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Music
Free
50 Years of 3RRR feat. Courtney Barnett, Party Dozen + KAIIT
12 Nov
Main Square
Festival
Music
Free
Palestine Cultural Festival
7 Nov
Main Square
Festival
Food + Wine
Free
Polish Festival @ Fed Square
15 Nov
Main Square
Talk
Test Garden Open Day – November
14 Nov
Test Garden
Festival
Music
Free
African Music and Cultural Festival 2026
20 Nov — 22 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

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
Screen
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

Time Out Cafe, Bar and Restaurant outdoor seating at dusk

Time Out Cafe, Bar + Restaurant

Where Melbourne Meets

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

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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