What's on in Melbourne this weekend

The Story of the Moving Image

18 Feb – 31 Dec

ACMI

Matinees

30 July – 31 Dec

ACMI · Cinemas

First Nations Film Club

5 Nov – 31 Dec

ACMI

Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club

8 Dec – 12 Dec

ACMI

Melbourne Cinémathèque

8 Dec – 31 Dec

ACMI

Art+Film

18 Jan – 31 Dec

ACMI

Sunday Night Stand Up Comedy Show

10 Sept – 21 Mar

Club Voltaire

New Voices in Australian Cinema – Film Program

12 Mar – 31 Dec

ACMI

The Big HOO HAA!

15 Feb – 18 Dec

The Motley Bauhaus

Kids' Flicks with Feelings

22 Dec – 31 Dec

ACMI

The Wurundjeri Seasons Video Art Commissions

2 Feb – 31 Dec

Fed Square · Main Square

ACMI Experimental Forum

18 Mar – 18 Nov

ACMI

The Melbourne Painting Workshop

29 Mar – 6 Dec

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Creative Precinct

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

Bar Show

18 Aug – 17 Aug

Comedy Republic

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

Margaret Preston

4 Sept – 31 Jan

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

5 Sept – 28 Nov

ACMI

ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection.

16 Sept – 9 May

Arts Centre Melbourne · Australian Museum of Performing Arts

MAFIA The Game: The Show

5 Oct – 16 Nov

Comedy Republic · Bar

Song Play Term Four

7 Oct – 25 Nov

Melbourne Recital Centre

Irish Film Festival Australia 2026

8 Oct – 15 Nov

ACMI

Circadian Rhythms

12 Oct – 28 Dec

Wax Music Lounge

Brazlombia at Wax Music Lounge

13 Oct – 29 Dec

Wax Music Lounge

The Toff Mambo

14 Oct – 25 Nov

The Toff in Town

Mellowdías Thump

14 Oct – 23 Dec

Wax Music Lounge

Wax Quizzical: Hosted by Kyran Nicholson

14 Oct – 25 Nov

Comedy Republic

Kensington Market

18 Oct – 13 Dec

Kensington Town Hall

La Ronde

21 Oct – 31 Jan

Melbourne Spiegel Haus

Bright Star

24 Oct – 29 Nov

fortyfivedownstairs

Before I Forget

24 Oct – 28 Nov

Arts Centre Melbourne

Hannah Gadsby Being Hannah Gadsby

25 Oct – 13 Dec

Comedy Republic

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

25 Oct – 24 Nov

ACMI · Cinemas

Convent Sounds

25 Oct – 6 Dec

Abbotsford Convent · Heritage Garden

Social Sanctuary

26 Oct – 21 Dec

Northcote Social Club

Dinner Stories: Hosted by Damian Callinan

26 Oct – 21 Dec

Comedy Republic · Bar

The Faraway Nearby

27 Oct – 15 Nov

Gasworks Arts Park · James McCaughey Foyer

Human Love Quest

27 Oct – 24 Nov

Brunswick Ballroom

Main Stage

28 Oct – 31 Dec

Comedy Republic

Schadenfreude Cabaret

28 Oct – 29 Nov

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Death at The Espy: A Murder Mystery Series

29 Oct – 16 Dec

The Espy · Hotel Esplanade

American Psycho: A Musical Thriller

29 Oct – 14 Nov

Passage: The Art of Atong Atem

30 Oct – 14 June

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Sunday Laughternoons

1 Nov – 27 Dec

Comedy Republic

Siren Call

2 Nov – 22 Nov

Gasworks Arts Park · Gasworks Creative Precinct

5/6

3 Nov – 14 Nov

fortyfivedownstairs · gallery

Wayfinders with Michelle Nicolle

4 Nov – 25 Nov

The JazzLab

This Is Our Youth

5 Nov – 15 Nov

fortyfivedownstairs

Barney McAll

5 Nov – 26 Nov

The JazzLab

Carbon

7 Nov – 6 Dec

Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

La Bohème

7 Nov – 18 Nov

Regent Theatre

Dancehall Ting

7 Nov – 5 Dec

Wax Music Lounge

Acceptance Therapy

10 Nov – 14 Nov

The Motley Bauhaus · Theatrette

DOMi & JD BECK Who Asked? Tour - Australia 2026

10 Nov – 13 Nov

170 Russell

Find the Fire Dogs

10 Nov – 15 Nov

The MC Showroom

Caesar | Caesar

11 Nov – 28 Nov

Theatre Works · Explosives Factory

ARYAN SHEHRAN SEXTET

11 Nov – 31 Dec

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Cruise

11 Nov – 21 Nov

Theatre Works

Shakesplosion!

12 Nov – 14 Nov

Malthouse Theatre

Benson Boone

12 Nov – 14 Nov

Rod Laver Arena

Rhys James: Chop Logic

12 Nov – 14 Nov

Comedy Republic

Oliver Coleman - Muckin' Around

12 Nov – 25 Nov

Club Voltaire

Isabel Mulrooney is Desperate

12 Nov – 14 Nov

The Motley Spielhaus

Solo Female Traveller

12 Nov – 13 Nov

The Motley Spielhaus

Downstairs Disco

Fri, 13 Nov · 9:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Secret Garden

Fri, 13 Nov

Palais Theatre

Melanie C (UK) - World Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

The Mark Of Cain

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Alta Falls - ‘Don't Make Me A Number’ EP Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:00pm

