Stage around Essendon
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Oazis lists 478 stage events around Essendon, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub, Ecstatic Dance Melbourne and The Comic's Lounge.
Events — stage around Essendon
Sat3
Today
Today
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
IMAGINATOR
The District Docklands - underneath the Melbourne Star
At 11 AMA$32–35
🎪Kids' show🕺Musical
Disney's Moana Jr.
The National Theatre, St Kilda
At 1:20 PMA$55–65
🎭Theatre
Meat Grinder
ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD
At 1:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Theatre Company Showcase 2026
Dance Street | Studio 2
At 2 PM
🕺Musical✨Cabaret
Spamalot
Athenaeum Theatre One
At 2 PM
🎭Theatre
The Homecoming
Athenaeum Theatre One
At 3 PMA$10–56
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
Notes of Self — James Batchelor
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
At 4:30 PM
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Briefs: The Works
Spiegel Haus Melbourne
At 4:30 PM
🔬Experimental🎊Socials
Aniconic
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
At 5 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
The Drummer
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
At 5 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
The Drummer
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
At 5 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
The Drummer
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
At 5:30 PMA$35
🎤Stand-up
Lankan Tucker LAUGHS! Comedy Night
Lankan Tucker
At 5:30 PM
🎭Theatre👑Drag show
Eighteen Lives (祖宗十八代)
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
At 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
At 6 PMA$55–99
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Feel The Magic: Magic Men Live - Melbourne
Crown Melbourne
At 6 PMA$65
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Magic Men Cabaret Ladies Night
Crown Melbourne
At 6 PM
🎭Theatre
Lupad to Fly
Theatrette
At 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
The Boards Above Her Face
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sun4
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
ROME: Empire, Power, People
Melbourne Museum
Tomorrow · 11 AMA$55–1,700
🎻Opera🎫Concert
Classical Voice Masterclass with Grammy Award Winning Sumi Jo
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
👑Drag show☀️Open air
Boozy Bottomless Brunch Sundays
Evies Disco Diner
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🎤Stand-up
Comedy Workshop with Jacob Sacher
Caulfield South
Tomorrow · 4:30 PM
🎭Theatre
In My Skin
Astor Theatre, St Kilda
Tomorrow · 5 PMA$40
🧢Hip-hop🎪Kids' show
X Dance Station Annual Showcase 2026 “UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU”
Trak Lounge Bar
Tomorrow · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🎭Theatre👑Drag show
Lupad to Fly
Theatrette
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
Wonderland
Penola Catholic College Auditorium - Senior Campus
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM
🎭Theatre
THE WOMAN BETWEEN WORLDS
144 St Kilda Rd
Tomorrow · 7:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Improvisation Reimagined
The MIECAT Institute 374 George St Fitzroy
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$22.20
🎤Stand-up
On The Gags Stand Up Sunday Sesh
Bodriggy
Mon5
Monday 5 October
Mon 5 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Mon 5 · 6 PM
🗣️Talk
Little Town Hall x Public Speaking Competition
Mensa
Mon 5 · 7 PMA$14.01
🎤Stand-up
Comedy at Spleen
Spleen Bar
Mon 5 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Aaron Chen: Technology
Palais Theatre
Mon 5 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Working it out
Melbourne Comedy Club
Tue6
Tuesday 6 October
Tue 6 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Tue 6 · 6 PMA$21.42–72.42
🎤Stand-up
Melbourne Turkish Stand Up Night
Brunswick Artists Bar
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre💋Burlesque
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 6:30 PMA$20
👑Drag show🎪Street party
Drag Bingo at the Pride Centre!
