Talks & ideas in Melbourne
69 events around Melbourne over the next two weeks.
Tomorrow, Tuesday 25 August
6:30pm · From $27.78
The Art of Dance: Culture, Community & the Power of Movement
Northside Wines · Northcote
6:30pm · From $27.78
Champagne Science: Bubbles, Myths & Magic
Brick Lane Market | Brick Lane Brewing Co · Melbourne
6:30pm · Free
Re-imag(in)ing History with Digital Humanities
Old Arts Building · Parkville
7pm · From $52
Cory Doctorow: Ensh***tification
The Capitol · Melbourne
7pm · From $43.10
Record Breaker Scott Pendlebury LIVE at Brighton Beach Hotel!
Brighton Beach Hotel · Brighton
Wednesday 26 August
6pm · +1 more · Free
New to Melbourne Language Exchange
La Di Da · Melbourne
6pm · From $49.06
Jack Ginnivan LIVE at Braybrook Hotel!
Braybrook Hotel · Braybrook
18+6:30pm · From $39.99
GENERATION WOMEN - My Best Mistake: Stories of wrongs that went right
HOWLER, MELBOURNE · Brunswick
6:30pm · From $50
2026 PRE FINALS - Hawks Insiders LIVE Panel Show
Glenferrie Hotel, Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC, Australia · Hawthorn
6:30pm · Free
1979: The Year That Split ME's History (Part II)
Democritus House · Northcote
7pm
Derrick Gee’s Radio Hour
Melbourne Recital Centre · Southbank
7pm · From $17.19
KB's Travel CLUB | Jen Willis speaks on Conquering Everest!
Cyan Bar & Lounge · Mentone
Thursday 27 August
12pm · From $99
Exclusive Luncheon with special guest Scott Watters.
Hotel Esplanade · St Kilda
6pm · Free
Melbourne Conversations: The God We Made
The Edge · Melbourne
6pm · +1 more · From $5.60
Thursday Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange and Social
Asian Beer Cafe · Melbourne
6pm · Free
Sport, Ceremony and Multiculturalism on Stolen Lands
Darebin Intercultural Centre · Preston
6pm · From $16
AI — jobs creator or destroyer?
11th Space · Melbourne
6:30pm · Free
Digital money: explained simply
Altona Meadows Library · Altona Meadows
7pm · From $53.54
20 Years On Underbelly feat Rule and Silvester LIVE at Shoppingtown Hotel!
Shoppingtown Hotel · Doncaster
7:30pm · From $17.19
An Pobail
218 Glen Huntly Rd · Elsternwick
7:30pm · From $9.78
The Odyssey Within: Navigating Life’s Crossroads
New Acropolis Australia · Balaclava
Friday 28 August
9am · From $40.18
In Conversation with House & Garden's Gavin Kirk
Royal Exhibition Building · Carlton
2pm · From $23
How Europe Fell for the Natural World with Dr Belinda Scerri
The Johnston Collection · East Melbourne
6:30pm · From $27.78
POD: Pioneers of Distinction - From Idea to Premiere
St Kilda Sports Club · St Kilda
7pm · From $20.37
NO SCROLL CLUB
Sabi Sounds Hawthorn · Hawthorn
Saturday 29 August
12:30pm · Free
Make sense of your energy bill
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre · Altona Meadows
1:30pm · From $17.19
Beyond the Wintergreen: Tales of Chinese Ceramics & Historical Archaeology
La Trobe Art Institute · Bendigo
2pm · From $25
A History of Coffee
Morocco Global · Southbank
2:30pm · From $69.50
Bookish Club with Tim Rogers
The Moat · Melbourne
3pm · +1 more · From $6.60
Thought Experiment
Melbourne Central Lion Hotel · Melbourne
3:30pm · From $30
A Panel Discussion on Botanical Art
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · Victoria
Sunday 30 August
11:30am · From $7
Taste Journaling: In Conversation with No Plexus
Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio · Melbourne
1pm · From $63.88
Nostos Salon
Smith Street Studio · Collingwood
18+4:30pm · Free
MEDITERRANIAN COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: THE LIVES OF IRANIAN WOMEN IN DIASPORA
Brunswick Artists' Bar · Brunswick
Monday 31 August
Tuesday 1 September
Wednesday 2 September
10am · From $15
The Beautiful Gardens of Italy Talk
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · Victoria
3:30pm · Free
English Learners' Book Club
Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre · Carlton
6pm · Free
Public Lecture: Will the Future of Work be Ethical?
Trinity College · Parkville
6:30pm · Free
The science of happier dogs with Dr. Mia Cobb
Altona Library · Altona
18+7pm · From $19.95
THE MOTH StorySLAM: NINE TO FIVE
HOWLER, MELBOURNE · Brunswick
Thursday 3 September
10:30am · Free
Hidden Waters of the Birrarung: Gum Walks
Potter Museum of Art · Parkville
5:15pm · Free
Menopause and Perimenopause Presentation
Castlemaine Library · Castlemaine
6pm · From $17.19
Literary Salon: Laura McPhee-Browne and Maria Takolander
The Book Bird · Geelong West
6:30pm · Free
Dr Norman Swan in conversation with Dr Preeya Alexander
State Library Victoria · Melbourne
6:30pm · From $25
Riverside Modern with Jack Lovel and Jake Taylor
Robin Boyd Foundation · South Yarra
6:30pm · From $12
Podcast Appreciation Society
Transducer Audio · Carlton
7pm · From $43.10
Richo Roasts KB & Roach LIVE at Manhattan Hotel!
MANHATTAN HOTEL RINGWOOD · Ringwood
Friday 4 September
Saturday 5 September
9:30am · From $40
Roger Pulvers: Translating the Human Heart
Building 16 (Storey Hall) - RMIT University · Melbourne
10am · Free
Saturday Philosophy at Castlemaine Library
Castlemaine Library · Castlemaine
12pm · Free
The Green Bus: Curator talk with Andrew Chapman
City Gallery · Melbourne
4pm · From $20
Frequency:The Secret of Everything screening & Q&A in Melbourne, Australia
Palace Brighton Bay · Brighton
Sunday 6 September
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