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High Ground is a new live music series celebrating Fitzroy’s legacy of creative independence, underground culture and boundary-pushing music.

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award , closing at midnight on August 31. The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a...

I’ve got bells ringing in my big toe is a new project by artist Jacquie Meng in the West Space Window , in the Perry Street building of Collingwood Yards . I’ve got bells ringing...

Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.

language to reach with brings together, through sound, material and gesture, new works by Moorina Bonini, Chi Tran and Nithya Iyer at West Space Gallery, Collingwood Yards . Against the homogenising force of generative AI...

Taking over St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street precinct this September is Fusion On Fitzroy Street , the free festival that transforms 19 local venues into intimate music spaces. On Saturday 5 September from 1:00pm to 10:30pm,...

This year’s Headbanging for Hope mini fest is built from the heart of Naarm/Melbourne’s heavy scene, and brings together some of the city’s most captivating bands for one purpose: to raise money and awareness for...

Astral People announce Move My Way , a brand-new community-focused festival landing in Naarm/Melbourne on Sunday October 4.

The beloved Strawberry Fields Festival returns to the banks of the Dhungala / Murray River from November 20–22 for another unforgettable weekend of music, art and connection.

Town Folk Festivalunveils its first 21 artists for 2026, bringing a standout mix of local and international talent to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 21.

When Pigs Fly returns this New Year's Eve to celebrate five years of music, dancing and community at its favourite patch of dirt on the banks of the Birrarung.

The beloved Port Fairy Folk Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in March 2027.