Category: Fed Square

Buddha's Day & Multicultural Festival

8/4/2018

Buddha's Day & Multicultural Festival

Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival, is back at Federation Square.

The annual event is a celebration commemorating Buddha’s Birthday and Melbourne’s colourful multicultural and multi-faith society.

The free event is run as a not-for-profit festival helping promote inclusiveness,cultural awareness, cultural understanding; and enhances community spirit and social harmony.

The event showcases traditional Buddhist ceremonies such as Bathing the Buddha, Tea Meditation, Twilight Light Offering Ceremony as well as multicultural music and dance performances, social and spiritual well-being lectures, world peace prayers, tai chi classes, interfaith ceremony, children’s activities, animal farm and more.

Visitors can also experience an array of mindfulness classes including gentle tai chi, the ancient practice of Sutra calligraphy (pictured below) and the quietude of tea meditation performances led by Taiwanese tea master April Jin.

Our kids loved getting involved and helping copy a giant sized Sutra for world peace and harmony spread across a 10m long parchment!

Larah enjoy in the art of Sutra calligraphy a art form of meditation helping to harmonise and integrate the body and mind encouraging creativity to flow freely ✌️

The event is famous for its Asian vegetarian food fair, spectacular cultural performances and This year their will be a thrilling new dragon boat sprint race along the Yarra River.

WHERE
Federation Square

WHEN
19 May, 10am to 7pm
20 May, 10am to 5pm

COST
FREE
For more info visit the website

Federation Square
Corner of Swanston and Flinders streets, Melbourne

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Shepp Square at Fed Square

7/4/2018

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Federation Square transforms into
Shepp Square

For two weeks Federation Square will be transforms into Shepp Square, A festival of food, family activities and free events highlighting the best of the best of Greater Shepparton right here in the heart of the city.

Taking place from 9-21 April, each day will be themed to showcase the regions dynamic food scene, agricultural offerings, indigenous culture, arts institutions, and family friendly events.

Greater Shepparton is Australia’s Foodbowl and produces 25 per cent of Victoria’s fresh produce. Exploring just how much fun food can be, visitors to Shepp Square can milk a ‘not so real’ cow, dig for veggies, or get involved in a baked beans eating competition!

Families can treat the kids to free and low cost fun with a range of activities on offer including everything from bobbing for apples, Indigenous dancing and African hair braiding.

Visitors are also encouraged to keep an eye out for the famous Shepparton Moooving Art Cows and real live fruit characters including a tomato juggling street walker, Adam the Apple and Polly the Pear.

WHERE
Shepp Square at Fed Square

WHEN
9 - 21 April | Daily | 10am - 10pm

Week 1 – Family Week
9 April – Food bowl Day
10 April – Indigenous Day
11 April – Multicultural Day
12 April – Art On A Plate
13 April – The Great Outdoors
14 April – Food Bowl Day
15 April – Many Great Things

Week 2 – Business and Lifestyle Week
18 April - Paddock to Plate Outdoor lunch
19 April – Greater Shepparton Information Session

COST
Free Event

Click HERE for more info

Federation Square
Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Alice in Wonderland Exhibition - ACMI

4/4/2018

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WORLD FIRST ALICE IN WONDERLAND EXHIBITION opens in MELBOURNE

Today we followed Alice down the rabbit hole at ACMI's wonderland, a world premiere exhibition that celebrates the timeless stories of Lewis Carroll and Alice's adventures on screen.

With interactive maps in hand we took a trip through the looking glass into an immersive, enchanted world that draws together a remarkable selection of original behind-the-scenes material.

The exhibition Celebrates the screen history of Lewis Carroll's timeless stories — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There — in an entirely world first original experiential exhibition.

Starting at Lewis Carroll's drawing room, we were handed each our own interactive "Lost Map of Wonderland", a physical and digital device unlocking hidden suprises and experiences during our self guided tour of the exhibition and journey through different twists and turns through Wonderland.

We quickly lost ourselves in the Hallway of Doors, played at the Queen's Croquet Ground and took part in a magical Mad Hatter's Tea Party that came to life before our very eyes.

