Melbourne Events
There are a myriad of events to consider this season. Check out our 2010 Events Calendar for more event ideas.
Spring in Melbourne:
Racing, Fashion and Football Extravaganza - Now that's Melbourne!
From September to November experience dazzling world class entertainment and a smorgasboard of cultural delights as Melbourne comes alive. You'll enjoy AFL football excitement to delectable food festivals, world-class art exhibitions to intimate restaurants, bars, and cafes...
Here's just a sample of things to do during the magic of Spring in Melbourne!
AFL Finals Series
1 - 25 September 2010
The competition really heats up in September with the top 8 premiership teams slugging it out for a chance at finals glory. To really experience Melbourne, you simply have to go along to a finals game at the iconic MCG, (Melbourne Cricket Ground.) Don't miss a second of this year's finals action!
Find out more at the Australian Football League's official site.
Spring Racing Carnival and Melbourne Cup Carnival
September 29th to 17th November 2010
The Spring Racing Carnival is a world class event showcasing thoroughbred racing, fashion and entertainment at its finest over 50 fabulous days across Victoria. The Spring Racing Carnival brings together an array of high-quality racing, heart pumping excitement and vibrant fashions. The BMW Caulfield Cup at Caulfield, Tatts Cox Plate at Moonee Valley and Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington are the highlight events of the carnival.
Find out more at the official website.
Tim Burton Exhibition
Until October 10th 2010
Showing as part of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is this brand new, unique retrospective exhibition direct from the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. This Australian exclusive, Tim Burton: The Exhibition, is a fascinating glimpse into one of the film world's most creative minds.
Exhibiting at the ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), it explores his entire career and will be one of the largest contemporary exhibitions ever held in the ACMI's Gallery. Featuring over 700 works it includes drawings, paintings, costumes and puppetboards, curated in direct collaboration with Burton himself.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
September 22nd - 10th October 2010
The Melbourne Fringe Festival celebrates the fresh, the innovative and the ground-breaking in all aspects of the arts. It is the most exciting explosion of independent creativity that Melbourne sees each year. If you want to take the pulse of one of Australia’s most culturally engaged cities, this is the time and place to do it.
In 2009, over 4000 independent artists created over 300 shows that took over theatres, pubs, bars, galleries and public spaces across the city. The work produced is cutting-edge, professional, and always exciting, and ranges from circus to visual arts, cabaret to dance, theatre to comedy. Many of Australia’s finest talents, including Lano and Woodley, Barrie Kosky, Santo Cilauro, Rachel Berger, Rachel Griffiths, Tiddas, Julia Zemiro and Sammy J have experimented with new ideas in Melbourne Fringe.
Royal Melbourne Show
18th - 28th September 2010
There is nothing like the Royal Melbourne Show, an annual event not to be missed!
Animals and livestock, award-winning food and wine, arts and crafts, amusement rides, show bags, free live entertainment, spectacular fireworks and much more. Bringing the best of the country to the city, for sheer fun, discovery and wonder, there is nothing like the Royal Melbourne Show.
For more information visit the official website.
West Side Story - Regent Theatre
1st September - 3rd October 2010
SOLD OUT in London, Paris, Tokyo and Beijing, the international smash hit West Side Story arrives is now showing in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre.
With groundbreaking choreography by the legendary Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, an unforgettable score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story changed the face of musical theatre for ever.
For more information vist the Ticketek website.
Spring Shopping & Dining
All season...
Spring is a great season to explore Melbourne's numerous little laneways and arcades for hidden treasures. Visit Melbourne Central, the QV complex, the GPO, and Bridge Road (Richmond) for Australian and international labels, bargain factory outlets and chain stores. Check out the Top 10 Shopping Recommendations from our Concierge Team.
Then after shopping up a storm you'll need some sustenance, and Melbourne holds the crown for it's bevvy of culinary delights that will surely titillate your taste buds. Check out our favourite restaurants and bars of-the-moment on our Dining & Drinking page, or explore Melbourne's laneways and arcades to locate your own!
