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Melbourne is home to world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions, cutting-edge design and dynamic festivals and community events.
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Exhibitions
NGV Triennial 2020
Exploring some of the most globally relevant and pressing issues of our time, including isolation, representation and speculation on the future, the NGV...
Plays & musicals
Come From Away
Leading the way in a triumphant return to the theatre in Melbourne, worldwide smash hit musical Come From Away will be the first major musical back on...
Sports
Australian Open
Light up your January with the first tennis Grand Slam of the year. Be there as the biggest names in the game try to start the season off with a bang.
Plays & musicals
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
J.K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - the story continues on stage. The magic returns to Melbourne's Princess Theatre in 2021.
Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Laugh, chortle, giggle and snort at everything from wry young hipsters and slapstick heroes to musical comedy and good ol’ timey cabaret stars.
Sports
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is the first event of the Australian leg on the WSL Championship Tour. It is the longest running WSL event and sits in a...
Art & exhibitions
RISING
RISING is Melbourne’s major festival of the night — a surge of art, music and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne.Ambitious in scale and impact, RISING...
Motor sport
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Make the pilgrimage to Australia's home of motorcycle racing with friends and family, meet up with old mates and celebrate on an island full of fans.
Motor sport
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
Get the motor running and enjoy a long weekend of F1 action on and off the track including motor shows, air displays and of course, the big race.
Sports
Australian International Airshow
Australian International Airshow is the biggest and best Airshow in the southern hemisphere, incorporating breathtaking flying displays, a huge variety...
Plays & musicals
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage in 2021, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza – Moulin Rouge! The Musical.