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The Beat of Brunswick St

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A brand new event is about to hit the streets of Fitzroy. This February, The Beat of Brunswick St will see over 55+ bars, cafes, established music venues and stores on Brunswick St and immediate surrounds filled with live music and DJs spinning the beats. The BEAT OF BRUNSWICK STREET is supported by the City of Yarra and encourages everyone to visit Brunswick Street on the day to experience what is on offer. Stay tuned for more details. When: 1pm – 1am, Sat, February 27 Where: Brunswick St Visit the website here. 

Booze and Eats at Fat Tuesday New Orleans Festival

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In New Orleans, a “Fat Tuesday”  celebration is a day where everyone in the state will come together to celebrate the last day of the Carnival season! Coming together with floats, masks and good food and drinks, it’s the perfect chance to celebrate before the fasting period of Lent begins. Last night, Po’ Boy Quarter and Ding Dong Lounge partnered together to give Melbourne a taste of a typical New Orleans Fat Tuesday celebration. Set up in Argyle Square, Carlton, (which in our opinion is a much underused outdoor space) the festivities kicked off early at 4pm. With the afternoon sun beating down, crowds flocked to the sidelines for a bit of shade and to save their dancing feet for later in the evening. Food trucks to choose from included BlueBonnet BBQ, Gumbo Kitchen, Po’ Boy Quarter and Girl with the Gris Gris, serving up delicious cuisine including Louisiana Gumbo, Po’ Boys, Texas BBQ, Tacos and more. We got to chatting the man behind the Gumbo at Gumbo Kitchen learning the ins and outs of making the …

Belleville’s Lunar New Year Celebrations

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Forget the red packets and ditch the cheap dumplings, Belleville are putting on a Lunar New Year Celebration like no other. Celebrating culture and ALL types of diversity, award winning drag queen, AYSHA BUFFET will be performing a far eastern and fabulous set with her troupe and DJ legend Liz Millar will be spinning the exotic beats until the early morning. Enjoy juicy cocktails along with some oriental menu additions such as ‘Sticky Pork Hock’ (sticky pork hock, burnt orange & lemongrass caramel with red papaya salad). When: 7pm – 1am, February 11 Where: Belleville Melbourne, Swanston St Visit the website here. 

Melbourne lights up for White Night

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White Night Melbourne has become a favourite event on the summer calendar for over 3 years now and in just over 2 weeks White Night Melbourne will return for it’s fourth year from 7pm to 7am to transform Melbourne’s city streets, major cultural institutions, public spaces, gardens, landmark buildings and laneways. Get your comfy shoes ready and pack a camera for the all-night party will feature performance, illuminations, art installations and music throughout the city and in and on some of Melbourne’s most iconic spaces including the Royal Exhibition Building, Federation Square, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne City Baths, Arts Centre Melbourne, State Library Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Museum and ACMI. Some of the highlights that we’ve got marked down include: Some of the highlights that we’ve got marked down include: The Dresses – Queen Victoria Gardens French artist Tae Gon Kim’s ethereal work, The Dresses, shapes hundreds of fibre-optic strands into the form of three beautiful and extravagant gowns suspended in darkness – apparitions, shimmering from the realms of fantasy. Slowly the illuminated …

A Last Minute Valentine’s Day Guide

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Have you Left Valentine’s Day until the last minute and now all the restaurants that you were planning to schmooze your sweetheart are booked out? We Know Melbourne have come up with some last minute ideas that will still make your lover swoon and best of all aren’t going to cost you all your savings so you can spend more on flowers and chocolates. It is the most romatic day of the year after all! Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Moonlight Cinemas Watch the old time classic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s  at Moonlight Cinema  on Valentine’s Day Sunday 14 February. Presented by Lindeman’s, who are providing everyone a free glass of sparkling on arrival, take your romantic night-in, outdoors, for unforgettable evening under the stars. This timeless cult classic starring film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn as flighty Manhattan party girl Holly Golightly, is the perfect mix of funny, romantic and classy. Pack your own lovers picnic for two with wine. Or arrive empty handed and be treated to Moonlight Cinema’s LA style food truck. There’s a well-stocked bar and bean beds available …

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marches into town!

