Discover the magic behind Adam Elliot's remarkable Claymation style with a display of handmade sets, props and characters from Memoir of a Snail.

An immersive, team-inspired experience that is sure to make it out of the group chat, SENSAS promises a roller coaster of emotions as guests’ senses are put to the ultimate test across six themed rooms. 

Following a successful debut in Madrid, discover 123Boom!, Melbourne’s most exciting immersive gaming experience! Grab your friends and tackle a series of adrenaline-pumping challenges in 6 game rooms. Ready to put your skills to the test?

Enter the world of Saboteurs in Melbourne, a live AmongUs-style game where Crew members complete tasks while Impostors secretly eliminate them.

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty has arrived in Melbourne! This beloved tale is brought to life through classical dance, stunning choreography, and beautiful glow-in-the-dark costumes. Get your tickets for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in Melbourne!

This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition celebrates all things Harry Potter™ by bringing to life some of your favorite moments, characters, locations, and beasts from the film series, as well as the extended Harry Potter universe. Get up close to authentic props and costumes, practice your Quidditch™ skills, pot a Mandrake, and more in this unforgettable experience. Read our review here.

Scienceworks is set to inspire the next generation of engineers, designers and creators with the launch of its newest hands-on exhibition, Tinkertown, opening 5 April 2025. This vibrant, interactive village is designed to ignite creativity and innovation, turning the world of engineering and design upside down with fun and playful experiences. 

 Get ready to be transported back to 1912 as visitors strap on VR goggles to roam freely, interact with passengers and explore the legendary ship like never before. Read our review here.

Experience a world of contraband and corruption at Alcotraz, the world's first immersive, prison-themed cocktail bar.

Now in its 20th year, Australia’s longest running and most popular book exhibition features more than 300 rare, remarkable and historically significant items from the State Collection. But most of all, it’s a celebration of the unique place books have in our hearts and minds.

Discover Prison Island in Melbourne, where life behind bars is anything but boring. Team up and take on a series of high-stakes challenges across 34 prison cells in this action-packed adventure. Reviewed!

ArtVo is an immersive art or ‘trick art’ gallery, the first of its kind in Australia, where you are encouraged to touch the art and become part of the art by taking photographs from designated points on the floors of the gallery.

Dive into the Malibu Barbie Cafe at Chadstone Shopping Centre these July school holidays, where retro glam meets delicious dining in a playful, immersive experience. With vibrant decor, Barbie-inspired bites, and unforgettable photo ops, it’s fun for all ages!

Monopoly Dreams Melbourne is a fully immersive and interactive Monopoly experience, featuring games, challenges and more.

IMAGINATOR is a pioneering immersive experience where imagination and technology collide to create a stunning audio-visual journey from the future. Whether you choose to embark on a playful adventure with the family or take a moment for yourself to unwind, IMAGINATOR has both adults and children in mind.

The Stronger Families, Stronger Communities exhibition elevates the voices of nine First Nations men who have taken part in Dardi Munwurro’s healing and leadership programs.

Experience Peter Pan reimagined with Ballet of Lights! Six performers in illuminated costumes bring this classic story to life through dance, light, and color. Get your tickets now for Ballet of Lights: Peter Pan in a Sparkling Show in Melbourne!

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Melbourne. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and more featuring ballet at Collingwood Town Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Step into the heart of a high-stakes trial with The Jury Experience in Melbourne.

Come on down to We call it Jazz in Melbourne! With a mix of carefully chosen classics and spontaneous improvisation, this feel-good live music performance takes you on a journey to the roots of this revolutionary genre.

Melbourne, it's time to dig in! Little Builders is bringing the ultimate sandbox adventure to Docklands, and it’s more than just child’s play, it's 25 tonnes of clean, safe sand and 50 square metres of hands-on discovery, creativity, and fun.

DISTRACTION plugs into the streaming torrent of content and the places our brains go when we want to focus on anything but the thing. You know… the thing you’re supposed to be doing right now?

Over the past three decades, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist and educator David Rosetzky has garnered critical acclaim for his lens-based works that explore human relationships and the construction of social identity.

