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Spotlight
Rob Dolan Wines - The Pairing Method
Rob Dolan Wines' The Pairing Method is back for its 3rd year in 2023, having first been conceptualised for Good Food Mon... [
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03/06/2023 - 24/06/2023
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Unusual Things to do
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Wineries
North East Melbourne
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Warrandyte South
Deeds Brewing Taproom
I have to confess to not being a beer drinker. My partner Dave will have the occasional beer, but it's not really his th... [
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Breweries
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Craft Beer
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Food and Wine
Glen Iris
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South East Melbourne
Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
Looking for a special gift for a friend or family member, an experience for an international or interstate guest, or a s... [
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Dinner
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Food and Wine
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Romantic
CBD
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Melbourne City
Eureka 89
Imagine for a moment a restaurant in Melbourne where you can have uninterrupted panoramic views. There is no 'can I have... [
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Fine Dining
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Restaurants
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Views
CBD
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Melbourne City
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South Bank
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Southbank
Rufio
It can be difficult for people who are gluten intolerant to find the right place to dine out. And if the venue is not to... [
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Dinner
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Food and Wine
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Gluten Free
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Inner South Melbourne
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St Kilda
15 Day Kimberley Tour
Australians love to travel, and the COVID-related lockdowns and restrictions left many of us with itchy feet. If you... [
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Camping
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Adventure
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Tours
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Travel
ONEIRIC by the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents its third-year student ensemble show ONEIRIC this June. Directed by Ed... [
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08/06/2023 - 17/06/2023
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Circus
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Cheese & Chocolate Masterclass
What could be more divine than a Triple Cream cheese paired with a glass of Champagne? Or perhaps a bold, washed rind ch... [
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19/05/2023 - 21/05/2023
Food and Wine
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Fun Things To Do
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Indoor
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Unusual Things to do
Melbourne City
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South Bank
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South Wharf
Family Fiesta at MPAC
Family Fiesta is an annual jam-packed school holiday festival of literature, art and live performance - all at low ticke... [
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28/06/2023 - 01/07/2023
Cheap
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Family
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Fun for Children
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School Holiday Activities
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School Holidays
Clayton
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South East Melbourne
St Kilda Film Festival
Now in its 39th year, St Kilda Film Festival (SKFF) returns to the big screen from Thursday 1 June - Monday 12 June 202... [
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01/06/2023 - 12/06/2023
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Fun Things To Do
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Festivals
St Kilda West
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St Kilda East
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St Kilda
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South Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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Inner South Melbourne
Lé Nør [the rain] - Review
I admit I had reservations before seeing last night's performance of Lé Nør . For starters, the publicity material refer... [
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03/05/2023 - 05/05/2023
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Performing Arts
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Technology
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Clayton
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South East Melbourne
Underneath Ms Archer
A talented and seasoned performance duo comes together to perform Underneath Ms Archer, a time travel comedy in which a ... [
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21/06/2023 - 16/07/2023
Comedy
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Indoor
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
Inner South Melbourne
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South Yarra
The Wrong Horse
Following successful rehearsed playreadings in late 2022, Marty MonStar's 'The Wrong Horse' is having its premiere seaso... [
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10/05/2023 - 14/05/2023
Comedy
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Indoor
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Nightlife
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Theatre
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Open Nature 2023
Open House Melbourne launches its 2023 program with Open Nature - a series of ticketed walks, talks, tours and events th... [
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18/05/2023 - 26/05/2023
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Environment
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Nature
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Outdoor
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Walks
Altona Meadows
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CBD
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Inner South Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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North East Melbourne
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North Melbourne
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Port Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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Templestowe
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Warrandyte
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West Melbourne
UnitePlayPerform
ØFFËRINGŠ (Melissa Gilbert) will become one of the first artists to utilise a new exhibition and arts space - Arts at th... [
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23/05/2023 - 28/05/2023
Art
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Good Beer Week 2023
Now in its eleventh year, Good Beer Week (GBW) is returning to celebrate great beer and delicious food in a jam-packed p... [
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20/05/2023 - 27/05/2023
Breweries
