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Christine Godden, Joan and her dog 1975, printed 1976 gelatin silver photograph 15.2 × 22.9 cm(image) 19.6 × 25.2 cm(sheet) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased from Admission Funds, 1991 © Christine Godden

Live Music

A massive program of free, open air live gigs and concerts.

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Music
LGBTQIA+
Performance
Free
Midsumma Festival: HONŌUR
31 Jan
Main Square
An opera singing is standing on stage with their arms outstrechted in a blue gown, approximately 16 orchstral musicians can be seen behind the singer with a conductor directly behind the singer with their back to the crowd
Music
Performance
Free
BMW Opera For All
1 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Soli Candlelight Concert
4 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Ross Wilson and The Peaceniks Candlelight Concert
5 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Teeks Candlelight Concert
6 Feb
Main Square
Music
Festival
Free
Community
Afro-Caribbean Carnival
15 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Fed Square x Asia TOPA Live with Glass Beams
21 Feb
Main Square
Music
Free
Mildlife / Sun Ra Arkestra / Wax’o Paradiso
1 Mar
Main Square
Music
Free
Peach PRC / George Alice / Carla Wehbe
9 Mar
Main Square
Shop or Dine - $10 Fed Square Parking
29 Nov — 9 Mar
Main Square

Outdoor Cinema

Enjoy a curated program of free outdoor cinema on the Big Screen, including major blockbusters, Kung Fu classics, silent cinema with live scores, and film festival screenings.

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Screen
LGBTQIA+
Free
Midsumma Movies: The Wiz
2 Feb
Main Square
Free
Screen
Bruce Lee Bonanza
7 Feb — 8 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Music
Free
Silent Cinema with Live Scores
25 Feb — 27 Feb
Main Square
Shop or Dine - $10 Fed Square Parking
29 Nov — 9 Mar
Main Square

Asia TOPA

Free live music, art, screenings and performance, celebrating the return of Australia’s triennial of Asia-Pacific performance.

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Music
Free
Fed Square x Asia TOPA Live with Glass Beams
21 Feb
Main Square
Festival
Music
Food + Wine
Community
Asia TOPA: Nongkrong – Sarapan
23 Feb
Main Square
Performance
Free
Installation
Kids + Families
Asia TOPA: Bread, Circuses and Home
28 Feb — 10 Mar
Flinders St Amphitheatre
Kids + Families
Installation
Free
Asia TOPA: Shadows in Twin Cities
20 Feb — 10 Mar
Main Square
Shop or Dine - $10 Fed Square Parking
29 Nov — 9 Mar
Main Square

Community

Free open-air events celebrating Melbourne’s diverse communities and culture.

LGBTQIA+
Kids + Families
Workshop
Midsumma Matters with House of Muchness
1 Feb
The Edge
Community
Kids + Families
Performance
Free
Lunar New Year
9 Feb
Main Square
Screen
Free
Huddle
10 Feb — 31 Mar
Main Square
Free
Performance
City Sessions Street Dance Showdown
2 Mar
Main Square
Shop or Dine - $10 Fed Square Parking
29 Nov — 9 Mar
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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Big Esso by Mabu Mabu

Big Esso by Mabu Mabu is an all-day bar and kitchen

A photo from above of a selection of food in bowls

ACMI Cafe + Bar

Serving snacks, light meals, coffee and drinks.

Good Beer Week and Beer DeLuxe, Fed Square

Beer Deluxe

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

People sitting at tables in Big Esso

Big Esso by Mabu Mabu

Big Esso by Mabu Mabu is an all-day bar and kitchen

Time Out Cafe, Bar and Restaurant outdoor seating at dusk

Time Out Cafe, Bar + Restaurant

Where Melbourne Meets

Pilgrim Bar

Intimate waterfront venue

Exhibitions

Exhibitions
Free
Wurrdha Marra at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Daily
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Exhibitions
Free
Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition at ACMI
17 Sep — 16 Feb
ACMI
Exhibitions
Free
REKOSPECTIVE: The Art of Reko Rennie
11 Oct — 31 Jan
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Exhibitions
Cats & Dogs at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
1 Nov — 20 Jul
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Exhibitions
The Future & Other Fictions at ACMI
28 Nov — 27 Apr
ACMI
Exhibitions
First Peoples
Free
The 12th Koorie Art Show at KHT
7 Dec — 23 Feb
Koorie Heritage Trust

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.

Acknowledgement of country
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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