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marches into Melbourne this week for the first time ever! Over the weekend, over 1,200 performers from all around the world including Australia arrived into Melbourne for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo that will take place from Friday 12 February at Etihad Stadium.  This incredible event promises to be one of the greatest spectacles ever seen in Melbourne.  In its 65-year history, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has only ever left its Scottish homeland three times touring to New Zealand in 2000 and Sydney in 2005 and 2010.   With its unique blend of military ceremony, music and entertainment, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is one of the most famous events in the world, playing to around 220,000 people each year in Edinburgh and attracting an annual television audience of 100 million. The Tattoo includes performers from ten regiments in the UK plus bands from Switzerland, Norway, Tonga, Fiji and all across Australia and as far flung as the Shetland Islands.  To set the scene, the extraordinary, life-size replica of the Castle …

Win a Double Pass to Fromage A Trois | Cheese & Cider Festival

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It’s no secret that the We Know Melbourne team love their cheeses. From goats cheese to blue cheese to your everyday cheddar, we love it all! So when we heard that there was a Cheese & Cider Festival coming up as part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, we knew we had to book tickets immediately. This March the Fromage a Trois – Cheese and Cider Festival will be showcasing the best of local cheese and cider makers, along with wine beer, music and entertainment. Set in the lush 10 hectares of formal gardens at historic Werribee Park Mansion, visitors will able to indulge in some of the best local and regional produce, meet the makers and learn about the craft of cheese and cider making. There’ll also be a demonstration stage where makers will entertain and educate patrons with free presentations and classes. As an exclusive for We Know Melbourne readers, we have one double pass to give away (valued at $80). To enter, click Follow our Facebook or Instagram page, like our Fromage …

The World’s Largest High Heel Race

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Achieving a Guinness World Record is no easy task. From deciding which challenge to try, to the training and preparation involved in beating the last record holder, it’s easy to give up and feel defeated. But what if we told you that you could easily have a Guinness World Record to your name before the month is over? Intrigued? On February 14, The World’s Largest High Heel Race is happening and they are looking for people to participate! The race will be held at the St Kilda Festival and funds raised will go towards The Warwick Cancer Foundation, an organisation that aims to raise funds for young Australians living with cancer. So what do you need to know before you commit? The race is limited to 1500 people, so make sure you get your registrations in. The race will be an official attempt for the largest amount of people running in high heels all for a great cause. Yes, there is a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest amount of people running in high heels… 967 people, …

Meat Fish Wine Tasting

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A couple of weeks ago the We Know Melbourne team were invited to taste the new menu at Meat Fish Wine. Located right in the heart of QV, next to their sister restaurant Red Spice QV, the restaurant and wine bar are known for their extensive wine collection (featuring over 500 wines) and top tasting dishes. The tasting was an intimate setting, sitting down on an outside table with a couple of other well known Melbourne foodies, including @topfoodmelbourne. Each dish that was brought out was given the rundown by Chef David Schofield, explaining the detail that went into cooking it to perfection.  Some of the dishes we got to try include: Cheese damper with bush tomato jam Wagyu Rump Cap, Roasted Shallot Puree Normally not a huge carnivore, we found the wagyu so tender and we couldn’t help go back for seconds. Snapper, Smoked Cauliflower, “Noir Cracker” & Sea Foam Char Grilled Brussel Sprouts, Lardo and Mustard Crumbs If you are still scarred from the way your Mum used to boil your brussel sprouts and make you …

Good Beer Week 2016

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Beer lovers clear your calendars for Good Beer Week this May and fill your week with a whole lot of frothy filled fun. The official festival will kick off with the program launching at the Gala Showcase at the Fitzroy Town Hall on March 18, 2016. The main event will run from May 14 to May 22 and event-goers will have the opportunity to sample beers and find out all the insider tips from brewers from Victoria and all over the globe. Since it’s humble beginning over a round of beers at a city bar in 2011, Good Beer Week has grown to last year include 250 events across 180 venues, and this year promises to be the biggest event yet.  The frosty filled week will welcome thousands of beer lovers and brewers to Melbourne and Victoria from all over the globe. Keep your eye out for the program! When: May 14 -22 2016 Where: Various Venues across Melbourne Visit the website here.