What's on around Essendon for free?
175 upcoming events
We've rounded up 175 upcoming events around Essendon for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events around Essendon for free
Sat3
Today
TodayA$1–10
🖼️Art & Culture
Monthly Book Fair
Fair Trade & Gift Shop
TodayFree
🔐Escape game🌳Outdoors
123Boom! Melbourne - An Explosive Real-Life Arcade Game Experience
123Boom!
TodayA$0–180
🔐Escape game🏆Tournament
Prison Island Melbourne
Prison Island Melbourne
TodayA$0–55
🔐Escape game🌳Outdoors
Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Original Map
The Wheel - District Docklands
At 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Adoption Shelter — Meet and Greet (290826-301126)
200 Elder St
TodayFree
🗺️Guided tour
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience
Level 1, 206 Bourke Street
Sun4
Tomorrow
TomorrowFree
🖼️Exhibition
The Other Side of the Mountain National Carers Week 2026 Art Exhibition
Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🧘Wellness
Deep Listening with the Birrarung
Deep Rock Historical Swimming Hole
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMA$450
✂️Workshop
Onsite: Sunday 09:30-4.00pm. October 4, 2026, ALL DAY (English)
The Royal Women's Hospital
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMFree
🧸Kids0–6 yrs
Family Sunday Social – Victoria Park, Kew
Victoria Park Regional Playground
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMA$0–10
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Birdwalk at Tanunda Wetlands
ParksVic Walk Jubilee Crs Meeting Pt 5
Tomorrow · 9:30 AMA$15–27.50
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
Feel Good Flows - Sunday Rooftop Yoga - Sunday Sangha
St Kilda Sea Baths Roof Top
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
RAAF Museum Point Cook Open Day
RAAF Museum
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🍽️Food
Victoria Commerce & Lifestyle Innovation Expo & Food Culture Festival (VCLIE)
Box Hill Town Hall
TomorrowA$0–49.95
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
MCG Tour & Australian Sports Museum
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition♀️Feminism
What Were You Wearing Exhibition
The Blender Studios
Tomorrow · 10 AMFreeES
🧘Yoga🌳Outdoors
Yoga en el parque: Yoga en Español
Curtain Square
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Restoring Birrarung Country
Ramsden Street Reserve
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
The Bats and the Birrarung
Yarra Bend Park
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Tributary Session 3: Reciprocity
NECCHi East Coburg
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Maximise your growing space
Yarraville Community Garden (next to the 'Dinosaur Park'
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Inner Galaxies Art Exhibition Opening Night
Galleria Crocodillo
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🐣Animals
Animal Blessing Day - World Animal Day Celebration
Tara Institute of Tibetan Buddhism
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Propagating session (Poorneet: Tadpole Season)
101 Union St
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🚶Walk
Queer Bird Walk: Royal Park Rendezvous
Royal Park - Oak St Carpark
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🎒Students
FREE NAPLAN Practice Test — Coaching Guru
Coaching Guru Hoppers Crossing
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
General Games Highpoint Monthly Warhammer Age of Sigmar Tournament 04/10
General Games Highpoint
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Dealing with Anger, Fear and Hurt
Hughesdale Community Centre
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
Qiao Qiao's Dumpling Workshop
Bargoonga Nganjin North Fitzroy Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
🎪Street party
Simchat Torah at NEJC: Celebrating Torah & New Beginnings
NORTH EASTERN JEWISH CENTRE
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
👑Drag show☀️Open air
Boozy Bottomless Brunch Sundays
Evies Disco Diner
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Mon 5A$0
💼Career
Doughnut Economics for Business™ | Organisational Workshops (Enquiry Only)
Melbourne*
Mon 5A$0
✂️Workshop
Climate Literacy Workshop for Teams | Climate Fresk® (Enquiry Only)
Melbourne*
Mon 5A$0
🌳Outdoors
Tipping Point Australia - LIVE AUDIENCE - Tickets Available
Docklands Studios Melbourne
Mon 5 · 9 AMFree
⛷️Ski & winter sports🎾Racket sports
Social Pickleball
Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium
Mon 5 · 9 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Beside the Birrarung Bird Survey in Westgate Park
Westgate Park
Mon 5 · 9 AMFree
🌱Ecology
Future Textiles CRC Industry Workshop VIC
RMIT Brunswick Campus
Mon 5A$0
📖Story time🌳Outdoors0–6 yrs
Coburg West Little Sparks Club
Coburg West Primary School
Mon 5 · 9:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
Walkie Talkies - Monday Mornings
Fordham’s Milk Bar
Mon 5 · 9:30 AMA$0
✂️Workshop🔊Techno
Bringing audiences together – d&b Soundscape at Planetshakers Church
Planetshakers Church Melbourne City Campus
Mon 5A$0
🧘Wellness
Suicide Risk Continuum Training - ONSITE (Melbourne/Naarm)
headspace National
Mon 5 · 9:30 AMFree
🌳Outdoors📖Story time0–4 yrs
Moorabbin Area Toy Library Stay and Play Mornings!
