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Golf Open

ISPS Handa Australian Open

See the world's best women golfers tee off at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

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Food & wine festival

2–21 March 2012

Raise a toast to regional producers, hatted chefs and pioneering vintners.

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Highlights

Theatre and musicals
See the big names of the stage in blockbuster productions at historic theatres, or catch new local talent on tiny stages in edgy theatres.
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Contemporary
17/20 – 2 hats
The Age Good Food Guide 2012
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
ACCA is Australia's leading contemporary art gallery. It brings the best international and Australian artists and creative thinkers to audiences...
Melbourne Museum
Touch and feel your way through local history; give Phar Lap a nod, explore a rainforest, rest in a rollercoaster car, and discover Koori heritage.
Werribee Open Range Zoo
Join a wildlife safari, Melbourne style, and spot rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and monkeys as they roam freely through the grounds of the zoo.
The Suzuki Night Market
The Suzuki Night Market season begins on Wednesday November 16th, 2011!FoodTake a tour of world flavours. Over 35 stalls prepare fresh food on-site...

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Play Melbourne

Melbourne is a creative, exciting, ever-changing city with extraordinary surprises to be discovered in every basement, rooftop and laneway. You just have to be curious enough to venture off the beaten path. The possibilities are endless, so forget what you think you know. Take a chance, roll the dice and see where it leads you.

Sweatshop, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bars

Take an unexpected turn, duck into one of Melbourne's famed laneways, scamper up some stairs and take a tipple in a bar with a distinct personality.

Grossi Florentino, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Restaurants

Melbourne is a melting pot of cultures, a fact reflected in its restaurants, cafes, bistros and bars. Feast on a dizzying spread of the world's great cuisines.

Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Art and culture

Melbourne is home to world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions, cutting-edge design and dynamic festivals and community events.

Luluc, Northcote Social Club, Melbourne. Image courtesy: Carbie Warbie

Live music

Variety and energy characterise entertainment and nightlife in Victoria. Melbourne features an ever-changing number of trendy clubs, bars and live music venues.

A Chorus Line

4 - 26 Feb 2012

Dust off your dance dreams and indulge in this Australian production of A Chorus Line, a timeless, multi-award-winning Broadway musical.

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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

2 - 21 Mar 2012

Raise a toast to regional producers, hatted chefs and pioneering vintners and savour a meal and a glass of wine at delicious food festival events.

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L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival

8 - 15 Mar 2012

Step out with the seriously stylish at Australia's biggest fashion event featuring fabulous entertainment, runway shows and workshops.

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2012 FORMULA 1(TM) Australian Grand Prix

15 - 18 Mar 2012

Get the motor running and enjoy a long weekend of F1 action on and off the track including motor shows, air displays and of course, the big race.

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Destinations

Dinosaur Designs, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo: Rupert Lorhalder

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Deals

from $169 per night*
Indulgent Melbourne Escape
Enjoy overnight accommodation in the heart of the CBD at Oaks on Market, full buffet breakfast for two and two drink vouchers on arrival.
from $95
Bring a Friend for Free
Bring a friend for free on the Hidden Secrets Cafe Culture Walk. Explore Melbourne's laneways and enjoy coffee, lunch, macarons and a tram ride along the way.
from $228 per night*
Relax, Eat, Drink and Sleep
Stay overnight at Alto Hotel, relax with a massage, dine on two courses in our restaurant, breakfast with our rooftop honey, then cycle the city's sites.
from $229 per room*
Great Getaways
Stay in an Executive Suite at Mantra on Little Bourke, with breakfast for two at Alibi Kitchen and Bar included.
from $427 per person*
Art Afficionados
Fly to Melbourne with Virgin Australia and stay in the heart of the city with two nights at Citigate Melbourne. Art lovers will love the Art Aficionado Inside the Labyrinth Tour.
from $415 per night*
Parisian Escape
Enjoy a Parisian escape at Crown Towers with overnight accommodation, a bottle of champagne on arrival, valet parking and à la carte breakfast at Bistro Guillaume.

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What's on

Feb 2012
The Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910–37
In an era of chaos came an explosion of creativity - experimental, provocative and utterly compelling. Germany in the early twentieth century was a...
Feb 2012
A Chorus Line
Dust off your dance dreams and indulge in this Australian production of A Chorus Line, a timeless, multi-award-winning Broadway musical.
Feb 2012
2012 WildArt @ Old Post Office Seymour
The 2012 WildArt @ Old Post Office Seymour exhibition fills three rooms of the multi-roomed heritage Circa 1872 Fine Art Gallery with more than 200...
Mar 2012
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Raise a toast to regional producers, hatted chefs and pioneering vintners and savour a meal and a glass of wine at delicious food festival events.
Mar 2012
William Kentridge: Five Themes
Blast off through a century of celluloid space travel. Journey to Mars, see films, NASA artefacts, and give the Vulcan salute to Star Trek costumes.
Mar 2012
Formula 1 Grand Prix
Get the motor running and enjoy a long weekend of F1 action on and off the track including motor shows, air displays and of course, the big race.
Mar 2012
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Get your laughs on in Melbourne as it becomes the funniest place on earth every April when the best comedians descend on clubs and notable venues.
Mar 2012
Flower and garden show
Sprout green thumbs in response to the sensory explosions of colour and design to be dug up at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

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48 hours in town

48 hours: Cultural heart
Don't waste a single moment of your weekend break wondering what to do. Use our two-day guide and uncover the city's cultural and artistic heart.
48 hours: Fashion and fun
Pack your bags for the weekend and sate your appetite for good food, wine and design as you explore the best places to shop, dine and enjoy a tipple.
48 hours: Cool hunting
See all that Melbourne has to offer with the knowledge of a local. Discover laneway boutiques, theatre shows, galleries and the best places to eat.
48 hours: Romance
Live your own love story with a weekend of indulgence in Melbourne. Revel in luxury, take a balloon flight at dawn, and see masterworks at the NGV.