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GuideTen Dazzling Melbourne Exhibitions to Look Forward to This Summer
From international art and iconic fashion to design commissions and immersive installations, here are the exhibitions serving up your summer cultural fix.
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NewsThe Strokes Are Coming to Sydney and Melbourne for Their First Australian Headline Shows in a Decade
As well as headlining the 2022 Splendour in the Grass, the New York rockers are playing sideshows at Hordern Pavilion and John Cain Arena.
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NewsThe Killers Are Coming Down Under in 2022 for a Huge Arena and Winery Tour
Destiny is calling you to the Las Vegas-born rock band's latest Australian and New Zealand tour.
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NewsBeyond the City Has Dropped the Huge Lineup for Its Two-Day 2021 New Year's Festival
Wrap up the year dancing to Pnau, Hayden James, Lime Cordiale and more, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain parklands.
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NewsTen Booming Regional Towns to Consider for Your First Home If You're Looking for a Seachange
Whether you want to relocate right by the beach or you're looking for a treechange, these towns are the ideal places to lay down roots.
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NewsMoonlight Cinema Has Announced Its Summer 2021–22 Dates
It's kicking off in Brisbane and Adelaide this month, before heading to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' Will Soon Float Through Melbourne's Skies
They'll both take to the air as part of MPavilion's huge lineup — and it'll be the first time that 'Skywhalepapa' will soar over a city location.
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NewsFalls Festival Is Moving to a New Victorian Location When It Returns at the End of 2022
The annual end-of-year music festival will also say goodbye to Tasmania, but it's still returning to North Byron and Fremantle.
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NewsThe New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From November 4
Head to the flicks to see Marvel's latest superhero team-up, a big-screen prequel to 'The Sopranos' and a delicious culinary documentary.
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NewsSound West Is the Australian-First SXSW-Style Technology and Music Fest Coming to Parramatta in 2022
The huge new event will combine a two-day conference at CommBank Stadium with three days of live music all around Greater Western Sydney.
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NewsApple TV+ Is Doing a New Mariah Carey Christmas Special Because That's the Festive Gift We All Need
If all you want for Christmas is more of Mariah singing festive tunes, that wish is about to be granted.
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NewsNetflix Is Now Doing Mobile Games If You'd Like to Play 'Stranger Things' As Well As Watch It
The streaming service has just launched five mobile gaming titles via its Android app — including two 'Stranger Things' games — with more to come.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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News'The Book of Boba Fett' Now Has a Trailer If You Need More 'Star Wars' in Your Streaming Queue
Giving the famed bounty hunter his own spinoff series, this upcoming addition to Disney+ will fill 'The Mandalorian'-sized gap in your viewing schedule.
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News'Jagged Little Pill the Musical' Is Bringing Its Alanis Morissette Soundtrack to Melbourne in 2022
The 15-time Tony Award-nominee weaves songs from Alanis Morissette's back catalogue into a jukebox musical.
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NewsThe NGV Reopens This Week with Seven Eye-Catching Exhibitions Ahead of a Huge Summer Lineup
From December, you'll be able to check out a huge Chanel exhibition — and wade in a pink garden pool.
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NewsLady Gaga Takes on a Fashion Dynasty in the New Trailer for True-Crime Drama 'House of Gucci'
Three years after 'A Star Is Born', Lady Gaga is heading back to the big screen.
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News'Nitram', 'The Dry' and 'High Ground' Lead the 2021 AACTA Nominations
In the TV fields, 'Clickbait' and 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' earned some love, too.
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NewsAlice Springs' Radiant Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again Next April
The dazzling ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival will return from April 8–17, 2022.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Melbourne's Southside
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
It’s officially time to start sorting out your New Year’s Eve plans.
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NewsMona Foma Will Return to Launceston and Hobart in January 2022
MONA's summer music and arts festival is coming back for another year — and it's keeping its dual-city format.
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NewsPaul Kelly Is Bringing Back His 'Making Gravy' Tour for a Fourth Year
This time, he'll be joined on stage by Ball Park Music, Sycco and Emma Donovan & The Putbacks.
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NewsTen New Must-Sees You Can Watch on Melbourne's Big Screens Now That Indoor Cinemas Have Reopened
Head to the flicks to watch an eerie Icelandic thriller, a bold take on the western genre and fascinating documentaries about famous figures.
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NewsMelbourne's Art Galleries and Museums Are Starting to Reopen From This Weekend
ACMI, Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and the NGV and State Library of Victoria, too, from next week.
