• Event

    Passata-Making Day with Guy Grossi and Matteo Toffano

    Friday, March 25, 2022

    King & Godfree, Carlton

    Wrapping up King & Godfree's birthday celebrations, chefs Guy Grossi and Matteo Toffano share their sauce secrets at this free passata-making workshop.

  • Event

    New Crush

    Saturday, April 9, 2022

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    This drinks party is dedicated to showcasing the freshest Victorian sips, with tastings from hundreds of homegrown producers — plus tunes, snacks and more.

  • Bar

    Pink Lemonade

    23 Swan Street, Richmond

    This concrete car park has been reborn as a colourful openair bar, beer garden and food truck stop.

  • Event

    The Big Spaghetti 2022

    Saturday, April 2 - Sunday, April 3, 2022

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    This carb-laden pasta party is set to feature 20 dishes from some of your favourite Italian restaurants — plus tunes, vino and cheese aplenty.

  • Event

    Welcome to the Jungle 2022

    Friday, April 1, 2022

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    A plant-filled, plant-based party from some of Melbourne's star purveyors of vegan eats.

  • Event

    The Convenient Store 2022

    Friday, March 25 - Sunday, April 3, 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.

  • Event

    Hip Hop Hibachi

    Thursday, March 24, 2022

    The National Hotel, Richmond

    This one-night-only hibachi feast teams grill-your-own yakitori with classic hip hop tunes.

  • Event

    Fuse Autumn 2022

    Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 27, 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.

  • 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.

  • Event

    Hot Dog Festival

    Saturday, March 19, 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.

  • Event

    Open Nature

    Thursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 27, 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.

  • Event

    The Peninsula Picnic 2022

    Saturday, March 19, 2022

    Mornington Racecourse, Mornington

    Feast on the Mornington Peninsula's best produce at one helluva picnic.

  • Restaurant

    Hi Fi

    316 Smith Street, Collingwood

    Collingwood's vinyl-soundtracked sandwich joint and takeaway-only lunch destination.

  • 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.

  • Event

    Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival 2022

    Thursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 20, 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.

  • Event

    Grazeland's First Birthday Weekend

    Friday, March 25 - Sunday, March 27, 2022

    Grazeland Melbourne, Spotswood

    Spotswood's permanent food festival is celebrating turning one with three big days of cheap eats and entertainment.

  • Event

    Kelso's Chop Shop

    Monday, March 7 - Sunday, May 29, 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.

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