The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
Catch a show for Melbourne’s month-long festival of dance, see the aquarium’s luminous new installation or hit Rice Paper Scissors for a Southeast Asian Mexican fusion feast.

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: Rice Paper Scissors
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Food & Drink
Tarts Anon x Connoisseur
This Collingwood dessert pit-stop is serving up limited-edition ice cream treats — and you can try them for free.
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Arts & Entertainment
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Thanks to its stacked cast and light tone, the latest attempt to bring 'D&D' to the screen is enough of a romp for fans and newcomers alike.
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Arts & Entertainment
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023
600-plus shows, 26 days and a whole load of laughs.
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Food & Drink
Hot Sauce and Chilli Festival 2023
Feel the burn with a day of spicy eats, chilli lager and hot sauce stalls — plus a chilli-tasting competition.
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Arts & Entertainment
TarraWarra Biennial 2023: ua usiusi fa'ava'asavili
Immerse yourself in stories of place and history, as you explore compelling new works centred on Australia's intercultural connections with its neighbours.
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Food & Drink
Save the Pickle Pity Party
Head along to this fundraising fiesta with a difference and help support a local legend.
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Food & Drink
Italian Summer on the Rooftop — Bottomless Brunch
Get your weekend dose of la dolce vita at this must-visit Richmond hotspot.
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Food & Drink
Poodle Patio Party x MFWF
A full-venue Sunday sesh complete with DJs, cocktails, wines by Mosaique — and a lunch feast courtesy of Matt Stone and Tim Goegan.
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Food & Drink
The Convenient Store 2023
This pop-up 7-Eleven is stocked with specialty snacks from the likes of Tom Sarafian, Shannon Martinez and Piccolina — plus, Slurpee-inspired cocktails.
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Food & Drink
Victorian Female Excellence Dinner
This female-led feast is out to celebrate the talented women leaving their mark our state's food and wine scene.
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Arts & Entertainment
Till
Danielle Deadwyler is extraordinary in this crushing true tale about racial injustice in America's south.
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Food & Drink
Subcontinental at Firebird
This charcoal-fuelled journey through Southeast Asia and India is led by celebrated chef Nabil Ansari.
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Arts & Entertainment
Of an Age
Australian cinema gains a new queer classic with this tender Melbourne-set romance from 'You Won't Be Alone' writer/director Goran Stolevski.
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Travel & Leisure
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2023
This five-day celebration of flowers, plants and all things horticulture features stunning installations, workshops, art and endless green-thumb inspo.
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Food & Drink
Rubbish Ramen Soup Shop
This experimental pop-up is transforming produce originally destined for landfill into a midweek ramen feast.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian
Every weekday for two weeks only, The Bavarian is serving up all-you-can-eat deals.
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Arts & Entertainment
John Wick: Chapter 4
The 'John Wick' films keep getting bigger and better, with Keanu Reeves joined by martial-arts icon Donnie Yen in this globe-hopping action epic.
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Food & Drink
Autumn Scarf Dinners at Cassette
A great feed that’ll make you feel good in more ways than one.
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Food & Drink
Bangkok Street Food Festival
Three of Melbourne's Thai favourites are teaming up with a Bangkok legend for a fiery celebration of Thai street food.
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Arts & Entertainment
'The Rocky Horror Show' Broadcast Live to Cinemas
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this cult-hit musical is beaming its current Sydney season live into cinemas for one night only.
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Arts & Entertainment
Birrarangga Film Festival 2023
Celebrating Indigenous filmmakers from around the globe, this six-day film fest is headlined by six stunning 360-degree screen works.
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Arts & Entertainment
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran: Undergod
This renowned Sydney-based Sri Lankan-born artist brings his colourful mythological sculptures south for his first Melbourne solo show in seven years.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pearl
Mia Goth is magnetic again in this gem of a prequel to Ti West's 2022 slasher standout 'X'.
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Food & Drink
$9.95 Schnitzel Tuesday 2023
Tuck into $9.95 schnitzels one day a week at The Bavarian.
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Arts & Entertainment
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Apart from casting Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and 'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler, this sequel to 2019’s 'Shazam' is hardly magical.
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Food & Drink
NGV Friday Nights Summer 2022
The gallery's tune-filled after-hours parties are back for summer — this time inspired by the great Alexander McQueen.
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Arts & Entertainment
FRAME: A Biennial of Dance
This new month-long festival of dance celebrates talent both renowned and emerging.
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Arts & Entertainment
Meet Me in the Bathroom
The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and NYC’s early-00s indie-rock scene get the in-the-moment documentary treatment by the directors of 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'.
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Arts & Entertainment
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2023
Melbourne's annual French cinema showcase is back with a 39-movie lineup spanning zombies, comedies, thrillers, tender dramas and more.
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Food & Drink
Twenty-Nine Cheese Gnocchi 2023
South Yarra's Cucinetta is kicking off autumn in the best possible way: with extremely cheesy gnocchi.
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Arts & Entertainment
To Leslie
Forget the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination — she’s remarkable in this powerful character study.
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Travel & Leisure
W Melbourne's WET Sessions 2023
Enjoy drinks, snacks and beats while you party poolside — 14 storeys up.
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Arts & Entertainment
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
In this piercingly empathetic documentary, 'Citizenfour' Oscar-winner Laura Poitras turns her attention to photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the family behind OxyContin.
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Food & Drink
Bottomless Gnocchi and Cocktails 2023
Brunswick's free-flowing carb and cocktail feasts are back, complete with vegan and gluten-free options galore.
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Food & Drink
Wagyu Wednesdays
Take midweek steak night to the next level with prime wagyu cuts, bottomless hand-cut fries and local vino on tap.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Watching Adam Driver fight dinosaurs isn’t as spectacular as it should be, but this average flick isn’t an extinction-level event either.
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Travel & Leisure
Yoga at The Lume
Enjoy a guided yoga flow class while immersed in large-scale digital art, curated sounds and a bespoke aroma.
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Arts & Entertainment
Scream VI
The slasher franchise’s sixth instalment unleashes Ghostface upon a new city, but happily keeps stabbing its way through familiar territory.
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Travel & Leisure
Submerged
This dazzling exhibition at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium dives into the mysteries of the bioluminescent underwater world.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays 2023
Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.
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Arts & Entertainment
& Juliet
This Olivier Award-winning Shakespeare-meets-pop musical is coming to Australia in 2023.
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Food & Drink
Casa Aperol x Petanque Social
Aperol’s Rivieran Summer has arrived. Make the most of Melbourne’s warmer weather with an Aperol Spritz at Petanque Social, tickets to a live music festival or a self-skippered boat session on the Yarra.
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Arts & Entertainment
Rivermouth
This captivating exhibition explores the deep connection water has with the land and the sky.
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Design & Style
Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
This blockbuster NGV International exhibition features more than 120 garments designed by the late, great fashion icon.
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Design & Style
MPavilion 2022
This year's vibrant MPavilion architecture commission will feature 250-plus free talks, workshops, performances and installations over four months.
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Arts & Entertainment
Monet & Friends Alive
Melbourne's digital gallery is diving into the French impressionist era with this multi-sensory exhibition.
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Arts & Entertainment
My Working Life: Stories From the Collection
Discover the cultural and social diversity of working life over the years at the Immigration Museum's latest exhibition.
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Travel & Leisure
W Melbourne's Swim Club
Now, you don't even need to book a hotel room to spend a weekday living it up by W Melbourne's glam 14th-floor pool.
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Food & Drink
The Fitzroy Mills
A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.