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What's on in Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2026

Thursday 19 November 2026 in Melbourne: 325+ things on, 106 of them free. Pick one, then see which of your mates are free.

Updated Sun 15 Nov 2026 · we look for new events every night

Picks for Melbourne

Thursday 19 November

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From $125

Decoupage Seashell Wind Chime Workshop

be-ras creatives art cafe · 9:30am

Workshops

From $119

Mosaic Lamp Making Workshop for Beginners

be-ras creatives art cafe · 9:30am

Workshops

Free

Move it to Music

Grattan Gardens Community Centre · 9:45am

Yoga & wellness

Free

Future Dreaming

The Torch Project · 10am

Art & galleries

From $22

Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens: Entry Ticket

Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens, 3916 · 10am

Outdoors

From $20

A Taste Of Christmas

The Johnston Collection · 10am

History & heritageArt & galleries

Free

Jessica Row: If a tree falls in the urban forest

Library at The Dock · 10am

Art & galleries

Free

Romy Durrant and Mia-Francesca Jones: Remember This

Library at The Dock · 10am

Art & galleries

From $30

Ballet in Britain After the French Revolution

The Johnston Collection · 10am

Talks & ideasHistory & heritageDance

Free

Homemade holidays

Whittlesea Community Activity Centre · 10am

Workshops

Free

Walk and talk buddies

10am

OutdoorsYoga & wellness

From $28

B.E. DANCE CLUB

Studio Take Care · 10am

Dance

From $17

Art Babies: Spring 2026

Heide Museum of Modern Art · 10am

Kids & familyArt & galleries

Free

Amanda Hyatt VAS: Windows of Life

Victorian Artists Society · 10am

Art & galleries

From $37.31

Adult Dance Acro Classes

Dance Factory · 10am

Dance

From $216

Watercolour

North Ringwood Community House · 10am

WorkshopsArt & galleries

Free

Bush Playgroup at Keon Park Children's Hub

Keon Park Children's Hub · 10am

Kids & familyOutdoors

Free

Stompers

Southbank Library at Boyd · 10:30am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

Free

Stompers

North Melbourne Library · 10:30am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

Free

Songbirds

East Melbourne Library · 10:30am

Kids & family

From $20

Touch and Go!

ArtPlay · 10:30am · +1 more

Kids & familyDanceTheatre

From $10

Home Cooking 101

Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre · 10:30am

WorkshopsFood & wine

Free

Preschool Storytime

narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services · 10:30am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

Free

ClimateWatch Walk

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · 10:45am

OutdoorsScienceTours

Free

a/part: Hoda Afshar

Buxton Contemporary · 11am

Art & galleriesPhotography

Free

Contemplating Impermanence

Project8 Gallery · 11am

Art & galleries

From $35

The Good Stuff: Social Enterprise and Circularity Experience

The Purpose Precinct · 11am

ToursMarkets

Free

Meagan Streader: The Life of Things

The Tie Factory · 11am

Art & galleriesImmersive experiences

Free

Jo Davenport: Under the Same Sky

Flinders Lane Gallery · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Stef Harris: Stories from the Sky

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Yolanda Scholz Vinall: Echoing Paths (revised)

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Anne Tweed: Urban Shadows

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Multicultural Women Global Kitchen

Fregon Hall · 11am

Food & wineWorkshops

From $46.50

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City

Level 1, 206 Bourke Street · 12pm

Virtual realityImmersive experiencesHistory & heritage

Free

Lea Rose: Direl Lake Tyrrell

fortyfivedownstairs · 12pm

Art & galleries

Free

KINGS Artist-Run: November Exhibitions

KINGS Artist-Run · 12pm

Art & galleries

Free

Language in Flux: Exhibition

Signal · 12pm

Art & galleries

Free

The Great Food Con: Screening and Panel Event

ACMI · 12pm

FilmTalks & ideasFood & wine

From $216

Abstract Art

North Ringwood Community House · 12:15pm

WorkshopsArt & galleries

From $47

SENSAS Melbourne - A Unique Multi-Sensory Experience

SENSAS Melbourne · 12:30pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

Free

Tjanabi friendly meet up

12:30pm

Board games

From $55

The Possession

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

Free

You're Indian, Aren't You?