the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre
Tue 6 · 7 PMA$39–695
🎭Theatre
Premiership Pies Sidebottom, Malthouse & McRae at Shoppingtown Hotel
Shoppingtown Hotel
Tue 6 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Am I Who? x 2
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre⚡Punk
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 8 PMA$2
🎤Stand-up
Underground Comedy Tuesday
Melbourne Comedy Club
Tue 6 · 8:15 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Murder in the Market: A Murder Village Improvised Whodunnit
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 8:45 PM
🎭Theatre
Ghostware
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 6 · 9:30 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
KING IV – FUNERAL
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed7
Wednesday 7 October
Wed 7 · 12:30 PMA$160.14–208.85
🎭Theatre
Community Travel Club: A Beautiful Noise
Princess Theatre
Wed 7 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Wed 7 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 7 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
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Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
TSIM "No Mistakes Tour"
Forum Melbourne
Wed 7 · 7 PMA$0
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Chaotic Musings: Poetry Open Mic
Creatures of Habit Bar & Bandroom
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Dave O'Neil's Comedy Funhouse
The Grandview Hotel Fairfield
Wed 7 · 7 PMA$22–66
🌊Contemporary🔬Experimental
40-LOVE — Jonathan Homsey
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
Wed 7 · 7 PMA$25
🎭Theatre
Trinity College Presents: Noel Coward's "Present Laughter"
Trinity College Dining Hall
Wed 7 · 7 PMA$20
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Tina's Lucky Dip
Grouse Melbourne
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎪Circus
INFERNO
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 7 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Driving Story with Wants and Needs
Howard Fine Acting Studio - Downstairs Theatre
Wed 7 · 7 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Community Open Mic Series (Hindi-English Comedy)
Papa Chai
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Bar Humbug Comedy
Bar HumBug
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Damn fine laughs
Fad Gallery Bar
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up🎤Karaoke
Old Bar Comedy
The Old Bar
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
Am I Who? x 2
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMA$6.66–12
🎭Theatre
YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND CLUB: Monster Factory
New Guernica
Wed 7 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 7 · 8 PMA$2–7
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Therapy
Miranda Bar Melbourne | Premium Cocktail Experiences
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Thu 8 · 11 AM
🎪Kids' show🎊Socials
2026 SHOWFIT FULLTIME - DANCE SHOWING
SHOWFIT STUDIOS
Thu 8 · 4:15 PMA$0–244.85
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Kids & Teenagers Musical Theatre Classes Ages 7-14
Dance Factory
Thu 8 · 5:30 PM
🎭Theatre
FHS Theatre Studies — The 39 Steps
Kinnear Theatre - Footscray High School (Centre Aisle Configuration)
Thu 8 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Thu 8 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 6:30 PMA$47.50
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Kitty Flanagan
Brighton Baths (upstairs)
Thu 8 · 7 PM
🎪Circus👑Drag show
INFERNO
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 7:15 PMA$10–30
📜Poetry slam🎭Theatre
SpeakUP Spoken Word Showcase
Room 401 - Balam Balam Place
Thu 8 · 7:30 PMA$0–63.23
🕺Musical
Young Frankenstein
Theatre Works
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Giselle
Palais Theatre
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
Am I Who? x 2
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
👑Drag show🎭Theatre
FABLE
Theatrette
Thu 8 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre🏛️Politics & Economy
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 8:15 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Murder in the Market: A Murder Village Improvised Whodunnit
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 8:45 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Mirage Comedy - Open mic
Marrakech Cocktail & Shisha Lounge
Thu 8 · 8:45 PM
🎭Theatre
Ghostware
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 9:15 PM
🎤Stand-up💋Burlesque
Slugs
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 8 · 9:30 PM
🎭Theatre🔬Experimental
KING IV – FUNERAL
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Fri 9 · 10:30 AMFree
🎪Kids' show
DMPS Production: Mad Magpie — 10:30am show
Djerring Hub
Fri 9 · 1:30 PMFree
🎪Kids' show🎭Theatre
Mad Magpie — 1:30pm show (Debney Meadows PS production)
Djerring Hub
Fri 9 · 4:30 PMA$0
🎤Stand-up
TGIF! with Charlie Pickering (Oct 9)
120 Southbank Blvd
Fri 9 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Fri 9 · 6 PMA$22–66
🌊Contemporary🎊Socials
Palingenesis — D_antidote Production
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
Fri 9 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Fri 9 · 6 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
Dance Showcase - Semester Two 2026
Theatre of All Nations (GA)
Fri 9 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Fri 9 · 7 PMA$25–30
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance Melbourne
Ecstatic Dance Melbourne
Fri 9 · 7 PMA$25–28
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
CORE: Flare Dance Ensemble 2026 Production
Union Theatre
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎷Jazz✨Cabaret
Cuban Fire!
