- Scienceworks is looking up this Pride Month. Every Saturday during the month of June, Melbourne Planetarium’s Stargayzing Show will guide you on a journey through the night sky to explore some of the stories in the stars and space with an LGBTQIA+ flavour.
- The AFL has announced the return of its successful Kids Go Free program for 2025, giving families the chance to enjoy live footy without breaking the bank. Children aged 14 and under can attend matches for free during Rounds 16-19 (26 June – 20 July), perfectly timed with school holidays across Australia.
- Explore and wander through Melbourne’s Ultimate Indoor LEGO Playground kid-free at the LegoLand Discovery Centre’s Adult Night in Chadstone on 27 June
- Join in a night of food trucks, dessert stalls, boutique retail stalls and music at Street Feast in Eltham on 27 June
- The Circus Rio Carnival will be at the JL Murphy Reserve in Port Melbourne from 27 June to until 6 July.
- Mattel’s wildly popular Malibu Barbie Café is making its Australian debut at Chadstone Shopping Centre on 27 June – its first-ever launch outside the United States.
- The Winter Wonderland Market is on at Barkly Square in Ballarat on 27 June
- The Robert Burns Celtic Festival in Camperdown on 27-29 June presents an exciting weekend of music, food and festivities
- The Queenscliff Film Festival is on 27-29 June.
- Brett Whiteley Inside the Studio at the Shepparton Art Museum from 28 June to 10 August is a fascinating insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s most gifted and revered artists. Drawn from the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Brett Whiteley Studio, this exhibition presents a selection of Brett Whiteley’s works across various media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage and ceramics.
- The Warragul Psychic and Lifestyle Market is on at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on 28 June
- The Obsidian Dark Beer Festival is taking place in Ballarat on 28 June.
- The Korumburra Alpaca Show is on 28 June.
- Embers and Echoes is a cosy winter feast of bold flavours and rich sounds in Paynesville on 28 June.
- The Snowy River Country Music Festival is happening in Orbost on 28 June.
- Q-Lit is Victoria’s premier LGBTQIA+ literature festival, celebrating the vibrant and diverse world of queer storytelling. It’s on for 2025 until 28 June.
- The Victorian NAIDOC Children’s Day is on in Thornbury on 28 June.
- Celebrate Pride Month at Luna Park Melbourne’s vibrant ‘Luna Pride‘ event on 28 June with an all-ages evening of colour, excitement, and pure joy,
- Celebrate automotive craftsmanship, classics and collectables when the Unmarked tour comes to Melbourne on 28-29 June at Seaworks in Williamstown.
- A groundbreaking international exhibition that explores the connection between society, art, and design through the lens of play is coming to the Incinerator Gallery in Melbourne’s west. The Playground Project is making its much-anticipated southern hemisphere debut from 28 June to 12 October 2025, bringing a bold new vision of playground design to Australian audiences.
- Come and join in the fun as the City of Melton opens the doors to the newly constructed Plumpton Community Centre on 28 June.
- See the playful playful Neon Dog Park at Beaumaris Concourse on Saturday 28 June as part of Bayside’s Neon Nights.
- Embark on a thrilling journey into the world of dinosaurs with the ultimate outdoor pre-historic experience – DinoFest at Wantirna South from 28 June to 20 July.
- The South East Winter Festival is Melbourne’s newest family-favourite winter event, transforming the iconic Caribbean Gardens into a non-stop indoor playground of fun, food, and adventure. Running from 28 June to 20 July 2025, the festival offers an unforgettable school holiday experience.
- Grab the kids and pups and explore Bacchus Marsh by foot! On Saturday 28 June Moorabool Shire Council is officially opening its Aqualink walking and cycling track, from the northern tip to Maddingley Park.
- I Wore It Once market is a curated, high quality pre-loved fashion market at the Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Road Mornington on 29 June.
- Connect with local herbalists, explore handcrafted tinctures, syrups, balms, skin products, oils and immerse yourself in earth magic at the Herbalism Market that’s on at the Abbotsford Convent on 29 June
- The 3rd annual Casey Community Round will be held on Sunday 29 June at AAMI Park, with Melbourne Storm taking on the Cronulla Sharks at 2.00 pm.
- Celebrate the launch of The Lawn, the newest park and vibrant community space at The Fabric in Altona North on 29 June. Bring your friends, family, and furry companions for a fun-filled day of connection, play, and discovery.
- The Wollert Community and Youth Career Fair is on 29 June.
- Uncover the untold stories of a global icon, Dame Nellie Melba. A Toast to Melba shares rarely seen objects, photographs, and personal treasures from Coombe Yarra Valley, Arts Centre Melbourne and Yarra Ranges Regional Museum—brought together for the first time in this dynamic new exhibition until 29 June.
- Step back in time and experience the grandeur, opulence, and tragic fate of the RMS Titanic like never before. Titanic: A Voyage Through Time, an extraordinary virtual reality (VR) experience opens in Melbourne until 29 June, offering an unparalleled journey aboard the world’s most famous ship.
- Aftershocks – a new exhibition of works by Australian artist Sidney Nolan is at at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum until 29 June.The collection includes 56 works of Nolan’s 1961 paintings of Auschwitz victims and exhibited for the first time his later works depicting the Ravensbruck women’s Holocaust camp.
- The Spanish Film Festival is on until 2 July.