Along the way we saw more than 300 unique objects sourced from all around the world.

Image ACMI

Using our interactive maps we were able to create our own avatars and scan our faces onto the projector screen and become the queens cardmen and help paint the roses red to keep Red Queen happy.

WHERE
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Federation Square

WHEN
5 April to 7 Oct

TIMES
Mon - Sun 10am – 5pm

COST
Adult $25
Child (4-15 years) $16
Family 2x Adult 2x Children $65

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Book online or 03 8663 2200

Federation Square, Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Open today · 10am–5pm
Phone: (03) 8663 2200
www.acmi.net.au/events/wonderl...

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MARVEL UNIVERSE at FED SQUARE AND ACMI

22/2/2018

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MARVEL UNIVERSE TO UNITE AT
FED SQUARE AND ACMI MARCH 3, 2018

Attention all Marvel fans for one day only The Marvel Universe will unite at
Federation Square and the ACMI, to celebrate the 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the lead up to Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. Bringing together the Marvel world, characters and stories we all know and love here in Melbourne.

Come along from 12pm to 5pm and join in on this FREE event which will feature a Marvel Training Zone, where attendees can take on the Marvel Avengers Training Course, work as a team to solve the Avengers Puzzle Challenge, take their best shot in the Hawkeye Target Practice, battle it out at the Marvel Nerf Zone and pose like a hero with Thor’s hammer and Captain America’s shield.

This will make the perfect day out for families and Marvel fans of all ages, an opportunity to cast your eyes on never before seen product for Avengers: Infinity War, available to purchase at the Marvel pop-up shop and join in on the fun at the main stage with interactive games, live entertainment, prize giveaways and more.

Activities will include, chance to create your own comics, test out the latest tech products, pose with the Infinity Gauntlet and experience Black Panther in augmented reality. Even get to see your favorite Avenger characters performing shows and opportunities to pose for a photo with Spider-Man, Thor, Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America.

Join in the fun and come dressed up as your favourite Marvel Super hero for your chance to WIN prizes at the kids and adults costume competition, held at
2.00pm and 3.00pm.

We highly recommend you Don't miss this FREE Marvel event on Saturday 3rd of March at Federation Square and ACMI in Melbourne, come along dressed up and go in the running to Win great prizes.

This will also be your opportunity to pre-purchase tickets to be one of the first to take part in the much anticipated Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. exhibition opening it's doors Thursday, 15 March.
For more info Click here

WHEN
Saturday 3 March 12 - 5pm.

WHERE
Fed Square & ACMI, Melbourne

COST
FREE
Hosted by The Walt Disney Company AUNZ

Note activities may look slightly different to the images above.

Federation Square
Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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High Capacity Metro Trains Project

1/2/2018

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Melbourne, meet your new train event

From Friday 9 to Saturday 17 February, step inside a life size model of your new high capacity metro train – spanning 40 metres in length.

WHEN
Friday 9 February to Saturday 17 February 2018

WHERE
Birrarung Marr, lower terrace along the Yarra River
(near Federation Square, a short walk from Flinders St Station)

EVENT
Walk, stand and sit inside and around the train model.
Participate in family-friendly activities and check out the competitions.

COST
Entry is free

The nine-day event concludes at White Night, where you will have the chance to experience the future of public transport like never before.
The model is making a stop at Birrarung Marr before it will be used to assist with further testing and train manufacturing.

Activities

Virtual reality experience: Journey through Melbourne and beyond
Sit in a passenger seat: Experience your new train
Build-a-train: Create your own miniature cardboard high capacity metro train in our kids’ activity area
Colouring-in: Turn our train into your work of art
Win a ride on the first train: Enter our competitions by scanning the posters located around the marquee or by snapping a picture, use the tag #biggertrains and share on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter
Go to our snap spot at the front of the train for the best photo
Step inside our info tent for everything you’d like to know about the HCMT Project
White Night (one night only – Saturday 17 February): World class art and pioneering public transport helps make Melbourne the world’s most liveable city. Experience them together this White Night. Visit: www.whitenight.com.au