Forty-three VCE visual arts graduates from across Victoria are showing at The Ian Potter Centre until 19 July. Free entry. Works span ceramics, oil pastels, fashion and digital media.
The Brimbank LGBTQIA+ History Exhibition returns for a single day at Deer Park’s Hunt Club on 4 June, after its Midsumma Westside run wrapped in May. Free entry, no bookings needed.
The 4CYTE Melbourne International Three Day Event returns to Werribee Park 4-8 June 2026. Free dressage Thu-Fri; cross country Sunday closes mansion gardens to the public.
Six First Peoples Art Trams have been moving through Melbourne for nearly a year. New designs are coming soon, meaning only weeks remain to see works by William Barak, Maree Clarke and others before they disappear from the network.
NGV Friday Nights returns with unlimited evening access to the exclusive CARTIER exhibition, live music residencies, opera tributes, film screenings and French conversation sessions every Friday from 12 June to 2 October 2026.
Florentina Holzinger’s provocative ‘A Year Without Summer’ headlines RISING 2026, a 13-day winter festival of over 100 events, world premieres, and free public art across Melbourne. Runs 27 May to 8 June.
The NGV’s MOTHER exhibition at Fed Square presents more than 200 works on motherhood from across cultures and centuries, with free entry until 12 July. Curators Sophie Gerhard and Katharina Prugger drew on their own experiences of early mothering to shape this raw and honest show.
Life-sized animatronic dinosaurs have taken over the River Walk at Werribee Open Range Zoo, complete with smoking volcanoes and a sensory-friendly quiet hour. Free with admission until 12 July.
Healesville Sanctuary’s new eight-week playgroup for toddlers combines VEYLDF-aligned outdoor learning with wildlife experiences – but only Zoo members can book, and Term 2 spots have already sold out.
Australia’s largest short film festival returns to St Kilda 4–14 June with a gala opening at the Palais Theatre and almost 200 Australian shorts. Tickets on sale now.