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Event
Ability Fest 2023
Sat, 25 Mar, 2023
Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
Dylan Alcott's fully accessible music festival is back, this year headlined by Hilltop Hoods, Mashd N Kutcher and Sampa the Great.
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News
Taco Time: Chilpa Is the Vibrant New Bayside Eatery From the La Tortilleria Crew
Melbourne's tortilla maestros have brought their famed corn creations to Highett — along with a solid lineup of agave sips and margs.
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Event
World Gelato Day Scoops
Fri, 24 Mar, 2023
various Zero Gradi stores
Buy a scoop of Zero Gradi's hand-churned gelato and get another one for free.
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Event
The Terminus Hotel's 100th Birthday Party
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023
Terminus Hotel Abbotsford, Abbotsford
Cheers 100 years of this Abbotsford local with a night of tinnies, tunes and giveaways.
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News
Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Huge 2023 Program Is Dishing Up a Month of Chuckles
Get your comedy kicks with a hefty lineup of more than 600 shows, featuring sidesplitting talent from around the world.
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Event
The Herb and Chilli Festival 2023
Sat, 18 Mar - Sun, 19 Mar 2023
125 Quayle Road, Wandin, Wandin
Spice up your life at this Yarra Valley food fest, featuring entertainment, fiery eats, chilli-eating challenges and hot sauce galore.
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Event
Live & Untamed: Unplugged
Sun, 19 Mar, 2023
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Catch sounds from Adalita, Davey Lane, Kav Temperley and more, all paired with an afternoon of Mountain Goat brews.
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Event
I Hart Rum 2023
Sun, 19 Mar, 2023
Whitehart, Melbourne
Sip cocktails, sample spirits and feast on Jamaican fare at this one-day rum festival.
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News
Shane Delia's Smith Street Venue Has Been Reborn as Middle Eastern Brasserie Maha North
A gentle makeover and refreshed food focus have steered the chef’s northside site into its next phase of life.
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News
Neptune's Nic Coulter Is Opening an Ever-Evolving Bar and Music Venue in the Former Galah Digs
Launching in April, Young Hearts will serve up a rotating arts and music program, backed by locally-focused drinks and bi-annual kitchen residencies.
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Event
Section 8's 17th Birthday
Fri, 17 Mar - Sun, 19 Mar 2023
Section 8, Melbourne
Three days of tunes, performances and drink specials in honour of a long-standing laneway legend.
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Event
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran: Undergod
Thu, 16 Mar - Sat, 22 Apr 2023
Sullivan+Strumpf Collingwood, Collingwood
This renowned Sydney-based Sri Lankan-born artist brings his colourful mythological sculptures south for his first Melbourne solo show in seven years.
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Event
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2023
Wed, 29 Mar - Sun, 2 Apr 2023
Carlton Gardens, Carlton
This five-day celebration of flowers, plants and all things horticulture features stunning installations, workshops, art and endless green-thumb inspo.
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News
This Aussie Distillery Is Elevating Easter with a New Edition of Its Hot Cross Bun-Inspired Rum
The Grove's latest limited-edition release tastes like a hot cross bun in a glass — and it's available to order now in time for your Easter celebrations.
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News
RISING Just Revealed the Stacked 185-Event Arts Program It's Bringing to Melbourne This June
More than 400 artists will help bring this year's citywide fest to life, serving up 12 days of visual art, culture, music, performance and food.
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Bar
Maha North
86 Smith Street, Collingwood
Head to Smith Street for Shane Delia's elegant meze and cocktail bar.
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News
Little Bourke Street's Laneways by Ovolo Hotel Has Been Reborn with a Vibrant New 80s-Inspired Look
The 42-room laneway stay is rocking a makeover by Luchetti Krelle, taking cues from the bold 80s aesthetic of Memphis Group.
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Event
FRAME: A Biennial of Dance
Wed, 1 Mar - Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
This new month-long festival of dance celebrates talent both renowned and emerging.
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Event
FUSE Autumn 2023
Sat, 11 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
Various locations across the City of Darebin
Darebin's multi-arts festival is back, bringing a program of music, performance and art to venues and spaces across the inner-north locale.
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Event
Innocent Bystander's Sixth Birthday
Sun, 12 Mar, 2023
Innocent Bystander, Healesville
This winery's throwing an al fresco birthday party complete with a charity barbecue, free wine tastings and prosecco margs.
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