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August 2026
Thursday, August 6
- Melbourne Sunrise Hot Air Balloon FlightPullman Melbourne On The Park
- On the Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb ExhibitionCity Gallery
- Cloisonne Enamel Painting Workshop for BeginnersBe-ras Creatives Art Cafe
- Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) 2026ACMI Cinemas
- Emma Stenhouse: Tumbinyeri - A Connection to LifeSofitel Melbourne on Collins
- Laneways and Lattes Walking TourFederation Square
- Rome: Empire, Power, PeopleMelbourne Museum
- Taglietti: Life in DesignGlyn Davis Building (MSD)
- Behind the Curtain with Victorian OperaSofitel Melbourne on Collins
- Pressed Flower Lamp Making Workshopbe-ras creatives art cafe
- Polymer Clay WorkshopBe-Ras Creatives Art Cafe
- Cross-stitch Embroidery Bag Workshopbe-ras creatives art cafe
- Mother of Pearl Inlay Brooch Making Workshopbe-ras creatives art cafe
- Chocolate Family Adventure DayWharf Street
- Mystery Picnic With Friends: Melbourne LanewaysMelbourne City
- Water Marbling WorkshopIn Aetheria
- Swinging 60sOld Treasury Building
- Ray Thomas: Yeerung’s JourneyKoorie Heritage Trust
- HERstory: Remembering Australia’s Military WomenShrine of Remembrance
- Children's Play: Ragnar KjartanssonNational Gallery of Victoria
- Emily Dober: My WorldCity Library
- Shadows in the DarkQueen Victoria Market
- Danie Mellor: Awake (In the Dream)Tolarno Galleries
- Making Modern MelbourneOld Treasury Building
- Shrine KidsShrine of Remembrance
- Mystery Picnic with Self Drive Boat: Melbourne LanewaysRussell Street
- Melbourne International Film FestivalVenues across the city
- Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: CARTIERNational Gallery of Victoria
- Mosaic Making Workshop for Beginnersbe-ras creatives art cafe
- TreatyState Library Victoria
- Walk Melbourne Winter Laneways & Coffee Tour385 Bourke Street (Cnr Elizabeth St)
- Taste and TemptationThe Johnston Collection
- Spartans & AnzacsShrine of Remembrance
- Fitzroy Gardens Outdoor AdventureFitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre
- Occupation Studies: ngayanhurra bayarral BirrarungKoorie Heritage Trust
- Taste of CombatShrine of Remembrance
- Polymer Clay Earring WorkshopBe-Ras Creatives Art Cafe
- East Melbourne Walking ToursParliament House
- Sparks in the Dark: 260 Weeks of ResilienceShrine of Remembrance
- The Story of the Moving ImageACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
- FUTURE COUNTRY: Country Road + NGV First Nations CommissionsThe Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
- Recurring Echoes: Liliana BarbieriCO.AS.IT.
- Rehearsing the City ExhibitionVictorian Archives Centre and Gallery
- Protest MelbourneOld Treasury Building
- Making Memoir of a SnailACMI
- Hoddle Grid: The Great Land GrabRoyal Historical Society of Victoria
- City Highlights Express CruiseFederation Wharf
- World of the BookState Library Victoria
- Are you lonely tonight? I'm so lonesome I could cryAustralian Centre for Contemporary Art
- Serene Terrarium: Workshop for BeginnersBe-ras Creatives Art Cafe
- Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's RiverOld Treasury Building
- Ragnar Kjartansson: MercyNational Gallery of Victoria
- Rebel Heart: Love Letters and Other DeclarationsState Library Victoria
- Shop and the City Walking TourFlinders Street Station
- Free Guided WalkRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
- DIY Craft WorkshopsLightning Planet DIY Crafts Workshop & Party Arts_Chinatown
- In Between ExhibitionCreative Asia Art Centre
- Aboriginal Heritage WalkRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
- Reverb: A Journey into SoundACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
- Winsome Spiller: Seeing PlaceWest End Art Space
- Recovering ArtKenneth Myer Building
- Poetry Goes No Further Than LanguageBuxton Contemporary
- Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the Gum TreePotter Museum of Art
- Aperture Photography ToursSt Paul's Cathedral
- EMERGENCE[Y]Science Gallery Melbourne
- I Ain't No Fancy Bird: Maya TamangJump Left
- The Complete Melbourne Walking TourGordon Reserve
- Reverb: A Journey into SoundACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
- The Explorer Bus MelbourneRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
