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What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 3-9 August 2026

MelbourningAugust 3, 2026

Life

Collins Street launches Australia’s first precinct-wide valet parking service

MelbourningAugust 3, 2026

Things to do

Camberwell Sunday Market celebrates 50 years of community spirit

MelbourningAugust 3, 2026

Stage

Review: Funeral Flowers at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre

Caroline DuncanAugust 3, 2026

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Sport

These are the official Socceroos World Cup Live sites in Melbourne and regional Victoria

MelbourningJune 3, 2026

Life

K Mart announces Box Hill South location for the trial of its K Home concept store

MelbourningJune 3, 2026

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Massive list of what’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria in June 2026 (180+ activities and events)

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Travel

Darebin FUSE Festival returns with 10 days of music, art and community celebrations

By MelbourningJuly 30, 20260

Darebin FUSE Festival is returning this September, bringing 10 days of live music, performances, workshops,…

Melbourne’s new G Class trams are now in service in the west

By MelbourningJuly 30, 20260

Melbourne commuters can now ride the city’s first new tram design in more than a…

Queen Victoria Market to come alive with 650 young musicians for The Big Busk

July 30, 2026

CherryHill Orchards announces spring and summer cherry season events for 2026

July 29, 2026

The Westin Melbourne turns up the heat with a bold new High Cheese experience

July 29, 2026

Aspiring rock stars can take the stage at The Espy’s new twist on karaoke nights

July 29, 2026

Freestyle Kings are bringing a world-class action sports spectacle to Rod Laver Arena in August

July 29, 2026

Beloved Aussie film The Castle is heading to the stage for its world premiere in Melbourne

July 28, 2026

Beyond The Valley reveals huge 2026/27 lineup led by Black Eyed Peas and John Summit

July 28, 2026

Review: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity at Theatre Works

July 28, 2026

Ballarat’s search for the best pie returns with 30 venues and bold new flavours

July 28, 2026

Melbourne Star lights up again this week as restoration reaches major milestone

July 27, 2026

What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 27 July to 2 August 2026

July 27, 2026

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues reveals 2026 lineup

July 27, 2026

System of a Down and Faith No More announce massive Melbourne stadium show

July 27, 2026

Massive list of what’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria in August 2026 (170+ activities and events)

July 26, 2026

Spilt Milk reveals its 2026 lineup headlined by Lewis Capaldi

July 25, 2026

ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to Melbourne with first 2026 lineup revealed

July 24, 2026

Dandee Donuts is celebrating 50 years of sweet memories at Dandenong Market with a week of giveaways

July 24, 2026

Melbourne named Australia’s best student city in new global rankings

July 24, 2026

Queenscliff’s Blues Train is heading off the tracks with a new winter event

July 24, 2026

Blak & Bright Writers Festival returns with four days celebrating First Nations storytelling

July 24, 2026

Shane Warne exhibition at Australian Sports Museum extended for seven more months

July 24, 2026

Ember at The Continental Sorrento is firing up new winemaker dinners and special food events

July 24, 2026

Beyond The Valley returns for its 11th year with a new era and plenty of surprises

July 23, 2026

First look: plans revealed for the revitalisation of Footscray’s cultural heart

July 23, 2026

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A massive 2,500-square-metre indoor entertainment centre is coming to Frankston

By MelbourningJuly 20, 20260

Victoria is about to get a major new destination for family fun, with Australia’s largest…

Marvel Stadium unveils new Walk of Legends celebrating iconic superheroes

By MelbourningJuly 15, 20260

Marvel Stadium has unveiled a brand-new fan experience, with the Walk of Legends officially opening…

What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 13 to 19 July 2026

By MelbourningJuly 13, 20260

Aēsop’s Flinders Lane store is becoming a free queer library for five days this July

By MelbourningJuly 8, 20260

One of Melbourne’s best-known skincare stores is putting books ahead of beauty this month, with…

The State Library’s World of the Book exhibition is back – and this one is its biggest-ever celebration of women writers

By MelbourningJuly 7, 20260

The latest incarnation of State Library Victoria’s landmark rare book exhibition World of the Book…

Step into a whimsical world of costumes, theatre and cake at NGV’s new family exhibition

By MelbourningJuly 7, 20260

A playful world of imagination has opened at NGV International marking Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s…

Eat + drink

Kensington locals team up for a whisky dinner celebrating food, craft spirits and local hospitality

July 23, 2026

Mya Tiger at The Espy is bringing late-night Cantonese dining and disco vibes every Friday

July 22, 2026

The Builders Arms in Fitzroy has been named Best Gastropub in Australia for 2026

July 20, 2026

Peninsula VineHop Festival returns for its ninth year this November

July 20, 2026

Brooki Bakehouse’s famous cookies are headed to Geelong for four days only

July 17, 2026

Preston Market’s Italian Day returns with food, music and family fun

July 17, 2026

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

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Family activities

Review: Smithsonian Starstruck immersive VR experience in Melbourne

By Eloise DuncanJuly 7, 20260

This winter Fever presents Starstruck in Melbourne, in association with the Smithsonian Institute – the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex. This is an immersive and fully interactive…

