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Where I'd get married in Melbourne if I wanted the city itself to be the venue
Five Melbourne wedding venues that put the skyline, the laneways and the river front and centre, for couples who want the city itself to be the venue.
Melbourne's science museum is throwing a lightning show and calling it a festival
Scienceworks' Science is a Superpower Festival hits Melbourne on 12 and 13 September with lightning shows, planetarium meditation and hands-on STEM fun.
Where I'd take a first date for coffee in Melbourne
Skip the tourist traps. Here are the best cafes Melbourne locals recommend for a first date, from cosy laneway coffee to garden hideaways worth booking.
Melbourne's getting a brand new market smack in the middle of the CBD, and it's launching this month
A new Makers Market lands at City Square on Swanston Walk on 19 September, bringing together up to 40 emerging artists and designers in Melbourne's CBD.
Fed Square is running a free festival that's basically therapy dressed up as a sustainability event
Fed Square's free RESET festival runs until 17 October with a Zero Waste Festival, a ReWear Runway, a Birrarung river clean up and 90s eco movie nights.
Melbourne's rare book exhibition is quietly one of the best free things to do in the city right now
State Library Victoria's World of the Book is Australia's longest-running rare book show, now starring Jane Austen, Woolf and Christie, and it's free.
Where I'd get brunch in Melbourne if I wanted a view with my coffee
The best brunch cafes Melbourne with a view offers away from the famous names, from a Yarra bend in South Yarra to a quiet corner of Albert Park Lake.
Melbourne's Tesselaar Tulip Festival is about to turn the Dandenongs into a sea of a million flowers
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival returns to the Dandenongs from 12 September to 11 October 2026, with over a million tulips blooming across Silvan.
Melbourne's first ever Indigenous led arts festival lands this week and it is unlike anything else on the spring calendar
Kindred People, Melbourne's first Indigenous led arts festival, is on now at Monash University campuses until Saturday 5 September 2026. Here's what's on.
The Melbourne Royal Show is back, and it is still peak Victorian spring chaos
The Melbourne Royal Show returns to Melbourne Showgrounds from 24 September to 4 October 2026 with rides, showbags, animals and classic spring show chaos.
Melbourne is getting a brand new market right in the middle of the CBD, and it launches this month
Melbourne Makers Market launches at City Square on 19 September 2026, bringing up to 40 emerging local artists and designers to a free monthly market.
Where I'd get married in Melbourne if I wanted the city itself to be the venue
These Melbourne wedding venues turn skylines, laneways and heritage brick into your ceremony backdrop, so the whole city does the decorating for you today.
Melbourne has an exhibition built entirely around Kylie's gold hot pants, and it's peak Australian pop culture
ENCORE! at Melbourne's Australian Museum of Performing Arts puts Kylie's gold hot pants alongside 50 years of Australian stage history from 16 September.
The Melbourne Home Show is back this month and it's basically therapy for anyone mid-renovation
The Melbourne Home Show returns to MCEC from 21 to 23 August 2026, with free entry, hundreds of exhibitors and expert renovation advice on tap.
Docklands is throwing a free waterfront party this weekend and it's the most Melbourne way to spend a winter Saturday
The Street Social's Winter Warmer returns to Docklands' Harbour Esplanade this weekend, with free entry, food, music and family fun by the water all day.
Where I'd get married in Melbourne if I wanted the reception still going at 1am
Looking for Melbourne wedding venues built for a big night out? Two Ton Max, Alfred Place and Butler Lane keep the dance floor going strong until 1am.
Coburg Town Hall is hosting a witchcraft and dark art expo this month, and it's Melbourne's weirdest, most fun weekend out
The Dark Alchemy Expo takes over Coburg Town Hall this Saturday, with 55 plus witchcraft and dark art creators, workshops and food trucks all day long.
Melbourne's Affordable Art Fair is about to turn the Royal Exhibition Building into your new favourite Saturday
Melbourne's Affordable Art Fair returns to the Royal Exhibition Building from 27 to 30 August 2026, with over 70 galleries and original art from just $100.
Melbourne's Now or Never festival just dropped 150 plus events and an overnight sleep concert under a dome
Melbourne's Now or Never festival returns 19 to 30 August with over 150 events, headlined by an overnight sleep concert under a historic domed rooftop.
Melbourne Handmade Festival is turning the Showgrounds into one giant market this month
Melbourne Handmade Festival hits the Showgrounds on 15 and 16 August with makers from across Australia. Here's what to expect this weekend.
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