XYZ Photo Gallery · 1pm

Art & galleriesPhotography

Free

St Michael's Organ Recital

St Michael's Uniting Church · 1pm

Live music

From $42

Escape Games Melbourne

1st floor/412 Church St · 1pm

Escape roomsOutdoors

From $45

Magic University

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:10pm

Escape rooms

From $5518+

Meat Grinder

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:20pm

Escape rooms

From $56

Melbourne Museum: Melbourne History Tour

Melbourne Museum · 1:30pm

History & heritageTours

Free

The Memory Place: School Days

Kangaroo Flat Library · 1:30pm

Talks & ideas

From $55

Pirates

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:50pm

Escape rooms

From $46.90

123Boom! Melbourne - An Explosive Real-Life Arcade Game Experience

123Boom! · 2pm

GamingImmersive experiences

From $139

Resin Art Class in Melbourne

555 Flinders Ln · 2pm

Workshops

Free

Ballarat Town Hall Tour

Ballarat Town Hall · 2pm

History & heritageTours

From $82

Woodwork Level 1 - Thursday (Public PM)

Glen Park Community Centre Inc · 2pm

Workshops

Free

stARTalking Creative Workshops

Darebin Intercultural Centre · 2pm

WorkshopsYoga & wellness

Free

Story Time

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Primary School · 2:30pm

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

From $55

Zombie Apocalypse

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 3:10pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $47.95

IceBar Melbourne Admission

The Atrium · 4pm

Cocktail bars

Free

VIC: Rotation 10 Tasting

Toby's Estate Fitzroy Flagship · 4pm

Coffee culture

From $39

Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Happy Hours

The Wheel - District Docklands · 5pm

Board games

From $60

Create Your Signature Scent

Southbank · 5pm · +1 more

Workshops

From $15

Arbour Restoration Project

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · 5pm

Talks & ideasHistory & heritage

From $55

Maidenii Vermouth Masterclass

Gornelly’s · 5:30pm

Food & wineWorkshops

Free

Ilka Tampke: How to Love the World

Castlemaine Library · 5:30pm

Bookshops & literaryTalks & ideas

Free

Launch party: HEAT 27

RUMA · 5:30pm

Bookshops & literaryTalks & ideas

From $50

Urban Nature Journaling

Tasma Terrace · 5:30pm

WorkshopsOutdoors

From $89

Melbourne Hidden Bars Walking Tour

Spring Street & Lonsdale Street · 5:45pm

ToursCocktail bars

From $72.3318+

Shapeshifter - 'Soulstice' 20th Anniversary Australian Tour

170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE · 6pm

Live music

From $16

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

ACMI · 6pm

Film

Vinicius Cantuária and Chico Pinheiro

Bird's Basement · 6pm · +1 more

Live music

From $5.60

Thursday Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange and Social

Asian Beer Cafe · 6pm

Talks & ideas

From $16

Asian Cinema Collective presents: Montreal, My Beautiful (2025)

Eclipse Cinema · 6pm

FilmLGBTQIA+

Free

Strum and Sing

Flemington & Kensington RSL · 6pm

Live musicWorkshops

From $70

PASTA + POTTERY

Better Now · 6pm

WorkshopsFood & wine

From $6.61

Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange & Social at The Asian Beer Cafe

Asian Beer Cafe · 6pm

From $6.61

Backpackers, Expats, International & Locals Meetup at The Asian Beer Café

Asian Beer Cafe · 6pm

Free

Something sketchy (Oct-Dec)

Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre · 6pm

WorkshopsArt & galleries

Free

Table Flip!

