The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
Revel in the return of cinema with a movie under the stars, or sip local prosecco at a hidden rooftop bar.
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.
Image: 'Tyama', by Eugene Hyland.
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Food & DrinkArchie Rose's Hot Gin Terrace
Archie Rose is hosting a toasty cocktail session dedicated to warm gin concoctions through the ages.
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Food & DrinkAll-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays
Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.
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Arts & EntertainmentMurder Party
If ‘Amelie’ and ‘Knives Out’ combined, the end result would look like this candy-coloured French whodunnit.
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Arts & EntertainmentPlanetarium Nights — National Science Week
Stare up at the full-dome screen with a drink in your hand as cosmic content enthrals you.
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Food & DrinkGrazeland Truffle Festival
Spotswood's huge food precinct is dishing up a three-day funghi fest, with a bounty of truffle dishes from all corners of the globe.
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Arts & EntertainmentBullet Train
Brad Pitt's charisma, scene-stealing supporting players and spectacular stunt choreography help this assassins-on-a-train action-comedy mostly prove a blast.
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Food & DrinkMaxibon Waffle On Drive-Thru
There's a new ice cream sandwich in town — and it's got its own pop-up drive-thru, slinging freebies all weekend long.
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Food & DrinkNaught Distilling at The Orchard
Eltham's rising star distillery is hitting the eastern suburbs for a lavish cocktail-matched gin dinner.
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Arts & EntertainmentFull Time
This French standout turns a single mother and five-star hotel chambermaid's hectic daily routine into a relentless thriller.
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Food & DrinkFriday Nights at Kewpie
Come for the bottomless pizza — stick around for dance-friendly tunes from Boogs, Luke Vecchio, Sunshine and more.
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Travel & LeisureThe Throwback Lounge
Immerse yourself in 90s nostalgia — and a dedicated cereal bar — at this retro winter pop-up.
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Food & DrinkGo Fooding Month
Right through August, tuck into exclusive $49, $79 and $99 three-course menus at restaurants across Melbourne.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Gnocchi and Cocktails 2022
Brunswick's free-flowing gnocchi and cocktail feasts are back — and this time, the menu's vegan- and gluten-free-friendly.
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Arts & EntertainmentCinema Nights on the Rooftop
This month, hit QT's all-weather rooftop bar for a Tuesday night flick and free popcorn.
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Travel & LeisureDrag 'n' Draw
This life-drawing class features a RuPaul's Drag Race star as your glamorous art model.
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Arts & EntertainmentMelbourne International Film Festival 2022
MIFF is finally back in-person for the first time since 2019 — and more than 370 features, shorts and extended-reality titles are taking over Melbourne's cinemas.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Forgiven
This thorny satirical drama benefits from Ralph Fiennes at his best, playing a loathsome wealthy Londoner holidaying in Morocco and immersed in a tragedy.
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Arts & EntertainmentOfficial Competition
Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are fantastic in this sharp and witty Spanish Argentine comedy about filmmaking.
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Food & DrinkLamb Month at Three Blue Ducks
The restaurant's firing up the spit for a month of lamb-centric menu specials.
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Food & DrinkTom Sarafian at Cumulus Inc v.2
The former Bar Saracen chef and master of modern Middle Eastern cooking returns to Flinders Lane for another two-week feasting series.
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Food & DrinkHot Chocolate Festival At Home 2022
Get creative hot chocolate flavours delivered to your door.
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Food & DrinkHot Chocolate Festival 2022
This month-long extravaganza will get you through to winter's end, complete with OTT, boozy and indulgent hot chocolates.
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Arts & EntertainmentWhere the Crawdads Sing
This 2018 bestseller jumps from the page to the screen, but proves as pristine and polished as a swampy southern gothic murder-mystery melodrama can be.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Black Phone
Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.
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Food & DrinkThe Winter Night Market 2022
The Queen Vic Market's legendary winter sessions have returned to fire up your Wednesday nights.
