Events, festivals, markets and the weekend, sorted.
Melbourne's calendar is built around a handful of major festival seasons that transform pubs, theatres and laneways into venues; here's how the system works and how to make the most of it.
Beyond finals week, Melbourne's year is built around a rolling program of major sport that reshapes transport, hospitality and precincts long before and after the final siren.
Markets are one of the best ways to spend a Melbourne weekend, from the historic food halls to the artist stalls of the inner north. Here is how to plan a run of them.
Melbourne organises much of its year around a handful of major events. Here is the calendar that locals plan around, from Moomba in March to the Cup in November.
Late winter is quietly one of the best times to be in the city, if you plan around the cold rather than against it. Here is how to spend a weekend well, indoors and out.
Some of the best of Melbourne costs nothing at all - the galleries, the gardens, the trams and the markets. Here is how to fill a day in the city without opening your wallet.