Northcote Social Club

Open Rehearsal with Jaime Martín

Fri, 13 Nov · 6:30pm

Hamer Hall

Crossings

13 Nov – 23 Nov

Meat Market · Stables

Disco Mediterranea 5th Birthday Party

Fri, 13 Nov · 11:00pm

The Night Cat

Iron Maiden - AAMI Park

Fri, 13 Nov · 5:30pm

AAMI Park

Buena Vista Social Club - 30th Anniversary Tribute Concert

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

3AW Love Letter to Music

Fri, 13 Nov · 12:30pm

Corner Hotel

Overload ADD Pachinko Parlor Nightmare Gorgeous

13 Nov – 14 Nov

The Motley Bauhaus · The Cellar

Beacon: Andrea Keller and Stephen Magnusson

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre · The Peter & Ruth McMullin Beacon

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

13 Nov – 6 Dec

Athenaeum Theatre

NIGHTSY NIGHTS

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Nadav Rayman Trio

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:00pm

The JazzLab

SKUNKHOUR - "Back to Basics"

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:00pm

Howler

Touché Amoré

Fri, 13 Nov

Forum Melbourne

Emerge

13 Nov – 14 Nov

Arts Centre Melbourne

Party Dozen - 21 Bum Salute Album Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:00pm

The Night Cat

Nashville Friday's w/ Y.O.G.A, Sarah Catania, Briana Lee

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

The Espy

Death Cab For Cutie I Built You A Tower Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

Mas Que Nada Brothers

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

The Toff in Town

Short Stories about Latin Women

13 Nov – 14 Nov

The Motley Bauhaus · Cabaret Stage

Klub Low Lyf

Fri, 13 Nov · 11:00pm

The Toff in Town

The Plot Twist // Tigris // Flowers in the Attic // Ivory @ The Espy

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:30pm

The Espy

The Jah Experience Melbourne 2026

Fri, 13 Nov · 8:00pm

170 Russell

Test Garden Open Day – November

Sat, 14 Nov · 10:00am

Fed Square · Test Garden

84Fest

Sat, 14 Nov · 2:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Even Hannah | Summer Send Off

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

The Espy

The Category Is...

Sat, 14 Nov · 3:00pm

Fed Square · The Edge

Nefeli Fasouli (GR)

Sat, 14 Nov · 8:00pm

Northcote Social Club

MOJO MATTERS

Sat, 14 Nov · 4:30pm

Brunswick Artists' Bar

Love Forever

Sat, 14 Nov · 11:00pm

The Toff in Town

Hercules & Love Affair (DJ Set)

14 Nov – 20 Nov

The Night Cat

Jessica Mauboy - The Story of Me

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Latin Big Band night with “MUCHO MAMBO”

Sat, 14 Nov · 8:00pm

The JazzLab

Artist Led Auslan Tour: Sam Martin

Sat, 14 Nov · 1:30pm

ACMI

Ashanti ‘Rock Wit U’ Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Margaret Court Arena

Stage Door Readings

14 Nov – 15 Nov

Theatre Works · TWISK Rehearsal Space

Tigers Jaw (USA) Australian Tour 2026

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Howler

Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

My Fair Lady

14 Nov – 10 Jan

Arts Centre Melbourne

Foo Fighters - Take Cover Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Marvel Stadium

The Greater Debate

Sat, 14 Nov · 8:30pm

The Motley Bauhaus · Theatrette

Men I Trust

14 Nov – 15 Nov

Forum Melbourne

CASEY DONOVAN - END OF TOUR WRAP PARTY SHOW

Sat, 14 Nov · 6:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom · MELBOURNE

Country Struts Line Dancing Class & Party

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Corner Hotel

Ella Thompson 'Triumph & Sadness' Album Launch

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

The Night Cat

High Note Turns 3 Feat. Gilles Peterson (UK) + MC Rob Galliano

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

An Evening with Kristin Hersh

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

The Toff in Town

A Room with a View

14 Nov – 19 Dec

Southbank Theatre

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest In Concert

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre · Convention Centre

Brahms Festival: Third & Fourth Symphonies

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Hamer Hall

The Clowning Hour

Sat, 14 Nov · 10:00pm

The Motley Bauhaus · Theatrette

Miss Kmit to You! An Eartha Kitt Tribute

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Club Voltaire

The Sweet (UK) - The Final Blitz Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 8:00pm

Palais Theatre

PA777IENCE (Syd)

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Sly Withers - TBH Album Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

The Bandwagon at Prahran Square

15 Nov – 30 Nov

Prahran Square

7 Years of Isu Taki ft: Rodrigo Gallardo (Chile)

Sun, 15 Nov · 4:00pm

Howler

Polish Festival @ Fed Square

Sun, 15 Nov · 10:00am

Fed Square

PUN Live in Melbourne

Sun, 15 Nov · 10:00pm

Max Watt's

YVES. Australian Tour 2026

Sun, 15 Nov · 7:00pm

170 Russell

Vinod Rathod

Sun, 15 Nov · 5:00pm

The National Theatre

Opera Australia: Opera Up Late

Sun, 15 Nov

Regent Theatre

Terrible Muriel (Album Launch - Matinee)

Sun, 15 Nov · 2:30pm

Northcote Social Club

The Blitz Kids – The Synth-Pop Supergroup + DJ Jason Buchanan

Sun, 15 Nov · 4:30pm

Corner Hotel

Er Gou - A Dog Named Love

Sun, 15 Nov

Palais Theatre

Khalid - It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour

Sun, 15 Nov · 6:30pm

Rod Laver Arena

Domingo Latino

15 Nov – 22 Nov

The Night Cat

Opera Up Late with Reuben Kaye

Sun, 15 Nov · 9:00pm

Regent Theatre