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Scandinavian Film Festival

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The inaugural Scandinavian Film Festival returns to Melbourne this winter. More than just noir: the Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival will see new dramas, documentaries and laughs on the big screens across the Palace Cinemas. This year’s festival will be it’s third and will present some of the most exciting and fresh movies from Sweden,Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Win 1 of 10 double passes  – scroll to the bottom of the post. Some of the highlights we’ve picked out include: WELCOME TO NORWAY Director Rune Denstad Langlo brings some welcome levity to the highly topical subject of Europe’s migration crisis in this acerbic and insightful black comedy that pokes fun at the behaviour of Norwegians when pushed outside their comfort zones. Sharp, witty and unpredictable, this is a film that will put a smile on your face in ways you may not expect. SPARROWS A multi award-winning and sophisticated coming-of-age story about 16-year old Ari who has been living with his mother in Reykjavik. When he is suddenly sent to return to his hometown – a remote village in …

Brew Fest

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Something’s brewing at the Immigration Museum this winter! Discover the role of brewing in cuisine, culture and community; from contemporary craft beers and sake tastings to mulled wine and beer based cocktails at Brew Fest this June 19. To warm you up, there’ll be all your favourite brewed beverages with talks and workshops hosted by Hawkers Brewery, Black Pearl Bar and Melbourne’s own Sake Master Andre Bishop. After class you’ll be able to  relax to the sounds of live bands and grab a bite in the courtyard with your brew of choice. When: June 19, 2016 Where: Immigration Museum Visit the Brew Fest website.   

Wicked Chocolate Festival

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If you’ve got a massive sweet tooth like us, then Prahran Market’s Wicked Chocolate Festival will be your idea of heaven! On Saturday May 7, the entire Market will be transformed into a chocolate wonderland of sensory delights and the cost of entry is free! See, taste, smell and enjoy everything chocolate with foodie fun activities suitable for the whole family, including a Taste the Chocolate Trail ticketed event featuring the Market’s mouth-watering chocolate delicacies; a pop-up Chocolate Precinct; free chocolate cooking demos, a producers’ stage, a ticketed cake making event at Essential Ingredient, free tastings and more. There’ll be all sorts of chocolate goodies from some of Melbourne’s best dessert makers include Doughboy Doughnuts, Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio, Bibelot, Butterbing Cookie Sandwiches and Pana Chocolate . When: 10:30-5pm, 7 May Where: Prahran Markets Visit the website here.

Wine and Cheese Fest

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The Wine and Cheese Fest returns this weekend and this year they are in a brand new location! Following the great success of the 2014 and 2015 spring events at Seaworks in Williamstown, The Wine and Cheese Fest is moving to the Meat Market heritage building in North Melbourne with new autumn outlook. Take a wander through the various stalls on offer with over 40+ exhibitors showcasing their best cheeses and wine! There’ll also be live entertainment including a jazz band and DJ, plus take part in the annual  Grape Stomp Comp and win a prize! When: April 10, 11am – 7pm Where: Meat Market, 3 Blackwood St,  North Melbourne Visit the website here.  

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

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Melbourne foodies, get ready for a gastronomical heaven at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival kicking off later this week. Since launching in 1993 with a modest program of 12 events, the festival has grown to over 200 events with something for everyone’s taste. Here’s our pick of the top events you can’t miss which you can still get tickets for: River Graze – 4 March – 6 March Sample the River Graze, kicking off the 2016 Festival’s Opening Weekend. Graze your way through the weekend along the Yarra River with a variety of culinary hot-spots, free entertainment, regional flavours, and water ferries to get you from one spot to another. Gourmet Cinemas – 2 March – 6 March If there’s two things that Melburnians love, it is food and film so when they’re combined, it’s the ultimate Melbourne experience. Each  Gourmet Cinema session will be presented by one of five iconic Melbourne restaurants (Epocha, Le Bon Ton, Mamasita, European and Baby), who will curate a cinematic food journey inspired by a film favourite (The …

MARCS Laneway Festival

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Summer is almost over for another year, but in typical Melbourne style, Melbourne has a few festivals on this week to close out the season with a bang. This Sunday, the  MARCS (Melbourne Art Restaurant Cocktail Sound) Laneway Festival will be taking over ACDC Lane and Duckboard Place to celebrate the essence of ‘what is’ Melbourne’s culture and lifestyle. There’ll be free children’s activities, hawker food stalls, bars, amazing street artists, cocktails, local and International street artists, DJ’s, local Melbourne bands,  poker tournaments plus much more. When: 12pm- 7pm, Sunday 28 Feb Where: ACDC Lane Visit the website here. 