Moorabbin Area Toy Library
Mon 5 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Mindful Mosaics
Jamieson Way Community Centre
Mon 5 · 10 AMA$0
✂️Workshop
muk Master Colourist 2.0
muk Haircare
Mon 5 · 10 AMA$0
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Walk & Talk Buddies Djerring Trail to Hughesdale Station
Girdwood Avenue
Mon 5A$0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Templestowe Playgroup
Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Templestowe Lower
Mon 5 · 10 AMFree
⚽Football🏋️Fitness
Walking Football (Soccer)
Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium
Mon 5A$0
📖Story time🌳Outdoors1–3 yrs
Toddler Time at Fairfield Library
Fairfield Library
Mon 5A$0
📖Story time1–3 yrs
Toddler Time - Kew Court House
Kew Court House
Mon 5 · 11 AMA$0
📖Story time0–3 yrs
Baby Rhymetime at Preston Library
Preston Library
Mon 5 · 11 AMA$0
✂️Workshop
English Classes
Kalkallo Community Centre
Mon 5 · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop👴Seniors
Victorian Seniors Festival: Make a Photobook
Fitzroy Library
Mon 5A$0
📖Story time2–5 yrs
Storytime — Balwyn Library
Balwyn Library
Mon 5 · 11:15 AMA$0
📖Story timefrom 3 yrs
Preschool Storytime at Fairfield Library
Fairfield Library
Mon 5 · 12 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Free Midday Guided Meditation Classes
Kadampa Meditation Centre Melbourne - Brunswick
Mon 5 · 12 PMFree
🎊Village dance
Big Band Dance
Melbourne Town Hall
Mon 5 · 1 PMA$0
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
New Participant Information Session - October 2026
Out Doors Inc. Office
Mon 5 · 1 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Volunteer Information Session at Keilor Library
Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library
Mon 5A$0
🏷️Other
Practise your English at Sydenham Library
Brimbank Libraries: Sydenham Library
Mon 5 · 1:10 PMFree
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Melba Hall 17: Guitar Showcase
Melba Hall
Mon 5 · 1:30 PMA$0
🥋Martial arts🤾Sports & fitness
Women's Self Defence
Djerring Flemington Hub
Mon 5 · 2 PMA$0
📚Literature
Brimbank Book Group at Deer Park Library
Brimbank Libraries: Deer Park Library
Mon 5 · 2 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Busy Bees: casual volunteering
Collingwood Childrens' Farm
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Tue 6 · 9 AMA$0
✂️Workshop🎾Racket sports
Bike Ed Instructor Training - Rosamond School
Rosamond School
Tue 6 · 9 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🎟️Spectator
Social Badminton
Keilor Basketball Netball Stadium
Tue 6 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🔬Science
Elata Pressure Care Mattress Workshop for OTs and Clinicians | 2 CPD Points
Able Living Group Carnegie
Tue 6 · 9:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Milgate Primary School Tour
Milgate Primary School
Tue 6 · 9:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Storytime
The Little Bookroom
Tue 6 · 9:45 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
BinGOMoves
Jamieson Way Community Centre
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🎒Students🧾Drop-in services
Let's Talk Safety
Town Hall Broadmeadows
Tue 6 · 10 AMA$0
🗣️Talk
ASEAN Market Entry Masterclass (Melbourne)
Australian Industry Group
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
💼Career
Ivanhoe VIC October 2026 - The Iconic Women Networking Event Inc.