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Kids can become part of a giant evolving artwork at Chadstone these school holidays

July 1, 2026

Free Aurora After Dark festival to light up Epping with art, music and the launch of a new outdoor gallery

June 30, 2026

Free ice skating and winter street food take over Dandenong Market for one day only

June 29, 2026

Beloved picture book Where is the Green Sheep? is headed for the stage in Melbourne

June 26, 2026

GIGS

Gigs

Queen Victoria Market to come alive with 650 young musicians for The Big Busk

By MelbourningJuly 30, 2026

Gigs

Beyond The Valley reveals huge 2026/27 lineup led by Black Eyed Peas and John Summit

By MelbourningJuly 28, 2026

Gigs

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues reveals 2026 lineup

By MelbourningJuly 27, 2026

Gigs

System of a Down and Faith No More announce massive Melbourne stadium show

By MelbourningJuly 27, 2026

Spilt Milk reveals its 2026 lineup headlined by Lewis Capaldi

By MelbourningJuly 25, 20260

Queenscliff’s Blues Train is heading off the tracks with a new winter event

By MelbourningJuly 24, 20260

Beyond The Valley returns for its 11th year with a new era and plenty of surprises

By MelbourningJuly 23, 20260

Squeeze announce first Australian tour in almost a decade

By MelbourningJuly 23, 20260

The Corner Hotel celebrates 30 years with six weeks of live music, parties and special events

By MelbourningJuly 22, 20260

Spilt Milk festival finds a new Victorian home in Geelong through to 2030

By MelbourningJuly 22, 20260

Groundbreaking orchestral performance Across Silence brings music to life through Auslan and haptic technology

By MelbourningJuly 22, 20260

Clutch to return to Melbourne as part of their first Australian headline tour in a decade

By MelbourningJuly 21, 20260

STAGE

Stage

Review: Funeral Flowers at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre

August 3, 2026

Darebin FUSE Festival returns with 10 days of music, art and community celebrations

July 30, 2026

Beloved Aussie film The Castle is heading to the stage for its world premiere in Melbourne

July 28, 2026

Review: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity at Theatre Works

July 28, 2026

Cult hit American Psycho The Musical heads back to Melbourne

July 21, 2026

Elf The Musical to open Melbourne’s new CROWN LIVE theatre this Christmas

July 21, 2026

Patricia Cornelius’ Savages returns to Theatre Works with a confronting look at masculinity and power

July 21, 2026

ART + EXHIBITIONS

Exhibitions

Shane Warne exhibition at Australian Sports Museum extended for seven more months

MelbourningJuly 24, 2026

Exhibitions

Generations of Cats supporters celebrated in new Geelong Sports Museum exhibition

MelbourningJuly 14, 2026

Exhibitions

An exhibition of acclaimed photographers Max Dupain and Ansel Adams is showing in Brighton

MelbourningJuly 8, 2026

Exhibitions

The State Library’s World of the Book exhibition is back – and this one is its biggest-ever celebration of women writers

MelbourningJuly 7, 2026

Exhibitions

Step into a whimsical world of costumes, theatre and cake at NGV’s new family exhibition

MelbourningJuly 7, 2026

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Life

Collins Street launches Australia’s first precinct-wide valet parking service

By MelbourningAugust 3, 20260

Driving into Melbourne’s CBD is about to get a little…

Melbourne’s new G Class trams are now in service in the west

July 30, 2026

Freestyle Kings are bringing a world-class action sports spectacle to Rod Laver Arena in August

July 29, 2026

Blak & Bright Writers Festival returns with four days celebrating First Nations storytelling

July 24, 2026

Shane Warne exhibition at Australian Sports Museum extended for seven more months

July 24, 2026

Marvellous Melbourne

Marvellous Melbourne

Melbourne Star lights up again this week as restoration reaches major milestone

By MelbourningJuly 27, 20260

The Melbourne Star will light up Melbourne’s skyline for the…

Melbourne named Australia’s best student city in new global rankings

July 24, 2026

Melbourne leads the country as late-night dining and entertainment continue to surge

July 21, 2026

Melbourne has just been ranked as the third most liveable city in the world

July 7, 2026

A century-old voice returns: Eliza the organ to complete RMIT’s Capitol Theatre restoration

July 7, 2026

Film

Film

ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to Melbourne with first 2026 lineup revealed

By MelbourningJuly 24, 20260

The largest celebration of Italian culture and cinema outside Italy…

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne unveils 130-film program across 38 languages

July 21, 2026

The only cinema in the Southern Hemisphere showing The Odyssey as Christopher Nolan intended is right here in Melbourne

July 17, 2026

Melbourne International Film Festival unveils massive 2026 program with more than 300 films and events

July 10, 2026

Aamir Khan to launch Indian Film Festival of Melbourne celebrations with Lagaan anniversary screening

July 2, 2026