Talks & ideas in Melbourne
70 events around Melbourne over the next two weeks.
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Updated Thu 22 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night
Today, Thursday 22 October
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Tomorrow, Friday 23 October
Saturday 24 October
FreeAll the Ways I See: Nas Campanella and Eliza Hull
FreeLiving with Wildlife
FreeEthical Bird Photography
From $65References in Manolo Blahnik Shoes with Dr Paola Di Trocchio
From $25Afternoon Delight: Fashion Launch Party with Neil McGrath
From $30Aquarium Society of Victoria Presents: Cory McElroy
FreeIN PERSON: Sue Ellson's Three Poetry Books Launch Ticket incl signed book/s
Sunday 25 October
Monday 26 October
Tuesday 27 October
FreeAlbrecht Dürer: Treasures from the NGV Collection
FreeGrassy woodland walk and talk
FreeLaunch of Occasional Paper: Conditions for a Successful Immigration Policy
FreeClose Encounters: Intimacies and Asian Australian Cinema
FreeIn Conversation with Professor Julie Andrews
FreeChina and the New World Order
From $27.78Theropods Down Under: Australia's Carnivorous Dinosaurs
From $27.78Unconscious Bias: Shining a Spotlight on Blindspots
FreeWho gets to be healthy? A conversation on health equity and access
From $42.77Farewell Sidey LIVE at Braybrook Hotel!
Wednesday 28 October
FreeLa Trobe Classics in the City
FreeNew to Melbourne Language Exchange
FreeBats, urban wildlife & net swap: protecting pollinators in Hobsons Bay
From $39.9918+GENERATION WOMEN - Choosing Hope: Stories of what got us through
FreeIndonesian Translation Slam
From $19.50Kim Beazley on the American Moment
FreeArtists’ Take on AI and the Environment
FreeA Séance at State Library Victoria with Lawrence Leung
Thursday 29 October
From $30Dressing in the Time of Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers
FreePlace and Chinese Identity in Regional Victoria
FreeBread, Birds and Herbs
FreeShaun Micallef's Going for Broke community screening
From $53.54Nick Daicos Brownlow Medallist Show LIVE at Yarraville Club!
FreeDesert Island Books with Claire G. Coleman
FreeMelbourne Heritage Interiors
From $10The Best Films You've Never Seen: Possession
From $19.50Josh Silver: Fruit Fly
FreeIl Baule: Carrying Stories of Distance
FreeExploring the backside of television with Mitch McTaggart
From $17.19An Pobail
Friday 30 October
Saturday 31 October
Sunday 1 November
Monday 2 November
Wednesday 4 November
And 10 more on Keen, with the ones your mates are free for up top. Pick a day above to see everything on that date.
1,312 events from the councils, Eventbrite, Fever, Moshtix, Ticketmaster and 1 more source, checked overnight.
Going with mates?
Keen shows you which of your mates are free for anything on in Melbourne, and keeps your saves on your phone.
Melbourne’s weekend, sorted
The best of it in one email. No app needed.
Your vibes? Pick up to three and the picks lean your way. Skip it and you get the lot.
One email a week. We never share your address.
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