What's on in Melbourne this weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct 2026: 641 things on, 158 of them free. Pick one, then see which of your mates are free for it.
Top of the list:
- Comedy in the Vines: Comedy and Wine Festival at CherryHill Orchards - Coldstream · Fri 23 Oct, 5pm
- Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne at Melbourne Showgrounds · Fri 23 Oct, 6:30pm
- Alcotraz: Melbourne's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar at Alcotraz Melbourne: Cell Block Five - Nine - Two · Fri 23 Oct, 6:35pm
Updated Thu 22 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night
Picks for Melbourne
Tomorrow, Friday 23 October →
From $38Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Tour
Keen pickFrom $38.50Melbourne Museum: ROME - Empire, Power, People Exhibition
From $10Encore!
From $99ELECTRO MERVEILLES SOUNDS OF LA FRENCH TOUCH
From $55.2018+Comedy in the Vines: Comedy and Wine Festival
From $85German Opera: Der Freischütz
The Official Blues Brothers Revue
From $37Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne
18+La Ronde
From $39Daniel Muggleton: White Here, White Now
From $65Alcotraz: Melbourne's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
From $62The Jury Experience: The 20 Million Dollar Heist
From $60Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest
The Shark Is Broken
From $55MEG WASHINGTON - The Everything's Going To Be Fine Tour
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
From $55Mayfair: A New Musical
Tigran Hamasyan
From $22Comedy at the Coopers Inn
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
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Saturday 24 October →
Keen pickFrom $135Bottomless Brunch Afloat in Melbourne
From $55Aboriginal Heritage Walk - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens
FreeFestival Indonesia
FreePinoy Octoberfest
FreeFree jazz at Prahran Square
Keen pickFrom $44The Jury Experience – The Deadly Boat Ride
Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee
Morgan Jay: The Goofy Guy Tour
From $9918+Trey Songz | 20 Years Of Songz
From $35Simon Taylor: Rambunctious
The Australian Ballet: The Nutcracker
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
From $125Hans Zimmer
Dee Dee Bridgewater with Helen Sung
From $41.2018+CROOKED COLOURS - 'Dirt Road Gold' Album Tour
South East Melbourne Phoenix vs Adelaide 36ers
Jazz re:freshed: Theon Cross and Summer Pearl
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC
A-League Men Round 2: Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
THE BIG TEASE GALA
Sunday 25 October →
On all weekend
Keen pickFrom $33.90Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience in Melbourne
Keen pickFrom $15Scienceworks Melbourne: Entry Ticket
Keen pickFrom $99Night Bites — Experience Melbourne’s best street eats
From $15Rome: Empire, Power, People
From $17Margaret Preston
FreeWorld of the Book
FreeFeng Mengbo: Long March Restart
FreeThe Story of the Moving Image
From $19Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
FreeNEW26
From $12On Country: Photography from Australia
FreePlant Life: The Nature of Design
From $10Divine Thresholds: Icons and the Orthodox Christian World
From $52.25Melbourne Skydeck & Edge Experience: Panoramic Views 285 Metres Up
And 581 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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