The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
Sip cocktails in a New Orleans-inspired pop-up bar, hit St Kilda for Midsumma Pride March — and the afterparty — or soak up vino and DJ tunes for Daydreams' 10th anniversary.
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
Weekends are precious. You want to make the most of those glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility. Luckily, Melbourne's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend your weekend indoors binge-watching Netflix; instead, fill your time off discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here's our pick of good stuff happening this weekend.
Top Image: Daydreams, at Everyday Coffee
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Arts & EntertainmentDaydreams Turns Ten
This day party is back for a bumper tenth birthday edition, featuring five Sunday sessions filled with tunes, snacks and vino.
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Food & DrinkPoodle Patio Party V
A Sunday courtyard party complete with Hector's Deli sangas, low-intervention vino and Joe Jones on cocktail duty.
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Arts & EntertainmentSunset Cinema St Kilda 2023
Catch Oscar-nominees, classic rom-coms and an upcoming Paul Mescal flick in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.
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Arts & EntertainmentFlow Music x The Third Day
Spend the day dancing to an impressive lineup of Euro DJs — and raise funds to help rebuild ATET while you do it.
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Arts & EntertainmentYou Can Go Now
This powerful documentary about Richard Bell’s art and activism is an essential new Australian must-see.
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Food & DrinkWorld Pisco Sour Day at Tino
Celebrate Latin America's hero cocktail by sampling three bespoke variations — at just $15 a pop.
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Arts & EntertainmentRivermouth
This captivating exhibition explores the deep connection water has with the land and the sky.
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Arts & EntertainmentPost-Parade Party
Keep the Midsumma Pride March festivities rolling with an afterparty full of dancing, performances and slushie cocktails.
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Arts & EntertainmentYoung Henrys Presents at Lulie Tavern
This rockin' music series will fill your February Fridays with free gigs and beer specials.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Gin Sessions
Elevate your Saturday arvos with free-flowing G&Ts and chic picnic bites.
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Food & DrinkSip & Savour Albury
Head to the border for a weekend of regional eats and drinks — paired with live tunes from Kate Miller-Heidke, Josh Pyke and Lisa Mitchell.
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Arts & EntertainmentDome Under Fulldome Festival 2023
Australia's only fulldome film festival is returning to the Melbourne Planetarium this summer.
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Arts & Entertainmenttick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment
Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer trying to make it big in New York City's musical theatre scene.
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Food & DrinkCampos' Free Coffee Week
Nab yourself a free coffee from the reigning Champion Australian Coffee Roaster — without paying a cent.
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Arts & EntertainmentTár
Cate Blanchett turns in another awards-worthy performance in this powerful, complicated and compelling drama about a cancelled conductor.
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Food & DrinkFree Tacos and Frozen Margaritas at Repeat Offender
Celebrate this Elwood spot's second birthday with some lunchtime freebies.
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Food & DrinkCasa 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 & EntertainmentBabylon
'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle steps back into Hollywood's past, with Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt leading a jam-packed Golden Age-set spectacle.
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Arts & EntertainmentMidsumma Festival 2023
The 34th edition of Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural fest is here to heat up your summer.
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Food & DrinkSips & Sorbet: A Hot Gin Summer
Head skyward for weekend gin cocktails, plus scoops of fruity sorbet inspired by Four Pillars' gin range.
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Travel & LeisureSunset Safari 2023
Hit the zoo at sunset for an after-hours wildlife experience that'll transport you straight to the savannahs of Africa.
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Arts & EntertainmentGospel Sundays
Lounge away your summer Sundays with a local drop in hand and live tunes in the air.
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Food & DrinkSummer Sunday Sessions
Wrap up your week with bottomless gin cocktails and produce-driven eats overlooking the Yarra.
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Arts & EntertainmentHartbeats Sunset Series
Venture down the laneway for a tune-filled Sunday session, every week through the end of summer.
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Food & DrinkFiesta en La Playa
This summer, Chef Paul Wilson is slinging Mexi-Cali eats and margaritas by the beach.
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Travel & LeisureSummer of Play
With ping pong, ice cream, interactive art and a roster of late-night fun, the Melbourne Museum Plaza is the place to be this sunny season.
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Arts & EntertainmentDarkfield Melbourne 2022-23
All four of Darkfield's eerie shipping container experiences have returned to Chinatown for another spine-tingling season.
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Arts & EntertainmentMuch Ado About Nothing — The Australian Shakespeare Company
The Bard's classic rom-com is the latest production to get the Shakespeare Under the Stars treatment.
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Food & DrinkNGV 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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Design & StyleAlexander 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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Arts & EntertainmentPentridge Openair Cinema 2022–23
Pentridge's outdoor cinema is back for another season of new and classic flicks under the stars.
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Design & StyleMPavilion 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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Food & DrinkAperitiki
This summer series pairs Italian-ified tiki drinks by Joe Jones and snacks by Josh Fry with a lush Italo-disco soundtrack.
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Food & DrinkYum Cha 3183
Moonhouse's modern take on yum cha doesn't involve trolleys — but it does feature bottomless drinks.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Pizza Sunday Sessions
Wrap up your weekend with all-you-can-eat pizza for $20.
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Food & DrinkSummer Paradiso
Moon Dog is descending on the Arts Centre forecourt for a summer of bevs, beats and barbecue eats.
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Arts & EntertainmentMoonlight Cinema Melbourne 2022–23
Moonlight Cinema is back for another huge summer of cinema under the stars.
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Food & DrinkSummer of Love
When The Beast CBD and Kenny Lover join forces, good things happen — including this fried chicken, waffles and Sriracha ice cream situation.
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Food & DrinkBar Botanique
A little slice of New Orleans has landed in the Southbank Theatre Forecourt for summer.
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Food & DrinkPepe's Amalfi Summer
This CBD spot is transporting you to the Amalfi Coast this summer, with holiday-worthy antipasto bites and Mediterranean cocktails.
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Arts & EntertainmentMy 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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Arts & EntertainmentCameo Outdoor Cinema 2022–23
Big releases, retro flicks, choc tops and popcorn — they're all back under the stars in Belgrave this spring and summer.
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Arts & EntertainmentBarbara Hepworth: In Equilibrium
Hepworth's nature-inspired sculptors made her one of the leading artists of her generation, and notably the first female sculptor to achieve international recognition for her art.
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Arts & EntertainmentClassic Rooftop Cinema 2022–23
Watch movies and sip drinks under the stars in Elsternwick over another spring and summer.
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Arts & EntertainmentMonet & Friends Alive
The next multi-sensory exhibition to take over The Lume is an immersive deep-dive into the French Impressionist era.
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Arts & EntertainmentLido on the Roof 2022–23
Hawthorn's rooftop cinema returns for a fresh season with an impressive lineup of recent and classic flicks.
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Food & DrinkHook, Line and Drinker
Get messy with one of New Quarter's Cajun-Vietnamese seafood banquets — paired with bottomless booze, if you're thirsty.
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Design & StyleLayers of Blak
Powerful storytelling meets contemporary jewellery design for this compelling First Nations group exhibition.
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Travel & LeisureW 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 & DrinkThe Fitzroy Mills
A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.
