Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
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A trip to Melbourne isn't complete without including at least one of its rich cultural experiences. Immerse yourself in Melbourne's cultural scene by seeing an Opera Australia performance.
Puccini's classic Bohemian love story is about youth and beauty, ecstasy and pain. Constantine Costi leads a team of Opera Australia's most exciting talent to create a new La Bohéme, set in snow-kissed Paris and shimmering with magic. Puccini's music captures feelings you can't put into words. This is opera to remind you of the power of love, music and the sheer joy of being alive.
A must-see if you love Rent: The Musical, snowflakes and slow dances, bittersweet love stories.
This opera is sung in Italian with English and Simplified Chinese subtitles.
Palestine Cultural Festival returns to Fed Square for its 10th year, bringing the sights, sounds, flavours and spirit of Palestine to the heart of Melbourne.
The program celebrates Palestinian creativity through traditional music and dance, theatre, spoken word, cooking showcases and art, featuring local talent Tarab Ensemble, Moe Omran, Jafra and Ataba dabke, and a global Palestinian headline artist.
Visitors can enjoy authentic Palestinian dishes from food trucks, join dabke and tatreez workshops, and explore more than 50 food, market and cultural stalls showcasing the best of Palestinian craftsmanship.
Community led and volunteer run, the festival is an all ages day out for the whole family and a chance for everyone to share in Palestinian culture and heritage.
You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll cry, it might even hurt, but it will make you better. She should have been a midwife as she always delivers.
Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious - an undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she's razor sharp and riotous.
Nurse turned comedian, Georgie Carroll is not only brilliantly funny, she is unstoppable on the comedy circuit, having performed her smash hit award-winning show Sista Flo 2.0 for three solid years of sold-out seasons (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia). Don't miss her brand new show.
The Latvian Radio Choir is not just a choir: it is a sound laboratory, its members always ready to explore new work and new ways of singing. Its repertoire encompasses music from the Renaissance to now.
Genevieve Lacey is a fearless artist who challenges people to rethink the recorder, the classical music concert experience and, indeed, how we listen.
Together these pioneering musicians present a program of music which looks to the sky in search of beauty, wonder and things with wings. Get a glimpse of the sublime with a psalm, a prayer and a song of songs. Catch the call of the nightingale, the swallow and the sparrow, and explore the intimate poetry of bird names with Peteris Vasks.
Then, to celebrate the return of this ensemble of musical pioneers, get ready to experience two new commissions which meld human and avian voices. Bird on Byrd is an interspecies collaboration where curiosity and humour meet, created by Australian composers Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose. Finally, Ceremony of Swans is a world premiere from internationally revered Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds, with a text by celebrated Australian author Alexis Wright.
Bright Phantoms is the debut album from Naarm based experimental duo Lillian Albazi and Oscar Neyland, bringing voice and double bass together in a restless and richly textured sound world.
Weaving together fragments of post-punk, folk, modern classical, noise, found percussion, free improvisation and rock. At its centre is the interplay between double bass and voice: layered echoes and tidal harmonies move through dissonant extended techniques, abrasive textures and moments of quiet reflection.
Moonman's back-and he's bringing the whole gang. From the Front Bar to Melbourne International Comedy Festival, get ready for a comedy supernova featuring Dr Tyler Wall, French insights from Jean Le Camembert and Port Adelaide's most tragic and beautiful fan, Gavin Muntberry.
They're all crashing the Full Moon Party, live and unfiltered. There will be appearances from Malcolm Turnbull, Russell Crowe and a galaxy of other stars. It's part stand-up, part fever dream, all Moonman.
Come for the laughs, stay for the Full Moon lunacy. Party like it's 2026.
Five times ARIA Award winning artist Katie Noonan has released her 30th studio album: Alone but All One.
The album is an intimate and powerful exploration of love in all its stages and features Katie's first songwriting collaboration with acclaimed writer Trent Dalton. The album is a powerful and delicate offering with Katie's piano and a string quartet the only accompaniment for her exquisite vocal performance.
Alone but All One is a quiet turning inward - a return to something essential. Musically it is very stripped back - just Katie, her piano and a string quartet, recorded live in her lounge room on Gubbi Gubbi Country in the hills behind Nambour, Queensland.
It feels like a deep breath before the next chapter. The creative intention is clear: to honour this moment, share it with care, and trust that others will feel themselves in it too.
Join internationally celebrated opera stars Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Georgia Wilkinson for a morning of music, laughter and charm.
Teddy's commanding baritone, acclaimed for his performances in South Pacific and Carmen, and Georgia's radiant soprano, known for The Magic Flute, The Phantom of the Opera and for winning the Herald Sun Aria, combine in a display of breathtaking artistry and irresistible stage presence.
Whether you're an opera devotee or simply love a beautiful tune, this is a concert to stir the soul and brighten your morning.
ECLIPSE is Australia's definitive Pink Floyd event – a 60-piece sonic reconstruction of Pink Floyd's masterpieces, performed with the full force of orchestra, rock band and choir.
Featuring guitar legend Jack Jones alongside the Southern Cross Symphony, a world-class rock band and a 20-voice youth choir, ECLIPSE brings Pink Floyd's vast musical universe to life with breathtaking scale, precision and power.
From the psychedelic pulse of Time and the haunting beauty of Us and Them to the soaring, cathartic grandeur of Comfortably Numb, the tribute production honours the detail, drama and emotional depth of the original recordings. Every guitar line, synth texture, saxophone solo and orchestral swell is delivered in this spectacular live concert experience.
Looking for an after-work trivia night in Melbourne?
By royal decree (and a splash of gin), you're cordially invited to Speakeasy Theatre for a truly enlightened affair of wits.
The experience includes Trivia fit for a queen (or king), dazzling performances by the incredible Adore Handel and games cheekier than a courtesan and a jester combined.
Brush up on your fun facts, darlings - this isn't your uncle's pub quiz. This is high-brow meets high-camp, where Mozart might pop in for a martini, and Voltaire would be absolutely gagged.
Quizzing commences at 7.30 pm sharp; latecomers shall be judged (but fashionably, of course). Prizes, glory, and eternal bragging rights await.
Giovanni Adams premieres a soulful Motown homage, weaving memory and music into a story-led journey that connects civil rights history, nostalgia and everyday life through timeless pop, RnB and soul classics. Created by Giovanni Adams, commissioned and supported by Greater Dandenong City Council.
Get ready for a special encore experience that'll have you tapping along to all your favourite songs.
This performance is part of the Drum's Encore Program. All Encore tickets include complimentary morning tea and a parking voucher. Morning tea is provided before the show, from 9:30 AM.
This is an all-ages event. The show's duration is 75 minutes, no interval.
From the creators of Melbourne's Asia Street Food Festival comes Colours of Asia – Garden of Wonders, a celebration where the flavours, stories and traditions of Asia come to life.
Across two weekends at Alexandra Gardens, wander among handcrafted bamboo huts and glowing lanterns, discover artisan market stalls, and enjoy music, dance and cultural performances inspired by Asia's folklore, legends and traditions.
At the heart of the festival is the Wonders Menu, a collection of signature dishes presented under specially created festival names inspired by cultural stories, hidden treasures and the diverse flavours of Asia. Each dish invites you to try something unexpected and discover the story behind it.
Beyond the Wonders menu, explore more than 200 dishes from over 30 food vendors, including family businesses sharing recipes passed down through generations.
As the sun sets, lanterns and warm lights bring the riverside village to life. Settle in with friends and family, share your favourite discoveries, and enjoy the performances as the evening goes on.
Proudly supported by the City of Melbourne.