Pinkie Cafe
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
National Day of Action: Faith communities say Stand with our Pacific Neighbours – Naarm
St. Michael's Uniting Church
Tue 6Free
🏋️Fitness🌳Outdoors
Seniors Exercise Park Sessions 2026
Central Park Community Centre
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
💼Career
Merri-bek Business Women's Network: Coffee Conversations - October
Soundworks Music Studio
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Seed Packing at Ross House: Every Tuesday 15 Sept - Nov 10
Ross House Association
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Celebrating Curly Sedge Creek at Wollert Community Farm
521 Craigieburn Rd E
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Get moving with confidence: Try a free exercise session
Uniting AgeWell Community Hub, Bundoora
Tue 6Free
🗺️Guided tour
Inspire STEM Gallery 2026 — See Her Discover Her Story Imagine Your Future
donkey wheel house
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🗣️Talk
Co-designing a national humanitarian scholarships framework
Monash College City Campus
Tue 6A$0
📖Story time0–6 yrs
Italian Storytime
Coburg Library
Tue 6 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🎪Kids' show1–5 yrs
Rhyme Time - Williams Landing Library Lounge
Williams Landing Library Lounge
Tue 6A$0
📖Story time1–3 yrs
Toddler Time - Camberwell
Camberwell Library
Tue 6 · 10:30 AMFreeES
🎬Cinema👴Seniors
Boroondara Seniors Film Festival - Calle Malaga
Village Cinemas Rivoli
Tue 6A$0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
New exhibitions opening Wed 9 Sep 6:00–8:30 pm
SOL GALLERY
Tue 6A$0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
ART JAPAN OPENING NIGHT
SOL GALLERY
Tue 6 · 11 AMA$0
🧾Drop-in services
Greater Western Water Customer Care Days (Sunshine)
Visy Cares Hub
Tue 6 · 11 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
WOLF PRE Purchase Cooking Demo
e&s Preston
Tue 6A$0
📖Story time2–5 yrs
Storytime - Hawthorn Library
Hawthorn Library
Tue 6 · 11 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Chatty Cafe
Greenhills Neighbourhood House
Tue 6 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Listening Practice series
B117 Theatre (Basement) Melbourne School of Design
Tue 6 · 11 AMFree
👾Video games
MASS ✦ Dev Day 26
MASS
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Wed 7 · 9 AMA$0
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
When Women Teach: Gender, Authority and the Future of Education
Deakin Downtown and online via Livestream
Wed 7 · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Creative Wellbeing & Participation
Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre
Wed 7 · 9:30 AMA$0
🤝Volunteering
Community Together Neighbourhood Summit
Boss James Reserve
Wed 7 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Riverhills Builder Breakfast
The Ridge at Riverhills
Wed 7A$0
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
Walking Group Leisurely - Heart Foundation
40 Grattan St
Wed 7 · 10 AMA$0
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga with Chantelle
Djerring Flemington Hub
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
Community Morning Tea - Kalkallo
Kalkallo Community Centre
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🛹Skate, BMX & roller🌳Outdoors
Introduction to Bowling
Fitzroy Bowls Club
Wed 7 · 10 AMA$0
🧘Wellness
RAJA YOGA MEDITATION Course 10.00am
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Centre
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
Improve your Sales Productivity: Agent Breakfast
Insight Academy
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🏛️Politics & Economy
Vigil for Gaza – Naarm
State Library Victoria
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Fabric Frenzy Days
Creative Community Space
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
💼Career🎒Students
La Trobe Cyber Clinic for SMEs
La Trobe University
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time👴Seniors3–6 yrs
My Grandparent and Me: Seniors Festival Storytime at Keilor (3-6 years)
Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMA$0
🗺️Guided tour
Service Tours
9 Skye St
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Professional Purpose Workshop Session 2: Preparing for Life After Graduation
Swinburne University of Technology
Wed 7 · 10:30 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
Mothers Meeting Mothers
Balam Balam Place
Wed 7A$0
🧾Drop-in services
Pacific Werribee Parents Group
Pacific Werribee
Wed 7A$0
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Lesbians Leap from the Archives 1970–2000
SOL GALLERY
Wed 7 · 11 AMA$0
🏷️Other
MIELE PRE Purchase Cooking Demo
e&s Chadstone
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
💼Career🔬Science
The intelligent contractor: where your data starts making decisions
425 Smith St
Wed 7A$0
🌳Outdoors🤝Volunteering
Park Walks for Carers
Studley Park Boathouse Carpark
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
