Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
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Upcoming events
106 matching events listed in the next 60 days. Admission prices are shown where supplied.
Flinders Lane Gallery is delighted to present Under the Same Sky, a new solo exhibition by Albury-based artist Jo Davenport.
Emerging from an embodied and deeply familiar relationship with the Riverina districts of New South Wales, Jo Davenport's gestural painting translate the shifting atmospheres, energies and temporal rhythms of place into highly charged abstractions.
Beneath their exuberant colour and physicality lies an acute ecological consciousness, a celebration of landscape as a lived, intimate experience, shadowed by an urgent awareness of its fragility.
Returning for its fourth year, this much-loved exhibition transforms the historic mansion into the Armitage family's final Christmas at Como before the house became a museum. Experience the glamour and warmth of a 1950s festive celebration, with beautifully dressed rooms and mid-century charm.
Created to mark the National Trust's 70th year, this once-only exhibition offers a nostalgic glimpse into a stylish era of hospitality, family, and festive cheer.
Make cherished memories with a program of festive events, workshops and activities, including family festive and crafting days such as wreath, snow globe and gingerbread house decorating workshops. Visitors can enjoy a guided house tour, discover unique gifts at their Christmas shop, dine at the Corner Stone Cafe, enjoy the Family Festive Day, explore the gardens or take part in one of their creative Christmas workshops. Visit their website for further details.
Celebrate the season at Como House, where tradition, joy and festive cheer come to life.
Book your tickets today and unwrap the magic of Christmas at Como House.
The Australian Haydn Ensemble is well known for its thrilling performances of historical chamber arrangements of large-scale symphonies. Performed up close and on historical instruments, they bring you as close as possible to the sound-world that composers like Beethoven and Haydn knew and loved.
Be amazed at what the seven superb musicians of the Australian Haydn Ensemble create, in this all-Haydn program.
Embark on an extraordinary voyage with Melbourne River Cruises throughout the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Their luxurious cruise, setting sail from Southgate, promises a picturesque 90-minute Morning Transfer along the Maribyrnong River, concluding with an exclusive drop-off at Flemington Race Course. Enjoy a lavish experience with morning tea on the outbound journey, an all-inclusive bar for both trips, delightful finger foods, and sumptuous cheese platters on the Return Transfer leg. Elevating the experience, they have themed decorations, captivating photo opportunities, and exclusive private packages available on alternate vessels to ensure your journey is truly unforgettable.
Elevate your Oaks Day experience to new heights on level 89.
Join in for a day of stylish celebration high above Melbourne, where you can dress to impress and soak up the vibrant Oaks Day atmosphere. Enjoy live race coverage on the screen, indulge in an array of gourmet food, and take part in a thrilling in-house sweeps. Don't forget to showcase your fashionable flair with Fashions in the Sky.
Gather your friends for an unforgettable Oaks Day celebration, 300 metres above the city, where glamour and excitement meet spectacular views.
As Australia confronts a mounting reckoning with democracy, with the planet, with its own unresolved past – what would it mean to actually listen to Aboriginal knowledge systems?
This special event is a rare in-person conversation with Kombumerri and Wakka Wakka Elder, scholar and national treasure Aunty Dr Mary Graham.
Widely regarded as one of Australia's leading philosophers and political scientists, she has spent more than four decades shaping how this country understands democracy, relationality and what it means to grow up as a nation.
Aunty Dr Mary Graham is joined by by Dr Eugenia Flynn, writer, academic and director of the Ebony Institute, and Ngarra Murray, former co-chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria (Gellung Warl), for a conversation about truth, justice and what Australia could become if it finally learned from those who've been here longest.
Light refreshments provided.
Presented with event partners the Ebony Institute and Fed Square.
Experience Melbourne Museum after hours, when the doors stay open late and the night belongs to adults.
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark invites you to explore the museum child-free, perfect for a memorable date night or an easy catch-up with friends. Wander the galleries at your own pace, away from the daytime crowds, and discover new perspectives through a curated program of talks and tours offering rare behind-the-scenes insights into our exhibitions and collections.
As the night unfolds, enjoy a live DJ, drinks and snacks available at Museum Market Café. Relax, explore and experience Melbourne Museum in a whole new light - after dark.
Enjoy access to their newest exhibition, ROME: Empire Power, People after-hours included at no extra cost with your Nocturnal ticket and explore Ancient Rome's political, cultural and social worlds in a more intimate setting free of children.
5 Foot Entertainment is turning 1 and to celebrate they are putting on a show.
There will be great acts, good vibes and party bags so pack your party hats and birthday cheer to celebrate with them.
Helping them celebrate is Takashi Wakasugi, Ben Hunter, Scout Boxall, Daniel Connell and your host Cal Dibbert.
Legendary Soviet-Israeli cellist Mischa Maisky is joined by lauded pianist Lily Maisky, for a series of unmissable Australian recitals.
Two generations of exceptional musicianship will come together in the first Australian tour for the Maisky father and daughter duo, promising a rare, intimate performance.
Mischa Maisky, the only cellist in the world to have studied under both Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky, carries forward an incredible musical legacy. Joined by Lily Maisky on piano, this father-daughter pairing offers Australian audiences a rare opportunity to witness two world-class virtuosos live in concert.
Their Australian tour program features romantic classical masterworks by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich.
New Zealand's Katchafire are teaming up with Hawaii's Mike Love for their 2026 Australian Tour dates, along with a collaboration on their 'Sensimillia' single for the Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album.
Mike will open each show with his own solo set, a powerful one-man-band performance built entirely live. Armed with guitar, keyboard, melodica and a pedalboard loaded with loopers, he layers bass lines, beatboxed rhythms and harmonies in real time, with nothing pre-recorded. His sound reaches beyond roots reggae too - folding in rock, soul, blues, folk and hip hop into what he calls his own revolutionary consciousness music.
Enter the Temple of Desire, an imaginary sanctum that invites you to indulge in the spiritual and the sensual all at once.
Fresh from a sell-out, award-winning season in Melbourne and Toronto, this bold new work features dancers trained in the classical Indian form of Bharatanatyam. Subversive, sumptuous, and unapologetically queer, Temple of Desire explores themes through the medium of dance that is both defiant and evocative.
Temple of Desire was the Winner of the Melbourne Fringe Director's Choice Award and nominated for Outstanding Choreography at the Green Room awards. Stick around after the show, as they roll into Temple of Desire: The Party. Their DJ will spin the decks in one final uplifting celebration of histories, futures, dreams and desires.
Presented by 3MBS, Abbey Paige Williams makes her JazzLab debut this November, presenting an intimate evening of jazz standards, golden-age musical favourites and contemporary songs that have shaped her musical world.
Inspired by artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee, as well as contemporary artists such as Laufey, Stella Cole and Lady Gaga, Abbey brings a fresh perspective to timeless songs while celebrating the enduring magic of jazz.
Joined by some of Melbourne's finest musicians including Alexander Nettelbeck (piano), Andy Horneman (drums) and James Shortland (double bass), Abbey has curated a program that takes audiences on a nostalgic journey through classic Old Hollywood glamour, iconic melodies and intimate jazz.
Be swept up in an evening of music, nostalgia and timeless storytelling, celebrating the songs and artists that have inspired Abbey throughout her musical journey.
