Shimmerlands Is Melbourne's New Two-Month-Long Summer Festival

Just as uni students across the country start to finish their last exams for the semester and high five each other as they realise they don't have to step foot on campus for the next few months, the team from Shadow Electric have announced plans to throw a huge two-month summer festival — at uni, of all places. And even though it's the holidays, you're definitely going to want to go back to school for it.

The organisers — who are known for their summer outdoor cinema at Abbotsford Convent, among other events — will take over the University of Melbourne's impressive Parkville campus for two whole months of music, film and, of course, food and drink. Dubbed Shimmerlands, the festival will run both day and night throughout January and February. Making the most of the ghost town that is a unversity during summer, they'll turn the campus into a veritable feast of cultural delights. There'll be an outdoor cinema, two performance spaces (an indoor concert hall and outdoor music amphitheatre), multiple bars and a pop-up collection of 16 of Melbourne's best restaurants.

The full programming details are yet to be released, but we do know Shimmerlands will be hosting Parquet Courts' Falls sideshow on January 5. We'll keep you updated with any new announcements.

Shimmerlands will run throughout January and February 2017 at the University of Melbourne in Parkville. For more info, visit shimmerlands.com.