills
A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.