The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
Try range of new and unorthodox gelato flavours before heading to St Kilda to catch a series of never-before-seen artworks.

The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
Heading back to the ol' daily grind can be pretty damn awful after a bright and shiny weekend of picnicking, bar hopping and patting dogs that aren't yours, but luckily Melbourne's a 'keep the ball rolling' kind of city and has plenty of events, exhibitions, theatre, film festivals and live music for you to inject a little awesomeness into your week. Sure, use Monday for Netflix binges. Then get out there and sink your teeth into Melbourne's best happenings this week.
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Arts & Entertainment
Chaos Walking
Starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, this long-delayed space western is tedious, generic and struggles with its premise.
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney's latest animated delight pairs breathtaking imagery and lively voice work with a moving story of hope.
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Brunswick Music Festival
The annual festival is taking over a swag of Brunswick's music venues, bars, pubs and parks once again.
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Moonlight Cinema 2021
The ever-popular outdoor cinema series is back for its 25th outing.
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Food & Drink
Melbourne Street Eatz
Enjoy food trucks, DJs and bottomless booze on the banks of the Yarra.
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Food & Drink
Plant-Based Paradise at Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne's go-to for animal-free goods hits up QVM.
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'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Marathon
Stock up on lembas bread to make it through all three films, back to back, on the big screen.
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Food & Drink
The Hottest Ritas
Sip your way through mango, watermelon, passionfruit and grape Nerds-flavoured margaritas.
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Melbourne Book Market 2021
Swap your spare change for a stack of books every Saturday and Sunday at Queen Victoria Market.
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MQFF Together
After last year's event was interrupted by lockdowns, Melbourne's annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema is back with a new in-cinema lineup.
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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2021
It's touring a program of 37 films around the country, including twisty thrillers, engaging love stories and a movie inspired by Céline Dion.
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The Truffle Hunters
Leisurely and engaging, this documentary about elderly men and their dogs searching for truffles in Northern Italy serves up a rich and substantial cinematic meal.
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Firestarter — The Story of Bangarra
Celebrating Australia's acclaimed Indigenous dance theatre, this excellent documentary also steps through the nation's past and paints a portrait of three siblings with dreams as big as their talents.
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The Little Things
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto co-star in this 90s-style serial killer thriller — and none of them will add new Oscars to their mantles for their efforts.
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Minari
Vivid, honest and tender, this resonant and moving drama stars Steven Yeun as a Korean American father and farmer chasing a better life for his family.
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Birrarangga Film Festival 2021
The four-day festival will feature more than 70 shorts and features by First Nations filmmakers from around the world.
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Food & Drink
Tanuki Sake Pop-Up
The guys from Melbourne Sake are hosting a special tasting series complete with eats from the Grossi kitchen.
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Food & Drink
The Piccolina Gelato Project: 8 Chefs in 8 Weeks
Eight chefs, eight weeks and 24 inventive new gelato flavours — including one made with caramelised radicchio.
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Transitions Film Festival 2021
Going virtual for the first time, this Australian film festival showcases documentaries about our changing world.
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Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2021
Dive into a festival filled with sea-focused cinema.
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Topless Cinema
MPavilion is hosting free screenings of recent and classic films in a CBD carpark.
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Mirka
St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works.
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Becoming You: An Incomplete Guide
This new exhibition celebrates real-life coming-of-age tales.
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Malthouse Outdoor Stage
An openair performance space and cultural hub has popped up in Malthouse Theatre's courtyard.
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Food & Drink
Yarra Kitchen & Bar
Enjoy signature spritz and fat prawn rolls, at this dog-friendly, riverside pop-up bar.
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Jewish International Film Festival 2021
After sitting out 2020, the cinema showcase returns with 29 features, 19 documentaries and episodes from three TV series.
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Shore Cinema Williamstown
Check out a movie by the water at Melbourne's newest outdoor cinema.
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Food & Drink
Prosecco Bar Pop-Up
Indulge in loaded grazing boards and King Valley prosecco at Gertrude Street's pop-up summer terrace.
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Fed Oasis
Fed Square is transforming into a greenery-filled oasis with a program of free film screenings, live music and workshops.
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Nomadland
Featuring an exceptional performance by Frances McDormand, this deeply humanist road trip drama serves up a touching observational portrait of those that society happily overlooks.
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Dude, It's a Coen Brothers Retrospective
It's screening everything from 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Fargo' to 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis'.
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Bondathon
Watch your way through all 24 official Bond movies to-date — all in the lead up to 'No Time to Die'.
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Live at the Bowl
A two-month COVID-safe music festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl featuring the likes of Missy Higgins, Lime Cordiale and Birds of Tokyo performing with the MSO.
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Pentridge Open-Air Cinema
Catch a movie under the stars at Melbourne's newest cinema.
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Food & Drink
The Exchange Beach Club 2020–21
This pop-up beach bar in Port Melbourne is back for another summer — with $2 oysters and weekend bottomless boozy brunches.
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Food & Drink
Juniperlooza 2020–21
Melbourne's gin festival is back — and it's taken over Pilgrim Bar.
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Imaginaria
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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Design & Style
MPavilion 2020
Instead of building something new, the event is reactivating its previous six eye-catching structures.
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Food & Drink
Kanzi U-Pick at Sanders Apples
Celebrate the start of apple season by picking your own haul of crunchy kanzi apples, followed by a picnic in the orchard.
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Rone in Geelong
Celebrated street artist Rone returns to his roots for an immersive new exhibition in Geelong.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Break out the butterbeer — the acclaimed play has brought its magic back to the stage.