🔥 Tot's Hot Event Pick
The Melbourne Cheer Challenge (Sunday 6 Sep) Join the San Francisco 49ers' Gold Rush cheerleaders for a free, all-ages attempt to break the world record for the largest cheerleading dance in the heart of the city. 📍 CBD
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Shadows in The Dark Paranormal Tour (Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays + Fridays until 22 Dec) A guided evening walk through Queen Victoria Market's hidden cemetery history, blending true stories with reported paranormal activity, for ages 12 and up. 📍 CBD
SIGNAL Workshops (Various dates throughout Sep) Six hands-on workshops - from cyanotype printing to comics to ceramics - let ages 14 to 25 create alongside professional artists throughout the month. 📍 CBD
Melbourne Youth Orchestra Big Busk (Saturday 19 Sep) Over 650 young musicians take over the main stage and busking spots for a day of live music, from string quartets to full orchestras. 📍 CBD
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Spring in the Park (Saturday 5 Sep) Gasworks marks its 40th birthday with a full day of live music, market stalls and open studios, anchored by High Voltage - an all-ages concert starring more than 100 local performers. 📍 Albert Park
Voice for Wildlife Program (Monday 21 - Thursday 24 Sep) A four-day program for ages 14 to 18 exploring animal welfare and advocacy, with visits to Melbourne Zoo, the RSPCA and Parliament of Victoria. 📍 Parkville
Escape From The Underworld (Thursday 24 Sep) A full-day creative writing workshop for ages 13 to 17, building fatally flawed characters and putting them through the underworld's toughest trials. 📍 Carlton
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Melbourne Royal Show (Thursday 24 Sep - Sunday 4 Oct) Rides, showbags, farm animals and freestyle motocross fill the Melbourne Showgrounds for 11 days as the Melbourne Royal Show returns. 📍 Ascot Vale
R U OK 2 Play in the Park? (Saturday 12 Sep) A full day of board games in a park setting, with games supplied or bring your own, plus prizes and giveaways throughout the day. 📍 Keysborough
South Gippsland Skate Series (Tuesday 22 - Thursday 24 Sep) Jam-style skate sessions with casual coaching, trick competitions and an all-abilities session across three South Gippsland skate parks. 📍 Mirboo North, Korumburra & Venus Bay
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Radical Computing (From Saturday 19 Sep) A new exhibition tracing personal computing history through hackers, musicians and artists, opening at the National Communication Museum. 📍 Hawthorn
Shrimp Piddle Festival (Saturday 19 Sep) A free, teen-created day of games, music, food trucks and a sausage sizzle, built to help young people connect offline. 📍 Ringwood
Photography School Holiday Workshop for Beginners (Wednesday 23 Sep) A beginner-friendly DSLR photography workshop for ages 10 to 16, covering shutter speed, aperture and composition. 📍 Croydon
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Youth Fest (Tuesday 1 - Wednesday 30 Sep) A month of events across Brimbank celebrating young people aged 10 to 25, with new sessions added throughout September. 📍 Brimbank
Science is a Superpower (Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 Sep) A weekend of hands-on STEM experiments, talks and activities at Scienceworks, created with tween girls and non-binary kids in mind but open to everyone. 📍 Spotswood
Spring Fun Holiday Activities: Kokedama Workshop (Tuesday 22 Sep) Learn the mindful, hands-on Japanese art of moss ball gardening at this free workshop, and take your finished Kokedama home. 📍 Footscray
