What's on in Essendon?
23 upcoming events
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Events in Essendon
Sun18
Sunday 18 October
Wed21
Wednesday 21 October
Thu22
Thursday 22 October
Later
Thu 29 · 10:30 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Come and Try
Kieser Essendon
Fri 30 · 9:30 PMA$17.19–22.49
💿DJ set🕺Disco
THE TRACKSUIT PARTY!
Dimples Essendon
Fri 30 · 9:30 PM
Dj Peril @ Dimples Essendon
Dimples Essendon
Mon 2 · 6 PMA$22–25
💿DJ set
EURO NIGHT
The Essendon Hotel
Mon 2 · 6 PM
🏷️Other
Melbourne Cup Calcutta 2026
Essendon Bowls Club
Fri 6 · 7:30 PMA$48.96
🧘Wellness
Sacred Vibrations: Sound Healing Journey
At One Studio
Sat 7 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
St Bernard's Deceased Old Collegians Mass 2026
St Bernard's College Chapel
Thu 12 · 2:30 PMA$5
🎪Kids' show🖼️Exhibition0–15 yrs
Celebration of the Arts 2026
St Therese's School
Fri 13 · 7 PM
Parents' Welcome Night
Gayip-biik - St Columba's College
Sat 14 · 2 PM
BPCC Ladies Day - 2026
Buckley Park Cricket Club Pavilion
Sat 21 Nov · 2:30 PMA$5–50
Beyond the Horizon
Essendon Baptist Community Church
Sun 22 Nov · 2 PMA$25–35
End of Year Concert - Full of Heart Music Studios
Essendon Keilor College Auditorium
Thu 26 Nov · 7:30 PMA$20–25
🎭Theatre✨Cabaret
Drinking Habits 2 - Caught in the Act
Bradshaw St Community Hall
Fri 27 Nov · 6 PMA$20
St Bernard's College Combined Reunion 2026
St Bernard's College Chapel
Sun 29 Nov · 10:30 AM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
Inner West Dance - 2026 Performance Emotions
Frank FitzGerald Auditorium, St Bernards College
Fri 4 Dec · 6:30 PMA$35–42
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Ivasyk Telesyk - The Lehenda School Annual Concert
St Bernard's College Chapel
Sat 5 Dec · 7 PMA$39.90–59.90
🎭Stage
Renegades of Wrestling - Final Fight
Renegade Arena
See also in Essendon
Tue 20
🔬Experimental🪕Folk / Acoustic
Sir Richard Bishop @ Footscray Records
Footscray Records
Fri 23 · 7 PMA$22.90
✨Pop🎸Rock
n!ni - 'fault★' EP Launch
Mamma Chen's, Footscray
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$10–20
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Adam Coad and The Anomalies - Walking Shadows - Album Launch
Bluestone Church Art Space, Footscray
Sat 31 · 11 AMA$5–30
🎸Jam / Open mic
Footscray One Day Choir - Stupid Song by Olivia Rodrigo
Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray
Sun 25 · 2 PMA$30–45
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Negative Approach 2026 AUS & NZ Tour - MELBOURNE ALL AGES
Footscray Park Bowling Club
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Friday Knock Off Choir - Spring into Summer Series 2026
The Body Voice Centre, Footscray
Sat 31 · 5 PMA$20–30
🔬Experimental💛Inclusivity
SAFE IN SOUND FESTIVAL - DAY 1 @ THE DRILL HALL FOOTSCRAY
Footscray Drill Hall
Sat 31 · 5:45 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Hallow Be The Namee
BEHIND GATHER & TAILOR, West Melbourne
Tomorrow · 3 PMA$10–15
🎫Concert
School of Rock at Kindred Studios
Kindred Studios Creative Spaces, Yarraville
Tue 3 · 9 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Lexus Melbourne Cup Day - Atrium Flat
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
At 8 PMA$20
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
NO PROMISES AT MANTRA STUDIO KITCHEN BAR ON 17 OCTOBER 2026 at 8.00pm
Mantra Studio Kitchen Bar, Yarraville
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
🎉Club🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
A Polyamorous+ Social: Footscray August
