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From sport and fashion, to fine art and live performance, August packs a punch when it comes to entertainment across venues including the National Gallery of Victoria, Federation Square, the Comedy Theatre and Marvel Stadium.
White Night Reimagined
22-24 August, Various Locations
White Night Melbourne returns in 2019, but not as locals and visitors alike know it. This year, for the first time, over three consecutive nights, three of Melbourne’s iconic park precincts will undergo a transformation to host White Night Reimagined.
Birrarung Marr will transform into the Physical Realm where people will witness fantastic feats of grace and dexterity with works celebrating the art of performance. Engage in senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch in the Treasury Gardens’ Sensory Realm, and at Carlton Gardens, feed the soul and imagination with the mysterious creatures and spiritual experiences of the Spiritual Realm.
Melbourne’s iconic cultural institutions will also come alive with their own special programming across extended hours, as a broader food and music offering, that includes the ever-amazing Supersense, showcases the best local produce and talent.
Australian Boomers v USA Basketball
22 & 24 August, Marvel Stadium
The strongest green and gold contingent in living memory are set to face off against the red, white and blue of USA Basketball at Marvel Stadium this month, as both nations make final preparations for the FIBA World Cup.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience basketball alongside the biggest crowds to ever come together in Australia, these matches will deliver a fan experience never before delivered in Melbourne.
The Australian Boomers will include NBA stars Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matt Dellavedova and many others.
Come From Away
NOW SHOWING, Comedy Theatre
Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland, Canada that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
Do not miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony and Grammy nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley with musical staging by Tony nominee Kelly Devine.
On September 11, the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.
Melbourne Writers Festival
30 August – 8 September, Federation Square
Melbourne Writers Festival is a bookish arts party that will bring this City of Literature to life.
For more than three decades, MWF has been bringing together the best writers, thinkers and performers from Australia and around the world to revel in the power of words to unite and inspire.
As well as bringing together the authors you adore, the Festival is pushing the boundaries of a traditional writer’s festival and creating more space for self-expression as they invite visitors to step outside their creative comfort zone.
Melbourne Fashion Week
28 August – 5 September, Various Locations
The hallmark consumer fashion event of the season, M/FW presents spring and summer ready-to-wear collections and creatively showcases Melbourne as an iconic destination for fashion, retail, design and hospitality.
The diverse program features everything from runways and exclusive experiences, to pop-up fashion moments and talks with industry leaders.
NGV
Friday Night
2, 9, 16, 30 August, NGV International
Join the masses at NGV Friday Nights and discover China’s ancient terracotta warriors alongside new works by one of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang.
Indulge at the Hutong Dumpling Bar, enjoy after-hours access to Terracotta Warriors x Cai Guo-Qiang and boogie the night away Australia’s best bands and performers play live in the Great Hall. Taking to the stage this month are Kira Puru, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, CLYPSO and Slum Sociable.
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