01/06/2026
Epic exhibitions, festivals, family-friendly fun and heaps more 😍
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01/06/2026
01/06/2026
This just in: new tickets have been released for Rising festival's dance classes at the Flinders Street Station ballroom💃 Get rare access to this abandoned space and improve your moves with a pro🕺
📍Rising: The Land of 1000 Dances, Flinders Street Station Ballroom
🕰️ Until 7 June
More info: https://www.utm.io/upOD0
31/05/2026
Weekend one of .melbourne ✅ Don’t miss what’s on for week two:
🌒 Heaps of live music at Melbourne Town Hall, including Day Tripper (6 June), Cate Le Bon (3 June) & Saint Levant (2-4 June)
🌒 Hamer Hall Projections - Calling Country: The Land Speaks Back, nightly until 8 June
🌒 Furby robot chorus at Emporium, daily until 21 June
🌒 Flower Power mirrored art installation at City Square, daily until 8 June
🌒 God Save the Queens featuring The Royal Family Dance Crew at Fed Square, 6 June
30/05/2026
Melbourne's epic Winter Night Market returns next week🔥 Head to Queen Victoria Market on Wednesday nights and enjoy all sorts of warming treats 😋 We're talking sizzling skewers, steamy dumplings and heaps more 🤩 Plus there's loads of free family-friendly fun and cute market stalls to keep everyone entertained 🕺
📍 Winter Night Market, Queen Victoria Market
⏰ Wednesday nights 3 June-26 August, 5pm-10pm
📝 FREE ENTRY!
29/05/2026
Melbourne's huge winter arts festival Rising is back and for the first time in 43 years, the flinders street ballroom is hosting dances again 💃 See this abandoned space transform and learn fun dance styles like Bollywood, K-pop and more rom a pro🪩 But be quick, tickets are selling fast! Then check out the rest of the Rising program for exhibitions, performances, pop-ups and heaps more 😍
📍Rising festival, city-wide
⏰ Until 8 June
More info: https://www.utm.io/upFkS
28/05/2026
Another fun free thing to do in Melbourne – visit the secret garden oasis tucked away at Fitzroy Gardens 🥰 Wander through this lush garden filled with tropical plants and unwind amongst the ferns 🌴 And the best part is it won’t cost you a cent!
📍The Conservatory at Fitzroy Gardens
⏰ Open daily, 9am-5pm
🎟️ FREE!
📝 Closed for display changes 27-31 Jul, 14-18 Sep and 9-13 Nov
27/05/2026
A cosy new Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant has just opened in Melbourne's arts precinct 😍 Start with flat bread with hot honey and labneh, paprika and lemon white bait and broccoli and feta croquettes 😋 Then feast on bigger dishes like harissa chicken, triple-cooked potatoes and seasonal fattoush 🤩
📍Bar Bouni, 153 Sturt St
🕰️ Wed-Sun, 12pm-9pm
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