Hikers can once again tackle the full length of the Grampians Peaks Trail, with the entire 164 kilometre route officially reopening this week following months of recovery work after the devastating 2024–25 bushfire season. While large sections of the trail reopened by July last year, the more remote central and southern sections remained closed to overnight hikers while significant repairs were carried out. The fires burned through more than 135,000 hectares of Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, damaging infrastructure and large sections of track along the popular long distance walking route. Five hike in campgrounds at Barri Yalug, Duwul, Durd Durd,…
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Melbourne’s most delightfully strange arts gathering is back, with the Festival of Surrealisms celebrating its 10th year with a weekend of wonderfully weird performances at Temperance Hall in South Melbourne. Running across two packed days on 14-15 March 2026, the festival brings together independent poets, theatre makers, comics, puppeteers, filmmakers and experimental artists for a rolling program that embraces the absurdities of life. Audiences can purchase a ticket for a single day or the full weekend, with the freedom to drop in and out of performances throughout the day. Produced by Captain W.N. Fish, also known as award winning playwright…
Trackside at the Australian Grand Prix, it’s not just engines that’ll be roaring. Formula 1 fans are about to discover that the real pit stop is at Madeline’s, the latest venture from the team behind Mr. Miyagi, serving up French flair with a cheeky Melbourne twist. Part of the 30 venue culinary line up transforming Albert Park across the high octane weekend, Madeline’s is making its Formula 1 debut and doing it with serious style. Think Parisian comfort food reimagined for life in the fast lane. The headline act? Shake Le Steak. Golden crispy frites layered with tender seared steak…
Preston Market’s much loved Greek Day Festival is back on Sunday 29 March 2026, and this year it’s adding a little friendly fire to the feast with a brand new souvlaki eating competition. Running from 10am to 3pm, the market will once again transform into a lively Greek glendi, packed with music, dance and plenty of reasons to loosen your belt. The 2026 celebration lines up with Harmony Week, Greek National Day and the lead up to Easter, giving the day an added sense of occasion for the local community. Entertainment comes courtesy of Manasis School of Greek Dance and…
Green Room Award winning theatre company Bloomshed are set to bring their sharp political bite to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio from 12 August 2026 to 22 August 2026, staging an epic rework of George Orwell’s Animal Farm that promises as much confetti as commentary. Known for electrifying adaptations like Pride & Prejudice and Paradise Lost, Bloomshed mix big ideas with high energy performance. Their Animal Farm is described as a satirical, high octane ride packed with dance breaks, physical comedy and a generous splash of chaos. With the current political climate ripe for skewering, this bolshy take aims to…
A new exhibition at WAMA is inviting visitors to look down, slow down and rethink what’s happening beneath their feet. Entanglements with Fungi: Life, Death and Renewal opens at the National Centre for Environmental Art on 21 March and runs until 1 June, drawing together multidisciplinary artists to explore the strange and vital world of the fungal kingdom. Blending art, science, history and politics, the exhibition focuses on the cycles that define fungi and, by extension, life on Earth. It’s immersive and multi sensory, moving beyond the visual to tap into sound, texture and even scent. Works range from pieces…
Global stutter house pioneer BUNT. is heading back to Australia, locking in a headline east coast run this October and November with his signature in the round live show. The tour kicks off at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Friday 30 October, before heading north to Brisbane’s The Tivoli on Thursday 5 November. Melbourne gets the final stop, with BUNT. set to take over PICA on Saturday 7 November. After a decade contributing productions for names like Avicii and touring alongside Gryffin, the German producer broke through globally with his 2023 single Clouds. The track debuted at number 15 on the…
Damian Callinan is heading back to familiar territory, and it’s the kind of territory he knows how to mine for both laughs and something a little deeper. With Spoons, running from March 26 to April 5 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Members Lounge, Callinan returns to the character driven storytelling that’s earned him three nominations for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Spoons centres on eighty four year old Stan Coates, recently widowed and newly told it’s time to move into a senior living facility. Stan is sharp, stubborn and prone to falls thanks to orthostatic hypotension, so…
Scienceworks is about to get a whole lot brighter. Opening Saturday 21 March 2026, Colour is a playful, mind bending exhibition developed by Questacon in Canberra that dives into the science behind how we see and experience the world. Featuring 21 hands on experiences, Colour invites visitors to experiment rather than just observe. You can play with coloured bubbles, step into optical illusions, examine iridescent insects and unpack how light creates the shades we often take for granted. It’s equal parts physics lesson and sensory playground. The exhibition unfolds across four themes, from the origins of coloured light to how…
Melbourne’s Grand Prix week is getting a street style upgrade. Quadrant, the motorsport inspired lifestyle brand founded by Formula 1 star Lando Norris, is opening its first ever pop up shop right here in South Yarra from March 5 to 7. Timed to land as Norris returns for his first race since being crowned World Champion in 2025, the pop up marks a big step for the brand’s Make Your Mark era. What started as an online community has grown into a global label, and now it’s getting a physical home, even if only for a few days. Set up…
If your idea of a quiet night out involves sequins, sweat and a little scandal, clear your schedule. International cabaret provocateurs Briefs Factory are bringing The Works to Spiegel Haus Melbourne, diving headfirst into their glittering archives for a late night edition that promises to be louder, raunchier and far less restrained. This is not the polite, early evening version. The Works is an after hours fever dream packed with circus, drag and burlesque that leans all the way in. Expect fan favourites with the lights turned down and the heat dialled up inside Melbourne’s favourite new spiegeltent. Leading the…
Two rock heavyweights are finally heading back our way. American outfit Shinedown and British superstars Bush have announced a co headline tour of Australia and New Zealand kicking off this September, and for longtime fans it’s been a long time coming. The run marks Shinedown’s first visit to this side of the world in 15 years. For Bush, it’s their first stretch of headline shows across Australia and New Zealand in almost three decades. Safe to say, there’s some nostalgia baked into this one. Both bands arrive with new music in tow. Shinedown are gearing up to release their eighth…