North & West Melbourne Upcoming Events.
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
The Westernairs
The Westernairs deliver authentic Country/Honky Tonk and Western Swing music in the traditional 1950s/60s style, covering songs from famous Country artists such as Hank Williams, George Jones, Faron Young, and Marty Robbins, plus other lesser known Country/Hillbilly stars of the 1950s/60s. Their repertoire also includes an ever increasing list of self penned tunes by Kieron himself. The music is guaranteed to have your feet a tappin’ and your body movin’.
Nick Charles
Nick Charles is known internationally as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues”. His 35+ year career has seen him accumulate every conceivable accolade including Port Fairy Artist of the Year and The AGE Blues album of the year.
He’s toured with artists including John Hammond, Guy Clarke, Ralph McTell, Robyn Ford and BB King touring the US 13 times in recent years and releasing over 20 albums worldwide.
This is dazzling fingerpicking roots magic and a lifetime’s stories and songs from the world’s musical highways. In the words of Bruce Elder from the Sydney Morning Herald “he plays guitar like an angel!”
Tribute Tuesday: Rory Newman plays the songs of James Taylor
Rory Newman plays the songs of James Taylor.
Whether you’re a long-time fan or just discovering his iconic melodies, Rory’s heartfelt renditions will transport you straight to the soul-soothing sounds of JT.
The Stragglers
The Stragglers are a 3 piece all female, bastard-bluegrass band.
Traditional instrumentation with non-traditional themes. The Stragglers have mastered the art of shit talking to 3 chords. Not for the feint-hearted, but maybe for the broken and definitely for the hungover. .
Circus Arcana
Darling and Daring Circus presents a brand new monthly show; Circus Arcana!
Inspired by the characters that grace your tarot deck, your favourite talented circus artists from Carnival of Karactors and Kabarisque take on the roles of these mystical, intuitive tarot figures.
Prepare yourself to be taken on a journey of circus and comedy and magic through the eyes of these deities.
Tickets $40
Kabarisqué
Is it getting hot in here?
Darling and Daring invites you to a night of circus and burlesque at Club Voltaire's intimate 50-seat theatre. Meet the artists of Kabarisqué in this monthly cabaret show delivering you a night of seduction, spice and all things nice.
Performing on the third Saturday of every month. Explore down the little lane to find them.
Tickets $40
Circus Arcana
Darling and Daring Circus presents a brand new monthly show; Circus Arcana!
Inspired by the characters that grace your tarot deck, your favourite talented circus artists from Carnival of Karactors and Kabarisque take on the roles of these mystical, intuitive tarot figures.
Prepare yourself to be taken on a journey of circus and comedy and magic through the eyes of these deities.
Tickets $40
Kabarisqué
Is it getting hot in here?
Darling and Daring invites you to a night of circus and burlesque at Club Voltaire's intimate 50-seat theatre. Meet the artists of Kabarisqué in this monthly cabaret show delivering you a night of seduction, spice and all things nice.
Performing on the third Saturday of every month. Explore down the little lane to find them.
Tickets $40
Circus Arcana
Darling and Daring Circus presents a brand new monthly show; Circus Arcana!
Inspired by the characters that grace your tarot deck, your favourite talented circus artists from Carnival of Karactors and Kabarisque take on the roles of these mystical, intuitive tarot figures.
Prepare yourself to be taken on a journey of circus and comedy and magic through the eyes of these deities.
Tickets $40
Kabarisqué
Is it getting hot in here?
Darling and Daring invites you to a night of circus and burlesque at Club Voltaire's intimate 50-seat theatre. Meet the artists of Kabarisqué in this monthly cabaret show delivering you a night of seduction, spice and all things nice.
Performing on the third Saturday of every month. Explore down the little lane to find them.
Tickets $40
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
Mini Kawaii Boba
Visit North Melbourne Library and join in a fun afternoon of crafting. Come in and make your own adorable mini kawaii boba (bubble tea) to take home.
Age: 6 to 12 years.
This is a free event // Bookings essential.
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
The Strayaways Duo - Alex & Holly
The Strayaways Duo Alex (fiddle) & Holly (guitar) are a Celtic folk duo based in Melbourne playing your favourite Irish jigs, reels & ballads. The music ranges from joyously fast and crazy to slow and heartrendingly melancholic, with calm and sober melodies played at a reasonable pace also.
