What's on in Melbourne this weekend

Emergence[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

SIX the Musical

24 July – 4 Oct

Comedy Theatre

Bar Show

18 Aug – 17 Aug

Comedy Republic

Long March: Restart

19 Aug – 31 Jan

ACMI

Play On

24 Aug – 31 Jan

ACMI

Melbourne Record Fair

12 Sept – 4 Oct

Queen Victoria Market

Luke 2026

12 Sept – 11 Oct

Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

Aaron Chen: Technology

15 Sept – 5 Oct

Palais Theatre

Ballkids (or, scenes from a friendship)

16 Sept – 27 Sept

fortyfivedownstairs

Circus The Show

23 Sept – 4 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Briefs: The Works

23 Sept – 18 Oct

Melbourne Spiegel Haus

The Magic Pyjama Party

24 Sept – 4 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Die Die Die! Old People Die! by Puppet Rats

24 Sept – 27 Sept

Those Who Pass the Gateway - Mark Penzak, Hana Ebrahim & Sebastian Gu…

24 Sept – 27 Sept

Dr Pathicus' Unnatural Adventures

24 Sept – 27 Sept

Please Remain by Ben Anderson Melbourne Festival of Puppetry

24 Sept – 27 Sept

Koreaboo

24 Sept – 10 Oct

Malthouse Theatre

Embellish by Vanessa Ellis & Bonkel Theatre Melbourne Festival of Puppetry

24 Sept – 27 Sept

Noah Kahan - The Great Divide Tour

25 Sept – 29 Sept

Rod Laver Arena

Pilgrim II - Astrid Mendez Melbourne Festival of Puppetry

25 Sept – 27 Sept

Vaudeville Smash'd

26 Sept – 10 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Puppetry Manipulation

Sun, 27 Sept · 10:00am

Collarts Wellington St Campus

Concept to Design

Sun, 27 Sept · 2:30pm

Collarts Wellington St Campus