There's always something happening in this fair city of ours, so don't let the week pass you by without popping a few fun events into your social calendar. To help you plan, we've rounded up all the best activities happening this week, so all you have to do is scroll, pick and embark on your adventure.
Some of the best things to do in Melbourne this week include Firelight Festival (including the underground laser labyrinth), which will ignite Docklands this weekend. The NGV's much-anticipated, major winter exhibition Pharaoh has just opened. And a new exhibition showcasing the works of Banksy is on now, too. In the theatre world, the heartwarming musical Beauty and the Beast will open at Her Majesty's theatre.
When in doubt, you can always rely on our catch-all lists of Melbourne's best bars, restaurants, museums, parks and galleries, or consult our bucket list of 101 things to do in Melbourne before you die.
A brand-new experience will be among the many illuminated sights across Melbourne this winter – an underground labyrinth attraction with more than 144,000 lights.
Firelight Labyrinth will be the main attraction of this year's Firelight Festival, transforming the subterranean space underneath Marvel Stadium into a maze of light and sound. The new attraction, designed by international creative lighting specialists Mandylights, will make its world debut right here in Melbourne.
It’s a tale as old as time, but the Australian premiere of Disney Theatrical’s Broadway blockbuster Beauty and the Beast is getting a modern makeover ahead of its run at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from June 27.
It's baaack! After two hugely popular winter seasons, Melbourne's favourite illuminated event is returning in 2024. From June 14 to August 4, take a nighttime stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens and experience luminous pathways, lit-up tree canopies, soothing soundscapes and brand new installations.
For the First Peoples of so-called Australia, the term ‘Country’ describes much more than simply a place or nation. Instead, it describes a deep connection to land, animals and plants, ancestors, language, culture and the wisdom of the land itself. Relationships to Country are individual and dinstinct, but always grounded in mutual respect.
A new installation within Melbourne Museum called Biik Milboo Dhumba – Country is Always Talking encourages visitors to consider what it means to listen to Country.
Choo choo! The Train of Lights is back on the tracks for 2024 and ready to captivate passengers with a magical winter journey through the Dandenong Ranges. Australia’s favourite steam train Puffing Billy will be your conductor for this two-and-a-half-hour round trip that illuminates the natural beauty of the region with thousands of dazzling lights.
What’s better than gorging yourself on scones, finger sandwiches and Champagne at a regular high tea? Gorging yourself on piles and piles of cheese at the Westin’s un-brie-lievable High Cheese event, of course.
Yes, the insanely successful event is back at the Westin's Allegro Restaurant for 2024 and we turophiles couldn't be more thrilled.
Ten albums in, Pond’s momentum is showing no signs of slowing. Since forming in Perth back in 2008, the beloved psychedelic rock band has been painting stages silver all around the world. From being named NME’s ‘Hottest New Band in the World’ in 2012, to recently supporting Queens of the Stone Age across their Australian and New Zealand tour, Pond has been going from strength to trippy strength.
As Melburnians steel themselves ahead of a long (yet less cold than usual) winter, Free to Feed invites you to participate in a series of soulful and heartwarming feasts. The not-for-profit social enterprise is widely respected for empowering asylum seekers and refugees to share their cultural heritage through uplifting community food experiences. For locals, these dinners are the perfect opportunity to take part!
Going to the movies is always a treat, but it’s especially thrilling when watching on the biggest screen in the Southern Hemisphere. With winter well and truly here, save a trip to the mega-sized IMAX Melbourne for the next rainy Melbourne day and bring the kids along to the latest release T.rex 3D.
When Red Stitch Actors' Theatre put on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in late 2023, the gripping play enjoyed a critically acclaimed run. Now, in a historic partnership between Red Stitch, GWB Entertainment and Andrew Henry Presents, the production is returning for a mainstage commercial season at the Comedy Theatre in June and July.
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