- WordFest, the City of Monash’s free literature festival, returns until 3 July with a range of exciting authors and speakers like Sharni Layton, Andrew Rule, Emelia Jackson, Jane Bunn, Cath Moore and Jacinta Parsons.
- Get ready to be mesmerised by the breathtaking beauty of our blue planet at the Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, hosted at Seaworks Williamstown until 6 July.
- Immerse yourself in a celebration of storytelling in all its forms at Glen Era’s 15th annual Storytelling Festival until 12 July.
- An international-exclusive exhibition Frida Kahlo: In her own image is at the Bendigo Art Gallery featuring objects and artworks that have never been seen before in Australia direct from Mexico’s Museo Frida Kahlo until 13 July.
- Until 20 July, the 2025 edition of the Children’s International Film Festival will explore the best new children’s films from around the globe, a hand-picked selection of stories about cats, monkeys, penguins, bats, goats, tooth fairies and mutant zombie zoo animals, plus a new retelling of the classic Bambi story.
- Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience highlights Indigenous incarceration in Australia through powerful artworks. Curated by Barkindji artist Kent Morris with Heide Museum of Modern Art until 20 July featuring First Nations artists connecting with culture and country.
- From cattle dogs to lap dogs, divine felines to the black cats of superstition a new exhibition coming to the National Gallery of Victoria called Cats & Dogs, will explore humanity’s deep connection to the beloved companion animals through more than 250 works of art and design. Its on display from until 20 July 2025 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square.
- Floribunda is an intoxicating larger-than-life mashup of floral imagery, design and motif drawn exclusively from the NGV Collection, as curated by David Sequeira. You can see it at Bunjil Place in Narre Warren until 20 July.
- The Casey Winter Arts Festival returns until 20 July
- The Tastes of Greater Geelong running until 20 July will take you on a culinary adventure with events and special menus featuring the best in food, drink and hospitality that the Greater Geelong region proudly has to offer.
- Experience winter in East Gippsland as the region comes alive in a month-long festival of light, food, music, art and culture at the East Gippsland Winter Festival until 20 July.
- This winter, Melbourne’s historic Abbotsford Convent transforms into a warm and whimsical pop-up cinema as the Cozy Cinema Club returns until 2 August, 2025. Running Wednesday to Saturday evenings, this immersive experience invites guests to sink into plush bean bags, wrap up in blankets, and enjoy a heartwarming lineup of films designed to bring all the cozy vibes.
- This winter, Elwood’s iconic Riviera Beach Club will undergo a spectacular transformation into Riviera Winter Wonderland – a frosty paradise complete with real ice skating, snow blizzards and private igloos until 3 August 2025.
- Until 10 August, experience REVERB – an immersive sound and light installation showcasing electro-ambient works paired with site-specific lighting design, resulting in a unique sensory playground that celebrates the quiet magic of Abbotsford Convent after dark.
- This winter, Melbourne’s award-winning immersive light experience – Lightscape – returns and transforms Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne into a mesmerising display of more than 20 brand-new illuminations until 10 August.
- Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits introduces us to Alan Adler (1932 – 2024), who while little known, was the oldest and longest serving photobooth technician in the world, right here in Melbourne. See an exhibition of his test photos at RMIT Gallery until 16 August.
- Melbourne’s much-loved Winter Night Market is returning to Queen Victoria Market in 2025, lighting up Wednesday nights until 27 August 5pm–10pm.
- Step into the shadows of Melbourne’s history with Bones & Burial Boxes, a gripping exhibition that uncovers the hidden stories of the city’s most infamous prison burial sites at Pentridge Prison from until 31 August.
- Melbourne’s most elegant after-dark experience returns this winter as NGV Friday Nights transforms the gallery into a vibrant hub of art, music, and indulgence. Until3 October 2025, visitors can explore the blockbuster French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston exhibition after hours, surrounded by an eclectic soundtrack and luxurious pop-up bars.
- Step into a world of exquisite craftsmanship and timeless elegance with Kimono, a brand-new, NGV-curated exhibition celebrating the enduring allure of Japan’s most iconic garment. Running until 5 October at NGV International, this breathtaking showcase explores the kimono’s profound influence on global art, fashion, and design—from the Edo period to today.
- Works from Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and more are headed to Melbourne for the NGV’s international-exclusive presentation of the major Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, French Impressionism, until 5 October 2025.
- From the runways of Paris to the NGV … Australian fashion legend Martin Grant returns home to Melbourne with the biggest exhibition of his career. Studded with his signature silhouettes and timeless tailoring, this glittering retrospective is not to be missed. Catch it until 26 January 2025 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square.
- LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition is making its galaxy-first debut at Melbourne Museum until 26 January 2026. This world-first exhibition brings two of the world’s most beloved brands together with renowned LEGO Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
- Get ready to tinker, build, and innovate! Scienceworks is launching its newest hands-on exhibition, Tinkertown, until 7 February 2026, promising to inspire the next generation of engineers, designers, and creators.
- Camouflage is an exhibition running at The Shrine until March 2026. See how nature has inspired military disguise—from animal patterns to clever tricks of deception. Explore real camouflage uniforms, historical objects, and rotating artworks by well-known artists. Follow the evolution of camouflage from the First World War to today and learn how it reflects changing military strategies, culture, and creativity.
What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 23-29 June 2025
By Melbourning
