What's on in Melbourne this weekend
28 things to do in Melbourne this Friday, Saturday and Sunday — live music, theatre, comedy and free events, all checked by hand rather than scraped.
The Vinyl Factory: Reverb
22 May – 31 Aug
ACMI
FreeWinter Night Market
3 June – 26 Aug
Queen Victoria Market
FreeEmergence[Y]
6 June – 5 Dec
Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne
NGV Friday Nights
12 June – 2 Oct
National Gallery of Victoria
ROME: Empire, Power, People
15 June – 25 Oct
Melbourne Museum
Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
18 June – 11 Oct
Athenaeum Theatre
FreeChoir 3006
15 July – 16 Sept
Melbourne Recital Centre
Song Play Term Three
15 July – 2 Sept
Melbourne Recital Centre
Uncle Vanya
21 July – 22 Aug
Arts Centre Melbourne
FreeFrequency
22 July – 16 Sept
The Show Room
Steel Magnolias
23 July – 16 Aug
Athenaeum Theatre
SIX the Musical
24 July – 4 Oct
Comedy Theatre
Funeral Flowers 2026
25 July – 23 Aug
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
William Shakespeare's Reservoir Dogs
5 Aug – 15 Aug
Theatre Works
Break of Day
7 Aug – 29 Aug
Malthouse Theatre
Death of a Salesman
11 Aug – 22 Aug
Her Majesty's Theatre
The Nervous Atmosphere
12 Aug – 15 Aug
Gasworks Main Theatre
Animal Farm
12 Aug – 22 Aug
Arts Centre Melbourne
The Nightline
13 Aug – 29 Aug
Malthouse Theatre
Intermood
Fri, 14 Aug · 9:00pm
The Night Cat
The Jungle and the Sea
14 Aug – 12 Sept
Southbank Theatre
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Fri, 14 Aug · 7:30pm
Max Watt's
James Roque: Mano Po
14 Aug – 15 Aug
Comedy Republic
Grimm
Sat, 15 Aug · 1:30pm
The Round
1TBSP - Bubble Tour
Sat, 15 Aug · 8:00pm
Northcote Theatre
El Fuentes AKA Zeb
Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm
Wax Music Lounge
Psycroptic + Rivers of Nihil (USA) Co-Headline Tour
Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm
Max Watt's
FreeEsai
Sun, 16 Aug · 8:00pm
Wax Music Lounge
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