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EventWelcome to the Jungle 2022
Fri, 1 Apr, 2022
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
A plant-filled, plant-based party from some of Melbourne's star purveyors of vegan eats.
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EventThe Convenient Store 2022
Fri, 25 Mar - Sun, 3 Apr 2022
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
A pop-up 7-Eleven stocked with specialty snacks and dishes created by the likes of Falco, MoVida and Brick Lane. Plus, Slurpee-inspired cocktails each night.
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EventHip Hop Hibachi
Thu, 24 Mar, 2022
The National Hotel, Richmond
This one-night-only hibachi feast teams grill-your-own yakitori with classic hip hop tunes.
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EventFuse Autumn 2022
Fri, 11 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Various locations across the City of Darebin
Darebin's multi-arts festival has kicked off its first IRL edition, bringing a program of music, performance and art to venues and spaces across its inner north home.
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EventFor the Love of Shepard Avocado Festival
Mon, 14 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Cuckoo Callay on Crown, Surry Hills
Fuel your avocado obsession with this special two-week menu filled with avo-infused dishes and drinks.
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NewsMelbourne's Blockbuster Citywide Arts Festival Rising Will Finally Make Its Proper Debut This June
COVID might have crushed the festival's dreams two years in a row, but it's ready and raring for 2022 with a huge 12-day program featuring 225 events and 800-plus artists.
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EventHot Dog Festival
Sat, 19 Mar, 2022
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Welcome to Thornbury is putting on a day of festivities dedicated simultaneously to cute sausage dogs and snags in bread.
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EventOpen Nature
Thu, 17 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
This new Design Week offering explores the intersection of nature, sustainability and design via a ten-day program of tours, talks and boat trips.
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EventThe Peninsula Picnic 2022
Sat, 19 Mar, 2022
Mornington Racecourse, Mornington
Feast on the Mornington Peninsula's best produce at one helluva picnic.
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RestaurantHi Fi
316 Smith Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's vinyl-soundtracked sandwich joint and takeaway-only lunch destination.
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NewsChris Lucas' Dapper New Steakhouse Grill Americano Arrives in Melbourne Next Week
Making its home in the 101 Collins building, the lofty newcomer is celebrating old-school hospitality, next-level steaks and plenty of modern elegance.
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EventFever-Tree Gin & Tonic Festival 2022
Thu, 28 Apr - Sun, 1 May 2022
Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City
A huge gin and tonic festival is coming to Howard Smith Wharves.
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EventBlak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival 2022
Thu, 17 Mar - Sun, 20 Mar 2022
Various locations across Melbourne and online, Melbourne
Celebrate a lineup of talented First Nations storytellers across this program of conversations, workshops, readings and performances.
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NewsArt After Dark Is the Late-Night Cultural Fest Coming to Melbourne's Galleries and Museums in May
The NGV, ACMI, Melbourne Museum and other iconic cultural institutions will open late this autumn for a jam-packed weekend of art, music, food and drinks.
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NewsMelbourne's New Greenery-Filled Floating Bar Yarra Botanica Is Launching This Week
The lush two-storey pontoon venue is officially docking March 16, championing local ingredients and an all-Victorian drinks offering.
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EventGrazeland's First Birthday Weekend
Fri, 25 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Grazeland Melbourne, Spotswood
Spotswood's permanent food festival is celebrating turning one with three big days of cheap eats and entertainment.
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EventKelso's Chop Shop
Mon, 7 Mar - Sun, 29 May 2022
The Mill Brewery, Collingwood
The legends at Kelso's Sandwich Shoppe have descended on The Mill Brewery, with a new pop-up kitchen dedicated to the humble chop cheese sanga.
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NewsFunghi e Tartufo Is Melbourne's New All-Vegan Italian Restaurant in Hardware Lane
This CBD newcomer is dishing up a top-notch, plant-based take on Italian fare, from bolognese arancini to creamy carbonara.
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NewsEight Unexpected Natural Wonders to Visit Around Victoria
Start plotting breath-taking adventures around this lineup of must-see Victorian landmarks.
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NewsPinot Palooza Is Hitting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for a Huge Tenth Anniversary Comeback Tour This Year
Two-and-a-half years since the famed wine tasting festival's last edition, it's returning for a slew of pinot parties in Australia and New Zealand.
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Event
Welcome to the Jungle 2022
Fri, 1 Apr, 2022
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
A plant-filled, plant-based party from some of Melbourne's star purveyors of vegan eats.
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Event
The Convenient Store 2022
Fri, 25 Mar - Sun, 3 Apr 2022
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
A pop-up 7-Eleven stocked with specialty snacks and dishes created by the likes of Falco, MoVida and Brick Lane. Plus, Slurpee-inspired cocktails each night.
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Event
Hip Hop Hibachi
Thu, 24 Mar, 2022
The National Hotel, Richmond
This one-night-only hibachi feast teams grill-your-own yakitori with classic hip hop tunes.
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Event
Fuse Autumn 2022
Fri, 11 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Various locations across the City of Darebin
Darebin's multi-arts festival has kicked off its first IRL edition, bringing a program of music, performance and art to venues and spaces across its inner north home.
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For the Love of Shepard Avocado Festival
Mon, 14 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Cuckoo Callay on Crown, Surry Hills
Fuel your avocado obsession with this special two-week menu filled with avo-infused dishes and drinks.
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News
Melbourne's Blockbuster Citywide Arts Festival Rising Will Finally Make Its Proper Debut This June
COVID might have crushed the festival's dreams two years in a row, but it's ready and raring for 2022 with a huge 12-day program featuring 225 events and 800-plus artists.
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Event
Hot Dog Festival
Sat, 19 Mar, 2022
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Welcome to Thornbury is putting on a day of festivities dedicated simultaneously to cute sausage dogs and snags in bread.
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Event
Open Nature
Thu, 17 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
This new Design Week offering explores the intersection of nature, sustainability and design via a ten-day program of tours, talks and boat trips.
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Event
The Peninsula Picnic 2022
Sat, 19 Mar, 2022
Mornington Racecourse, Mornington
Feast on the Mornington Peninsula's best produce at one helluva picnic.
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Restaurant
Hi Fi
316 Smith Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's vinyl-soundtracked sandwich joint and takeaway-only lunch destination.
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News
Chris Lucas' Dapper New Steakhouse Grill Americano Arrives in Melbourne Next Week
Making its home in the 101 Collins building, the lofty newcomer is celebrating old-school hospitality, next-level steaks and plenty of modern elegance.
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Event
Fever-Tree Gin & Tonic Festival 2022
Thu, 28 Apr - Sun, 1 May 2022
Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City
A huge gin and tonic festival is coming to Howard Smith Wharves.
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Event
Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival 2022
Thu, 17 Mar - Sun, 20 Mar 2022
Various locations across Melbourne and online, Melbourne
Celebrate a lineup of talented First Nations storytellers across this program of conversations, workshops, readings and performances.
-
News
Art After Dark Is the Late-Night Cultural Fest Coming to Melbourne's Galleries and Museums in May
The NGV, ACMI, Melbourne Museum and other iconic cultural institutions will open late this autumn for a jam-packed weekend of art, music, food and drinks.
-
News
Melbourne's New Greenery-Filled Floating Bar Yarra Botanica Is Launching This Week
The lush two-storey pontoon venue is officially docking March 16, championing local ingredients and an all-Victorian drinks offering.
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Event
Grazeland's First Birthday Weekend
Fri, 25 Mar - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Grazeland Melbourne, Spotswood
Spotswood's permanent food festival is celebrating turning one with three big days of cheap eats and entertainment.
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Event
Kelso's Chop Shop
Mon, 7 Mar - Sun, 29 May 2022
The Mill Brewery, Collingwood
The legends at Kelso's Sandwich Shoppe have descended on The Mill Brewery, with a new pop-up kitchen dedicated to the humble chop cheese sanga.
-
News
Funghi e Tartufo Is Melbourne's New All-Vegan Italian Restaurant in Hardware Lane
This CBD newcomer is dishing up a top-notch, plant-based take on Italian fare, from bolognese arancini to creamy carbonara.
-
News
Eight Unexpected Natural Wonders to Visit Around Victoria
Start plotting breath-taking adventures around this lineup of must-see Victorian landmarks.
-
News
Pinot Palooza Is Hitting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for a Huge Tenth Anniversary Comeback Tour This Year
Two-and-a-half years since the famed wine tasting festival's last edition, it's returning for a slew of pinot parties in Australia and New Zealand.
