Take a walk in someone else’s shoes – literally. A free pop-up storytelling exhibition is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne.

Spot is one of the most loved dogs in the world, and he’s coming to Melbourne! 

Auslan access to U2!! Live Nation is excited to confirm  that U2 will bring their acclaimed Joshua Tree Tour to New Zealand and Australia later this year. 

Exit Strategies is about escape, change and disappearance. About the privilege of movement.

It’s a controversial name, not a controversial message.

Take a walk in someone else’s shoes – literally. A free pop-up storytelling exhibition is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne.

Join us for a very special anniversary party as we celebrate forty years of wild words.

Featuring new writing from Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey, Hayley Lawson-Smith, Gabriella Munoz, Jennifer Nguyen, Oliver Reeson and Jasmine Shirrefs.

The Music Victoria Awards are back to celebrate another huge year for the Victorian live and recording music industry.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

And Also Presents and Sisteria podcast is pleased to host a conversation exploring what #Metoo has meant and could mean in Australia in a creative, social and legal sense.

CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN is an exploration of masculinity, vulnerability and the tender connection between men and their childhood selves.

80 voices, a 5 piece band, and an eclectic mix of hits and gospel from the Disco and Funk era, all with a soulful edge. Don’t stop ’til you get enough!

Is the global climate justice movement adequately attuned to the varying needs of people with disability? 

In this complex world, old patterns of behaviour play out, old wounds are re-exposed and ultimately, a new reality where three becomes two must be found.

Are you a person with a disability? Are you a carer, family member, supporter or a professional?

In an unprecedented, world premiere exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the work of two of the most significant and influential artists of the late twentieth century

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

Carols by Kingston is a great chance to get together with friends and family before the holidays and relax in the park and feel the Christmas cheer!

The FREE annual Monash Carols by Candlelight is just around the corner. Pack a picnic rug and head down to Jells Park on Sunday 8 December to celebrate the festive season!

Pack a picnic rug and head down to Dendy Park to celebrate the festive season!

Tis the season for festive fun so bring the family along to share the spirit at the City of Whittlesea Carols by Candlelight.

Pack a picnic rug and head to Ruffey Lake Park to celebrate the festive season with traditional carols and musical entertainment, a free family festival, and a spectacular evening fireworks display.

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community.

Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy Banyule’s very own Carols by Candlelight at Ivanhoe Park.

Wyndham Carols by Candlelight is an iconic event in the City of Wyndham, and has been running for over 30 years

Kick off the festive season at Banyule’s own Carols by Candlelight

Join us for our FREE annual Community Christmas Festival

Get into the Christmas Spirit with this family friendly event for the whole family.

Wodonga Brass presents this traditional Carols by Candlelight.

Celebrate the festive season with a free evening of carols and entertainment under the stars

It is a free community event and everyone is invited to attend this wonderful celebration!

The tradition of carols lives on in Ballarat with Ballarat Carols By Candlelight

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s best-selling book comes to life on stage for children aged 6+ and their adults!

Think community meets high art meets LGBTIQ culture. Park Lounge will welcome you into Werribee’s heart and leave you wanting more

With creeping authoritarianism and instability in many regions around the world, it’s an increasingly dangerous time for writers of all kinds.

This event recognises and celebrates the genuine impact young people have made to the biggest social and economic challenges of our time.

From intimate and personal interactions to larger community spectacles, this Makeshift gathering will grapple with the care, ethics and strategies of participatory performance.

This event has community performances, interactive art experiences, workshops and food vendors!

Broadside is the new feminist ideas festival from the Wheeler Centre

Broadside is the new feminist ideas festival from the Wheeler Centre

Broadside Teen Day – a tailored day of free talks and workshops designed to inspire community and action. 

A brand-new sketch comedy for anyone who’s ever had one of those days.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Auslan interpreter will be present for pre and post match speeches.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

Join us for an evening of performance, film, music and art!

A new profit-for-purpose book from Affirm Press, We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging, is a testament to the unique insights of people who’ve known homelessness in Australia.

This FREE community event is open and accessible to all and is a fun family friendly day out full of entertainment, interactive arts experiences, sporting activities, music, dancing and good times!

Slutoween is a Halloween themed night of fun, sex positvity and inclusivity.

Comedy For A Cause presents a showcase of some of the best comedians

Fresh from London’s West End, the boys are back in town with a dazzling new show, featuring their trademark heart-stopping blend of insanely talented cabaret burlesque, comic capery and circus to die for – all with punkish swagger. 

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

It’s a controversial name, not a controversial message.

If there is a new normal, everyone’s crazy and nobody’s ill.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This performance takes us into the world of fiery misfit Sybylla as she wrestles against the restricted life on offer for a young woman in rural Australia a hundred years ago.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Enjoy a day of singing, dancing and storytelling as Romp & Stomp comes to Melbourne Museum.

In this panel conversation, we’ll discuss how artists with disability across the globe are engaging with the new digital order

Kids big and small will love the huge variety of things to see and do.

Celebrate all the fun, fabulous and quirky talents that make Whitehorse great!

The internationally acclaimed story comes of age on stage.

Come along and enjoy a delicious roast lunch and entertainment.

SHOW + Q & A: Five activists with intellectual disabilities hold a public meeting to start a frank conversation about a history we would prefer not to know, and a future that is ambivalent.

In this address, Maxine talks about writing, risk, breaking convention, tearing up the rule book, and the ground-breaking Australian writers and thinkers who’ve inspired her, and paved the way for her work.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

Framed by research findings from across the sector, this national gathering will focus on the intersection between practice, technology and engaging young people.

