
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!
This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant.
Metartworld Admission offers a chance to experience the beauty of metal art and explore a huge 2,500-square-meter space that caters to a wide range of interests.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition celebrates all things Harry Potter™ by bringing to life some of your favorite moments, characters, locations, and beasts from the film series, as well as the extended Harry Potter universe. Get up close to authentic props and costumes, practice your Quidditch™ skills, pot a Mandrake, and more in this unforgettable experience. Read our review here.
Scienceworks is set to inspire the next generation of engineers, designers and creators with the launch of its newest hands-on exhibition, Tinkertown, opening 5 April 2025. This vibrant, interactive village is designed to ignite creativity and innovation, turning the world of engineering and design upside down with fun and playful experiences.
Get ready to be transported back to 1912 as visitors strap on VR goggles to roam freely, interact with passengers and explore the legendary ship like never before. Read our review here.
Experience a world of contraband and corruption at Alcotraz, the world's first immersive, prison-themed cocktail bar.
A unique dining experience you can enjoy with your partner, family and friends
Join Peppa, her family and friends as they go to the zoo and beach for a special party - it’s going to be a fun packed day!
Spark the imagination, generate new ideas, and share thoughts in these lively online sessions about art for children aged 3 – 5 years and their parents and carers.
The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, the stage production based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy beloved by generations of readers, will make its Australian premiere at the State Theatre Sydney from 7 January 2025 and Melbourne from 26 April 2025.
Join Peppa, her family and friends as they go to the zoo and beach for a special party - it’s going to be a fun packed day!
The first-ever Sanrio authentic musical is coming to town! Join us for "Hello Kitty's Super Adventure," an enchanting live musical extravaganza featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Daniel, Bad Badtz-Maru, and U * SA * HA * NA.
Step into the wild with Madagascar: The Musical - an adrenaline-packed extravaganza that brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage! Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria on a thrilling adventure filled with infectious music, sensational dance numbers and laugh-out-loud moments.
This Easter, bring your little ones and the whole family for an egg-citing adventure at Melbourne Museum’s inaugural Easter egg hunt!
Prepare to enter a world of whimsy, wonder and amazement where your imagination will soar like never before, in this completely re-imagined family circus spectacular!
Kick off the Easter long weekend with a huge day of comedy at Fed Square.
The maddest of mad scientists, Magnus Danger Magnus, returns to Melbourne with his all ages electromagnetic extravaganza!
Kids Day Out is bringing the fun back to Melbourne this Easter. Get ready for a whirlwind of joy brought to you by the Good Friday Appeal, raising money for The Royal Children's Hospital.
Celebrate Easter in Carlton with a free Easter Egg hunt for the kids and a visit from the Easter Bunny, plus kids Easter activities.
Get your baskets and bunny ears ready – the NGV’s annual Easter egg hunt is back.
Circus Oz returns to the iconic Melbourne Town Hall for a strictly limited season. See them now before the show goes on the road from Shepparton to 42nd St. New York City!
A hilarious musical about the importance of believing in yourself and realising your dreams and... a dancing kangaroo!
Andy and Terry's Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Stories! It's now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider!
Step into the wild with Madagascar: The Musical - an adrenaline-packed extravaganza that brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage! Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria on a thrilling adventure filled with infectious music, sensational dance numbers and laugh-out-loud moments.
Play Date is a dance party for little people and their families with pop music duo Turtle and Sugar Rush. Come early to enjoy colouring-in activities before the show. Registrations are required – it’s free to register.
Bring the kids along to enjoy a free mini outdoor film festival of Studio Ghibli films, leading up to the Easter weekend.
The Wacky Wizard of the West is back AGAIN!
Come along to Carlton Harmony Day for some free family fun with activities, food and music.
Join Peppa, her family and friends as they go to the zoo and beach for a special party - it’s going to be a fun packed day!
CDP Kids presents The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, Based on Eric Carle's Books. "and – pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar."
The Turkish Pazar Festival brings all the delights of a traditional Turkish Ramazan Festival to the Queen Victoria Market.
Sleep among the dinosaurs for a once in a lifetime prehistoric adventure and explore the Museum after dark in this unique overnight experience at Melbourne Museum – home of the dinosaurs!
MARVELous The Show is flying into Melbourne! This hilarious parody flips the Marvel Universe on its head, with jaw-dropping stunts, aerial art, live vocals, and laugh-out-loud twists on your favourite heroes.
Step into the wild with Madagascar: The Musical - an adrenaline-packed extravaganza that brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage! Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria on a thrilling adventure filled with infectious music, sensational dance numbers and laugh-out-loud moments.
Nocturnal: Cracked Up is your night of serious laughs this Melbourne Comedy Festival season.
Little Food Festival is bringing together a diverse range of partners to help showcase the magic of food and the role we all play in shaping a sustainable future.
Embark on a quest with author-illustrator Jess McGeachin to design your own magical library.