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What's on in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 November 2026

Wednesday 18 November 2026 in Melbourne: 281+ things on, 95 of them free. Pick one, then see which of your mates are free.

Updated Sat 14 Nov 2026 · we look for new events every night

Picks for Melbourne

Wednesday 18 November

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From $119

Mosaic Lamp Making Workshop for Beginners

be-ras creatives art cafe · 9:30am

Workshops

Free

Future Dreaming

The Torch Project · 10am

Art & galleries

From $20

A Taste Of Christmas

The Johnston Collection · 10am

History & heritageArt & galleries

Free

Loose Fit: Contemporary Architecture Projects from East Asia

Glyn Davis Building (MSD) · 10am

Art & galleries

Free

Romy Durrant and Mia-Francesca Jones: Remember This

Library at The Dock · 10am

Art & galleries

Free

Jessica Row: If a tree falls in the urban forest

Library at The Dock · 10am

Art & galleries

From $54.26

Maton Guitars factory Tour

6 Clarice Rd · 10am

Tours

From $2

Coffee & Craft

North Ringwood Community House · 10am

WorkshopsCoffee culture

Free

Dino Days

Melbourne Museum · 10am

Kids & familyTheatre

From $12

Drawing & Painting

North Ringwood Community House · 10am

WorkshopsArt & galleries

Free

Amanda Hyatt VAS: Windows of Life

Victorian Artists Society · 10am

Art & galleries

Free

iGen (intergenerational) playgroup Mt Waverley

Community Hall (St Philip's Church) · 10am

Kids & family

From $60

Aqua Sculpt Floating Pilates

Park Hyatt Melbourne · 10am

Yoga & wellness

Free

Story Time (Seabrook)

Seabrook Community Centre · 10am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

Free

Story Time (Newport)

Newport Community Hub · 10am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

From $6

East Melbourne Walking Tours

Parliament of Victoria, meet on the front steps. Look for our RED umbrella · 10am · +1 more

ToursHistory & heritage

Free

Australian Native Garden Walk

Australian Native Garden, Royal Park · 10:30am

ToursOutdoors

Free

Songbirds

North Melbourne Library · 10:30am

Kids & family

Free

Stompers

East Melbourne Library · 10:30am

Bookshops & literary

Free

Songbirds

narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services · 10:30am

Kids & family

Free

Songbirds

Library at The Dock · 10:30am

Kids & family

From $10

Analog Art Club

Wyndham Art Gallery · 10:30am

Art & galleriesWorkshops

Free

a/part: Hoda Afshar

Buxton Contemporary · 11am

Art & galleriesPhotography

Free

Contemplating Impermanence

Project8 Gallery · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Jo Davenport: Under the Same Sky

Flinders Lane Gallery · 11am

Art & galleries

From $36

Arthurs Seat Eagle: Roundtrip Gondola Ticket + Drink

Arthurs Seat Eagle - Base Station · 11am

OutdoorsTours

Free

Stef Harris: Stories from the Sky

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Anne Tweed: Urban Shadows

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Yolanda Scholz Vinall: Echoing Paths (revised)

West End Art Space · 11am

Art & galleries

Free

Baby Time (Newport)

Newport Community Hub · 11am

Kids & familyBookshops & literary

From $168

Spring in Couture

Decembre Studio · 11am

WorkshopsFashion & design

From $25

Duneira Estate House and Garden Tour

Mount Macedon · 11am · +1 more

ToursHistory & heritage

From $198

Christmas Wreath Workshop

Décembre Studio · 11am

Workshops

Free

Get Active – Qigong and Walking Meditation

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre · 11:15am

Yoga & wellnessOutdoors

From $15

Brewery Tours - 2026-27

Bridge Road Brewers · 11:15am

Craft beerTours

From $11.90

Stories of Darebin: Guided History Tours

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre · 11:30am

ToursHistory & heritage

From $11.90

Stories of Darebin: Guided History Tours

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre · 11:30am

ToursHistory & heritage

From $46.50

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City

Level 1, 206 Bourke Street · 12pm

Virtual realityImmersive experiencesHistory & heritage

Free

Lea Rose: Direl Lake Tyrrell

fortyfivedownstairs · 12pm

Art & galleries

2026 Lunch in a bunch

12pm

Food & wine

From $47

SENSAS Melbourne - A Unique Multi-Sensory Experience

SENSAS Melbourne · 12:30pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Athenaeum Theatre One · 1pm · +1 more