Thornbury Theatre
Fri 9 · 7 PM
🎪Circus👑Drag show
INFERNO
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
The Sleeping Beauty
Regent Theatre
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMA$35–40
🎭Stage
Melbourne Magic Show: Impossible Occurrences
Impossible Occurrences - Melbourne's Exclusive Magic Show, 3000
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMA$20
📜Poetry♀️Feminism
Mother Tongue Poetry OCTOBER 2026
Fairfield Uniting Church
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMA$39–45
🕺Musical🌳Outdoors
Waterdale's Twisted
Doncaster Playhouse
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMA$35–39.95
🪄Magic
Melbourne Magic Show — Impossible Occurrences
Melbourne Marriott Hotel
Fri 9 · 7:30 PMA$35–60
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Cult of the Lamb: House of Sin
Howler
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Fridays at Piper's Playhouse
Piper's Playhouse
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
Am I Who? x 2
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Later
Sat 10 · 12 PMA$84.90
👑Drag show
Sip, Sip Queens! Glitz & Glam Bottomless Drag Brunch
Henry and the Fox
Sat 10 · 3 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 3 PM
👑Drag show🎭Theatre
FABLE
Theatrette
Sat 10 · 3:30 PM
🎭Theatre
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 5 PMA$35
🩰Classical🌐World music
Melbourne Kathak Festival - Rang-e-Sangeet
Performing Arts Centre (PAC) East Doncaster Secondary College
Sat 10 · 5 PMA$20–34
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Victoria State Final APS '26 Australian Poetry Slam – Story Week 2026
The Wheeler Centre
Sat 10 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Sat 10 · 6:30 PMA$27
💿DJ set🎉Club
HOOP ARMY presents: A Decade of Devotion
Quad Club
Sat 10 · 7 PMA$15–690
✨Cabaret💋Burlesque
MenXclusive The Show | Melbourne 10 Oct
Platform One
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎪Circus👑Drag show
INFERNO
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎻Opera
Amelia goes to the Ball
Highfield Road Uniting Church Hall
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up🎭Theatre
Am I Who? x 2
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre🏛️Politics & Economy
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 8:15 PM
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Murder in the Market: A Murder Village Improvised Whodunnit
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 8:45 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Ghostware
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 9:15 PM
🎤Stand-up🎎Puppetry
Slugs
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sat 10 · 9:30 PM
🎭Theatre👑Drag show
KING IV – FUNERAL
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Sun 11 · 11 AM
🎲Improv
Finding the Game of the Scene
Howard Fine Acting Studio - Downstairs Theatre
Sun 11 · 2 PMA$58
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Best Seller Book Club
Thornbury Theatre
Sun 11 · 4 PMA$64.13
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🎉Club
Sapphic Society Melbourne | October Edition
The Blacksmith Bar
Sun 11 · 5 PM
🎤Stand-up
Carl Barron: Just Wondering Why
Palais Theatre
Sun 11 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Sun 11 · 6 PMA$17.19
🎊Socials
Funkadelics Showcase
Building 16 (Storey Hall) - RMIT University
Mon 12 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Tue 13 · 5:45 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Country House: An Improvised Comedy of Manners
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Tue 13 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 7 PM
✨Cabaret🎪Circus
Lash Out Cabaret
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Che Durena
National Theatre
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Heir
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre🏛️Politics & Economy
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 8:15 PM
🩰Classical🌐World music
An evening of Classical Music and Bharatanatyam
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Tue 13 · 8:45 PM
👑Drag show✨Cabaret
Taiwan Folk
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14
🕺Musical
Mayfair: A New Musical
Chapel off Chapel
Wed 14 · 5:45 PM
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Country House: An Improvised Comedy of Manners
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Wed 14 · 6 PMA$22–66
🌊Contemporary🔬Experimental
Not a Jam — Aimee Raitman
