The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week Under $20
You don't have to spend your salary to enjoy this city.
Getting out and about in Melbourne is, at a glance, an expensive escapade — the cost of a stadium show regularly hits us for six. But if you do a little research, you'll unearth quite the cornucopia of affordable events, from film screenings to exhibitions, outdoor markets to parties. All under $20, these top quality events won't exactly empty your wallet. One cheeky lobster will gain you entry to some exceptional culture, so spend your money wisely and get amongst it.
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Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 - Mon, 29 Jan 2018
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
The Art Gallery of WA's exhibition celebrating the too-brief career of local boy Heath Ledger.
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Noisy Ritual 2017 Bottling Party
Sun, 19 Nov, 2017
Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East
Help Brunswick East's urban winery bottle some plonk — then help them drink it.
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Untitled House
Wed, 15 Nov - Sat, 9 Dec 2017
Untitled House, Ferntree Gully
Artists have covered a Ferntree Gully house in more than 1800 mirrored bricks.
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Linden Postcard Show 2017-18
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 - Fri, 23 Feb 2018
Domain House, Melbourne
An annual celebration of the artistry behind the humble postcard.
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Sandra Bridie (b 19--): eight fictions
Wed, 15 Nov - Sat, 2 Dec 2017
Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
A presentation of eight make-believe artists and their stories.
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Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 - Mon, 12 Mar 2018
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne
The Sydney-based artist displays a mass of kaleidoscopic collages, sculpture and film in a new solo exhibition at the NGV.
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Notfair 2017
Sat, 11 Nov - Sun, 19 Nov 2017
Notfair, Windsor
See (and buy) the works of prominent emerging visual artists in a sprawling factory setting.
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The Holy Weekender #2
Sat, 18 Nov, 2017
Holy Moly, Hawthorn
A mini-festival of art, fashion, karaoke and pizza outside Hawthorn bar Holy Moly.
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Kader Attia
Sat, 30 Sep - Sun, 19 Nov 2017
ACCA, Melbourne
An intense, artistic exploration through conflict and decolonisation.
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Joseph Kosuth: A Short History of My Thought
Sat, 7 Oct - Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Anna Schwartz Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne
Explore Kosuth's lifelong investigation of art's ability to provide insights into questions of existence.
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The humours
Sat, 7 Oct - Sat, 16 Dec 2017
Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield East
There's more to comedy than just making people laugh.
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Melbourne Music Week 2017
Fri, 17 Nov - Sat, 25 Nov 2017
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
The nine-day festival will this year fill the city with music, including the three storeys of Melbourne Town Hall.
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Gareth Sansom: Transformer
Fri, 15 Sep 2017 - Sun, 28 Jan 2018
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne
This exhibition features more than 100 of the Australian artist's works, including many that have never been presented to the public.
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East Malvern Food and Wine Festival 2017
Fri, 17 Nov, 2017
Central Park Malvern East, Malvern East
Spend a Sunday in the park tasting wine, beer, cider, cheese, oysters and pudding.
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Sculpture in the Vineyards
Sat, 28 Oct - Sun, 3 Dec 2017
Various locations around the Hunter Valley
This arts and cultural festival brings together art, food and, of course, wine in the Hunter Valley.
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Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow
Sat, 4 Nov 2017 - Sun, 11 Feb 2018
GOMA, South Brisbane
Go dotty with more than 70 pieces from the Japanese artist's seven-decade career.
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MPavilion 2017
Tue, 3 Oct 2017 - Sun, 4 Feb 2018
MPavilion, Melbourne
This year's amphitheatre-like temporary structure has two grandstands, native plants and a translucent gridded roof.
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The Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 - Thu, 1 Feb 2018
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne
A new exhibition exploring the pool's cultural significance in Australia.
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The Creators Market
Multiple single dates
Prahran Town Hall, Prahran
A quarterly market selling artisan wares from local creatives.