All the Exciting Events and Openings to Look Forward to In Melbourne This Summer
From floating bars with pools to immersive Mirka Mora worlds, here's what you can start getting excited about for summer in the city.
It's been a long time in lockdown, Melbourne, but exciting events are starting to pop up on the cultural calendar for summer. With restrictions starting to ease — and set be relaxed even more later this month — art galleries, restaurateurs and event organisers are pencilling in dates for exhibition launches, bar openings and drive-in cinemas. From floating bars with pools to immersive Mirka Mora worlds, here's what you can start getting excited about for summer in the city.
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Thursday, November 26, 2020 - Sunday, May 23, 2021
The District Docklands, Docklands
A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes, inflatable bubbles and a black hole simulator is taking over The District Docklands.
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NewsArbory's Floating Bar Is Returning to the Yarra with Aussie Beach House Vibes and an Onboard Pool
It'll start sailing in late October, with cocktails on tap and two bars.
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NewsA Major Retrospective of Works by Famed Australian Artist Mirka Mora Is Coming to Melbourne
St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works this December.
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NewsYarra River's Over-Water Boozer Ponyfish Island Is Getting a Full Makeover
Complete with new lounge areas, a seafood-centric menu and, for the first time ever, beer on tap.
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NewsA Pop-Up Drive-In Cinema Screening Disney, Marvel and Pixar Films Is Touring the East Coast
It's kicking off in Brisbane in September, before hitting up Sydney in October and heading to Melbourne at a yet-to-be-revealed date.
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NewsThe Ascot Lot Crew Is Opening a 400-Seat Mess Hall, Bar and Bottle Shop in Moonee Ponds
Holmes Hall will have 25 beer taps, mac 'n' cheese balls, pinball machines and regular live music.
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NewsA Healing Garden Is Opening at Melbourne's Heide Museum of Modern Art This Year
With climbing roses, hidden nooks, many edible plants and water features, it'll be like Melbourne's own secret garden.
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NewsA 70s-Glam Ovolo Hotel Is Opening in South Yarra for Future Staycations with Your Four-Legged Friend
The dog-friendly hotel is expected to open in early 2021.
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News1800-Lasagne Is Opening Its First Bricks-and-Mortar Bar and Eatery in Thornbury
The cosy Italian-style joint is set to open later this winter with lasagne, classic cocktails and vino.
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NewsThe Team Behind Melbourne's Super-Popular Sunda Is Opening a New CBD Restaurant in 2020
The food will be inspired by 18th-century trade between Southeast Asia and Australia — so expect lots of smoke, ferments and sea cucumbers.
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NewsHere's What ACMI Will Look Like After Its Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
The museum is set to reopen in mid-2020 with new exhibitions, revamped cinemas and a bar.
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NewsThe Team Behind Pitch and Let Them Eat Cake Has Planned a Post-Lockdown Street Rave for March 2021
Novel has nabbed a 5000-person inner city venue for a COVID-safe dance party headlined by German DJ Ben Klock.
