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Design-Led Weekend Open House Melbourne Returns, Offering Rare Access to Hidden Spaces, Private Homes and Infrastructure Icons

Indulge your inner stickybeak, as this long-running annual event grants access to some of Melbourne's most beautiful, usually off-limits homes and spaces.

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Save Your Hard-Earned Dough: These Shopping Centres Are Handing Out Thousands of Free Doughnuts Including a Yuzu Matcha Cream Creation

The doughnut celebration is part of the Greatest of the Mall event, an annual festival celebrating mall culture and nostalgic food court dishes.

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Fifty Years of the Folkie: Port Fairy Folk Festival Celebrates a Huge Milestone in 2027 – and Its Lineup Reveal Doesn't Miss a Beat

The countdown to Port Fairy Folk Festival's golden anniversary is on, with a host of major local and international names announced already.

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Australia's Best Interior Design Projects Have Been Chosen — with a Demountable Campus in Hobart Claiming the Top Prize

The nation's best interior design project for 2026 isn't a hotel or home — it's a future-forward university campus.

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'A Whole New World': Now or Never 2026 Returns with Ambient Sleepovers, Techno Takeovers and Laser-Led Spectacles

Expect technology, creativity and imagination to collide as Now or Never transforms Melbourne once again with 150-plus mind-bending events.

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The Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne

These private dining rooms have you got you covered from private bartenders to suckling pigs, martini trolleys to luxurious sashimi platters.

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It's a Matcha Made in Heaven: Crown Towers' The Green Edit High Tea Showcases Matcha in Everything From the Scones to the Cocktails

The Waiting Room is hopping on the seemingly never-ending matcha craze, introducing The Green Edit High Tea.

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Save Your Hard-Earned Dough: These Shopping Centres Are Handing Out Thousands of Free Doughnuts Including a Yuzu Matcha Cream Creation

The doughnut celebration is part of the Greatest of the Mall event, an annual festival celebrating mall culture and nostalgic food court dishes.

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The Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne

These private dining rooms have you got you covered from private bartenders to suckling pigs, martini trolleys to luxurious sashimi platters.

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This Just in: One of Australia's Most Renowned Restaurateurs Goes Greek, Announcing Plans for a Seafood-Forward, Contemporary Venue

Noẽma will take inspiration from the contemporary dining scene emerging across Greece with a seafood-forward menu.

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Breakfast Viewings, Football-Themed Beers and More: Pubs and Sports Bars in Melbourne Are Nailing World Cup Viewings

There's more than a big screen at these live sport venues, including a southside taproom and a sprawling tavern on the Maribyrnong River.

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This Just in: One of Melbourne's Busiest Markets is Set to Make a Big Environmental Impact by Phasing Out This Tiny Piece of Plastic

While the South Melbourne Market may be home to some of Melbourne's freshest fish, it'll no longer be offering the plastic versions that accompany its sushi and seafood.

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Latest Openings

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PAST / PORT

508 Flinders Street, Melbourne

Sarawak laksa, Balinese crispy fried duck and spanner crab pad thai anchor a 160-seat menu that runs from Malaysia and Singapore to Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia — all built on Australian produce.
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Smith & Deli CBD

16 Degraves Street, Melbourne

As the sun goes down, the cafeteria counter will transform into a tapas bar, with cold brews replaced by espresso martinis.
Restaurant
Sunnyside Sliced - Docklands

685 La Trobe Street, Docklands

Sunnyside Sliced brings New York-style pizza to an overlooked part of the inner-city.
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Little Rose

274 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

The French-Asian bistro is here for a good time, not a long time, with the residency sticking around for only a few short months.
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Luke's Bánh Mì Lonsdale Street

19-21 Lonsdale Street , CBD

To celebrate the launch of its sixth store, the Lonsdale Street location will be serving Australia's first coloured bánh mì baguettes
Restaurant
KIRISHIMA

622 Camberwell Road, Camberwell

The omakase menu evolves each day, based on sourcing the finest seasonal ingredients available each morning.
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Gracie's Wine Room

27 Toorak Road, South Yarra

Gracie’s founder Kelsie Gaffey has many accolades to her name — a wine bar that she founded at the age of 25 and now her own wine.
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Drop Shop

70 Lygon Street , Brunswick East

The format is intentionally simple: three categories organised by occasion and price, rather than by region and variety.
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Imperial Hotel

2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Soak up the 360-degree views on the new refurbished rooftop of this CBD pub.
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Florentino

80 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Littered with Italian murals and quintessentially traditional food, this Italian institution has been pumping since '28.
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The Florence

133 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

The cocktail list features five variations of the Negroni, along with Tuscan wines and creative house signatures.
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The Rochester Hotel

202 Johnston Street, Fitzroy

The Rochey boasts a famous happy hour, specials almost every night of the week, and now a comedy and curry evening.