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
Wed 14 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre🎎Puppetry
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 6:15 PM
🎭Theatre👑Drag show
The Carrot Show
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 7 PMA$22–66
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
We wanna have a lot of forks in a backpack — Lola Borroni and Hannah Vella
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
Wed 14 · 7 PMA$17.34
🎤Stand-up
NERD NITE #71
Howler
Wed 14 · 7 PM
✨Cabaret🎪Circus
Lash Out Cabaret
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Heir
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Big Diva Energy
Theatrette
Wed 14 · 7:45 PM
🎭Theatre🏛️Politics & Economy
Horse Play
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 8:15 PMA$22–66
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
ROCKABYE / HAVEN — Sam Osborn / Wren Sky Milera
Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
Wed 14 · 8:15 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Modern Day Cowgirl
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 8:45 PM
👑Drag show✨Cabaret
Taiwan Folk
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Wed 14 · 9:15 PM
🎤Stand-up🎪Circus
Slugs
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 15 · 5:45 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Country House: An Improvised Comedy of Manners
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
Thu 15 · 5:45 PMA$32
🎭Theatre♿Disability
Autonomy of Flo(w)
The Motley Bauhaus
Thu 15 · 6 PM
🎭Theatre💋Burlesque
The Kentucky Meat Shower
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
See also around Essendon
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
At 7:30 PMA$15
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🎊Village dance
Queer as Foxtrot - Dance Party 3 Oct
Hoadley Hall/ Scout Hall, Footscray
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel)
The Cheeky Pint (The Barkley Hotel), Melbourne
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 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
At 8 PMA$28.13–33.41
💿DJ set
FOMO BY THE DOCK | 03 OCT 2026
30ML Bar & Restaurant Docklands
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
Tomorrow · 2 PMA$30–45
☀️Open air💿DJ set
🌊✨ SPRING VIBRATIONS ✨🌊 aboard the eco warrior STEVE IRWIN SHIP
Melbourne City Marina, Docklands
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.
At 3 PMA$15
🍽️Food
Taste of Yunnan 2026 Melbourne
First Love Coffee, Footscray
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
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
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)
🗺️Guided tour
Scienceworks Melbourne: Entry Ticket
Scienceworks (Museums Victoria), 3015, Melbourne
Sat 24 · 7 PMA$30
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
Red Tent Gathering - Women's Circle
The Body Voice Centre, Footscray
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🕊️Human rights
Maribyrnong River Flotilla & Parade
Footscray Boat Club
Fri 16 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Weekly Growers Group - Fridays at Kensington Native Nursery 16th Oct
TreeProject Native Nursery, Kensington
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology
Gimme 5! - Community Ride with Port Phillip Bicycle User Group
Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Waste Not Hub - Sept 2026
78 St Leonards Rd, Ascot Vale
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMFree
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+💛Inclusivity
A Polyamorous+ Social: Footscray October
Littlefoot Bar & Kitchen, Footscray
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — stage around Essendon
Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub
101 events
Ecstatic Dance Melbourne
7 events
The Comic's Lounge
10 events
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Sylvia Staehli Theatre - Dancehouse
15 events
Union Theatre
7 events
The Motley Bauhaus
36 events
Spiegel Haus Melbourne
8 events
Athenaeum Theatre One
8 events
Platform One
6 events
Theatrette
10 events
Palais Theatre
13 events
National Theatre
11 events
Frequently asked questions
How many stage events are there around Essendon?
478 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch stage around Essendon?
Notably Meat Market Stables, Fringe Festival Hub, Ecstatic Dance Melbourne and The Comic's Lounge. See the full list of venues above.