Sabby · 6pm

Board games

From $5

Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange

Asian Beer Cafe · 6pm

Talks & ideas

From $25

R&B THURSDAYS|Mirae Studio X

Mirae Studio X · 6pm

Dance

From $39

Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne

Melbourne Showgrounds · 6:30pm

TheatreKids & familyDance

From $14

Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Capitol · 6:30pm

FilmHistory & heritage

From $33.1218+

#1 DADS

BRUNSWICK BALLROOM, MELBOURNE · 6:30pm

Live music

From $49

Fijian Flying Circus

Flemington Racecourse · 6:30pm

TheatreKids & family

From $185

LUX VIP MELB : The Holy Coconut x Lee Ho Fook

Lee Ho Fook · 6:30pm

Food & wine

From $40

Future History — Gabrielle Nankivell

Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse · 6:30pm

Dance

From $70

SAKE MASTERCLASS with NISH & Thai by JARROD HUDSON

Barrique Wine Store · 6:30pm

Food & wine

Free18+

INKREWSIVE LIVE

Brunswick Artists' Bar · 6:30pm

Live music

From $120

The Upstairs Pour with 818 Tequila

1 Hotel Melbourne · 6:30pm

Cocktail barsFood & wine

Free

Salsa Night at Terry's Piano Bar

Terry's Karaoke & Piano Bar · 6:30pm · +1 more

Dance

From $55

Mosaic Art: Create and Take Home

Morocco Global · 6:30pm

Workshops

From $11.90

Book Launch: Who's Under the Influence? Spilling the History of Alcohol

The Painted Lady 1862 · 6:30pm

Bookshops & literaryTalks & ideasHistory & heritage

From $25

Let's Get Personal: Story Exploration Evening with Words of a Feather & Three Sides to Your Story

Bard's Apothecary · 6:30pm

WorkshopsBookshops & literary

From $20

Capoeira Angola

Flagstaff Gardens · 6:30pm

DanceOutdoors

Free

Meet the author - Simon Noble

Wangaratta Library · 6:30pm

Bookshops & literaryTalks & ideas

From $65

Paint and Sip in Melbourne: Sun Sets in the Mediterranean

Ladder Art Space · 6:30pm

WorkshopsArt & galleries

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Athenaeum Theatre One · 7pm

Theatre

18+

La Ronde

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

Theatre

Schadenfreude Cabaret

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

TheatreComedy

From $9.04

Laughs on Tap - Great Comedy, Cheap Drinks

Speakeasy Theatre · 7pm

Comedy

From $2018+

Kimi Runna 'Exotica' - Album Launch

Smith St Hotel · 7pm

Live music

Free

Sea Shanties and Folk Songs

The Mission to Seafarers Victoria · 7pm

Live musicHistory & heritage

Free

SEPARATED AT BIRTH: SPECIAL SCREENING + Q&A @ THE CHINESE MUSEUM

Chinese Museum · 7pm

FilmComedyTalks & ideas

From $80

10 Years of Beers Dinner - Stomping Ground Moorabbin

Moorabbin · 7pm

Craft beerFood & wine

Free

Soapbox Social Club

Bodriggy Brewing Company (Stingray's Upstairs) · 7pm

Talks & ideasComedy

From $79

Matched Speed Dating in Collingwood, Ages 35-49

Wheat, Wine & Whisky · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $12

NEON STATIC

Wheat, Wine & Whisky · 7pm

Film

Free

Drag Bingo with Della Katessen | Stomping Ground, Moorabbin (November)

Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall - Morris Moor · 7pm

BingoLGBTQIA+Craft beer

From $21.43

World Philosophy Day 2026: LIVING MEANINGFULLY

Library at The Dock · 7pm

Talks & ideas

From $10

Laughs on Tap

Speakeasy Theatre · 7pm

Comedy

From $40

Mixer @ Da Bepi (30-40)

Da Bepi Bar · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $25

To Be Seen : Love

House of Plants Bar · 7pm

Talks & ideasComedy

Free

COMEDY AT CYAN - UPSTAIRS LOUNGE

Cyan Bar & Lounge · 7pm

Comedy

From $25

Nov 19 | Thursday Evening Pickleball for Singles Age 35-55 | Cheltenham

Raya Pickleball Club · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $30

Winnerz Circle (SA) & Bleach To Death (INDO)