Following the incredible success of Case 1 in 50 cities worldwide, The Jury Experience arrives in Melbourne with Case 2! I

Travel back in time to early medieval Scotland and discover the unique and mysterious treasure trove of Viking Age treasures, from jewellery, personal heirlooms and one-of-a-kind objects from as far away as Central Asia. 

Making Good: Redesigning the Everyday explores how designers are reshaping the products and systems that shape our daily lives – transforming them into solutions that are better for people and the planet.

Established in 1887, the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship shaped the creative development of generations of Australian artists.

Dean Cross is a Worimi artist and curator whose multidisciplinary practice spans performance, installation, photography, sculpture and painting.

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ. Read our review here.

The epic realms of video games are the focus of Game Worlds, a major new playable exhibition premiering 18 September 2025 to 8 February 2026 at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI.

Made to move presents from the NGV’s holdings of Australian jewellery spanning 1960 to 2020

Rigg Design Prize exhibition highlights the achievements of Australian designers under the age of 35 working across ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting, and contemporary jewellery.

Discover a world four billion years in the making. In Our Wondrous Planet, you’ll come face to face with animals from around the world.

Dive into thrilling game challenge rooms, ride a mind-blowing 7D visual rollercoaster, and experience 3D movies with no glasses needed. From high-adrenaline adventures to interactive games, Dreamskape offers an all-in-one entertainment destination perfect for families, friends, and team events.

Nipa Doshi is an award-winning designer and co-founder of London-based studio Doshi Levien. Through her work, Nipa explores and celebrates beauty, plurality and diversity, using design to disrupt homogeneity while fostering equal exchange between cultures.

This display brings together, for the first time, the work of two acclaimed Melbourne artists, Prudence Flint and John Brack.

Karen Black reimagines traditional representations of the body and portraiture through abstraction.

Following a record-breaking season at Adelaide Fringe, the latest addition to the acclaimed collection, INVISIBLE, will make its Melbourne debut on 24 October 2025, joined by the return of audience favourite FLIGHT.

Need a break from the books? Take your learning to new depths and plunge into SEA LIFE for just $24 with our exclusive student ticket!  

Have a leisurely picnic and feast on the juiciest of blueberries, then stroll around our gardens, meet our ever-expanding family of dinosaurs, hunt for gold coins on Treasure Island and check out our new Miniatures Garden too!!

This November, blossoms turn into cherries as CherryHill Orchards transforms into a banquet. The Cherry Picking season is the final event on the CherryHill Orchards calendar and marks the penultimate moment for the third-generation family-operated business.

In partnership with the LEGO group, Creative and Technical Director John Kerr, in his 32nd year with the project, brings his artistic vision to life this year with A Playful LEGO® Christmas Story.

Discover the power of small-scale sculpture in McClelland’s newest exhibition, the inaugural Maquette: Sculpture Award.

Experience Nixon’s extraordinary oeuvre of abstract art through a selection of works from across five decades.

Step into a world of creativity, colour and celebration at the NGV’s 2025 children’s summer exhibition!

Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light celebrates the wide-ranging photographic practices of more than eighty women artists working between 1900 and 1975.

Follow the story of five tiny gummy bears as they journey through glowing gardens, swirling candy portals, towering castles and sparkling fountains.

Moonlight Cinema, Australia’s favourite outdoor cinema, celebrates its 30th birthday season with The People’s Program; a nationwide vote to shape this season’s line-up.

This major international exhibition pairs the work of two of the most influential fashion designers in recent history, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons.

From opera stars to pop icons, celebrate the power and creativity of the diva.

Each Friday, we’re open late. Experience the NGV as it comes alive after dark – think fashion, art, icons and beats.

Dive into an Underworld Adventure with SpongeBob at SEA LIFE Aquariums!

Join Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter, Portly, and, of course, Mr Toad as they bring Kenneth Grahame's immortal story of life on the riverbank to the stage.

These school holidays, Old Melbourne Gaol becomes the setting for a world-first immersive Billie B Brown experience, bringing one of Australia’s most loved children’s book characters to life inside Melbourne’s infamous historic goal.

Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by this visually stunning 30-minute live science show.    

