Fed Square

23/10/2026

Have you popped into NGV Australia at Fed Square recently to explore their Australian art collection? 👀

A perfect rainy-day activity for the weekend! ☔

🌱 Discover the evolving relationship between plants and design, in 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣
🌼 Explore a retrospective on renowned Australian modernist artist 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣
🖤 And uncover new masterpieces of First Nations art in a refreshed 𝙒𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙙𝙝𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖

📅 Open daily, 10am–5pm
📍The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

📷 Tim Carrafa

22/10/2026

Are you ready, ghouls and gals, undead pals? 🧟‍♀️ Halloween Outdoor Cinema is back next Tuesday night, with a double bill of classic zombie horror and surreal creeeeepiness from two masters and mavericks of the form 💀

First up is George A Romero’ s 1968 🧟‍♀️ 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙, followed by David Lynch’s 𝙀𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙👶🏻

Strap into an electric deckchair, BYO scare chair or pick-ax rug, bring some trick or treaties and a fellow horror fan and settle in for a night of gore, ghouls and beautifully creepy horror-dreams.

Muhahahaha scare you there 💀

⚡Tuesday 27 October, from 8pm

#️⃣Also, a reminder for Letterboxd users, if you wanna drop your reviews of these films, feel free to tag us!

📷 originally a lovely photo by Tobias Titz before we horror-fied it 👻

20/10/2026

Did you pop past last Friday night for our first ROTATION pop-up vinyl listening gathering at the Square, with Shio + dem large from Wax Museum Records?

If so, MAIRA 🫧 may have snapped you, chilling, moving, grooving, reading or walking by 📷😍

This first jazz-themed edition of ROTATION was to celebrate the beginning of Melbourne International Jazz Festival 💞

Keep your eyes peeled for future pop-up ROTATION events, in collab with some of Melbourne’s independent record stores.

17/10/2026

16/10/2026

This week, NY-based Japanese keyboardist 🔴💊🔵💊 has been holed-up in the treasure trove that is (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio, here at Fed Square) exploring their incredible collection of rare and vintage synths and electronic instruments – and making music 🤩

He’s in Melbourne for MelbJazzFest, and is performing this Saturday as part of Free Jazz at the Square 🎶 (and at Max Watts tonight!)

We caught up with bigyuki to find out what he’s been up to at MESS – and what you can expect on Saturday!

🎶𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙚
📅 Saturday 17 October, 1pm–4.30pm
📍Main Square, Fed Square (Second Line Street Party starts from Red Stair Amphitheatre, Southbank, then to Fed Square)
🎶 featuring Rebirth Brass Band 🔴💊🔵💊 and ALLYSHA JOY

14/10/2026

Today is International Thank Your Cleaner Day! ❤️ Here’s a little reminder of the incredible work that the Fed Square cleaning team does, on the reg.

Big thanks to all these amazing humans who keep Fed Square s***k and span, looking FRESH, every day 🫧🧹🧽

Remember to stop and thank a cleaner today, and every day 💞

🎥 Socceroos Watch Party, 2026 📷 MAIRA 🫧

13/10/2026

What've you got planned this Friday night, Melbs? 🎶

If you're out and about, pop by the Square on your way to a Melbourne International Jazz Festival gig for a jazz-themed open-air vinyl listening gathering, with Shio + Dem Large from Wax Museum Records 🎧

The decks will be set up at the top of the Swanston Street steps, with beanbags and deckchairs out, so you can drop by or sink in and stick around.

This event is presented as part of ROTATION – a regular program of pop-up, low-key vinyl listening gatherings throughout the Square, where everyone's invited.

ROTATION hands over the decks to local, grassroots selectors and DJs, introducing you to some of the passionate vinyl collectors, curators and tastemakers who help make up our local independent record scene.

📅 Friday 16 October, 5–9pm
📍Main Square, top of Swanston Street steps

📷 /IG (Maira Troncoso)

12/10/2026

💧 How can we create healthier waterways and stronger communities?

This Saturday join community advocates, environmental volunteers, Traditional Owners, researchers and waterway champions for Confluence 2026: Community Waterways Forum, a one-day gathering dedicated to the future of Melbourne's rivers, creeks and wetlands.

Connect with others, hear from inspiring speakers, share ideas and explore how we can work together to care for the waterways that connect our city.

📅 Saturday 17 October
⏰ 10am–3pm
📍 The Edge, Fed Square
🎟️ Free (registration required): https://fedsquare.com/events/confluence-2026-community-waterways-forum

Presented by Fed Square and Yarra Riverkeeper Association of RESET and Birrarung Riverfest.

10/10/2026

Follow Australia’s leading First Nations-led contemporary circus company Na Djinang Circus this week, as they present a brand new moveable acrobatic work throughout Fed Square, free as part of Melbourne Fringe – 𝙊𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧.

A show in motion, 𝙊𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 is a roving circus show tearing through the square on a portable railway track built in real time.

This modern-day hunting party weaves through crowds, laying track wherever the chase leads. Down laneways, through parks, and over tram lines, the troupe is chasing something just out of reach.

Swept up in the chaos of the chase, 𝙊𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 waits for nobody. Keeping up is entirely your responsibility.

Catch it if you can:

📅 Thu 15 Oct, 5.30pm–6.15pm; Sun 18 Oct, 1pm–1.45pm
📍Fed Square: starting from Birrarung Marr Walk

📷 T J Garvie Photography