Your ultimate guide to Melbourne
Discover the city's best things to do, culture, dining, nightlife, bars and theatre
All the best dressed dogs at the Annual Dachshund Race
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Here are the winners of the Time Out Food Awards 2016
From Best Food Truck to Restaurant of the Year
Kylie on Stage opens this week
Arts Centre Melbourne unveils a spectacular array of stage costumes worn by the pop princess
Our guide to Melbourne Fringe
Overwhelmed by choice? Here are our top picks, plus all the parties and events
Meet Melbourne's matchmakers
These modern-day cupids are doing things the old-fashioned way
What to do in Melbourne
Where to eat right now
The best new openings in Melbourne
Stay ahead of the crowds with our guide to Melbourne's new and notable restaurants, cafés and bars
The best restaurants in Melbourne
Behold, our eat-and-destroy list – a guide to absolutely everywhere you should be eating in Melbourne
The best cheap eats in Melbourne
Eat out without breaking the bank with our guide to 20 fantastic meals under $20 in Melbourne
The best breakfasts and brunches in Melbourne
Here are ten good reasons to be a morning person in Melbourne
The best burgers in Melbourne
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to summon your stretchy pants
What's happening in Melbourne now
The former Pentridge Prison will be transformed into a 15-screen cinema complex
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Here are the best dressed dogs at the Annual Dachshund Race
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This documentary about Melbourne is filled with hilarious lies about the city
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Here are the winners of the Time Out Food Awards
From Restaurant of the Year to Best Food Truck, here are the best places to eat in Melbourne in 2016
Get your copy of the latest Time Out Melbourne magazine
In our October issue, we crown the best restaurants, cafés, food trucks, lunches and chefs in Melbourne
The best of Melbourne
50 things to do in Melbourne before you die
This is it: the definitive list of the people, the places and the things that make our city so great
The 50 best bars in Melbourne
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Cheap things to do in Melbourne
If you know where to look, you can get by in Melbourne for a lot less than you'd think
The best markets in Melbourne
Start your engines, shoppers: from organic produce to arts and crafts, there's a Melbourne market near you
The best rooftop bars in Melbourne
For beers in the sun or cocktails by moonlight, check out these high-altitude drinking spots
How to be more Melbourne
Where to find street art in Melbourne
The street art laneways and hotspots that any self-respecting 'grammer should be snapping
The best restaurants on Lygon Street
Where to eat along Melbourne's quintessential restaurant strip in Carlton
Shopper's guide to Chapel Street
Vintage treasures, local designers, international brands: you'll find it all on Melbourne's famed shopping strip
The best escape rooms in Melbourne
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Blue Ribbon Day
Across Victoria, since 1837, 159 police officers have died in the course of fulfilling their duties. On Thursday September 29, all Victorians can help memorialise them by taking part in Blue Ribbon Day, which raises funds for emergency facilities to be built in the name of those police who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Run by the Victorian Police Blue Ribbon Foundation, the campaign has high profile sponsors this year in Woolworths, Crown Resorts, BankVic, Westfield and more. To show your support, you can donate at Woolworths Supermarkets before and on Blue Ribbon Day. Donations can also be made at the website and at police stations.
Pizza & Hip Hop
Fratelli Fresh is keeping your knock-off session fresh with their weekly pizza and hip hop night every Friday and Saturday. From 10pm, fresh pizzas will be coming out of the oven for $15 (perfect for those late-night munchies). The bar will be pumping out drink specials for the late-night revellers, so look out for the $7.50 special on select beer and wine, and sip on $10 Aperol Spritzes. top DJs will be spinning the best hip hop tunes at Alfred Place Melbourne's top DJs will be spinning the best hip hop tunes at Alfred Place and Fratelli Fresh has lined-up these headliners over the next few weeks, who will all be accompanied by local DJ talent. Friday September 9: Helena EllisSaturday September 10: DJ Moto (from Kiss FM)Friday September 16: Duchess KaySaturday September 17: DJ AK
The best places to watch the AFL grand final
Wear your colours and get into the spirit of the grand final day at five of Melbourne's best venues to watch one of the biggest games of the year. The Botanical, Portsea Hotel, Skinny Dog Hotel, Half Moon or the Penny Black will be ready for your grand final day celebrations with barbecues, after parties and tipping competitions. The BotanicalThe Botanical is probably the lushest place you'll watch the game from. Live coverage at this high-end South Yarra pub kicks off on plasma screens from 10am. Start your day with a grand final big breakfast special or head in a little later for the barbecue, but don't miss the tipping competition at the Main Bar. Predict who will win and by how many points to win a two litre growler of craft beer, and a gift voucher for a dining experience at the Botanical. Stick around for the live entertainment and after party. Skinny Dog HotelDoors at Kew's favourite footy venue open at 11am where the game will be live on all screens. If you book for four or more guests you'll receive a main meal and two schooners of tap beer/cider for $29 per person. There will also be $4 beer and cider and $5 glasses of wine and sparkling all day. Half MoonHalf Moon will kick off game day festivities at 11am. The game will be on live and loud on all screens. Saddle yourself up with a craft beer and watch the game among Brighton locals. Penny BlackPenny Black will be getting into the final fever with a long weekend party. Kicking off on Friday night, My Echo will
The Royal Melbourne Show
Some come to the Show for the rides; others come to marvel at award-winning edible sculptures (otherwise known as cakes). Crowds flock to pavilions filled with baby animals and champion dogs. All are united in a mutual love of showbags. This year, around 450,000 visitors are expected at Melbourne Showgrounds over 11 days, September 17-27. Due to its popularity, the outdoor animal display has doubled in size this year, offering families more chances to watch and take part in interactive milking and shearing shows and horse demonstrations. Pat-a-Pig and Pat-a-Chook pens will give kids a real down-on-the-farm experience and they can also plant and take home their own seedling. The Winning Tastes Pavilion celebrates Melbourne’s food scene with pop-up restaurants and eateries including Bomba, Mr Claws, Pho Nom, Mr Miyagi, Royale Brothers Burgers and Burn City Smokers serving up their delicious signature dishes – the days of dagwood dogs as your primary food option at the Show are long gone. There's also a Winning Tastes Dessert Bar and Winning Tastes Cocktail Bar. Look out for the free craft workshops for adults and kids, while the Horses in Action program will have horses and riders competing across over 250 different classes. Find out which woodchoppers can hack it at 50 events over at the Woodchop Pavilion. If you're on the ball and buy your Show tickets online on or before September 16 then you can get them at a 20 per cent discount. That's money that can be spent on a fe