These summer holidays, Scienceworks is blasting off into space! In this free 20-minute show, we’ll fire up a range of rockets and explore what it takes to launch beyond Earth.

John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia today announced that the Broadway hit musical ANASTASIA, will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December 2025 before touring to Perth and Sydney in 2026.

On 27 July 1985, a ground-breaking musical production had its Australian Premiere at Theatre Royal Sydney, heralding an era of the British “mega-musical” in Australia. Now, 40 years later, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS returns to Theatre Royal Sydney to celebrate it’s 40th anniversary, opening in June 2025.

The Blue Lotus Water Garden is one of Australia’s most spectacular seasonal gardens open to the public from 26th December to mid April.

LEGO® Summer of Play is here! Discover your Play Mode with new and awesome build activities, a DJ GoodVibes dance party and a celebration of play all summer long at LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Melbourne.

This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life.

Broadway’s monster smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is making its way to Sydney, Melbourne, Bendigo, Frankston and Geelong this January! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure to a far, far away kingdom… This action-packed spectacle brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage!

Join the magical fairies as they go on an exciting musical adventure!

Join Alice on her amazing journey through Wonderland and experience an adventure like no other.

Enter Folded Forest – an ever-growing installation where you’ll learn the art of origami and fold creatures inspired by the extraordinary animals of Earth’s diverse habitats.

Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play!” is set to enchant families across Australia this January and February with FIVE spectacular tour stops: Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth. This immersive concert experience will bring beloved Disney Jr. characters to the stage in an interactive musical adventure perfect for young fans and their families.

After its fly-away success in New York, Balloon Story lands in Melbourne's iconic MCEC this summer!

Join us at The Jazz Room as we celebrate two of the most influential musicians of all time: Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.

Designed for parents and their children to attend and learn together, the program delves into various genres across the performing arts.

State Library Victoria is THE place for families these summer school holidays.  

Inspired by the children’s classic Harold and the Purple Crayon - about a child who makes sense of their world through art - ZOOOM is an interactive, award-winning show which brings the audience along for the ride!

Broadway’s monster smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is making its way to Sydney and Melbourne this January! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure to a far, far away kingdom… This action-packed spectacle brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage!

Come and get up close with Australian native animals, including reptiles, mammals, birds, and perhaps even a crocodile!

Following sell-out seasons across Australia, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up - and their grown-ups...

Andy Griffiths' & Terry Denton's best-selling book comes to life on stage for children 6–12 and their adults!

The NGV Kids Summer Festival returns 10–16 January 2026 with a week of free, family-friendly events celebrating colour, creativity and play across NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.

Enjoy an unforgettable evening to fight wildlife extinction​

Immerse yourself in an elegant evening dedicated to the master composers who shaped the world of jazz in The Jazz Room: Timeless Composers. 

Every year, our sister venue for 14 to 25 year olds, SIGNAL, hosts a series of creative arts workshops for 12-15 year olds to introduce younger children to SIGNAL

Broadway’s monster smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is making its way to Sydney, Melbourne, Bendigo, Frankston and Geelong this January! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure to a far, far away kingdom… This action-packed spectacle brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage!

Eight world-class acrobats compress 10,000 hours of practice into 60 minutes you’ll never forget. 

Circa, Australia’s trailblazing contemporary circus company, takes ballet’s most beloved classic and flips it on its head.

Join our drop-in workshops supported by our partners at NGV. Kids and families will have an introduction to exploring art through hands-on activities, with Nature and Us: Olaf Breuning for Kids.

Broadway’s monster smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is making its way to Sydney, Melbourne, Bendigo, Frankston and Geelong this January! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure to a far, far away kingdom… This action-packed spectacle brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage!

Forget everything you know about concerts. The DroneArt Show merges cutting-edge drone technology with iconic music in a way that has amazed audiences across the globe.

This January school holidays, dive into an extraordinary underwater world on our forecourt with The Whale, an awe-inspiring giant puppet installation from Australia’s beloved Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.

Introduce your little ones to the magic of Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker – a festive, interactive ballet for children aged 3+.