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Craft Beer
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Festivals
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Pubs
Abbotsford
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Altona
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Bellarine Peninsula
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Braeside
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Bright
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Brunswick
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Cheltenham
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Coburg North
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Collingwood
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Fitzroy North
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Footscray
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Frankston
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Geelong
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Glen Iris
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Inner North Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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Moorabbin
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Near Melbourne
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North West Melbourne
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Parkville
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Point Cook
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Prahran
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Preston
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Red Hill
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South East Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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St Kilda East
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Thornbury
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Victoria
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West Footscray
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West Melbourne
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Yarraville
In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience @ MICF
In a festival where there is a lot of competition for the audience dollar, as is the case with the Melbourne Internation... [
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02/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
Bars
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Comedy
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Food and Wine
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
CBD
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Melbourne City
MOULD Cheese Festival
When is mould a good thing? When it's in a delightful blue cheese, of course! You'll find not just blue cheeses, such as... [
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30/06/2023 - 01/07/2023
Festivals
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Food and Wine
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Fun Things To Do
Mel & Sam High Pony @ MICF - Review
Award-winning queer musical sketch comedy duo Mel O'Brien and Samantha Andrew - better known as Mel and Sam - are back, ... [
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30/03/2023 - 09/04/2023
Comedy
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Fun Things To Do
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Nightlife
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
CBD
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Melbourne City
The Beryls 'Cattle Call' (MICF) - Review
Welcome to Schlumpsville, the hometown of Victoria Beauvoir (Patrick Dwyer) and Roger Seahorse (Laura Trenerry). Roger h... [
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30/03/2023 - 09/04/2023
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Melbourne City
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South Bank
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Southbank
My Fair Lady presented by GSOV - Review
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria (GSOV) is making its first foray into the world of Broadway Musicals with its curren... [
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30/03/2023 - 02/04/2023
Music
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Musicals
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Clayton
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South East Melbourne
The Saboteur at The Butterfly Club
The clever team of improvisers from Jetpack Theatre are currently presenting a season of The Saboteur at The Butterfly C... [
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20/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
Comedy
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Indoor
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Nightlife
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
CBD
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Melbourne City
Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings and Watercolours from The Ashmolean Museum
Art lovers take note! There is a major exhibition coming to the Art Gallery of Ballarat, featuring work from The Pre-Rap... [
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20/05/2023 - 06/08/2023
Art
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Day Trips
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Escape the City
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Exhibitions
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Indoor
Victoria
Conflated at Deakin University Art Gallery
When we inhale and exhale, our bodies transform through the process of inflation and deflation. Drawing on the inflatabl... [
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18/04/2023 - 09/06/2023
Art
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Exhibitions
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Free
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Indoor
Burwood
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Inner East Melbourne
WILAM BIIK at Latrobe Regional Gallery
Latrobe Regional Gallery is currently hosting a major exhibition, Wilam Biik. Wilam Biik means 'Home Country' in the Woi... [
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24/02/2023 - 03/06/2023
Art
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Escape the City
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Exhibitions
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Free
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Indoor
Victoria
Kaleidoscope - Bendigo and Geelong
You would be forgiven for thinking of a children's toy when you hear the word 'kaleidoscope' - you know, a tube with mir... [
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12/05/2023 - 18/06/2023
Art
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Easter
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Escape the City
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Long Weekend
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Nightlife
Geelong
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Victoria
FUSE Festival Autumn 2023
Contemporary, multi-arts festival FUSE returns this autumn. The aim of FUSE is to create a platform for local artists an... [
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11/03/2023 - 26/03/2023
Art
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Community Events
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Festivals
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Free
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Music
Inner North Melbourne
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Northcote
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Preston
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Reservoir
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Thornbury
FRAME - a Biennial of Dance