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NewsNetflix Has Just Dropped the Trailer for 'Tiger King 2' and It's As Wild As You'd Expect
Hey all you cool cats and kittens — the story of Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin isn't done yet.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in October 2021
Get stuck into a medieval epic starring Dev Patel, the stellar new season of 'Succession' and a documentary about whether we're living in a simulation.
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NewsMelbourne's Indoor Cinemas Will Start Reopening (Finally) From October 29
They're screening everything from 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain' to 'Halloween Kills'.
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NewsHBO Has Renewed 'Succession' for a Fourth Season Because Its Third Season Is Just That Great
The best drama on TV has only just started its long-awaited third season, but HBO has already committed to bringing it back for a fourth batch of episodes.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open Next Week
Kicking off with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition that combines moving images, music and smells, the permanent gallery will finally launch on November 1 after being delayed due to lockdown.
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News'Anna Karenina' and 'Romeo and Juliet' Lead the Australian Ballet's Dazzling 2022 Lineup
As well as two literary classics brought to life via dance, the Australian Ballet's 2022 lineup includes a comedy by the choreographer behind 'Swan Lake' and a 25-dancer piece with a score by Sufjan Stevens.
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NewsACMI Is Extending Its 'Disney: The Magic of Animation' Exhibition Until January 2022
ACMI's ode to the Mouse House is reopening after lockdown — and keeping its 500-plus paintings, sketches, drawings and pieces of concept art on display until next year.
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News'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Will Finally Make Its Spectacular Australian Debut in November
After a lockdown delay, the newly minted ten-time Tony Award winner is headed to Melbourne's freshly renovated Regent Theatre.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's Otherworldly Flinders Street Station Ballroom Exhibition Reopens in November
'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' has weathered multiple lockdowns, but it'll remain on display until January 23.
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NewsA Massive Elvis Presley Exhibition Is Coming to Australia Direct From Graceland
The Bendigo Art Gallery will host the four-month-long showcase, which will feature around 300 items and is being curated in collaboration with the Graceland archives.
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NewsEight Ways to Get Your Culture Fix in Melbourne Without Breaking the Bank
From $1 movie tickets to stand-up comedy shows for a tenner, there's plenty to do around town — no matter your budget.
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NewsThe New Movies You Can See on the Big Screen Now That Melbourne's Outdoor Cinemas Have Reopened
Melbourne's outdoor cinemas are back in business, screening everything from must-see horror sequels and superhero blockbusters to tense true-crime dramas and historical thrillers.
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NewsNetflix Just Dropped the Trailer for the New John Cho-Starring Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Series
The cult Japanese anime and its space western hijinks are getting the Netflix treatment this November.
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NewsArts-Matter is All About Art in Intimate Settings and We Want in on the Guestlist
Meet the curators who created a new way to experience art (and artists) that was born out of the pandemic.
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NewsThe Sidney Myer Music Bowl's Big Reopening Gig Will Welcome in 4000 Double-Vaxxed Music Lovers
If you've had both jabs, you can nab a $29.90 ticket to see King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Baker Boy, Amyl and the Sniffers, Grace Cummings, and Vika and Linda Bull.
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NewsThe New Trailer for 'The Great' Season Two Serves Up Power Grabs, Witty Insults and Gillian Anderson
The satirical stab at Russian history will return to your streaming queue in mid-November.
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NewsMelbourne's Outdoor, Rooftop and Drive-In Cinemas Will Start Reopening (Again) From October 22
The Lido and Cameo have moved forward their reopening dates, the Coburg drive-in will welcome back movie lovers and the Classic will relaunch its rooftop with 'No Time to Die'.
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NewsTony Award-Winning Broadway Musical 'An American in Paris' Is Coming to Australia in 2022
Based on the classic 1951 film of the same name, it'll start its Aussie run in Brisbane, before heading to Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
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NewsRobert Pattinson Transforms Into the Dark Knight in the Grim and Violent Full Trailer for 'The Batman'
Following everyone from Michael Keaton and George Clooney to Christian Bale and Ben Affleck, Pattinson is now donning the famous cape and mask.
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NewsPaul Rudd Gives Will Ferrell Life Advice in the Trailer for Apple TV+'s 'The Shrink Next Door'
Also starring Kathryn Hahn, this new dark comedy series is based on a true story — and adapts the hit Wondery podcast of the same name.
