arts
Day Tripper
RISING’s annual festival-within-a-festival once again transformed the labyrinth of Melbourne Town Hall and spilled into Max Watt’s, opening…
7 Jun 2026 dancing
The Forest
Some performances ask you to watch. The Forest asks you to wander. Lucy Guerin’s hallucinatory dance work leads…
5 Jun 2026 arts
Nowhere: Rising 2026
Nowhere is the kind of performance that lingers long after the lights come up. Created and performed by…
3 Jun 2026 festivals
IMAX Premiere: Mandalorian & Grogu
There’s a particular kind of electricity that hums through a cinema when the words “A long time ago…
20 May 2026 arts
RISING 2026: Melbourne’s winter festival of art, music and beautiful civic weirdness
As Melbourne begins to button up its coats and surrender to the early winter dark, RISING arrives to…
7 May 2026 comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Circus Oz
Under the glow of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Here, There & Everywhere from Circus Oz feels like…
11 Apr 2026 comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Upfront
There’s something quietly electric about Upfront at Melbourne International Comedy Festival – like stepping into a room where…
7 Apr 2026 culture
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2026
There’s something quietly enchanting about Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show at twilight. As the sun dips and…
30 Mar 2026 arts
Golden Plains 2026: The Rhythm of the Plains
There’s a particular rhythm to Golden Plains. It starts long before you arrive at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.…
9 Mar 2026 arts
No Use Crying: How We Survived the Rain for Spilt Milk
Forget what your inner-north friends say about leaving Melbourne. Spilt Milk in Ballarat is proof that sometimes the…
9 Dec 2025