- Chelsea Gustafsson: Everything and NothingFlinders Lane Gallery
- Lucy Ray: For Those Who Came in LateFlinders Lane Gallery
- Colourful Mosaic Coaster Workshopbe-ras creatives art cafe
- Glass Painting Workshop for Beginnersbe-ras creatives art cafe
- On IridescenceVoid_Melbourne
- Now: Embodied Expressionfortyfivedownstairs
- Decoding Australian Food: A Curated 10-Stop WalkYarra Botanica
- Eliza Hutchison: When are the Aliens Coming?CAVES
- KINGS Artist-Run: August ExhibitionsKINGS Artist-Run
- Melbourne: An Insider's WalkMelbourne Town Hall
- Modern Artistic Kintsugi Technique Workshop: Yobitsugibe-ras creatives art cafe
- Ceramic Painting Classes: Bowls, Plates and MugsArt Masterclass Melbourne
- Modern Kintsugi Beginners Workshopbe-ras creatives art cafe
- Melbourne Paint Lab Art WorkshopThe Blender Studios
- Putt and Sip MelbourneHoley Moley Golf Club Melbourne
- Fitzroy Gardens Heritage TourFitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre
- Art, History, Food and Wine TourMelbourne Town Hall
- Putt, Wine and Taste MelbourneHoley Moley Golf Club Melbourne
- Hidden Bars of Melbourne Walking and Drinking TourGordon Reserve
- Rainbow Art ClassThe Hub at Docklands
- High CheeseAllegro Restaurant
- Mosaic Art Classes Melbourne: Turkish Lamp WorkshopArt Masterclass Melbourne
- High CheeseAllegro Restaurant
- Flavours of Melbourne Night TrailFederation Square
- MBTC Thursday MSAC SocialState Sport Centres - MSAC
- Mystery Sidedoor: 5 Plate South East Asia Tasting MenuFlinders Lane
- Japanese Mahjong (Riichi/リーチ麻雀) at MIT MahjongMIT Mahjong
- Mystery Sidedoor City: Wine and Asian Fusion BitesLonsdale Street
- Is Organisation Design Keeping Up?TeamForm
- Where do you thrive? Your product fit across startup, scale-up & corporate260 Collins Street
- Elixir Melbourne meetupSuperAPI
- Hong Kong Mahjong at Marché Board Game CafeMarche Board Game Cafe
- Captain Melville 😊 Social ChatsMelbourne
- Build a Second Brain w/ Obsidian & localAIInspire9
- The Future of Money – 6th August | ANNG, MelbourneANNG Gallery
- Melbourne’s Got Soul ChoirFAD Gallery
- Nocturnal: Museum After DarkMelbourne Museum
- Make Friends & Practice Languages at The Asian Beer CafeMelbourne
- Melbourne Language Exchange & Social at The Asian Beer CafeAsian Beer Cafe, Melbourne central
- THURSDAY NIGHT Melbourne's Largest Language ExchangeMelbourne
- Thursday Trivia at BonnibelBonnibel
- Presenting - How to lead WorkshopsMulticultural Hub
- MUJC Cruise Party 2026Docklands · Lady Cutler Melbourne Showboat
- Whiskey MasterclassThe Wild Geese Hotel
- Capoeira Angola: EcamarMulticultural Hub
- E. W. Cole Lecture: Alice Pung on Keeping Calm & Carrying OnThe Wheeler Centre
- SHE-Founders Cocktail Night — MelbourneFABLE Melbourne
- Southbank Toastmasters: Monthly Meetup on First ThursdaysBoyd Community Hub
- Thursday night Rainbow Boardgames - Marché Board Games CafeMarche Board Game Cafe
- English Conversation Thursday Class190 Little Lonsdale St
- Defrost FestivalThe Improv Conspiracy
- Taste of Japan: Sake MasterclassKura Robata & Sake
- Advanced Futsal - Thursday Mixed 5-a-side Futsal / indoor soccer (7pm - 8pm)Victoria University: Footscray Park Campus
- Trivia at the Co-Conspirators Brewpub - $20 deposit requiredCo-conspirators Brewery
- Drip Splash: Creative Night OutDrip Splash Melbourne
- Melbourne's Night Bites: Evening Food TourGordon Reserve
- Sea Shanties and Folk SongsThe Mission to Seafarers Victoria
- Social Table Tennis in AspendaleMelbourne
- FREE Bachata & salsa lesson! (plus: social dancing)Melbourne
- Steel MagnoliasAthenaeum Theatre
- MackenzieArts Centre Melbourne
- Social SoccerNona Lee Sports Centre
- La Mama ExplorationsLa Mama HQ
- Pretty Woman: The MusicalRegent Theatre
- A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond MusicalPrincess Theatre
- AFL Round 22: Western Bulldogs v North MelbourneMarvel Stadium
- SIX the MusicalComedy Theatre
- Marginaliafortyfivedownstairs
- Spirit of Melbourne Dinner CruiseSpirit Of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant
- Uncle VanyaArts Centre Melbourne
- Music and MeditationBalwyn Library
- Main Stage: Stand-Up ComedyComedy Republic
- MBTC Thursday BBC SocialBeyond Badminton Centre
- Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub TourYoung & Jackson