Theatre

From $55

The Possession

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $42

Escape Games Melbourne

1st floor/412 Church St · 1pm

Escape roomsOutdoors

Free

MFC Vocal Classical Singing Student Concert

St Paul's Cathedral · 1pm

Live music

Adult Creators Club

Power Neighbourhood House · 1pm

Workshops

From $82

Carpentry Intermediate - Wednesday (Ladies PM)

Glen Park Community Centre Inc · 1pm

Workshops

From $5518+

Asylum

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:10pm

Escape rooms

From $5518+

Meat Grinder

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:20pm

Escape rooms

From $55

Pirate Island

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:20pm

Escape rooms

Free

Ringwood East Talking Cafe

Fortunate Son Cafe · 1:30pm

Coffee culture

From $55

Zombie Apocalypse

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:40pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $55

Pirates

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:50pm

Escape rooms

From $55

Van Helsing

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 1:50pm

Escape roomsImmersive experiences

From $46.90

123Boom! Melbourne - An Explosive Real-Life Arcade Game Experience

123Boom! · 2pm

GamingImmersive experiences

From $45

Magic University

ESCAPE THIS - Melbourne CBD · 2:40pm

Escape rooms

From $25

MATCHA PRICE CHALLENGE - Can You Taste the Price?

industrybeans · 4pm

Coffee cultureFood & wine

Free

Carlton’s Hidden History

Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre · 5pm

Talks & ideasHistory & heritage

From $39

Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Happy Hours

The Wheel - District Docklands · 5pm

Board games

Jack Johnson - Surfilmusic Tour - Australia / New Zealand - 2026

Arts Centre Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl · 5:30pm

Live music

Free

La Trobe Classics in the City

City Library · 5:30pm

Talks & ideasHistory & heritage

Free

Free Fitness in the Park: Tai Chi

Docklands Sports Courts · 5:30pm

Yoga & wellnessOutdoors

From $89

Melbourne Hidden Bars Walking Tour

Spring Street & Lonsdale Street · 5:45pm

ToursCocktail bars

Free

New to Melbourne Language Exchange

La Di Da · 6pm

Talks & ideas

From $30

Still/Life Drawing

98 Smith St · 6pm

Art & galleriesWorkshops

From $15

The Cheeky Two Step - Weds, Nov 18th (90 Min Class)

The Cheeky Squire · 6pm

Dance

Free

Board Game Social - FREE @FortressMelb

Fortress Melbourne · 6pm

Board games

From $25

Summer Whites in the Garden

St Kilda Sports Club · 6pm

Food & wine

From $15

$15 Life Drawing Wednesdays

Changing Room Gallery · 6pm

Art & galleriesWorkshops

From $10

The Adaptation Game @ Fawkner Park Melbourne - Citizen COP 2026

South Yarra Senior Citizens Centre · 6pm

Board gamesScience

Free

St Kilda Book Launch: The Orange Window & Other Fables For Adults

The Edison Agency · 6pm

Bookshops & literaryArt & galleries

From $39

Fijian Flying Circus Presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne

Melbourne Showgrounds · 6:30pm

TheatreKids & familyDance

From $39.9918+

GENERATION WOMEN - Showstoppers 2026: The stories that stayed with us

HOWLER, MELBOURNE · 6:30pm

Talks & ideasTheatre

From $49

Fijian Flying Circus

Flemington Racecourse · 6:30pm

TheatreKids & family

From $132.25

Matchroom Boxing Live in Melbourne on November 18, 2026

Pullman Melbourne Albert Park · 6:30pm

Live sport

From $19.50

Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders: Building Bad

The Wheeler Centre · 6:30pm

Talks & ideasBookshops & literary

Free

Bachata ConeXion 'Wednesdays'

497 Queensberry St · 6:30pm

Dance

From $50

Play in a Day: Volpone, or The Fox

The University of Melbourne · 6:30pm

Theatre

From $24.61

GROOV3 Open level: Wednesdays in Brunswick

Studio Take Care · 6:30pm

Dance

Free

Stitch Wednesday Weekly Meet Up

Bar Elsie · 6:30pm

Workshops

From $11.90

Beginner Line Dancing St Kilda - Glamour Puss n' Boots

Glamour Puss Studios Tap Dancing Academy St Kilda · 6:30pm

Dance

18+

La Ronde

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

Theatre

Free

Wednesday Trivia at Springrock

Springrock Public Bar · 7pm

Trivia

From $79.74

Dave O'Neil's Comedy Funhouse

The Grandview Hotel · 7pm

ComedyFood & wine

Schadenfreude Cabaret

Spiegel Haus Melbourne · 7pm

TheatreComedy

Free

Drag Bingo with Della Katessen | Mt View Hotel (November)

