The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
Hit up this art exhibition, enjoy spritzes riverside or catch a local band.

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 the days indoors binge-watching Netflix and instead discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks of the weekend's happenings.
Top image: Mirka
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Arts & Entertainment
Supernova
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are simply heartbreaking in this affecting drama about a long-term couple dealing with early-onset dementia.
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Food & Drink
'Game of Thrones' Weekend at Moon Dog World
Sit on the Iron Throne and drink Moon Dog's new 'GoT'-inspired Breaker of Chains and Watchers on the Wall brews.
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Arts & Entertainment
Timber Yard Day Party with Willaris K
Dancing and live music return to Port Melbourne's Timber Yard at this eight-hour party.
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Food & Drink
Hot Sauce and Chilli Festival 2021
An entire day of hot sauce, chilli shots and Melbourne's spiciest foods.
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Travel & Leisure
Smith Street Vintage Trail
The inner north's famed vintage strip is hosting a weekend of retro fashion, entertainment and other fun.
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Arts & Entertainment
Collective
Nominated for two Oscars, this compelling and confronting Romanian documentary spirals from a tragic fire to corruption in the country's health system.
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Arts & Entertainment
Voyagers
This space-set survival-of-the-fittest thriller brings plenty of other movies to mind, but manages to still feel resonant enough.
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Food & Drink
Beers and Boxers
This pooch-friendly beer fest features tastings, food trucks and even doggy brews.
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Food & Drink
Sunday Brunch at Montalto
Enjoy Matt Wilkinson's latest brunch creations while looking over Montalto Estate's scenic winery.
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Arts & Entertainment
'Jurassic World' by Brickman
Lego finds a way — with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.
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Travel & Leisure
A-League: Melbourne Derby
The fiercest rivalry in Australian soccer returns this weekend.
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Food & Drink
Tapped In G&T Festival
A two-day gin festival celebrating Patient Wolf's new eco-friendly soda and tonic fountain.
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Arts & Entertainment
Blockbuster'd
Watch retro favourites on the big screen over a burger and a drink — all for $25.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Father
With remarkable performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman and a purposefully puzzle-like approach, this drama about dementia leaves a lasting imprint.
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Arts & Entertainment
Nobody
Bob Odenkirk stars in this 'John Wick'-style action-thriller, sliding into a gleefully OTT film with flair and texture.
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Arts & Entertainment
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021
Australia's biggest laugh fest is back for another year.
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Food & Drink
Schnitty Fest
Ten weeks, ten creative schnitzel variations — and a cheeky $10 Wednesday special if you want to sample them all.
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Arts & Entertainment
Nicole Kidman Retrospective
Revisit 13 films from the Australian actor's lengthy career.
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Arts & Entertainment
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2021
Check out Nicolas Cage as an OTT outlaw and watch a documentary about whether we're living in a simulation at this celebration of out-there filmmaking.
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Arts & Entertainment
Slow Moving Waters
TarraWarra Museum of Art's Biennial exhibition is all about taking it slow.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema 2021
The ever-popular outdoor cinema series is back for its 25th outing.
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Arts & Entertainment
Windsor Art Club
Flex your creative skills at this free weekly arts and crafts gathering held at the pub.
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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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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Vegan Night 2021
Fitzroy North's Horn Please is serving up bottomless vegan curries (with rice and starters) every Sunday.
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Food & Drink
3 Ravens Industrial Oasis Beer Garden
This northside brewery is sporting a new backstreet beer garden, complete with food truck eats, DJ sounds and fresh beer aplenty.
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Food & Drink
Ballers Brunch
Unlimited shuffleboard, free-flowing bubbly and lobster rolls — this is one baller bottomless brunch.
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Travel & Leisure
Paws + Pours
A pop-up pet market complete with dog photography, beer specials and dog-themed temporary tatts.
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Arts & Entertainment
Rone in Geelong
Celebrated street artist Rone returns to his roots for an immersive new exhibition in Geelong.
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Arts & Entertainment
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Break out the butterbeer — the acclaimed play has brought its magic back to the stage.
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Food & Drink
Bottomless Margherita and Margarita Sundays
St Kilda's PB's is hosting weekly all-you-can-eat pizza sessions — with endless margaritas, too.
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Food & Drink
Glazed High Tea
A gluten free, dairy free and nut free high tea that the whole crew can enjoy.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mirka
St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works.
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Arts & Entertainment
Becoming You: An Incomplete Guide
This new exhibition celebrates real-life coming-of-age tales.
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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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Arts & Entertainment
Shore Cinema Williamstown
Check out a movie by the water at Melbourne's newest outdoor cinema.
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Arts & Entertainment
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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Arts & Entertainment
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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Arts & Entertainment
Imaginaria
A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes, inflatable bubbles and a black hole simulator is taking over The District Docklands.