Kabarisqué
Is it getting hot in here?
Darling and Daring invites you to a night of circus and burlesque at Club Voltaire's intimate 50-seat theatre. Meet the artists of Kabarisqué in this monthly cabaret show delivering you a night of seduction, spice and all things nice.
Performing on the third Saturday of every month. Explore down the little lane to find them.
Tickets $40
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
School Holiday Street Art Workshop
The holiday workshops offer an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques from a renowned street artist at the famous Blender Studios.
Street art workshop options:
Freehand Street Art Workshop
Learn the correct spray-painting techniques from a demonstrating artist and then create your own designs and a final masterpiece on a 90x90cm board.
Make your Own Stencil Street Art Workshop
You'll develop your own design, turn it into a stencil and cut it out. The group will get a street art demonstration and learn how to use spray paint before creating a final stencil piece on a canvas that you can take home.
Suits ages 10+ years. All materials, protective gear, plus light snacks are provided.
Children $10
High Voltage Comedy
Featuring electric line-ups of Melbourne's best comedians and the rising stars. See your favourite comedians working their latest material.
Head on up to the Club Voltaire theatre for a night filled with electrifying humour and non-stop laughter.
This is a free event.
Game Making
Create a cupboard full of DIY games to take home and play on the next hot day.
Lots of fun ideas, all materials are provided and everyone is welcome.
Age: 5 to 12 years.
This is a free event // Bookings essential.
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
Step Back in Time: Exploring Early Melbourne
Join a fascinating three-hour walking tour to uncover the stories behind Melbourne's oldest surviving buildings – structures that stood before the gold rush transformed the city forever. This isn't just an architecture tour; it's a journey through time.
As you explore the city, you'll visit eight historic buildings that have witnessed Melbourne's evolution. Learn about the people who lived, worshipped, shopped and socialised within their walls. Discover how these buildings have changed and adapted to modern life while still preserving their connection to Melbourne’s early days.
Between the stops, hear about early Melbourne – the struggles, triumphs and quirks of a frontier town finding its feet. You'll pass through streets that once bustled with traders, settlers and pioneers, revealing the hidden stories that shaped this vibrant city.
Whether you're a history buff or just curious about Melbourne's past, this tour will give you a new perspective on the city you thought you knew.
Tickets $90
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
Circus Arcana
Darling and Daring Circus presents a brand new monthly show; Circus Arcana!
Inspired by the characters that grace your tarot deck, your favourite talented circus artists from Carnival of Karactors and Kabarisque take on the roles of these mystical, intuitive tarot figures.
Prepare yourself to be taken on a journey of circus and comedy and magic through the eyes of these deities.
Tickets $40
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
Burlesque with Cervena Fox
Put the tea in tease with Cervena Fox, the British burlesque sensation renowned for her crimson hair and fully tattooed allure, as she headlines a double show in Melbourne.
Joining her are Australian burlesque legends Evana De Lune and Ruby Slippers along with award-winning local performers.
Tickets - $73 to $135
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
High Voltage Comedy
Featuring electric line-ups of Melbourne's best comedians and the rising stars. See your favourite comedians working their latest material.
Head on up to the Club Voltaire theatre for a night filled with electrifying humour and non-stop laughter.
This is a free event.
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
Step Back in Time: Exploring Early Melbourne
Join a fascinating three-hour walking tour to uncover the stories behind Melbourne's oldest surviving buildings – structures that stood before the gold rush transformed the city forever. This isn't just an architecture tour; it's a journey through time.
As you explore the city, you'll visit eight historic buildings that have witnessed Melbourne's evolution. Learn about the people who lived, worshipped, shopped and socialised within their walls. Discover how these buildings have changed and adapted to modern life while still preserving their connection to Melbourne’s early days.
Between the stops, hear about early Melbourne – the struggles, triumphs and quirks of a frontier town finding its feet. You'll pass through streets that once bustled with traders, settlers and pioneers, revealing the hidden stories that shaped this vibrant city.
Whether you're a history buff or just curious about Melbourne's past, this tour will give you a new perspective on the city you thought you knew.
Tickets $90
Melbourne Paint Lab Art Workshop
Blender Studios launches Melbourne Paint Lab, a unique and immersive art experience designed to showcase the city's rich street art culture to local residents and guests from around the world. By offering a hands-on exploration of Melbourne's dynamic art scene, this innovative concept aims to provide an engaging platform for art enthusiasts and novices to unleash their creativity.
