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Music
Free
50 Years of 3RRR feat. Courtney Barnett, Party Dozen + KAIIT
12 Nov
Main Square
Festival
Food + Wine
Free
Polish Festival @ Fed Square
15 Nov
Main Square
Festival
Music
Free
African Music and Cultural Festival 2026
20 Nov — 22 Nov
Main Square
Music
Free
PBS Fang It! Live
26 Nov
Main Square
Kids + Families
Free
Christmas Tree Lighting
27 Nov
Swanston St Forecourt
Kids + Families
Free
Christmas Square
27 Nov — 25 Dec
Swanston St Forecourt
Free
Community
Chanukah - Pillars of Light 2026
4 Dec — 11 Dec
Main Square
Music
Suzanne Ciani (quadraphonic) + CORIN presents DIWA (live A/V)
6 Dec
The Edge
Music
Free
Christmas Choirs
17 Dec
Main Square
Screen
Free
Outdoor Cinema: Christmas
19 Dec — 25 Dec
Main Square

Open Air at the Square 2027

Free, all-ages live music and outdoor cinema. Summertime in Melbourne doesn’t get much better than this.

Festival
Free
Nongkrong Pasar Senja (Twilight Fair)
6 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Thelma Plum Candlelight Concert
9 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Drifting Clouds Candlelight Concert
10 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
The Necks
12 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Garage Band feat. The Gnomes + Salmon Sisters
13 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Afro Caribbean Carnival
20 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Tinariwen + Altin Gün
27 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
The Blue Bird with live DJ score
15 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
The Phantom of the Opera with live DJ score
16 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live score by Alcides Neto
17 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
Alice in Wonderland with live score by Kasinda and Agaracha Orchestra
18 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
Metropolis with live rescore by The New Pollutants
19 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Free
Midsumma Movies: Australian Shorts
4 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Free
Outdoor Cinema: Valentine's Day
14 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Free
Outdoor Cinema: And The Oscar Goes To...
22 Feb — 25 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Free
Outdoor Cinema: Encore – music docos + concert films
1 Mar — 8 Mar
Main Square
Performance
Free
They Will Be Kings
5 Feb
The Edge
Performance
Free
ON&ON Street Dance Festival 2027
16 Feb — 21 Feb
The Edge

Exhibitions and art

First Peoples
Exhibitions
Free
Journey Among Men at KHT
22 Aug — 22 Nov
Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT)
Exhibitions
Margaret Preston at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
4 Sep — 31 Jan
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Exhibitions
Lifelike at ACMI
20 Nov — 18 Apr
ACMI
Exhibitions
Free
Passage: The Art of Atong Atem at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
30 Oct — 14 Jun
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
First Peoples
Free
wurrung dhumbunganjinu (we speak language)
Daily
Main Square
First Peoples
Exhibitions
Free
Wurrdha Marra at NGV Australia
Daily
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
First Peoples
Screen
Free
Video art commission: baal ga by Pierra Van Sparkes
1 Apr — 31 Mar
Main Square
Screen
First Peoples
Free
The Wurundjeri Seasons Video Art Commissions
2 Feb — 31 Dec
Main Square

Eat + Drink

Discover restaurants, bars and cafes serving up Melbourne’s best breakfast, coffee, lunch, drinks or dinner for any occasion and budget.

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Good Nature Hotel

Bringing the world’s great beers together with exciting locals from Australian craft breweries.

Riverland Bar

An iconic Melbourne bar and cafe nestled in the historic Federation Wharf vaults

Transit Rooftop Bar

Your late-night haunt for smooth jazz and classy cocktails

Taxi Kitchen

Modern Australian dining with city views

Chocolate Buddha

Express sushi & casual Japanese

NGV Cafe

Enjoy a range of refreshments, light meals and snacks supplied by local producers.

Museums + Galleries

Visit some of Australia's most significant cultural attractions, including ACMI, the Koorie Heritage Trust and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.

ACMI

Your museum of screen culture. Navigate the universe of film, TV, videogames and art.

Koorie Heritage Trust

Discover the history of Aboriginal Victoria and South-East Australia

A wide photo of a gallery room in The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The world’s first major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.

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Fed Square acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, the Traditional Owners on whose land we gather and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from all nations of this land.
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