The Exchange Hotel’s Beach Club is popping up again just in time for the Australia Day long weekend from Friday 24th January until Monday 24th February, from midday to 10pm each day. It’s a free event, and will pop up on Port Melbourne Beach, at the end of Bay Street with a container bar, full […]
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Crown Melbourne is once again playing host to their renowned Hawkers Bazaar along the Yarra River from 31 January to 2 February. More than 30 market stalls showcasing authentic culinary delights and traditional trinkets, while roving performers, musical acts from local and international superstars, and vibrant lion and dragon […]
Sizzlefest is a free annual event at Prahran Market, celebrating everything that is great about the BBQ. The annual Prahran Market Sausage Competition will take place in Bracher Arcade from 11am-1pm. The Arcade’s butchers put their best sausage forward for the public to judge. Usually the judging (yes, tasting!) is free but in light of […]
A Harry Potter inspired bar has popped up in Melbourne’s Fitzroy. The Wizard’s Cauldron is a hands on potion making experience where apprentices (adults only) compete in tasks to unlock potion ingredients. In a simmering 90-minute experience, you’ll don your robe and sip mead as you experiment in the ancient art of potion making. Concoct […]
From the perfect summer picnic hamper to bubbling raclette and escargot, So Frenchy is heaven for any Francophile foodie. So Frenchy So Chic takes place on 12 January in Melbourne at Werribee Mansion with a line-up featuring disco queen Corine, perennial festival favourites Lou Doillon and Nouvelle Vague, soul prince Tété and a DJ set […]
Collecting Comme 1 November 2019 – 26 July 2020, 10am-5pm Free entry – NGV International Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons is one of the most visionary and influential fashion designers working today. Her intent has always been ‘to make clothes that didn’t exist before’ and since the early 1970s Kawakubo has consistently challenged the […]
After welcoming more than 20,000 visitors in 2018, The European Night Market returns to Madame Brussels Lane every Friday night this July with a 30% bigger footprint, more stalls than ever before, and neon-drenched entertainment. Running every Friday 5pm – 10pm, the Euro disco inspired market will stamp your culinary passport with bites from Switzerland, […]
Little Brother is a hidden gem, smack bang in the middle of the CBD. Melbourne Explorer visited their newly refurbished store to taste some of Saigon’s best eats, right here in downtown Melbourne. They’ve got plenty of small plates to share with friends over a cocktail (or three!). Or, if you want something more substantial, […]
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series at the National Gallery of Victoria presents China’s ancient Terracotta Warriors alongside a parallel display of new works by one of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang, at NGV International. Developed and curated by the NGV, Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality is a large-scale presentation of the Qin […]
Good Food Month presented by Citi returns to Melbourne in June with several incredible feature events, consisting of exclusive dinner experiences and tantalising lunches held at this year’s Good Food Month Restaurant at Canvas House, South Melbourne. The diverse and inspiring program once again welcomes one of the world’s biggest culinary legends, Marco Pierre White, […]