After captivating audiences worldwide with Peter Pan, Ballet of Lights presents Cinderella!

Hailed as a ‘funny, feminist triumph’ (The Guardian) and earning multiple five-star reviews in its sold-out premiere season, the joyous My Brilliant Career returns for a limited encore run. 

You’ve been called for jury duty. Step into a thrilling courtroom drama where the audience is the jury. Listen to testimonies, analyze evidence, and ultimately decide… guilty or not guilty?

From Friday 30 January to Sunday 1 February 2026, this year’s Dome Under Film Festival program spans the cosmic to the playful; there are astronomy highlights such as Unseen Earth, revealing how space science is reshaping our view of the planet, and One Step Beyond, an inspiring look at humanity’s next giant leap towards Mars.

Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops led by MSO Artist in Residence Karen Kyriakou.

Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music!

Hurrah for the Pirate King! Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.

Calling all Tiny Tradies! Little Kids Week In invites kids ages 5 and under and their grown-ups to join us at Scienceworks for a week of activities and fun – learning all about the STEM skills of tradies!

Australia’s biggest ever musical comedy is coming back to the Princess Theatre this February.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget!

Sidney Myer Free Concerts have been a Melbourne tradition since 1929, and the MSO has presented this series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl since 1959. 

Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations is a tribute to defiant expressions of the heart, celebrating true stories of the rebels of romance from the past to the present. 

An oddly tender dark comedy set amid the soul-sucking grind of modern corporate culture, from one of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre.

The 2026 Championships will take over Melbourne’s Peanut Farm Reserve from 20–22 February 2026, following a newly launched four-city national tour with stops in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings like never before with Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings in Melbourne.

35 years ago, Terminator 2: Judgment Day exploded into cinemas: a once-in-a-generation movie that redefined sci-fi action and pushed CGI into a new era.

The Antipodes Greek Festival returns to Melbourne, transforming Lonsdale Street into a vibrant celebration of Greek culture.

A Melbourne-exclusive, celebrating the most treasured works from across our repertoire.

Open wide, come inside, ACMI and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation are celebrating 60 years of Play School with a free children’s play exhibition about how an episode of the iconic series is made

Across five magic days Moomba is home to loads of fun events and activities – from epic skate park competitions and thrilling water sports to face painting, crafts, dance workshops, live music and entertainment, kid’s yoga and plenty more that will keep the whole family entertained.

An emotionally charged depiction of the human cost of Australia’s worst industrial disaster – the West Gate Bridge collapse of 1970, featuring a stellar cast of cult screen favourites.

The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre present Flora by Frances Rings, an exciting and bold new dance collaboration.

The annual Top Arts exhibition provides a platform for emerging artists from across the state who are completing their VCE studies to showcase their skills, enthusiasm, and creativity.

The Game Expo is THE event dedicated to gaming, celebrating its culture and creativity. TGX is all about YOU, and everyone who loves video games.

Prepare for the ultimate cultural supernova at Melbourne's biggest and most vibrant Holi celebration, held over two days. The city skyline becomes the backdrop for a breathtaking explosion of joy, music, colour and unity.

This dazzling world premiere reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic with full theatrical spectacle. Directed and choreographed by Joel Burke, with narration arranged by James Millar, Gatsby’s story is brought to life like never before.

The  Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions  is a national, biennial mentorship and exhibition program that supports emerging Australian First Nations artists and designers.

Featuring more than 200+ historical and contemporary works from the NGV Collection, MOTHER is the most comprehensive thematic exhibition exploring motherhood ever mounted in an Australian art institution.

It's legendary and it's live. After smashing countless countries and slaying endless audiences, the Umbilicals' most beloved show is back. The Sydney Morning Herald described it as "Marcel Marceau on really good drugs”.

Experience Mel Robbins LIVE and like never before on her second global tour: Let Them Tour 2026, presented by TEG Dainty!

A Melbourne-exclusive exhibition, ROME: Empire, Power, People will open at Melbourne Museum on 1st April 2026, revealing the grandeur, spectacle and magnificent story of the Eternal City and the rise, rule and legacy of one of history’s most powerful civilisations.  

