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Join us at the Fawkner Festa stage and soak up the vibes:📍 CB Smith Reserve📅 Sun 13 Sep11:00 am – Welcome to Country & O...
01/09/2026

Join us at the Fawkner Festa stage and soak up the vibes:

📍 CB Smith Reserve
📅 Sun 13 Sep

11:00 am – Welcome to Country & Official Speeches
11:30 am – Merri-bek Youth present The Pearlies Band
12:15 pm – Moomba Park Primary School Choir
12:40 pm – Jafra Dabke
1:20 pm – The Kismet Project
2:20 pm – ALETHIA

Celebrate everything that makes Fawkner special with local performers, community groups and plenty of festival fun.

Details: https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/fawkner-festa

We're now offering free venue hire for artists! If you're looking for a space to rehearse, create or perform your work, ...
31/08/2026

We're now offering free venue hire for artists!

If you're looking for a space to rehearse, create or perform your work, take a look at our Council-managed venues list.

🔗 Link here: https://tinyurl.com/3xmy323r

This initiative is an outcome of Merri-bek City Council's Community Budget Ideas program.

Image: SHUFFLE-PLAY, Australian Art Orchestra, BMF 2024. Photo by Simon Fazio.

Last chance to apply!Merri-bek Arts Projects Grant close Wednesday 2 September at 11.59pm.If you're an artist, group or ...
30/08/2026

Last chance to apply!

Merri-bek Arts Projects Grant close Wednesday 2 September at 11.59pm.

If you're an artist, group or arts organisation with a creative project in Merri-bek, don't miss this opportunity to apply for funding.

We can't wait to see the creative projects our community brings forward.

Apply now: https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/my-council/grants-and-awards/arts-grants/

Image credit: Sobremesa launch 2024. Image by Ximena Jimenez.

🎶 Reminder: BMF Special Project EOIs are open!If you have an idea brewing for Brunswick Music Festival 2027, now's the t...
30/08/2026

🎶 Reminder: BMF Special Project EOIs are open!

If you have an idea brewing for Brunswick Music Festival 2027, now's the time to learn more and apply.

We're looking for exciting show concepts, special music projects, exhibitions, workshops, talks, album launches, activations and any other big ideas that can only happen in a festival context.

Applications close 13 September.

🔗 https://merribekcitycouncil.snapforms.com.au/form/brunswick-music-festival-2027---special-projects-eoi

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Image credit: 'Pit Yourself Against.' Performance by Ma Ei and Naung Yoe. Presented at Counihan Gallery as part of Brunswick Music Festival 2026. Image by Simon Fazio.

⚠ Important update: we’ve changed the venue and upped the ticket numbers so more of you can join us at the Merri-bek Art...
27/08/2026

⚠ Important update: we’ve changed the venue and upped the ticket numbers so more of you can join us at the Merri-bek Arts Forum!

This event will now be held at Brunswick Town Hall.

Come share your ideas, connect with fellow creatives and help shape the future of arts and culture in Merri-bek.

👉 Register at the link: https://events.humanitix.com/merri-bekartsforum

Image credit: Njarala Paton creating mural for Oxygen Youth Space, Coburg

🍽️💚 Every plate makes a difference at Fawkner Festa.Thanks to Green My Plate, you'll enjoy your food on reusable plates ...
26/08/2026

🍽️💚 Every plate makes a difference at Fawkner Festa.

Thanks to Green My Plate, you'll enjoy your food on reusable plates and bowls. When you're done, simply pop them in the pink bins for washing and reuse.

📍Fawkner Festa, CB Smith Reserve
📅 Sun 13 Sep
🕖11am–3pm

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You're invited to the launch of local artist and author Mitch Jones’ new memoir, No Horizon.  Hear about the epic misadv...
26/08/2026

You're invited to the launch of local artist and author Mitch Jones’ new memoir, No Horizon.

Hear about the epic misadventure that inspired the book, plus a live scored film screening by Bridget Chappell and tunes from host and DJ Annaliese Redlich.

This is a great opportunity to support local writing and publishing.

📅 Sunday 30 August, 2.30pm
📍 Brunswick Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

Image: Mitch A Matosis

Do you speak English and another community language? Join Merri-bek’s Community Connectors program!Help Council informat...
25/08/2026

Do you speak English and another community language? Join Merri-bek’s Community Connectors program!

Help Council information reach people in ways that work for them, and share feedback on how we can better communicate with diverse communities.

📝 Apply online or pick up a paper application from a Merri-bek Library or customer service centre.

Applications close Sunday 13 September.

More info: https://www.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/merri-bek-connectors

Bookings are open for ‘The Memory Mirror’ play by Merri-bek Performing Arts Resident Georgina Luck. A tender, hopeful st...
25/08/2026

Bookings are open for ‘The Memory Mirror’ play by Merri-bek Performing Arts Resident Georgina Luck.

A tender, hopeful story about memory loss, caregiving and finding our way back to ourselves. The cast includes Jim Daly (‘Utopia’), Margot Knight (‘The Dressmaker’) & Don Bridges (‘Jack Irish’).

📍8-13 September
📅 Brunswick Mechanics Institute

Info + bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/the-memory-mirror

Image credit: 42 Studios

What's on the menu at Fawkner Festa? 😋A little bit of everything.Come ready to feast with:☕ Food Family Passion🫓 Roti-Sh...
24/08/2026

What's on the menu at Fawkner Festa? 😋

A little bit of everything.

Come ready to feast with:

☕ Food Family Passion
🫓 Roti-Shoti
🥢 Wrap Roll It
🌮 Taco Station
🧋 JOBI
🌭 Pascoe Vale Rotary Club BBQ

💧 BYO water bottle + mug! ♻️☕

📍 CB Smith Reserve
📅 Sun 13 Sep
🕖11am–3pm

Which food stall are you heading to first?
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