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Arts & Entertainment

Love Arts & Entertainment experiences? Navigate the best venues and events near you picked by our expert curators at Concrete Playground.

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This Just In: Pegassi Is Bringing His All-Night Warehouse Sets to Australia for the First Time This December

The fast-rising Belgian producer will play extended all-night-long shows at Melbourne's The Wool Store and Sydney's Carriageworks.

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Melbourne's Favourite Streetwear Social Enterprise HoMie Is Popping Up in Sydney This Weekend

The beloved brand is finding a temporary home in Surry Hills — for two days only.

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Fifty Years of the Folkie: Port Fairy Folk Festival Celebrates a Huge Milestone in 2027 – and Its Lineup Reveal Doesn't Miss a Beat

The countdown to Port Fairy Folk Festival's golden anniversary is on, with a host of major local and international names announced already.

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'A Whole New World': Now or Never 2026 Returns with Ambient Sleepovers, Techno Takeovers and Laser-Led Spectacles

Expect technology, creativity and imagination to collide as Now or Never transforms Melbourne once again with 150-plus mind-bending events.

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SANDBOX Emerges From Sydney's Underground to Launch a Massive Multi-City Hard Techno Takeover Stacked with Huge Names

After four years underground, SANDBOX is stepping into the spotlight with a hard techno tour spanning four cities.

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The Book-It List: Every Big Concert, Comedy and Show On Sale Across Australia Right Now

The shows worth locking in before they sell out, sorted by the month they land.

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Featured Events

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All-You-Can-Eat Gyoza

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026
Bosozoku, South Yarra

Head to South Yarra's Japanese biker bar for an hour of power every Wednesday night.
Event
Groove Therapy

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026
The Workers Club, Fitzroy

Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.

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Longsong's Cheese Nights

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026
Longsong, Melbourne

Melty jaffles, oozy raclette and crispy saganaki, one night a week.
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Juliet's Jazz and Raclette Thursdays

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026
Juliet Melbourne, Melbourne

Get your gooey cheese fix while being serenaded at the hidden basement bar.
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Bottomless Pizza and Unlimited Beer Night

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026
Pizza e Birra, St Kilda

$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.
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Rac 'n' Mac Night

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026
Smithward, Collingwood

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Charlie Brings the Fire to Mister Bianco

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026
Mister Bianco, Kew

See what magic happens when Charlie Carrington and Joe Vargetto join forces for a fire-driven feast in Kew.

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KICStudio x Lightscape at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, South Yarra

Melbourne's favourite illuminated garden trail gets a wellness twist thanks to a glowing one-day movement collab.

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Vegan Tuesdays

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026
Babu Ji, St Kilda

Tuck into an all-you-can-eat vegan curry feast at St Kilda's Babu Ji every week.

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Yum Cha Sundays

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026
The National Hotel, Richmond

Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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Bottomless Martini Brunch

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026
Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda

End your weekend on a caffeine high with two hours of espresso martinis.
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Hank Marvin Market

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026
Royal Avenue Park, Sandringham

This Bayside market serves up a feast of food and drinks every Sunday.
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Glazed High Tea

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026
Glazed Gluten Free Patisserie, Elsternwick

A gluten free, dairy free and nut free high tea that the whole crew can enjoy.
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Sauna Sessions at Moon Dog Beach Club

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026
Moon Dog Beach Club, Frankston

Trading sun loungers for sauna benches, this winter time collab invites guests to sweat it out, then sip a cold one at the bar.

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The Fitzroy Mills Market

Mon, 29 Jun, 2026
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy

This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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Dumplings 'n' Massage

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026
Horse Bazaar, Melbourne

Horse Bazaar pairs these two indulgences for just $15 every Tuesday night.
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Quick Bites Comedy

Mon, 29 Jun, 2026
Boney, Melbourne

A free weekly comedy night at Boney.
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All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Tuesdays

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026
Tokosan, Prahran

Devour as many rolls as you can every Tuesday.

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Australia's Best Interior Design Projects Have Been Chosen — with a Demountable Campus in Hobart Claiming the Top Prize

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It's finally time to check out that cart.

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After two decades at her namesake label and a deliberate creative reset, Lisa Gorman is rebuilding the stationery favourite into a lifestyle brand — starting on Gertrude Street.

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KĀYA Health Clubs Has Opened a Massive New Sanctuary Inside Chadstone, Designed as an All-in-One Wellness Escape

This sprawling shopping centre now has a wellness sanctuary to match, providing a new home for movement, training and recovery in the southeast.

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