Revolver Upstairs · 7pm

Live music

Free

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT CYAN

Cyan Bar & Lounge · 7pm

Live musicComedy

Brahms Festival: Spring Gala

Hamer Hall · 7:30pm

Live music

Jujutsu Kaisen in Concert

Palais Theatre · 7:30pm

Live musicFilm

From $49

& Juliet - Presented by WMTC

Altona Theatre · 7:30pm

TheatreLive music

From $49

& Juliet - Presented by Williamstown Musical Theatre Co

Altona Theatre · 7:30pm

TheatreLive music

From $49

&Juliet - Musical

Altona Theatre · 7:30pm

TheatreLive music

From $32

Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical

St Martins Youth Arts Centre · 7:30pm

Theatre

From $32

Cruel Intentions the 90's Musical! - DIY Collective

St Martins Youth Arts Centre - Irene Mitchell Studio · 7:30pm

Theatre

Working Class Clown

Arts House · 7:30pm

TheatreComedy

Free

Jazz Thursdays at McAdams Wine Bar

McAdams Wine Bar · 7:30pm

Live musicFood & wine

From $7.66

Thursday Night Improv

The Improv Pit · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $39

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Murchison Winery - Longleat Estates · 7:30pm

TheatreOutdoors

From $6.61

Music Trivia Nite - Sabi Sounds Hawthorn

Sabi Sounds Hawthorn · 7:30pm

TriviaLive music

From $6.61

Community folk dance classes with Melbourne Balfolk

Fairfield Uniting Church · 7:30pm

Dance

Free

Comedy @ Cyan bar mentone

Cyan Bar & Lounge · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $1018+

Fever Motel with special guests Mangione and Social Hijack

Bad Decisions Bar · 7:30pm

Live music

Silvers Circus

Burvale Hotel · 7:30pm

TheatreKids & family

From $15

Aus.udg x H.O pres. 'The Haps' ft Trae Monte, 4ORTTUNE, prahanstation, Kenny Bounce, ECO$YSTEM + more

Miscellania · 7:30pm

Live music

From $9.25

Jest Genes Comedy at The Grace!

Grace Darling Hotel · 8pm

Comedy

From $40

[ gameboy ] — Amy Zhang

Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse · 8pm

DanceTheatre

Free

The Thursday Tease

Mill Place Merchants · 8pm

TheatreLive music

From $20

Ben Morgan at The Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne · 8pm

Live music

From $15

Murmuration

Women's Circus - Drill Hall · 8pm

TheatreDance

Free

Comedy in Theory

Theory Bar · 8pm

Comedy

From $40

A G&S Christmas Carol

Malvern Theatre · 8pm

TheatreLive music

From $57

The Cost of Living

Chapel Off Chapel · 8pm

TheatreComedy

From $15

Fenn Wilson & The Weather Nighthawks Residency

Nighthawks · 8pm

Live music

The House Soiree at Pipers Playhouse (18+ Event)

Piper's Playhouse · 8pm

Theatre

Free

Evies Karaoke Thursdays!