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Arts & EntertainmentImaginaria 2022
Explore echo light chambers, bound your way into giant bubbles and wander between shimmering digital vines at Docklands.
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Food & DrinkWinter Orchard in the Sky
The Q is spending the rest of winter celebrating Marionette's innovative fruit liquers with a drinks showcase and special cocktail menu.
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Food & DrinkTruffle With Friends
Join Lagotto for a series of Italian truffle feasts filled with classic dishes that have been cleverly reimagined.
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Arts & EntertainmentTyama — A Deeper Sense of Knowing
Reawaken your connection to the natural world as you experience this exhibition's large-scale projections, interactive visuals and First Nations storytelling.
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Travel & LeisureW Melbourne's WET Sessions
Enjoy drinks, snacks and beats while you party poolside — even in winter.
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Food & DrinkTokyo Tina's Bingo Academy
Bring the big weekend energy to your Saturday afternoon with this bottomless boozy bingo brunch.
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Food & DrinkMr Miyagi in the Big Smoke
Windsor's long-standing modern Japanese diner is descending on QT Melbourne for a two-month dinner pop-up driven by smoke and char.
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Arts & EntertainmentPalace Cinemas' $9 Student Saver Day
The cinema chain is treating students to $9 tickets every Wednesday.
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Food & DrinkBaby's Winter Aperitivo
Richmond's Baby Pizza is bringing the Euro holiday vibes, serving up spritz, beer and cocktail specials from 3–5pm daily throughout winter.
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Arts & EntertainmentFlight — Darkfield
Strap yourself into a section of a real airplane, and prepare for an eventful and immersive experience.
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Design & StyleNeighbourhood Earth
An immersive, multi-sensory adventure awaits at Melbourne's premiere of this intergalactic exhibition.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Picasso Century
Scope out more than 70 works by the Spanish artist, as well as 100-plus others from over 50 of his contemporaries.
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Arts & EntertainmentQUEER: Stories from the NGV Collection
See hundreds of years of iconic artworks from the NGV collection examined through a queer lens.
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Arts & EntertainmentBruce Munro: From Sunrise Road
Munro’s first Australian exhibition is an experimental, immersive light installation exploring the human experience.
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Arts & EntertainmentLight: Works from Tate's Collection
This Melbourne-exclusive showcase from the UK's Tate galleries features more than 70 works, including pieces by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama.
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Arts & EntertainmentWHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture
The NGV’s new exhibit explores Australian identity through unconventional portraiture.
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Arts & EntertainmentOpen Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections
A slice of Ancient Greece is coming to Australia, with 44 works and artefacts dating back to the early bronze age on display at Melbourne Museum.
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Food & DrinkApres-Ski on the Rooftop
Fargo & Co's rooftop has scored a bunch of mini ski chalets, which you can book for a cosy session of Grey Goose drinks and pink chocolate fondue.
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Food & DrinkHalf-Price Paella
Mr Joe's new Thursday night deal will level up your midweek dinner game, with half-price paella and bottomless cocktails to match.
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Arts & EntertainmentIt Takes Time: Ten Films by Frederick Wiseman at ACMI
This ACMI retrospective showcases an award-winning documentarian and his commitment to examining American institutions.
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Food & DrinkEndless Frites
Elevate your Tuesday night dinner with an unlimited side serve of hot, crispy fries.
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Food & DrinkBridge Road Brewers' Cardboard Pop-Up Bar
Everything inside the zero-impact venue has been constructed from materials that are either recycled or can be reused or composted.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Vegan Tacos
Don Taco is serving up all-you-can-eat vegan tacos every Tuesday for just $20 per person.
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Arts & EntertainmentVan Gogh at The Lume
From 'The Starry Night' to 'Sunflowers', experience the famed artist's masterpieces like never before at this immersive digital gallery.
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Food & DrinkThe Fitzroy Mills
A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.
