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What's on in Melbourne on Thursday 26 November 2026

Thursday 26 November 2026 in Melbourne: 293+ things on, 92 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 26 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

From $22

Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens: Entry Ticket

Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens, 3916 · 10am

Outdoors

Free

MSDx Summer

Glyn Davis Building (MSD) · 10am

Art & galleries

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

Free

Walk and talk buddies

10am

OutdoorsYoga & wellness

From $17

Art Babies: Spring 2026

Heide Museum of Modern Art · 10am

Kids & familyArt & galleries

From $216

Watercolour

North Ringwood Community House · 10am

WorkshopsArt & galleries

From $4

OM:NI (Older Men, New Ideas) 2026

Yarrunga Community Centre · 10am

Talks & ideas

Free

Story Time (Altona Meadows)

Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre · 10am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

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 $10

Home Cooking 101

Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre · 10:30am

WorkshopsFood & wine

From $170

Enamel Earring making Workshop- Creative Exploration in Colour

Dromana Creative Hub & Gallery · 10:30am

Workshops

Free

Preschool Storytime

narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services · 10:30am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

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

Exploration 26

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

2026 Graduate Exhibition RMIT School of Art

RMIT School of Art · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Baby Time (Altona Meadows)

Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre · 11am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

From $139

Decoding Australian Food: A Curated 8-Stop Walk

Yarra Botanica · 11am

Food & wineTours

From $25

Duneira Estate House and Garden Tour

Mount Macedon · 11am · +1 more

ToursHistory & heritage

From $30

Behind the Glass: Visible Art Storage Tours

Eva & Marc Besen Centre @ TarraWarra Museum of Art · 11:30am · +2 more

Art & galleriesTours

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

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+

Asylum

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:10pm

Escape rooms

From $5518+

Meat Grinder

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:20pm

Escape rooms

From $55

Pirate Island

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:20pm

Escape rooms

From $56

Melbourne Museum: Melbourne History Tour

Melbourne Museum · 1:30pm

History & heritageTours

From $45

Captain Nemo

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:30pm

Escape rooms

From $55

Zombie Apocalypse

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:40pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $55

Pirates

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:50pm

Escape rooms

From $55

Van Helsing

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:50pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $29

Royal Exhibition Building: Guided Dome Promenade Tour

Royal Exhibition Building · 2pm

History & heritageTours

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

Free

South Melbourne artsbus - FUN DAY!

Park Towers Reserve - outside at the artsbus · 3:45pm

Kids & familyWorkshops

Free

STEAM After School at narrm ngarrgu Library

narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services · 4pm

Kids & familyScience

From $39

Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Happy Hours

The Wheel - District Docklands · 5pm

Board games

From $27.78

Dog Life drawing at Unassigned Gallery

55 Edward St · 5:30pm

Art & galleriesPets & animalsWorkshops

From $5

Loveramics Brew Games

Locale Coffee Roasters · 5:30pm

Coffee culture

From $89

Melbourne Hidden Bars Walking Tour

Spring Street & Lonsdale Street · 5:45pm

ToursCocktail bars

From $16

Asian Cinema Collective presents: Lust, Caution (2007)

Eclipse Cinema · 6pm

Film

Thanksgiving, The Belasco Way

Belasco · 6pm

Food & wine

Free

Strum and Sing

Flemington & Kensington RSL · 6pm

Live musicWorkshops

From $100

Cocktail Candle Making

Southgate Makers Studio · 6pm

Workshops

Free

Kaiela Arts Editions 2026 Launch | Shepparton Yorta Yorta Country

Kaiela Arts · 6pm

Art & galleries

Free

Trivia Night - Bond, James Bond!

The Pig & Whistle Tavern Main Ridge · 6pm

Trivia

From $15

Keyo Roses Flying Circus live @ CAFE GUMMO 26/November

Cafe Gummo · 6pm

Live music

Free

Table Flip!

Sabby · 6pm

Board games

From $12

Lunaire Live's Cosplay Idol Taiban

Trainscendence · 6pm

Live musicGaming

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 $5

Poetry @ DAX: Lisa Gorton & Peter Rose

The Dax Centre · 6pm

Bookshops & literaryArt & galleries

From $25

5 – 26 Nov West Coast Swing Thursdays + Dinner @ The Vic, Yarraville

The Victoria Hotel Yarraville · 6pm

DanceFood & wine

Free

Juno Presents: 'If You Listen, You Might Hear' Exhibition Opening

DoAble Art Space · 6pm

Art & galleries

Free

Open Mic Night at The Vic

Victoria Hotel, Woodend · 6pm

Live music

Free

Salsa Night at Terry's Piano Bar

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

Dance

From $24.49

Singles Board Games Night Melbourne | Brunswick (ages 35 - 48)

Mr Wilkinson · 6:30pm

Dating & singlesBoard games

From $20

Capoeira Angola

Flagstaff Gardens · 6:30pm

DanceOutdoors

Free

Trivia night (18-25 years)