FRAME: A Biennial of Dance is a new pilot festival taking place during March 2023. The festival has been three years in ... [
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01/03/2023 - 31/03/2023
Dancing
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Community Events
West Melbourne
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Victoria
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South Wharf
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South Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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South Bank
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Northcote
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North Melbourne
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North Melbourne
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Newport
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Near Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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Inner South Melbourne
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Inner North Melbourne
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Geelong
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Collingwood
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Brunswick
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Abbotsford
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Windsor
Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Darebin Arts Speakeasy has announced a diverse program across dance, theatre and circus for the first part of its 2023 s... [
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01/03/2023 - 23/07/2023
Circus
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Community Events
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Dancing
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
Inner North Melbourne
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Northcote
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Preston
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Thornbury
Melbourne Women in Film Festival
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) returns for its seventh year in 2023. The festival showcases the work of Aus... [
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23/02/2023 - 27/02/2023
Cinema
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Community Events
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Disabled Friendly
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Festivals
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Fun Things To Do
CBD
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Melbourne City
Monologue: My Father's Story
Ballarat-based playwright and poet Marty MonStar presents a very personal work in My Father's Story. The dramatic monolo... [
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25/02/2023
Community Theatre
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Performing Arts
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Theatre
Carlton
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Inner North Melbourne
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival
Seafood lovers have a good excuse for a weekend away with the return of the Apollo Bay Seafood Festival from 17 - 19 Feb... [
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17/02/2023 - 19/02/2023
Escape the City
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Festivals
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Food and Wine
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Street Food
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Weekend Escapes
Victoria
INXSIVE at Melbourne Public
Looking for an Aussie music experience to give you the best start to your Australia Day holiday? Melbourne Public has go... [
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25/01/2023
Concerts
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Music
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Pubs
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Shows
Near Melbourne
Inked Expo
Inked Expo is a new and exciting event coming to Melbourne Showgrounds over three days in February. A tattoo and body ar... [
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10/02/2023 - 12/02/2023
Art
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Festivals
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Quirky
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Unusual Events
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Unusual Things to do
Flemington
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West Melbourne
Daytime Music Theatre Series @ Bunjil Place
Bunjil Place's popular Daytime Music Theatre Series returns with a stellar line-up of shows from 17 February – 23 June 2... [
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17/02/2023 - 23/06/2023
Cabaret
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Concerts
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Indoor
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Music
Narre Warren
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South East Melbourne
Abbotsford Convent's Midsumma Program
The Midsumma Festival which in 2023 is offering over 200 events showcasing queer culture, kicks off on 21 January. As Au... [
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21/01/2023 - 12/02/2023
Community Events
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Disabled Friendly
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Festivals
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LGBTIQ
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Quirky
Abbotsford
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Inner North Melbourne
St Kilda Festival 2023
Epic, iconic and ever popular, the St Kilda Festival is back in a big way this February. This FREE festival is celebrati... [
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18/02/2023 - 19/02/2023
Community Events
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Concerts
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Festivals
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Free
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Music
Inner South Melbourne
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St Kilda
Convent Kids @ Abbotsford Convent
Abbotsford Convent is helping to make this summer fun, creative and affordable for families by offering a summer program... [
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04/01/2023 - 26/02/2023
Cheap
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Family
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Free
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Fun for Children
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School Holiday Activities
Abbotsford
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Inner North Melbourne
Midsumma Festival 2023
Midsumma is returning for its fifth fabulous year in 2023. The program is now live, and tickets are on sale. The Mids... [
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21/01/2023 - 12/02/2023
Burlesque
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Cabaret
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Family
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Festivals
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LGBTIQ
Abbotsford
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Albert Park
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CBD
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Footscray
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Inner North Melbourne
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Inner South Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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South Bank
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South Melbourne
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Southbank