Evies Disco Diner · 8pm

Karaoke

From $18

The Feast

The Improv Conspiracy · 8:15pm

ComedyTheatre

From $18

Second Best Bed

The Motley Bauhaus · 8:30pm

Theatre

From $8.72

Plot Twist

The Improv Pit · 8:30pm

Comedy

From $13

END OF EXAMS PARTY 2026 - Melb + Monash + Deakin + RMIT + ACU + LaTrobe

onesixone rooftop · 9pm

Dance & clubbing

Running now

From $28

Banksy Limitless Exhibition - Melbourne

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) · Until Thu 31 Dec

Art & galleriesImmersive experiences

From $65

Alcotraz: Melbourne's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar

Alcotraz Melbourne: Cell Block Five-Nine-Two · Until Sun 28 Feb

Immersive experiencesTheatreCocktail bars

Keen pickFrom $33.90

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience in Melbourne

Brunswick · Until Thu 31 Dec

Immersive experiencesVirtual reality

Keen pickFrom $15

Scienceworks Melbourne: Entry Ticket

Scienceworks (Museums Victoria) · Until Mon 8 Feb

ScienceKids & family

Keen pickFrom $99

Night Bites — Experience Melbourne’s best street eats

108 Spring St · Until Wed 12 May

Food & wineTours

Fiddler On The Roof

Her Majesty's Theatre · Until Sun 27 Dec

Theatre

Mrs Doubtfire

Princess Theatre · Until Sun 14 Mar

Theatre

From $17

Margaret Preston

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Sun 31 Jan

Art & galleries

My Fair Lady

Arts Centre Melbourne · Until Sun 27 Dec

Theatre

Free

African Music and Cultural Festical 2026

Fed Square · Until Sun 22 Nov

FestivalsLive musicFood & wine

From $28

Banksy Limitless Exhibition

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) · Until Sun 25 Apr

Art & galleriesImmersive experiences

From $20

Barbie: The Exhibition at Melbourne Museum

Melbourne Museum · Until Sun 16 May

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

Free

World of the Book

State Library Victoria · Until Tue 12 Jan

Bookshops & literaryHistory & heritage

Free

Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart

ACMI · Until Sun 31 Jan

Art & galleriesGaming

From $55

Melbourne: The End of the World (A Feel Good Comedy)

The Comic's Lounge · Until Sun 6 Dec

ComedyTalks & ideas

From $20

Japanese Film Festival

Kino Cinema · Until Tue 17 Nov

FilmFestivals

From $17

Lifelike

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) · Until Sun 18 Apr

Art & galleriesFilm

Free

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) · Until Thu 31 Dec

Art & galleriesFilm

From $19

Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness

Docklands · Until Thu 31 Dec

Science

Free

NEW26

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art · Until Sun 22 Nov

Art & galleries

Free

Passage: The Art of Atong Atem

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Mon 14 Jun

Art & galleries

From $15

The Little Food Market Melbourne November 2026

Royal Exhibition Building · Until Sun 29 Nov

Food & wineMarkets

From $12

On Country: Photography from Australia

Immigration Museum · Until Sun 13 Jun

Art & galleriesPhotographyHistory & heritage

Free

Plant Life: The Nature of Design

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Sun 7 Feb

Art & galleries

From $10

Divine Thresholds: Icons and the Orthodox Christian World

Hellenic Museum · Until Sun 29 Aug

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $52.25

Melbourne Skydeck & Edge Experience: Panoramic Views 285 Metres Up

Melbourne Skydeck · Until Thu 31 Dec

Tours

From $39

State Library Victoria Unlocked

State Library Victoria · Until Thu 31 Dec

History & heritageTours

Free

Christmas Square

Fed Square · Until Fri 25 Dec

FestivalsImmersive experiences

Free

Rebel Heart: Love Letters and Other Declarations

State Library Victoria · Until Wed 27 Jan

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $43.50

Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience

Level 1, 206 Bourke Street · Until Wed 30 Dec

Virtual realityImmersive experiencesScience

From $55

Friday Night Gin and Jazz at Duneira Estate

Duneira Estate · Until Fri 29 Jan

Live musicFood & wine

From $12

Home is Football: Belonging in Australian Soccer

Immigration Museum · Until Wed 27 Jan

History & heritageArt & galleries

From $20

Mountain Writers Festival 2026

Jubilee Hall · Until Sun 15 Nov

Bookshops & literaryFestivalsTalks & ideas

From $21.95

MCG Tour & Australian Sports Museum

Melbourne Visitor Hub · Until Sun 28 Feb

ToursHistory & heritage

From $61

Melbourne Zoo: Entry Ticket

Melbourne Zoo · Until Tue 9 Feb

OutdoorsKids & family

Punting on the Lake

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · Until Sun 28 Feb

OutdoorsTours

From $85

Coffee Culture Tour

West Melbourne · Until Wed 31 Mar

Coffee cultureToursFood & wine

From $10

Contemporary Cycladic Art: A Greek-Australian Homage

Hellenic Museum · Until Sun 28 Feb

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $55

Virtual Room Melbourne: An Immersive 3D Team Experience

Virtual Room Melbourne · Until Thu 31 Dec

Escape roomsVirtual realityImmersive experiences

From $38

Old Melbourne Gaol visit

Old Melbourne Gaol · Until Mon 8 Feb

History & heritageTours

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