Transitions Film Festival

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Transitions Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova next Friday and if you’re a documentary buff you’ll love this year’s program. With films covering an enormous spectrum of controversial and empowering topics including, activist grandmas, global tax avoidance, the history of climate change, and so much more, this year’s Transitions Film Festival places a strong emphasis on ideas and impact. To kick off the program there will be a pre-festival outdoor screening at City Square in partnership with The New Joneses, and Federation Square in partnership with Pause Fest, before the opening night screening of Catching The Sun at Cinema Nova on the 18th of February. Film highlights include O​verburden,​ a ​film about the need to transition away from coal, H​ip​Hop­e​ration,​ which sees a charismatic group of eighty­​ plus­​ year­ olds compete in an international hip h​op tournament, and 10 Billion ­ What’s on your Plate,​ which explores the revolutions needed in the food system to feed a growing planet. Catch a film during the two week program and find out what it means to be human. When: 18th Feb …

Fat Tuesday

New Orleans Carnival

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Po’ Boy Quarter joins forces with Ding Dong Lounge to present Fat Tuesday New Orleans Festival Melbourne on Tuesday, 9 Feb at Piazza Italia, Argyle Street in Carlton. New Orleans is known for it’s party vibe, delicious food, jazz music and of course a swinging good time, and this festival promises all that. The evening will showcase a rich smorgasboard of Southern food with Po’ Boy Quarter, Girl with the Gris Gris, Bluebonnet BBQ & Taco Truck cooking up all the traditional dishes including Louisiana Gumbo, Po’ Boys, Texas BBQ, Tacos and more. To get you dancing and swinging your hips, music will come from Adam Rudegeair’s Bayou Tapestry with Henry Manetta, Jazz Party, Horns Of Leroy, The Always for Pleasure Allstars with Kerri Simpson and The Gumbo Blues Band with Chris Wilson, Steve Lucas, Jerome Smith, Matt Dwyer and Ash Davies & Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats. To top it all off, there’ll also be a fortune teller’s booth and a costume competition that will culminate with the crowning of Melbourne’s very first King and Queen of Mardi Gras! Book your …

Victorian Cider & Pork Festival 2016

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Set amongst the vines at the picturesque Rochford Wines,  for the first time ever in Victoria – the Yarra Valley will play host to the inaugural Victorian“2016 Cider and Pork Festival” – to be held over the Australia Day Long Weekend. Celebrate the humble pig and crushed apple at this two-day festival where there’ll be more than 75 international and Australian ciders will be on showcase -with more than 15 local hero boutique cider producers in attendance, including- St Ronan’s Cider, Napoleone Cider, Punt Road Cider, Batlow Cider Co, Square Keg Cider, Hills Cider, Custard & Co, Daylesford Cider Co, Flying Brick, Sidekick Cider, Young Henrys and many more. To keep you from going hungry, there’ll also be 15 different food trucks and pop-restaurants showcasing more than  60 different and mouth-watering pork dishes from locally sourced produce and leading Melbourne restaurants. o If that’s enough to fill your day there will also be Masterclasses held over both days of the festival where you can learn about varying ranges of ciders from all over the world-including France, Australia …

Tropfest makes a comeback

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Feel the love as the world’s largest short film festival, Tropfest makes a Valentine’s Day comeback. Short film fans around Australia were heartbroken when earlier this year it was announced that the iconic event was cancelled, but thanks to the generous sponsor CGU Insurance, the Festival has received a lifeline and will be back on Sunday 14 February 2016 in Centennial Parklands, Sydney (with fingers crossed a live screening in Melbourne).  Twenty-one years on, Tropfest Australia attracted a live national audience of around 150,000 people on a single night and today more than 1.6 million people have attended a Tropfest event over it’s lifetime.  “As a free, outdoor event, Tropfest makes short film accessible to all. There’s nothing else quite like it and I think that’s what people love.. Tropfest is a great festival, providing unique platforms for talented filmmakers through its events and initiatives, and we are excited to be able to help them get back on their feet,” Mr Bessell said. “Tropfest is about fostering the growth of the Australian film industry, and these …