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St Kilda
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West Melbourne
Sir Andrew's Messiah - Review
Christmas doesn't really feel like Christmas without hearing Handel's Messiah, but ironically, the oratorio was writ... [
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10/12/2022 - 11/12/2022
Christmas
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Classical Music
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Indoor
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Music
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Theatre Reviews
CBD
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Melbourne City
Arts Project Australia's 2022 Annual Gala
Arts Project Australia (APA) is a studio and gallery that supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promoting the... [
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10/12/2022 - 17/12/2022
Art
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Disabled Access
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Exhibitions
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Free
Collingwood
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Inner North Melbourne
Global Ballooning Turns 30
The alarm has just gone off and it's 3.50am. It takes me a moment to remember why we needed to get up at such an early h... [
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Family
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Escape the City
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Christmas
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Fun Things To Do
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Unusual Things to do
East Melbourne
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CBD
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High Country
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Jolimont
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Melbourne City
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Yarra Glen
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Yarra Valley
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn and Brahms: Review
The former Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis CBE, was appointed Conductor Laurea... [
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02/12/2022 - 03/12/2022
Classical Music
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Concerts
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Music
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Performing Arts
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Theatre Reviews
CBD
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Melbourne City
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Southbank
Made to Measure: NICA's 3rd Year Showcase
The graduate students of the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) never fail to impress with their showcase performa... [
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22/11/2022 - 26/11/2022
Circus
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Family
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Indoor
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Nightlife
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Theatre Reviews
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Oche Melbourne
Oche, the self-proclaimed global gastro gaming phenomenon that started in Oslo, has just opened its doors in Melbourne. ... [
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Bars
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Cocktail Bars
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Food and Wine
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Fun Things To Do
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Games
CBD
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Melbourne City
Fonda Catering
Fonda Mexican, providers of tasty Mexican food from nine Fonda casas across Melbourne and Sydney, has launched a new con... [
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Dinner
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Lunch
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Party Ideas
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Restaurants
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Takeaway
CBD
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Chadstone
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Collingwood
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Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
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Inner North Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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Outer East Melbourne
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Richmond
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South East Melbourne
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South Melbourne
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Wantirna South
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Windsor
The Bay Hotel Mornington
The Bay Hotel in Mornington reopened in May this year, after a major makeover. The building was originally a Commercial ... [
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Dinner
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Food and Wine
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Lunch
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Pubs
Mornington
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Mornington Peninsula
Woodstock Relived '22
Relive some of your favourite rock classics of the '60s and '70s in this one-show-only event, Woodstock '22.To celebrate... [
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26/11/2022
Bands
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Competitions
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Concerts
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Music
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Win Stuff
Moorabbin
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South East Melbourne
Sushi Uokin
Sushi has become such a staple in Australian cuisine that it's difficult to find sushi with the 'wow' factor. Well, rece... [
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Dinner
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Lunch
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Restaurants
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Sushi Bars
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Takeaway
Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
Cherry Picking Festival at CherryHill Orchards
Cherry lovers again have double the opportunity to pick succulent cherries this summer at the Yarra Valley's CherryHill ... [
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13/11/2022 - 15/01/2023
Romantic
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Picnic Spots
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Festivals
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Escape the City
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Day Trips
Yarra Valley
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Wandin East
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Coldstream
Beating about the Bush Art & Photography Exhibition
The Art Gallery of Ballarat has an upcoming exhibition with a difference - a clever conjunction of paintings by Australi... [
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05/11/2022 - 19/02/2023
Art
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Exhibitions
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Free
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Galleries
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Photography
Victoria
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), Australia's biggest and longest-running queer film festival, is back with a bang i... [
more
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10/11/2022 - 21/11/2022