Mt View Hotel · 7pm

BingoLGBTQIA+Comedy

Free18+

THE TOFF MAMBO

THE TOFF IN TOWN, MELBOURNE · 7pm

Dance

Free

SALSA RUEDA AT CYAN — WEDNESDAYS

Cyan Bar & Lounge · 7pm

Dance

Free

EVERYTHING DISNEY Trivia [BENDIGO] at The Sporting Globe

The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill Bendigo · 7pm

Trivia

From $9

Mellowdias Thump

Wax Music Lounge · 7pm

Live music

From $40

Mixer @ Runner Up (25-35)

Runner Up Rooftop Bar · 7pm

Dating & singlesCocktail bars

From $69

60+ Smart Speed Dating in Fitzroy, Ages 60-75

Polly Cocktail Bar · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $73.88

60+ Smart Speed Dating in Fitzroy | Cityswoon | Ages 60-75

Evies Disco Diner · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $30.50

Richmond Singles Mixer | Royal Saxon | Wednesday 18th November | Under 35s

545 Church St · 7pm

Dating & singles

From $23

Life Drawing Fitzroy North

75 REID STREET · 7pm

Art & galleriesWorkshops

Free

Fireball Hot Wing Challenge - Bendigo

The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill Bendigo · 7pm

Food & wine

From $22

Puppet Master: ​In Conversation With Dave Barclay​

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) · 7:15pm

Talks & ideasFilm

From $79

La Bohème

Regent Theatre · 7:30pm

TheatreLive music

Free

Damn Fine Laughs

Fad Gallery Bar · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $32

Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical

St Martins Youth Arts Centre · 7:30pm

Theatre

From $32

Cruel Intentions the 90's Musical! - DIY Collective

St Martins Youth Arts Centre - Irene Mitchell Studio · 7:30pm

Theatre

Harmonix Experience and Vinicius Cantuária & Chico Pinheiro

Bird's Basement · 7:30pm

Live music

Free

Funny Femmes and Thems

Theory Bar · 7:30pm

ComedyLGBTQIA+

From $29

No Dramas

The Substation · 7:30pm

Theatre

From $30

Horns of Leroy featuring Thndo

The Count's, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts · 7:30pm

Live music

Free

Bar Humbug Comedy

Bar HumBug · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $20

Tina's Lucky Dip

Grouse Melbourne · 7:30pm

ComedyTheatreLGBTQIA+

Free

Funny Femmes & Thems

Theory Bar · 7:30pm

ComedyLGBTQIA+

From $22.49

Anne Freeman and Casey Nott in Conversation with Brooke Michie

The Leaf Bookshop · 7:30pm

Bookshops & literaryTalks & ideas

Free

Smoke

TW Explosives Factory · 7:30pm

Theatre

Free

Old Bar Comedy

The Old Bar · 7:30pm

Comedy

From $99.90

LANY

John Cain Arena · 8pm

Live music

From $10

Murmuration - Preview Night

Women's Circus - Drill Hall · 8pm

Theatre

From $1

Comedy Therapy

Melbourne Comedy Club · 8pm

Comedy

From $10

Aquaplane with Moths and Lagoon

Nighthawks · 8pm

Live music

Free

Star Sessions – Weekly Acoustic Jam

Star Hotel Yackandandah · 8pm

Live music

Free

Get Active – QSA Reformer Pilates

Narrandjeri Stadium · 8pm

Yoga & wellnessLGBTQIA+

From $1018+

STEPMUM / OLLIE OK YEAH

Brunswick Artists' Bar · 8:30pm

Live music

Thursday 19 November

Running now

From $28

Banksy Limitless Exhibition - Melbourne

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) · Until Thu 31 Dec

Art & galleriesImmersive experiences

From $65

Alcotraz: Melbourne's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar

Alcotraz Melbourne: Cell Block Five-Nine-Two · Until Sun 28 Feb

Immersive experiencesTheatreCocktail bars

Keen pickFrom $33.90

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience in Melbourne

Brunswick · Until Thu 31 Dec

Immersive experiencesVirtual reality

Keen pickFrom $15

Scienceworks Melbourne: Entry Ticket

Scienceworks (Museums Victoria) · Until Mon 8 Feb

ScienceKids & family

Keen pickFrom $99

Night Bites — Experience Melbourne’s best street eats

108 Spring St · Until Wed 12 May

Food & wineTours

Fiddler On The Roof

Her Majesty's Theatre · Until Sun 27 Dec

Theatre

Mrs Doubtfire

Princess Theatre · Until Sun 14 Mar

Theatre

From $17