The Wacky Wizard is back with her magical mayhem for 4 – 400 year olds, smooshed with even more enchantment, calamities and laughs that make you fart. 

Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death, and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.

Be our guest as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs the score to Disney’s animated film classic, Beauty and the Beast, live in concert.

They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse getting lost in a bad one…

The action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making.

Tennessee Williams’s haunting memory play stars Alison Whyte in a contemporary revival of one of the most beloved and enduring works of the 20th century.

This heartwarming and empowering musical tells the story of Jenna, a small-town waitress and expert pie maker who longs to escape her rocky marriage and start again.

Experience Verdi’s La Traviata in a dazzling new production debuting in Melbourne. Featuring stunning staging, celebrated sopranos Stacey Alleaume and Samantha Clarke, and emotional depth.

Three concerts at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne. Saturdays at 10.30am.

These relaxed, sensory-friendly performances are designed to be a comfortable place for children of all ages, from baby and toddler onwards as well as audience members with autism, a disability or sensory sensitivity.

The thrilling, internationally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil production KOOZA is coming exclusively to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 2026 under the much-loved iconic Big Top, with tickets on sale from 10am Thursday 13 November 2025.

Enjoy an evening of wit and whimsy with Gilbert & Sullivan’s greatest hits, featuring highlights from The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and Iolanthe performed by top opera stars and Orchestra Victoria.

Celebrate 70 years of musical theatre with a star-studded concert featuring hits from Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Miss Saigon, and more, performed by top talent and Orchestra Victoria.

John Cranko interprets Shakespeare’s immortal text into a beloved classical ballet.

Get ready for more magic, mischief, and mayhem as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ returns with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

In 2026, the NGV presents Cartier, a landmark exhibition featuring more than 300 extraordinary objects.

This “smart, laugh out loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.

In a stunning explosion of colour and music, New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes arrives in Australia.

Enter ancient Rome as the ruler Emperor Nero and his obsession Poppea ruthlessly pursue their love. Power, politics and passion paint the backdrop of Monteverdi’s masterpiece. Desire and betrayal claim centre-stage.

Head to Hollywood with the dazzling stage adaptation of one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time – Pretty Woman: The Musical!

The iconic story that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with six extraordinary women is back — live on stage in a dazzling new Australian production. Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of STEEL MAGNOLIAS will come alive under the direction of Lee Lewis and a cast of six powerhouse actors.

The global smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical is making its royal stage return to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from July 2026.

The Neil Diamond Musical Is Coming to Melbourne!

The ever-reigning Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, returns to Australia and New Zealand with her most opulent show yet: Nocturnelle.

Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 is that rare sequel that’s a worthy successor to the original.

Henry James’ gothic novella has spooked generations of readers with this chilling tale of a governess, the children in her ward, and sinister forces that may — or may not — be tormenting them.

Adapted from Helen Garner’s acclaimed novel, The Spare Room tells the story of Helen who lovingly prepares her spare room for her friend Nicola. Nicola is coming to Melbourne for three weeks to receive treatment she believes will cure her cancer.

Performing in Australia for the first time in decades, Germany’s premier ballet company, The Stuttgart Ballet, brings Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty exclusively to Melbourne, by special invitation from The Australian Ballet.

Following the phenomenal success of Halloween at the Museum in 2025 – which attracted more than 4,200 thrill-seekers – Melbourne Museum today announced the event is expanding into a full weekend celebration in 2026.

Step into glittering 1930s Berlin in this spectacular staging of an opera’s most moving classic.

Experience The Trumpet of the Swan, a captivating stage adaptation of E.B. White’s classic novel featuring live orchestral music and heartfelt storytelling. Perfect for families and music lovers.

Discover Watershed, the powerful new opera marking 50 years since Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan’s tragic death that sparked South Australia’s decriminalisation of homosexuality. Experience a critically acclaimed, deeply moving work blending music, drama, and history.

Sir Peter Wright's beloved production returns to Sydney, just in time for the holiday season. 

Experience the beloved comedy classic featuring renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the MSO.

Step inside the Hippodrome and into the world of The Greatest Showman as COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular arrives in Australia from May 2026.