Talks & ideas in Melbourne
90+ events around Melbourne over the next two weeks.
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Updated Sat 14 Nov 2026 · we look for new events every night
Tomorrow, Sunday 15 November
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Monday 16 November
From $152026 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address: A Culture of Confidence
From $15Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address
From $189From the Maker Series: An Evening with Alice Zaslavsky
From $10Melbourne From The Air: A Changing City, A Changing View
From $5Dennis Altman in conversation with Neal Drinnan
From $39An Evening with Ben Macintyre: Redwood
Tuesday 17 November
Wednesday 18 November
FreeCarlton’s Hidden History
FreeLa Trobe Classics in the City
FreeNew to Melbourne Language Exchange
From $39.9918+GENERATION WOMEN - Showstoppers 2026: The stories that stayed with us
From $19.50Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders: Building Bad
From $22Puppet Master: In Conversation With Dave Barclay
From $22.49Anne Freeman and Casey Nott in Conversation with Brooke Michie
Thursday 19 November
From $30Ballet in Britain After the French Revolution
FreeIlka Tampke: How to Love the World
FreeLaunch party: HEAT 27
From $5.60Thursday Linguas Melbourne Language Exchange and Social
From $11.90Book Launch: Who's Under the Influence? Spilling the History of Alcohol
FreeSEPARATED AT BIRTH: SPECIAL SCREENING + Q&A @ THE CHINESE MUSEUM
FreeSoapbox Social Club
From $21.43World Philosophy Day 2026: LIVING MEANINGFULLY
From $25To Be Seen : Love
Friday 20 November
Saturday 21 November
Sunday 22 November
Monday 23 November
Tuesday 24 November
From $89Travel Luncheon: Around the World with Lisa Pagotto
From $30Griffin Public Lecture
From $27.78Technology Rewriting Us: Ancient Tech, AI and Being Human
Causes and Consequences: Victoria’s Mass Imprisonment Crisis
From $27.78Why am i like this? The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts and Habits
From $27.78How Social Media Has Taught Us to Perform Identity, Rather Than Live It
From $15Museum Talks: Weaving Histories into Futures
Wednesday 25 November
Friday 27 November
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Going with mates?
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Melbourne’s weekend, sorted
The best of it in one email. No app needed.
Your vibes? Pick up to three and the picks lean your way. Skip it and you get the lot.
One email a week. We never share your address.
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