Melbourne Paint Lab invites participants on a 60-minute journey through the vibrant world of street art, offering hands-on opportunities to experiment with various painting techniques under the guidance of professional artists from Blender Studios.
Select your session date and time, arrive to get checked in and suited up, choose your paint, a crate of painting tools and get ready to have some fun.
Suitable for age 5+, with all materials provided.
10am - 11am // 12.30pm - 1.30pm // 2pm - 3pm // 5pm - 6pm
Tickets $65 - $85
Step Back in Time: Exploring Early Melbourne
Join a fascinating three-hour walking tour to uncover the stories behind Melbourne's oldest surviving buildings – structures that stood before the gold rush transformed the city forever. This isn't just an architecture tour; it's a journey through time.
As you explore the city, you'll visit eight historic buildings that have witnessed Melbourne's evolution. Learn about the people who lived, worshipped, shopped and socialised within their walls. Discover how these buildings have changed and adapted to modern life while still preserving their connection to Melbourne’s early days.
Between the stops, hear about early Melbourne – the struggles, triumphs and quirks of a frontier town finding its feet. You'll pass through streets that once bustled with traders, settlers and pioneers, revealing the hidden stories that shaped this vibrant city.
Whether you're a history buff or just curious about Melbourne's past, this tour will give you a new perspective on the city you thought you knew.
Tickets $90
Step Back in Time: Exploring Early Melbourne
Join a fascinating three-hour walking tour to uncover the stories behind Melbourne's oldest surviving buildings – structures that stood before the gold rush transformed the city forever. This isn't just an architecture tour; it's a journey through time.
As you explore the city, you'll visit eight historic buildings that have witnessed Melbourne's evolution. Learn about the people who lived, worshipped, shopped and socialised within their walls. Discover how these buildings have changed and adapted to modern life while still preserving their connection to Melbourne’s early days.
Between the stops, hear about early Melbourne – the struggles, triumphs and quirks of a frontier town finding its feet. You'll pass through streets that once bustled with traders, settlers and pioneers, revealing the hidden stories that shaped this vibrant city.
Whether you're a history buff or just curious about Melbourne's past, this tour will give you a new perspective on the city you thought you knew.
Tickets $90
The Pheasantry
The Pheasantry are a Melbourne based Alt Country band of 5 gents going back over 20 years.
These days the boys have turned back to the electric style with the Telecaster twang running strong with that Pheasantry vocal harmony still leading the way. It's Melbourne Americana.
Quality Comedy: Live Stand-Up
Enjoy a night full of laughs at Quality Comedy, Melbourne's hottest, new comedy room. Expect nothing but comedy at its finest, from some of Australia's best comedians.
Tickets $25
Atomic Hi-tones
Melbourne based Rockabilly band the ATOMIC HI-TONES packs every show with energy, great music and high octane entertainment.
20 years of Atomic gigging has been action packed for the guys with regular and constant appearances all round Australia and New Zealand in the Hot Rod, Festival and Rockabilly scenes, plus support for international acts such as Reverend Horton Heat & Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats.
Come along and check them out, they promise you a great night.
Open Mic Night
Sign up at the bar from 5pm, first in best dressed. Performances from 7pm - bring ya friends!
High Voltage Comedy
Featuring electric line-ups of Melbourne's best comedians and the rising stars. See your favourite comedians working their latest material.
Head on up to the Club Voltaire theatre for a night filled with electrifying humour and non-stop laughter.
This is a free event.
Horse Costume Fight Scene: Lucy Mills
Emerging artist Lucy Mills debuts her newest body of work in Horse Costume Fight Scene, at West End Art Space.
This sequence of works was created from a dream in which two actors in an old-timey horse costume struggle to synergise and match movements, Their closeness is intimate and awkward as their coordination is worsening. The back foot treads on the front, The head and front legs jerk suddenly forward and detach. trying to find its feet, the front topples over and launches into the orchestra pit. The illusion breaks when the horse turns inside out, the two halves spilling out. the horse’s outside is tossed aside while the insides fight one another.
Opening reception: 7 December 2024, 6-8pm
This is a free event // Booking not required
Christmas Bedtime Storytime
Pop on your PJs and come to North Melbourne Library for a special bedtime storytime.
For ages 2 to 7.
This is a free event // Booking not required.