MELBOURNE
Exhibition – Richard Avedon People
When: Monday 2 March – Sunday 15 March
(Tuesday to Friday 10am- 5pm; Saturday and Sunday 12pm- 5pm)
Where: Ian Potter, Swanston Street, Parkville
Blueherring Pop-up Exhibition
When: Monday 2 March – Wednesday 30 September
Wed: noon – 6pm Thu: noon – 6pm Fri: noon – late Sat: noon – 6pm
Where: Street Trading Cylinder 44–86 Swanston Street, Cylinder One, City Square
Wednesday Night Market at Queen Victoria Market
When: Wednesday 4 March (5pm-10pm)
Where: Queen Victoria Market
Supper Market at Abbotsford Convent
When: Friday 6 March (6pm-10pm)
Where: Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers Street
Comedy: Grain Of Truth
When: Saturday 7 March
Where: The Wesley Anne, Northcote
Pool Parties at the Iconic Adelphi Pool– Free peep at Melbourne’s most iconic pool
When: Sunday 8 March 12pm-7pm
(They are only letting in 70 guests at a time, so you may wish to arrive early to get your strip of astro-turf right by the pool)
Where: 187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Moomba Festival: Free Music, Fireworks, Birdman Rally, Water Skiing Championships, Skate Pros, Moomba Parade plus more
Free Musical Lineup:
Jebediah
You Am I
Dorsal Fins
The John Steel Singers
Wagons
Hoodoo Gurus
Japanese Wallpaper
YEO
Tully On Tully
View the full music program here
When: Friday 6 March- Monday 9 March
Where: In and around the city (Five festival precincts at Birrarung Marr, Alexandra Gardens and the Yarra River). View a Festival map here
Out of town for the weekend?
Exhibition – Ben Quilty
When: Monday 23 February – Sunday 1 March
Where: Bendigo Art Gallery
CANBERRA
Impressions of Paris: Lautrec, Degas, Daumier
When: Monday 2 March – Sunday 15 March
Where: National Gallery of Australia
SYDNEY
Sonic Mayhem Orchestra
When: Monday 2 March
Where: LazyBones Lounge, Marrickville
The Month of Love 2015 at Darling Harbour including fireworks, light installations, romantic movies more
When: Monday 2 March– Saturday 7 March
Where: Darling Harbour, City
Stone Monks, Hot Coffee and The Vanns
When: Thursday 5 March
Where: Marlborough Hotel, Newtown
Mata & Must (Album Launch), Azza-D and Sarah Connor with DJ Maniak
Point One Rap Clique
When: Friday 6 March
Where: Annandale Hotel, Annandale
Tulett and Nacho Pop
When: Friday 6 March
Where: Beach Road Hotel, Bondi
Thunder Fox and Winston Surfshirt
When: Friday 6 March
Where: The Hotel Steyne, Manly (Upstairs)
Fukushima Bang Bang, Brain Zaps, The Greeks and Bloody Kids
When: Saturday 7 March
Where: Townhall Hotel, Newtown
BRISBANE
Comedy – The Pineapple Club
When: Friday 7.45pm and Saturday 7.45pm
Where: The Comedy Channel Laughter Lounge
Jan Power’s Farmers Market
When: Saturday 2 March (6am – 12pm)
Where: Powerhouse Plaza, Brisbane Powerhouse
Live Spark Music: Waxing Lyrical: QMA Finalist – Full set by both QMA Finalists
When: Sunday 8 March (from 2pm)
Where: Turbine Platform, Brisbane Powerhouse
ADELAIDE
‘Blinc’ Visual Arts Extravaganza- Adelaide Festival
When: Monday 2 March – Sunday 8 March
Where: Various Locations around Adelaide CBD- Start in Elder Park to pick up your Blinc map
Adelaide Writers’ Festival – Thinkers, writers and books in the gardens
When: Monday 2 March – Thursday 5 March
Where: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Gardens King William Road, Adelaide
The Royal Croquet Club
When: Monday 2 March – Sunday 15 March
Where: Victoria Square, Adelaide
Art of Nature at State Library of South Australia – Australiana Botanical Expression
When: Monday 2 March – Tuesday 21 March
Where: Treasure Wall, State Library, North Terrace, Adelaide
Exhibition: Postcards from the Edge of the City
When: Monday 2 March – Sunday 26 April
Where: Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Paige Renee Court and Abbie Vee
When: Wednesday 4 March
Where: The Hotel Metropolitan
Pigeonholed electronica presents eyepennies, tiger et ghost and Little Scale
When: Thursday 5 March
Where: The Hotel Metrpolitan
PERTH
Perth International Arts Festival
When: Monday 23 February – Saturday 7 March
Where: Various venues in Perth. Not all things are free, but lots are. Visit PerthFestival.com for further details
Kiss Me: A Gillie and Marc Schattner Exhibition
When: Monday 2 March- Tuesday 3 March
Where: Linton and Kay Galleries – Perth Level 1 / 137 St Georges Terrace
Eden Beach Farmers Market
When: Saturday 7 March
Where: Cnr Marmion Ave & Reflection Boulevard, Jindalee
Free Flicks: The Lego Movie (PG)
When: Saturday 7 March
Where: Northbridge Piazza, corner of James and Lake Street, Northbridge
Some Like It Yacht
When: Sunday 8 March (5.30pm – 7.30pm)
Where: Braithwaite Park, Corner Scarborough Beach Road and The Boulevard, Mount Hawthorn
Splashfest
When: Sunday 8 March
Where: Swanbourne Reserve, Odern Crescent, Swanbourne
