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
April Sun
A program of gigs and day parties from the likes of Hiatus Kaiyote, The Church, Chillinit and more.
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Chess the Musical
It first hit London's West End back in the 80s — and features music by ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
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Food & Drink
Euro Summer at Melbourne Quarter
A month of Euro-accented eats, drinks and giveaways to have you dreaming of sunnier times.
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'Patrick' Nude Screening
Get naked to watch a Belgian comedy set in a nudist camp.
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A Strange Space
Midsumma Festival and the Centre for Projection Art are joining forces for this free multi-arts fest which champions LGBTQIA+ artists and allies.
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Spanish Film Festival 2021
Watch your way through 29 movies from Spain and Latin America, including an award-winning rom-com, twisty thrillers and Gael García Bernal's latest.
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Music From the Home Front
Head along to see Amy Shark, Vance Joy, Tash Sultana and Lime Cordiale — or watch from home.
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Gunda
This dialogue-free documentary observes farm animals as they go about their daily lives, and the result is as haunting as it is striking.
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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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Midsumma Festival 2021
The long-running LGBTQIA+ celebration will dish up over 145 events across 17 huge days.
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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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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
Send Noods: Noodle Food Truck Market and Boba Cocktail Festival
A food truck festival dedicated to noodles and boozy boba cocktails.
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Sunday Brunch at Montalto
Enjoy Matt Wilkinson's latest brunch creations while looking over Montalto Estate's scenic winery.
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'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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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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Nicole Kidman Retrospective
Revisit 13 films from the Australian actor's lengthy career.
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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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Slow Moving Waters
TarraWarra Museum of Art's Biennial exhibition is all about taking it slow.
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Moonlight Cinema 2021
The ever-popular outdoor cinema series is back for its 25th outing.
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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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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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Ballers Brunch
Unlimited shuffleboard, free-flowing bubbly and lobster rolls — this is one baller bottomless brunch.
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Rone in Geelong
Celebrated street artist Rone returns to his roots for an immersive new exhibition in Geelong.
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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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Mirka
St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works.
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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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Shore Cinema Williamstown
Check out a movie by the water at Melbourne's newest outdoor cinema.
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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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Imaginaria
A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes, inflatable bubbles and a black hole simulator is taking over The District Docklands.