
Joy (Reviewed)
Joy brings the Immigration Museum to life with an emotive adventure where creativity, colour and storytelling join forces to take you on a transformative journey. Read our review here.
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Joy brings the Immigration Museum to life with an emotive adventure where creativity, colour and storytelling join forces to take you on a transformative journey. Read our review here.
On the first Saturday of every month, Melbourne Museum offers low sensory sessions for visitors who experience sensory sensitivity.
On the first Saturday of every month, Melbourne Museum offers low sensory sessions for visitors who experience sensory sensitivity. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience quieter galleries with fewer people and reduced sensory stimuli.
On the first Saturday of every month, Scienceworks offers low sensory sessions for visitors who experience sensory sensitivity.
Enter the world of Saboteurs in Melbourne, a live AmongUs-style game where Crew members complete tasks while Impostors secretly eliminate them.
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty has arrived in Melbourne! This beloved tale is brought to life through classical dance, stunning choreography, and beautiful glow-in-the-dark costumes. Get your tickets for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in Melbourne!
The Telling Tales Tour will be a celebration of songs old and new, of voice, storytelling, emotion, humour, and music that transports and transcends. Of discovering anew each night the transformative connection between the performer and the audience.
Gather your family, pack your picnic, and bring along your favourite teddy bear or soft toy for the 35th Annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Rippon Lea Estate!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience and a celebration of Greek culture, food, music, dance and more.
Vaslav Nijinsky was at the height of his career during the early 20th century. His unparalleled performances brought him adoring fans while his evocative and sensual choreography caused riots in theatres in Paris.
Kylie has announced her highly anticipated ‘Tension Tour’ for 2025, which will see the global icon perform in cities across the globe and is set to be Kylie’s biggest tour since 2011.
From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a brand-new production of the best-selling crime novel of all time.
Get ready for a garden party like no other at the Royal Botanic Gardens in a day of music, creativity and sustainability.
A night to remember? More like a nightmare to forget.
This free celebration of Afro-Caribbean music, food, costume and sound-system culture, features performances from three international superstars: Vincentian soca singer Kevin Lyttle, Bajan soca Queen Alison Hinds and the UK's Solo Banton, who will bring the dub, soundsystem and reggae vibes to carnival.
In 1916, activist James Arden made a stand for Gunditjmara people against the missionaries and the station manager who controlled their movement.
Looking for a fun night out this Valentine’s Day and Valentine’s Eve? Whether you’re planning a unique date or a Thursday night out with friends, we’ve got you covered.
Celebrate the traditional Filipino art of communal dining at Melbourne’s first-ever Kamayan Festival.
From his very first concerts in Australia in 1984, Bryan Adams is a long-time live favourite Down Under. Now the Canadian rock icon will bring his So Happy It Hurts Tour to Australia and New Zealand in February 2025, with special guest James Arthur (UK).
The MSO has been performing outdoor concerts for more than 90 years, and has presented our annual free concert series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl since 1959.
At the centre of the Venn diagram of queer, chunky, brown women with the voice of a goddamn angel, you’ll find the terrifying talent that is Milo Hartill.
The Secret World of Food activity will see kids become food explorers – using their imagination and creativity to take the fresh food we grow on a big and very important adventure.
Calling all playful pioneers! Little Kids’ Week In is back for a packed week exploring the science behind everyone’s favourite pastime: play!
Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, led by presenter Karen Kyriakou.
Welcome the new year with two days of food, music and fun. Take part in art-making activities and relax in the garden with a game of Mahjong.
The annual Dome Under Film Festival returns to the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks for its fifth year, offering 3 days of back-to-back fulldome films.
Macbeth returns to the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for a limited season! Immerse yourself in this timeless tale of ambition, betrayal, and tragedy set against the breathtaking natural beauty of Melbourne's iconic gardens.
An unforgettable, heartwarming journey of self-discovery that has captivated audiences worldwide.
See Australia and England make history in the first day-night test match at the MCG. Don’t miss the highlight of the CommBank Women’s Ashes Series and the ultimate decider as Australia strives to retain the trophy. It's going to be HUGE, and you need to see it.
Dive into the wonders of our oceans at Seaworks Williamstown! The Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, organized by London-based Oceanographic Magazine, features 118 extraordinary images from talented international photographers celebrating the beauty of our blue planet.
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at QV with a life-size snakes and ladders game, lucky red packets, lion dances, exclusive offers and some of the city's most authentic Asian restaurants.
Experience the on-screen adventure of everyone’s favourite archaeologist and action hero, with John Williams’ score performed live by the MSO.
The standout of Season 2024 is back, and you don’t need to be a footy fan to love it.
Multi-award winning production Billy Elliot is being staged in Geelong for the first time ever in January 2025!
Pick up a book, relax in a beanbag, show off your chess skills or people watch on the lawn – there is something for everyone.
Relaxed sessions are an opportunity for visitors who could benefit from a quieter Gallery experience to access NGV exhibitions with fewer people and reduced sensory stimuli. This may include people with autism, disability or chronic illness conditions. All ages are welcome.