Free things to do in Melbourne

The Story of the Moving Image

18 Feb – 31 Dec

ACMI

First Nations Film Club

5 Nov – 31 Dec

ACMI

Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club

8 Dec – 12 Dec

ACMI

The Wurundjeri Seasons Video Art Commissions

2 Feb – 31 Dec

Fed Square · Main Square

ACMI Experimental Forum

18 Mar – 18 Nov

ACMI

Video Art Commission: Baal Ga by Pierra Van Sparkes

1 Apr – 31 Mar

Fed Square · Main Square

Emergence[Y] Exhibition

6 June – 5 Dec

Science Gallery Melbourne

Emergence[Y]

6 June – 5 Dec

Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne

Long March: Restart

19 Aug – 31 Jan

ACMI

Journey Among Men

22 Aug – 22 Nov

Fed Square · Koorie Heritage Trust

Play On

24 Aug – 31 Jan

ACMI

Plant Life: The Nature of Design

28 Aug – 7 Feb

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Listen: Independent Label of the Month

1 Sept – 31 Dec

Fed Square

Circadian Rhythms

12 Oct – 28 Dec

Wax Music Lounge

The Toff Mambo

14 Oct – 25 Nov

The Toff in Town

Kensington Market

18 Oct – 13 Dec

Kensington Town Hall

Social Sanctuary

26 Oct – 21 Dec

Northcote Social Club

The Faraway Nearby

27 Oct – 15 Nov

Gasworks Arts Park · James McCaughey Foyer

Passage: The Art of Atong Atem

30 Oct – 14 June

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Siren Call

2 Nov – 22 Nov

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Creative Precinct

5/6

3 Nov – 14 Nov

fortyfivedownstairs · gallery

SAM CURTIS COLLECTIVE

Thu, 12 Nov · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Back On The Waves - Rock The Basement

Thu, 12 Nov · 8:00pm

The Espy

Downstairs Disco

Fri, 13 Nov · 9:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Crossings

13 Nov – 23 Nov

Meat Market · Stables

Disco Mediterranea 5th Birthday Party

Fri, 13 Nov · 11:00pm

The Night Cat

Klub Low Lyf

Fri, 13 Nov · 11:00pm

The Toff in Town

Test Garden Open Day – November

Sat, 14 Nov · 10:00am

Fed Square · Test Garden

MOJO MATTERS

Sat, 14 Nov · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Artist Led Auslan Tour: Sam Martin

Sat, 14 Nov · 1:30pm

ACMI

Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Bandwagon at Prahran Square

15 Nov – 30 Nov

Prahran Square

Polish Festival @ Fed Square

Sun, 15 Nov · 10:00am

Fed Square

DIREL Lake Tyrrell: Traces in Salt, Colonisation by Design

17 Nov – 28 Nov

fortyfivedownstairs · gallery

Sister Soldier

17 Nov – 29 Nov

Gasworks Arts Park · Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery

Multicultural Film Festival 2026

Wed, 18 Nov · 6:00pm

Fed Square

The Other Film Festival: On-line

19 Nov – 6 Dec

Arts Centre Melbourne · ACMI Cinema 3

INKREWSIVE LIVE

Thu, 19 Nov · 6:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

African Music and Cultural Festival 2026

20 Nov – 22 Nov

Fed Square

Toff Club

20 Nov – 28 Nov

The Toff in Town

MOTH / SUGARTONE / SWIMSUIT EDITION

Fri, 20 Nov · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

FOX & DARLING

Sat, 21 Nov · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Worldly Bodies

21 Nov – 22 Nov

Arts Centre Melbourne · Library at The Dock

Gasworks Farmers' Market

Sat, 21 Nov · 8:00am

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Parkland

Food & Drink

Film and Panel: Wake in Fright (1971)

Mon, 23 Nov · 6:00pm

Federation Hall

DOLLY LOU AND THE MARIONETTES

Thu, 26 Nov · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Choir 3006 In Concert

Fri, 27 Nov · 6:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

St Kilda's Still Punk: Salmon Sisters + The Dums

Fri, 27 Nov · 7:00pm

The Espy

It's About Time

Tue, 1 Dec · 12:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Other Film Festival 2026

Thu, 3 Dec · 5:45pm

Fed Square · Main Square

The Other Film Festival: On the Big Screen

Thu, 3 Dec · 5:45pm

Fed Square

ID - the that writes us

3 Dec – 6 Dec

Meat Market · Stables

CAMILLA ROSE SULLIVAN / GIRL FRIDAY / CELINE YAP

Thu, 3 Dec · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

The Democratic Set

Fri, 4 Dec · 5:30pm

Bunjil Place Plaza

Theatre

Summer in the Park: Funky Christmas Carols and Revelry

5 Dec – 3 Jan

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Parkland, Gasworks Glade, Gasworks Theatres

KINETIKA

Sat, 5 Dec · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Accelerando Recital 2026

Sat, 5 Dec · 6:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Powerline

Sat, 5 Dec · 11:00am

Fed Square · Main Square

Body Language

Sat, 5 Dec · 6:00pm

Arts Centre Melbourne · CY Venue (Collingwood Yards)

BITIMUS / SUPER STAR FIGHTER JET PILOTS / BIG BREAKFAST

Fri, 11 Dec · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

THE MIDNIGHTERS

Sat, 12 Dec · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

JAMES FAHY / MANDY CONNELL / MICHAELEAH

Thu, 17 Dec · 8:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Mr Fantastico's Christmas Rooftop Carnival

19 Dec – 23 Dec

Melbourne Spiegel Haus · Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Gasworks Farmers' Market

Sat, 19 Dec · 8:00am

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Parkland

Food & Drink

THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS

Sat, 19 Dec · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Under the Canopy

Fri, 12 Feb · 7:30pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

The Call of Adventure

Sat, 13 Feb · 7:30pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Sidney Myer Free Concerts

Fri, 19 Feb · 7:30pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

BANKSYA / PAIGE BARNARD

Sat, 17 Apr · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar