The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Month Under $20

You don't have to spend your salary to enjoy this city.
Concrete Playground
July 01, 2018
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    Free Messina and 8-Bit Burgers

    Tuesday, October 23 - Monday, November 19, 2018

    Various venues, Various locations

    Tuck into free burgers and gelato for one more week (or year, if you're lucky).

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    Fenton & Fenton Warehouse Sale

    Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Fenton & Fenton Warehouse, Oakleigh South

    Get up to 80 percent off beautiful designer homewares this weekend.

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    Invert 2.0 Mini Living

    Wednesday, October 17 - Friday, October 26, 2018

    The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne

    This free exhibition and architecture talks series looks at how we might be living in Melbourne in the near future.

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    Four Pillars Christmas Pop-Up Store & Bar

    Friday, October 19 - Monday, December 24, 2018

    Myer Melbourne, Melbourne

    Shop for gin while sipping G&Ts.

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    Dolce House Gelato Giveaway

    Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27, 2018 

    Dolce House Gelato, Moonee Ponds

    To celebrate the launch of its new Moonee Ponds store, Dolce House is giving away 500 free scoops of gelato.

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    Darebin Music Feast

    Thursday, October 18 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Various locations across the City of Darebin

    Over 100 parties, gigs and film screenings held all across this vibrant pocket of Melbourne's north

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    Federation Square Rock Wall

    Saturday, October 20 - Sunday, October 21, 2018

    Federation Square, Melbourne

    Scale a tall wall in the middle of the city.

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    MPavilion x Christopher Boots Halloween Ball

    Saturday, October 27, 2018

    MPavilion, Melbourne

    A bioluminescence-themed Halloween party within the Queen Vic Gardens' pop-up structure.

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    Rigg Design Prize 2018

    Friday, October 12, 2018 - Sunday, February 24, 2019

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    Ten intricately designed rooms arrive at the NGV for Australia's leading interior design competition.

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    Ceramiques Camberwell's Free Pottery Classes

    Monday, October 22 - Sunday, November 4, 2018

    Céramiques Camberwell, Camberwell

    Camberwell's new ceramics studio arrives with a fortnight of free classes.

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    Say Cheese Festival 2018

    Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Prahran Market, South Yarra

    Prahran Market's day dedicated to cheese in all its forms.

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    Hophaus Annual Dachshund Race 2018

    Saturday, October 13, 2018

    Hophaus Bier Bar Grill, Southbank

    See the tiny pups pump their stubby legs and donate some money to Dachshund Rescue Australia.

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    Free Serotonin Exercise Classes

    Wednesday, October 10 - Thursday, October 11, 2018

    Serotonin Eatery, Burnley

    This Burnley cafe is hosting free biweekly workout classes for the rest of the year.

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    Polly Borland: Polyverse

    Friday, September 28, 2018 - Sunday, February 3, 2019

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    See 60 works from one of Australia's most celebrated photographers — including portraits of Nick Cave and the Queen.

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    Dynamics of Air

    Friday, September 14 - Saturday, November 17, 2018

    RMIT Gallery, Melbourne

    This group exhibition will explore how we consume air and — with climate change and population growth — how we might consume it in the future.

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    Pizza in the Park Party

    Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Victoria Gardens, Prahran

    With free pizza, house-made soft drinks and games.

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    Open House Bendigo

    Saturday, October 27 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Various venues in Bendigo, Bendigo

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    White Night Geelong

    Saturday, October 13, 2018

    Geelong City Centre, Geelong

    The festival of light arrives in Melbourne's cousin city.

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    Designing Women

    Friday, September 28, 2018 - Sunday, March 24, 2019

    NGV International, Melbourne

    The NGV brings together its diverse range of female-designed works into a free dedicated exhibition.

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    Heide Makers' Market

    Saturday, November 10, 2018 and Saturday, December 8, 2018 

    Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen

    Soak up the sun in Heide's sculpture park and peruse the handcrafted goods.

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    Holey Cheese Festival

    Tuesday, October 23 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Five days of cheesy goodness at Queen Victoria Market.

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    Garage Sale Trail 2018

    Saturday, October 20 - Sunday, October 21, 2018

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    Save your life's clutter from landfill or land yourself some bargains.

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    Hauntville

    Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    Burnley Circus Park, Burnley

    This truly scary horror festival is coming to Melbourne for the first time.

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    Ken Unsworth: Truly, Madly

    Friday, September 14, 2018 - Tuesday, February 19, 2019

    The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne

    The 87-year-old sculptor's first major Melbourne exhibition.

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    Oktoberfest at Hofbräuhaus

    Saturday, September 22 - Saturday, October 27, 2018

    Hofbräuhaus, Melbourne

    Melbourne's German 'bierhall' is holding five weeks of beer festival shenanigans.

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    Hawker 88 Night Market

    Wednesday, September 19, 2018, Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and Wednesday, October 10, 2018 

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    A new Wednesday night hawker-style food market heroing mooncakes, Filipino food and durian.

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    American Masters 1940–1980

    Friday, August 24 - Sunday, November 11, 2018

    National Gallery of Australia, Parkes

    The National Gallery of Australia will pull out works by Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Jackson Pollock and more.

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    MPavilion 2018

    Monday, October 8, 2018 - Sunday, February 3, 2019

    MPavilion, Melbourne

    This year's amphitheatre-like temporary structure has two timber floating roofs and grass-covered grandstands and will host over 400 free events over summer.

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    Boozy Choir

    Wednesday, August 8, 2018

    Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote

    Karaoke gets communal.

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    Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures

    Friday, August 10, 2018 - Sunday, February 10, 2019

    National Film And Sound Archive, Acton

    The National Film and Sound Archive's exhibition celebrating the too-brief career of local boy Heath Ledger.

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    Murder Mystery Pub Trivia

    Thursday, August 9, 2018, Thursday, September 6, 2018 and Thursday, October 11, 2018 

    The National Hotel, Richmond

    Channel your inner Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple at this free sinister trivia night.

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    Japonisme: Japan and the Birth of Modern Art

    Friday, May 25 - Sunday, October 28, 2018

    NGV International, Melbourne

    The NGV draws on its collection to display 19th century art from Japan, as well as the European works it influenced.

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    The Fitzroy Mills

    Saturday, November 25, 2017

    The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy

    A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.

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    Quick Bites Comedy

    Monday, October 16, 2017

    Boney, Melbourne

    A free weekly comedy night at Boney.

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