💼Career
Let's Talk Business at the Libraries (Docklands)
Library at The Dock
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
🌳Outdoors
MASS ✦ Open House
MASS
Wed 7 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Technology Seminar: The Next Frontier in Proteomics by GeneWorks
Jumar Bioincubator
Wed 7Free
✂️Workshop💛Inclusivity
Sisters Who Sow
Lalor Neighbourhood House
Wed 7 · 11:30 AMA$0
✂️Workshop🪕Country
Absolute Beginners Line Dancing — Wednesday
Djerring Flemington Hub
Wed 7 · 11:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop👴Seniors3–6 yrs
My Grandparent and Me: Seniors Festival Art Workshop - Keilor (3-6 years)
Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Thu 8 · 9 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Campus Tours 2026 | Caulfield Campus
Caulfield Grammar School
Thu 8 · 9:30 AMA$0
🗣️Talk💼Career
Introduction to Sexual Health
Alfred Innovation and Education Hub
Thu 8 · 9:30 AMA$0
💼Career
NDIS Provider's Coffee Catchup at Nunawading
The Round
Thu 8 · 9:30 AMFree
🧸Kids0–8 yrs
Discovery Club Playgroup - Term 4
Kerrimuir Neighbourhood House
Thu 8 · 9:45 AMFree
🔢Bingo
Dress-Up BinGo Moves
Jamieson Way Community Centre
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
👴Seniors🤝Volunteering
HUME MEN'S SHEDS OPEN DAY CRAIGIEBURN
151A Craigieburn Rd
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
👴Seniors🌳Outdoors
Vintage Classic Car Display
Forest Hills
Thu 8 · 10 AMA$0
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Behind the Scenes Tour - Brighton
Family Life: Brighton Opportunity Shop
Thu 8 · 10 AMA$0
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Walk & Talk Buddies Djerring Trail to Hughesdale Station (Thurs 8 Oct)
Girdwood Avenue
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Basic Internet Skills at Deer Park Library
Brimbank Libraries: Deer Park Library
Thu 8 · 10 AMA$0
🧘Wellness
Thriving in challenging research spaces: Promoting Well-being & Resilience
Deakin Downtown and online via Livestream
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Introduction to Targets
21 Bedford St
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🎒Students🧾Drop-in services
VE Department: Brews And Banter Sem 2
23-27 Cardigan St
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
💼Career
India–Australia Food & Agri Business Connect (Melbourne)
Pan Pacific
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour👴Seniors
Seniors bus tour of Newport Lakes
Hobsons Bay City Council
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🎒Students
Curious About Research? — Information session
La Trobe University
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Metro Melbourne Seminar - Living well with myeloma
Maribyrnong Community Centre
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Victoria Police information session: be aware of your surroundings
Newport Community Hub
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
ASKO PRE Purchase Combi Steam Demo
e&s Blackburn
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers1–5 yrs
Rhyme Time - Williams Landing Library Lounge
Williams Landing Library Lounge
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMFree
💼Career
Build Your Career in Disability and Aged Care
Broadmeadows Library
Thu 8A$0
📖Story time🪇Music for toddlers0–1 yrs
Baby Time — Hawthorn Library
Hawthorn Library
Thu 8A$0
📖Story time1–3 yrs
Toddler Time - Balwyn
Balwyn Library
Thu 8 · 10:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Disability and Carers Coffee and Crafts
RMIT University - Melbourne City Campus
Thu 8 · 11 AMA$0
🪕Country🏋️Fitness
Experienced Beginners Line Dancing - Thursday
Djerring Flemington Hub
Thu 8A$0
📖Story timeup to 12 yrs
Storytime - Ashburton Library
Ashburton Library
Thu 8A$0
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Create & Chat at Sydenham Library
Brimbank Libraries: Sydenham Library
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Fri 9 · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Storytelling & Expression
Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre
Fri 9A$0
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
Walking Group - Fast Paced Friday Walkers
40 Grattan St
Fri 9 · 9:30 AMFree
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
ON A BOAT: Operation Clean River
WTC Wharf Melbourne
Fri 9 · 9:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time0–5 yrs
Arts and Crafts Playgroup - Term 4 2026
Craig Family Centre
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Language café
SPEAK ENGLISH
Djerring Flemington Hub
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
👴Seniors🌳Outdoors
Natural Environment Showcase - Seniors Festival
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary - Visitor Information Centre
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Intro to Microsoft Excel at St Albans Library
Brimbank Libraries: St Albans Library
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Friday morning tech class: shopping safely online