Community Events
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Festivals
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LGBTIQ
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Quirky
Carlton
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CBD
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Inner North Melbourne
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Inner South Melbourne
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Melbourne City
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Prahran
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St Kilda
Hot Department - After Party at Melbourne Fringe: Review
Hot Department, AKA comedy duo Honor Wolff and Patrick Durnan Silva, are once again confounding audiences with their cra... [
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20/10/2022 - 22/10/2022
Comedy
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Nightlife
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Quirky
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Geraldine Quinn - BROAD: Review
As a budding entertainer, Geraldine Quinn used to wish she could play the roles performed by some of her favourite women... [
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20/10/2022 - 21/10/2022
Cabaret
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Comedy
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Nightlife
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Quirky
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Theatre Reviews
Inner South Melbourne
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Prahran
Finucane & Smith’s Grande Dance Hall
International star of burlesque and cabaret, Moira Finucane, brings her unique style of entertainment to Hawthorn Town H... [
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28/10/2022
Burlesque
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Cabaret
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Indoor
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Nightlife
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Theatre
Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
Meatball and Wine Bar
The Meatball & Wine Bar (MWB) is turning 10 this week - a fantastic milestone for any business, but even more so when it... [
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Restaurants
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Lunch
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Food and Wine
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Dinner
Melbourne City
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CBD
Tartine Bistro and Wine Bar
The night we visited Tartine, the rain was pouring down, and Melbourne was under flood watch. And yet, as soon as we wal... [
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Restaurants
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Lunch
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Food and Wine
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Dinner
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Bars
Richmond
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Inner East Melbourne
2 Proud 2 Prejudiced: An Austen-tatious Cabaret - Review
The 'teeny tiny production company' (self-proclaimed) known as Picked Last for Sport has another success on its hands wi... [
more
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10/10/2022 - 16/10/2022
Theatre Reviews
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Theatre
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Fun Things To Do
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Comedy
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Cabaret
Melbourne City
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CBD
The Wrong Horse by Marty MonStar - Review
Ballarat-based poet, playwright and singer Marty MonStar recently held the second rehearsed playreading of his new work ... [
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08/10/2022
Comedy
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Theatre Reviews
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Theatre
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Fun Things To Do
CIRCONOCLASM
The second-year students of NICA Performs will present CIRCONOCLASM this spring. The name of the show - CIRCONOCLASM ... [
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13/09/2022 - 17/09/2022
Performing Arts
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Nightlife
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Indoor
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Circus
Prahran
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Inner South Melbourne
Indian Performing Arts Convention
The Indian Performing Arts Convention (IPAC) returns to Melbourne this spring, with performances to be held in the Alexa... [
more
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22/09/2022 - 25/08/2022
Concerts
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Conventions
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Cultural Events
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Dancing
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Performing Arts
Clayton
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South East Melbourne
The Sacred Veil: Eric Whitacre Conducts
Grammy-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, returns to Melbourne to conduct the Australian premiere of his maj... [
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06/09/2022 - 08/09/2022
Concerts
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Music
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
Clayton
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South East Melbourne
Art Workshops at Hawthorn Art Centre
Hawthorn Arts Centre is holding a series of evening introductory workshops this spring. As all materials are supplied, p... [
more
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16/08/2022 - 15/11/2022
Art
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Community Events
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Courses
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Craft
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How To
Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
Jude Perl's Greatest Hits
Multi-award winning singer, songwriter and comedian, and winner of three Green Room Awards, the talented Jude Perl has t... [
more
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19/08/2022 - 20/08/2022
Concerts
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Indoor
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Music
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
Quarter Street
Dynamic ten-piece band Quarter Street, one of Australia's leading Latin music bands, has one concert only at Hawthorn Ar... [
more
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12/08/2022
Concerts
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Indoor
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Music
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Nightlife
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Performing Arts
Hawthorn
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Inner East Melbourne
90s Throwback Lounge at The District Docklands
The Throwback Lounge is a great concept pop-up venue that is bringing colour to the Docklands precinct each weekend in A... [
more
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05/08/2022 - 28/08/2022
Family
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Free
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Indoor
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Pop Ups
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Quirky
Docklands
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Melbourne City
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Near Melbourne
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