Margaret Preston

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Sun 31 Jan

Art & galleries

My Fair Lady

Arts Centre Melbourne · Until Sun 27 Dec

Theatre

Free

African Music and Cultural Festical 2026

Fed Square · Until Sun 22 Nov

FestivalsLive musicFood & wine

From $28

Banksy Limitless Exhibition

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) · Until Sun 25 Apr

Art & galleriesImmersive experiences

Free

World of the Book

State Library Victoria · Until Tue 12 Jan

Bookshops & literaryHistory & heritage

Free

Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart

ACMI · Until Sun 31 Jan

Art & galleriesGaming

From $55

Melbourne: The End of the World (A Feel Good Comedy)

The Comic's Lounge · Until Sun 6 Dec

ComedyTalks & ideas

From $20

Japanese Film Festival

Kino Cinema · Until Tue 17 Nov

FilmFestivals

From $17

Lifelike

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) · Until Sun 18 Apr

Art & galleriesFilm

Free

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) · Until Thu 31 Dec

Art & galleriesFilm

From $19

Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness

Docklands · Until Thu 31 Dec

Science

Free

NEW26

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art · Until Sun 22 Nov

Art & galleries

Free

Passage: The Art of Atong Atem

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Mon 14 Jun

Art & galleries

From $15

The Little Food Market Melbourne November 2026

Royal Exhibition Building · Until Sun 29 Nov

Food & wineMarkets

From $12

On Country: Photography from Australia

Immigration Museum · Until Sun 13 Jun

Art & galleriesPhotographyHistory & heritage

Free

Plant Life: The Nature of Design

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Until Sun 7 Feb

Art & galleries

From $10

Divine Thresholds: Icons and the Orthodox Christian World

Hellenic Museum · Until Sun 29 Aug

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $52.25

Melbourne Skydeck & Edge Experience: Panoramic Views 285 Metres Up

Melbourne Skydeck · Until Thu 31 Dec

Tours

From $39

State Library Victoria Unlocked

State Library Victoria · Until Thu 31 Dec

History & heritageTours

Free

Christmas Square

Fed Square · Until Fri 25 Dec

FestivalsImmersive experiences

Free

Rebel Heart: Love Letters and Other Declarations

State Library Victoria · Until Wed 27 Jan

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $43.50

Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience

Level 1, 206 Bourke Street · Until Wed 30 Dec

Virtual realityImmersive experiencesScience

From $55

Friday Night Gin and Jazz at Duneira Estate

Duneira Estate · Until Fri 29 Jan

Live musicFood & wine

From $12

Home is Football: Belonging in Australian Soccer

Immigration Museum · Until Wed 27 Jan

History & heritageArt & galleries

From $20

Mountain Writers Festival 2026

Jubilee Hall · Until Sun 15 Nov

Bookshops & literaryFestivalsTalks & ideas

From $61

Melbourne Zoo: Entry Ticket

Melbourne Zoo · Until Tue 9 Feb

OutdoorsKids & family

From $21.95

MCG Tour & Australian Sports Museum

Melbourne Visitor Hub · Until Sun 28 Feb

ToursHistory & heritage

Punting on the Lake

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens · Until Sun 28 Feb

OutdoorsTours

From $85

Coffee Culture Tour

West Melbourne · Until Wed 31 Mar

Coffee cultureToursFood & wine

From $10

Contemporary Cycladic Art: A Greek-Australian Homage

Hellenic Museum · Until Sun 28 Feb

Art & galleriesHistory & heritage

From $55

Virtual Room Melbourne: An Immersive 3D Team Experience

Virtual Room Melbourne · Until Thu 31 Dec

Escape roomsVirtual realityImmersive experiences

From $38

Old Melbourne Gaol visit

Old Melbourne Gaol · Until Mon 8 Feb

History & heritageTours

From $55

Entermission Melbourne: Virtual Reality Escape Room

Entermission Melbourne – Virtual Reality Escape Rooms · Until Mon 11 Jan

Escape roomsVirtual reality

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