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
🎒Students
Yapify International Student Social Market
Ernie Cropley Sports Pavilion
Fri 9 · 10 AMA$0
✂️Workshop💼Career
Co-designing Curriculum with Industry: Lessons from IPN Members
VDC
Fri 9A$0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Government House Community Tour
Government House
See also around Essendon for free
At 6:30 PMA$10
🎸Rock✨Pop
MIDNIGHT SKIES - AUSTRALIA TOUR
Mamma Chen's, Footscray
Sat 31 · 11 AMA$5–30
🎸Jam / Open mic
Footscray One Day Choir - Stupid Song by Olivia Rodrigo
Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray
Wed 14 · 6 PMA$15–25
🎫Concert
FCPS Kaleidoscope Concert
Footscray City Primary School - Gymnasium
Sun 25 · 2 PMA$30–45
🎸Rock⚡Punk
Negative Approach 2026 AUS & NZ Tour - MELBOURNE ALL AGES
Footscray Park Bowling Club
Sun 18 · 3 PMA$10–15
🎫Concert
School of Rock at Kindred Studios
Kindred Studios Creative Spaces, Yarraville
Sat 17 · 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
Tue 6 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Waterloo Cup Hotel
Waterloo Cup Hotel, Moonee Ponds
Sat 17 · 9 PMA$29.89–41.54
🌐World music🪇Salsa
Tribute Concert to Tito Rojas - Salsa Night
The Third Day, North Melbourne
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Spotswood Hotel
Spotswood Hotel
Fri 23 · 5:30 PMA$50–110
🌐World music🪕Folk / Acoustic
Remzie Osmani & Nexhat Osmani – Live in Melbourne
Melbourne Pavilion
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🎉Club🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
A Polyamorous+ Social: Footscray August
Littlefoot Bar & Kitchen, Footscray
Fri 16 · 9:30 PM
💿DJ set👑Drag show
On A Pride Like This (Kylie Night)
Pride of our Footscray
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel)
The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel), Melbourne
At 7:30 PMA$15
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🎊Village dance
Queer as Foxtrot - Dance Party 3 Oct
Hoadley Hall/ Scout Hall, 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 8 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Yarraville Club
Yarraville Club
At 6 PMA$5–10
🎉Parties
Latin House Party
The experience House, Melbourne
Tue 6 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Union Hotel
Union Hotel, Ascot Vale
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Anglers Tavern
Anglers Tavern, Melbourne
At 8 PMA$28.13–33.41
💿DJ set
FOMO BY THE DOCK | 03 OCT 2026
30ML Bar & Restaurant Docklands
At 2 PMA$71.74
☀️Open air💿DJ set
★ S.A.S.H Melbourne x No Way Back x One Percent ★ Slapfunk 15th Anniversary
Shipment, Melbourne
Mon 5 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Ascot Vale Hotel
Ascot Vale Hotel
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Moonee Ponds Club
Moonee Ponds Club
Thu 15 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Loft
91 Nicholson St, Footscray
Thu 8 · 5:30 PM
🎭Theatre
FHS Theatre Studies- The 39 Steps!
Kinnear Theatre - Footscray High School (Centre Aisle Configuration)
Sat 17 · 7 PMA$30–89
🎪Circus
Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne
Melbourne Showgrounds
At 7 PM
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
One tease to rule them all: The burlesque parody
Kensington Town Hall
Tomorrow · 10 AM
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
IMAGINATOR
The District Docklands - underneath the Melbourne Star
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
👑Drag show💋Burlesque
Debutante! (Tables + Drink Packages)
Pride of our Footscray
Mon 26 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Community Builders Book Club
The People's Place (red brick hall - Borderlands/St John's ), Footscray
Thu 8 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk👗Fashion & Design
MBxCIDRN seminar: Live from the bridge: Hip Hop practitioners in the 'Australian' education borderlands
Moondani Balluk - Lizzie & Uncle Jack Charles G105 room. Victoria University, Footscray Campus.
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Good Natured Book Club
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop, West Footscray
Wed 14 · 6 PMA$5
🎸Jam / Open mic🌳Outdoors
Art Jam Session
The Corner Studio, West Footscray
Tue 27 · 6:15 PMA$47.50
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Mystery Book Night
Harley & Rose, West Footscray
Thu 15 · 6 PMA$68.59
🍽️Food🌏South Asia
Kholiye: Diwali Founder’s Release - Whisky Dinner
Bakery Hill Distillery., Kensington
Thu 22 · 8 PMA$79–299
👗Fashion & Design
M/FW 26: THE EDIT RUNWAY
Younghusband, Kensington
Thu 15 · 6:30 PMA$40
📚Literature🎬Cinema
All about Sense and Sensibility with Salon
Dwell, Ascot Vale
Sat 17 · 2 PM
📚Literature
Meet Christian O'Connell at Dymocks Highpoint
Dymocks Highpoint, Maribyrnong
TomorrowA$154.3(7)
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Scienceworks Melbourne: Entry Ticket
Scienceworks (Museums Victoria), 3015, Melbourne
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