Littlefoot Bar and Kitchen, Footscray
Thu 29 · 9 PMA$16–27
🎉Club👑Drag show
Eve Sapphic Party: HALLOWEVE
Pride of our Footscray
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel)
The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel), Melbourne
Fri 30 · 7 PMA$11.90–22.49
🎉Parties
Mates & Dates Mixer
Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMA$50–275
🤝Volunteering
One Heart x Musana: A Brand New Day - Impact Done Different
Gather and Tailor, West Melbourne
Thu 22 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Yarraville Club
Yarraville Club
Sun 1 · 4 PMA$131.52–270.34
🎉Club💿DJ set
Novel Presents BICEP
The Underpass Melbourne, West Melbourne
Fri 13 · 6 PMA$300
🎪Street party
The Eleanor Bryant Memorial Fund Melbourne Cocktail Party Fundraiser
The Roof Garden, Club Stand, Flemington Racecourse
Fri 6 · 6 PMA$40
🎉Parties
MMPL Presentation 2026
Flemington & Kensington Bowling Club
Sat 14 · 10 AMA$10–112
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Annunciation, Corpus Christi & St Augustines Community Fair
Corpus Christi School, West Footscray
Thu 29 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Loft
91 Nicholson St, Footscray
Sun 1 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Laundromat Comedy
The WashRoom Laundromat, Footscray
Thu 22 · 6:45 PMA$9.78
🎤Stand-up
Japanese Food Stand-Up Comedy
5 Joseph Rd, Footscray
Wed 11 · 6:30 PMA$74.37
🎤Stand-up
Dee Couple Me Up
Alfa. Seddon
At 7 PMA$30–99
🎪Circus
Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne
Melbourne Showgrounds
Mon 26 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Community Builders Book Club
The People's Place (red brick hall - Borderlands/St John's ), Footscray
Wed 28 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗺️Guided tour
JAM! Reading Group
Footscray Library
Mon 9 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The politics of Anti-Islamophobia in Australia - Book Launch
Victoria University - Footscray Park Campus
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
Gambling Harm Awareness Week - AVWA 2026
Millennium House, Seddon
Thu 12 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Good Natured Book Club
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop, West Footscray
Tue 27 · 6:15 PMA$47.50
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Mystery Book Night
Harley & Rose, West Footscray
Sun 8 · 9 AMA$15
🎬Cinema
Tempt Screening
Sun Theatre, Yarraville
Mon 19 · 6 PMA$59
👗Fashion & Design🗣️Talk
MFW- The Indian Edit
Kensington Town Hall
Thu 22 · 8 PMA$79–299
👗Fashion & Design
M/FW 26: THE EDIT RUNWAY
Younghusband, Kensington
Fri 23 · 9 PMA$20–25
🎬Cinema
Pidha Pachi ~ MEL HIGHPOINT
Cinema 11, Maribyrnong
Thu 29 · 12 PMA$185
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
Doutta Galla Spring Carnival Preview Lunch
Doutta Galla Hotel, Flemington
Sun 1 · 11:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
Fueling Womanhood - Understanding Food and Fitness Through the Female Lifespan (Maribyrnong Girls Can Week 2026)
Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre
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Venues in Essendon
Kieser Essendon
1 event
Gayip-biik - St Columba's College
1 event
At One Studio
1 event
Essendon Keilor College Auditorium
2 events
Dimples Essendon
1 event
Essendon Bowls Club
1 event
Buckley Park Cricket Club Pavilion
1 event
Bradshaw St Community Hall
1 event
Essendon Baptist Community Church
1 event
St Bernard's College Chapel
4 events
Frank FitzGerald Auditorium, St Bernards College
1 event