Join us for an ultra-blak invigoration station of deadly inspiration.

In this ring it’s son versus mum. We don’t like his odds.

While school friends were battling exams, hormones and curfews, Cora Bissett was an indie pop hopeful. Even the loftiest teen dreams come crashing down.

‘As a Kurd, I was stateless until I became an Australian, and Australia is the only official home I have, because Kurdistan does not exist on a map.’

At age four, Jessica White lost most of her hearing through bacterial meningitis. Growing up in an isolated rural community among hearing people, she was raised as a hearing person. She wasn’t taught to sign.

The much loved story of Hush and Grandma Poss comes to life on stage!

A funny and ferocious portrait of a country unable to reconcile its past, uncertain of its future and political vision.

The latest creation by Circus Oz to grace the Big Top draws on the pristine beauty of the elements, exploring what was, what is, and what could be.

This performance will bring the African Savannah to life!

Finally, Australian comedy is seeing a broader range of voices represented in writers’ rooms, on screen and behind the scenes. It’s making our entertainment funnier and sharper – and it’s enhancing its appeal for more Australians.

Musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform

Anyone from any gender or cultural background has suffered as a result of the patriarchy and sexism in some form. Feminism is about everyone.

A panel of BIPOC critical thinkers construct an imagined future. Tracking back to the present, they bare the socio – legal and political architectures that imprison and kill ideas, bodies and futures.

Auslan interpreters will be present for pre and post match entertainment at the MCG.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

Times are tough. Climate crisis, rampant inequality, and Pauline Hanson is still a thing. So these comedians are saving the world, one seven-minute stand-up set at a time.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

As the eldest daughter of a rural Mormon family, Jess was taught her body was off limits. The church taught her a woman’s primary purpose was to become a mother, but being born with a disability and no uterus, how would that work?

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

VidCon Australia is a convention that celebrates the culture of online video.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

A non-stop, exhilarating party through the decades of dance, featuring Darebin’s dazzling dancing stars! A participatory dance performance, where audiences can learn dance moves and strut their stuff.

Snatches is RMIT Creative’s annual Melbourne Fringe Festival show – a night of short theatre pieces ?written, directed and performed by RMIT students.

As emission targets are ignored, and we hurdle towards the point of no return, it is clear we have lost the ability to empathise with future generations.

Digging into the stasis that holds us back from doing anything, this dark, hopeful and irreverent cautionary tale reminds that now is not the time to sit back and watch.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

Snatches is RMIT Creative’s annual Melbourne Fringe Festival show – a night of short theatre pieces ?written, directed and performed by RMIT students.

Just how effective IS self care? And who is actually successfully practicing it? We’re on a mission to find out…

The world of Laser Beak Man is brought to life in puppet form by the creative minds of Dead Puppet Society.

VidCon Australia is a convention that celebrates the culture of online video.

18 years later, Scout Boxall brings their unique blend of sketch, clown, stand-up and low-fi, prop-heavy misandry to the stage in their raw first solo hour. It’s going to be a cracking time.

Witness a unique multi-sensory experience of spatial sound that can be seen and felt as a playful and haunting entity.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

Let Meowt! Dives deep into the qualities that make cats so damn special, but even more so — the qualities that make us so uniquely human. 

Let Meowt! Dives deep into the qualities that make cats so damn special, but even more so — the qualities that make us so uniquely human. 

Experience Melbourne’s biggest professionally staged song and dance phenomenon, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular, a dazzling arena production guaranteed to entertain the whole family.  

Experience Melbourne’s biggest professionally staged song and dance phenomenon, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular, a dazzling arena production guaranteed to entertain the whole family.  

Civilization: The Way We Live Now explores photographers’ representations of life in cities and presents a journey through the shared aspects of living in the urban environment.

(30 min sessions start from 11am).Taking place in a bustling Coburg venue, you’ll be the only one that knows a show is happening. Help plan an exciting event where your decisions matter and are key to how the story plays out.

Phoenix Theatre Company is bringing the sensational Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage

Just how effective IS self care? And who is actually successfully practicing it? We’re on a mission to find out…

How many stories have gone untold? How do we process our own pain, healing, disconnection and growth?

A wild and playful collision of basketball and theatre.

Tickets on Myself is showcase version of an earlier show about women’s reproductive rights, Total Vagina, featuring the stories of four artists/activists. This showcase features intersectional commentary front and centre – it’s darker, sharper, political.

Explore the evolution of redwares, a form of earthenware pottery.

It’s time to bid farewell to MWF19 with one final night of readings and performance, courtesy of four brilliant artists each reading a piece about their own ‘last goodbye’ – to a place, a person, a memory.

In a rare Melbourne appearance he reflects on the vast body of his work, how he almost gave up writing after his first novel initially failed, and muses on future projects.

Congress is a citizens’ assembly made especially for the people of Wyndham; a platform to celebrate diverse voices, our local community whilst championing our collective right to been seen
and heard.

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

        ‘A girl’s strength is hard to describe. The impossible task is holding the sky up on your shoulders. No one can take my sky, my tree and my red earth from me’.  – Kaitlyn

Adventure, laughs and contemporary Aboriginal culture.

Grease promises to delight the young and young at heart.

Some of the country’s top singer-songwriters discuss their practice and perform live in MWF19’s Duets series.

Too often conversations about sex fail to meaningfully address the important intersection between sexuality and disability.

When a determined woman chases true love, even Buddha can’t stop her.