Youth Services, Level 1, Newport Community Hub · 6:30pm

Trivia

From $10

Tricksy Collins: Assigned Magician at Birth - Filming Special

Fringe Common Rooms · 6:45pm

ComedyTheatre

From $139.90

Rise Against

John Cain Arena · 7pm

Live music

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Athenaeum Theatre One · 7pm

Theatre

18+

La Ronde

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

Theatre

Wake In Fright

Union Theatre · 7pm · +1 more

Theatre

From $2018+

Northside Musicians Choir w/ Ruby Gill

Thornbury Theatre · 7pm

Live music

Schadenfreude Cabaret

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

TheatreComedy

From $15

PIECES 2026

WXYZ Studios · 7pm

DanceTheatre

Pieces

Wxyz Studios · 7pm

DanceTheatre

Tricksy Collins: Assigned Magician at Birth

Fringe Common Rooms · 7pm

Comedy

Vittorio Angelone: you can't Say Nothing any more

The Capitol, Melbourne · 7pm

Comedy

Free

Sea Shanties and Folk Songs

The Mission to Seafarers Victoria · 7pm

Live musicHistory & heritage

At Home at the Zoo

Greek Community of Melbourne · 7pm

Theatre

From $10

Laughs on Tap

Speakeasy Theatre · 7pm

Comedy

From $52.53

MELBOURNE SPEED DATING For Ages 24-44 by Cheeky Events Australia

BAR BLANCO · 7pm

Dating & singles

Free

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT CYAN

Cyan Bar & Lounge · 7pm

Live musicComedy

From $20

A Classical Christmas

Hamer Hall · 7:30pm

Live music

From $59

Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

Playhouse · 7:30pm

TheatreLive musicLGBTQIA+

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Drifting Currents

Melbourne Recital Centre · 7:30pm

Live music

From $45.4218+

MEMPHIS LK - Are You Holding On? Tour

HOWLER, MELBOURNE · 7:30pm

Live musicDance & clubbing

From $3018+

Babe Rainbow - Acid & Honey

The Night Cat · 7:30pm

Live music

The Best of The Doors - Australian Tour 2026

Northcote Theatre · 7:30pm

Live music

Noria Letts: La Musique

Bird's Basement · 7:30pm

Live music

From $10

The Ends

Temperance Hall · 7:30pm

Theatre

18+

THE DOORS ALIVE (UK) - The Best of The Doors Australian Tour 2026

Northcote Theatre · 7:30pm

Live music

Free

Jazz Thursdays at McAdams Wine Bar

McAdams Wine Bar · 7:30pm

Live musicFood & wine

From $10

FIX HIM

Bluestone Church Arts Space · 7:30pm

Theatre

Silvers Circus

Burvale Hotel · 7:30pm

TheatreKids & family

From $20

Comedy Comes to Maryborough

Maryborough Highland Society · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $20

Drinking Habits 2 - Caught in the Act

Bradshaw St Community Hall · 7:30pm

TheatreComedy

From $42.85

The Sydney Hotshots Live at Odessa at Leaver's Hotel - Creswick

Odessa - Creswick · 7:30pm

Theatre

From $20.37

SABI TRIBUTE LISTENING PARTY — HARRY STYLES

Sabi Sounds Hawthorn · 7:30pm

Live music

Mark Seymour Orchestrated

Palais Theatre · 8pm

Live music

From $33.08

NAZEEM HUSSAIN headlines Ovolo Comedy, South Yarra! Thurs, Nov 26

Ovolo Melbourne, South Yarra · 8pm

Comedy

From $30

Nazeem Hussain & guests at Ovolo Comedy Club, Sth Yarra

Ovolo Melbourne, South Yarra · 8pm

Comedy

Free

The Thursday Tease

Mill Place Merchants · 8pm

TheatreLive music

From $20

Minna (UK)

Northcote · 8pm

Live music

From $15

Murmuration

Women's Circus - Drill Hall · 8pm

TheatreDance

From $57

The Cost of Living

Chapel Off Chapel · 8pm

TheatreComedy

From $55

Jack Jones Live @ The Golden Vine Hotel

The Golden Vine Hotel Bendigo · 8pm

Live music

From $15

Fenn Wilson & The Weather Nighthawks Residency

Nighthawks · 8pm

Live music

From $5

Comedy Loft

Footscray · 8pm

Comedy

The House Soiree at Pipers Playhouse (18+ Event)

Piper's Playhouse · 8pm

Theatre

Free

Evies Karaoke Thursdays!

Evies Disco Diner · 8pm

Karaoke

Free

Social table tennis - Spring into Summer Series 2026

RecWest Braybrook · 8pm

Live music

From $18

The Feast

The Improv Conspiracy · 8:15pm

ComedyTheatre

From $7418+

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy Melbourne

75 Reid St · 8:30pm

Immersive experiencesTheatreCocktail bars

Free18+

DOLLY LOU AND THE MARIONETTES

Brunswick Artists' Bar · 8:30pm

Live musicLGBTQIA+

From $10

VCA Grad Show After Party 2026

Brown Alley · 9pm

Dance & clubbing

From $15

MIXR.MELB Lads & Dads Spring Social

LCKR Room · 9pm

LGBTQIA+Dating & singles

From $15

FREE ENTRY BEFORE 11PM - GUERNS THURS - $4 Vodkas (til 11pm) $5 Pots, Seltzers All Night

New Guernica · 9:30pm

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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