Events in October

Forthcoming Events

Fri 10th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Bonne Nuit, Lilian: 9th October 7pm - 12th October 9pm; Guild Theatre

Into The Woods: 9th October 7pm - 11th October 10pm; Union Theatre

Felt Keychain Making Workshop: noon - 4pm; PAR-263-L2-213-Flexible Learning Space; Felt Workshop ✨🧵 Get crafty with Oxfam UniMelb & Cast On Charity Group for a cozy afternoon of creativity and giving back!

Setting Swap - Week 10 Workshop: noon - 2pm

Study Sessions #1: noon - 2pm; Student Pavilion Kitchen; Join CISSA for our study sessions on Friday!!

TGS Weekly Boardgames: noon - 5pm; Science Gallery, Melbourne Connect; A free, weekly board game session in the wonderful Science Gallery to enjoy the expansive TGS board game collection. Come hang out!

🎨 Paint & Sip 🍷✨: noon - 2pm; Ida Bar

Car Club Inaugural General Meeting: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Medley Theatre, Redmond Barry (PAR-115-L1-104-Medley Theatre)

AniManga Special General Meeting: 1pm - 2pm

UMAPS Coffee Catchup: 1pm - 2pm; Little Mylk Bar; Passionate about Animal welfare and rights? Join us for a Coffee catch-up to discuss upcoming events and plans for the club next year <3

Bla(c)k Collective: 2pm - 4pm; Room 202 Level 2 Building 168; POC Department Community Event

Hoyo Kitchen: 3pm - 8pm; Student Kitchen, Student Pavillion Level 4; Hoyoverse Kitchen event

Week 10 Screening: Night at the Museum (2006) with MACS: 3pm - 6pm; Theatre 2 - Old Geology (Building 155); Weekly screening with Melbourne Art Curatorship Society - Night at the Museum (2006)

MUE Friday Weekly Gaming: 4pm - 7pm; Old Agriculture (142) - Kimpton Room (G51)

World of Mahjong Club Week 10 Party + SGM: 4pm - 6pm; Market Hall, Activity Room 101

Reels Club Inaugural General Meeting: 4:30pm - 5:30pm; Latham Theatre, Redmond Barry (PAR-115-L1-102-Latham Theatre)

Business Analytics Students Society Inaugural General Meeting: 5pm - 6pm; G01, Alan Gilbert (PAR-104-G-G01-Collaborative Learning Space)

Appreciation Night: 5:30pm - 8:30pm; Market Hall

SAMU Star Wars Marathon: Revenge of the Sith: 5:30pm - 8pm; PAR-148A-L3-353-Interactive Cinema Space (60); Our second last movie night of the year, join us for the thrilling darkest hour of the journey of Anakin Skywalker!

Meteorology Industry and Networking Night: 6pm - 9pm; Room 209, McCoy Building; ESSS is hosting an industry/networking night for those interested in meteorology and climate science! Also free snacks :)

MUE League of Legends Trivia Night: 6pm - 9pm; Old Howard Florey Laboratories (183) - Room G20

2025 Oktoberfest Ball - GLASS & UniMelb: 6:30pm - 11pm; 291 Dandenong Road, Prahran, VIC 3181; Join us for our combined German Ball - Oktoberfest Edition on Friday 10th Oktober at the German Club Tivoli!

Linguistics Trivia - Ft Monash LingSoc: 7pm - 9pm; Kwong Lee Dow building, Room 217; Meet our linguist friends from the southeast and collaborate on a friendly and social trivia competition. No linguistics expertise required, bring a team or buddy up with people on the day! Please RSVP with the ticket link :)

Sat 11th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Bonne Nuit, Lilian: 9th October 7pm - 12th October 9pm; Guild Theatre

Into The Woods: 9th October 7pm - 11th October 10pm; Union Theatre

FlackPack Building with RizeUp: 9am - noon

Model United Nations Society General Assembly Conference: 9am - 5pm; PAR-104-L1-109-Lectorial Learning Space (76); Model United Nations Society is hosting a General Assembly Conference. This event will be an amazing opportunity to sharpen your debate, research and speaking skills, and meet like-minded students with an interest in international affairs!

Alternate TTRPGs Day: 10am - 5pm; Arts West Room 356; An event centered around non-D&D TTRPG systems. Come along and play in one of the two sessions in the morning or afternoon.

Beach Clean Up: 11am - 2pm; St Kilda Beach - Pier Base; Care for our marine life and meet new friends at our first ever beach clean up!

Master Ensemble Building: 11am - 4pm; Rehearsal Room, Level 3 Arts and Cultural Building

Engineering Music Society - Sem 2 2025 Gig: 3pm - 5pm; The Jazzlab - 27 Leslie St, Brunswick VIC 3056; Come on down to the Jazzlab in Brunswick to see our Monday and Wednesday Stage Bands kick off the afternoon with some funk, rock and jazz!!

Music Night: 6pm - 11pm; St Brigid's Parish; The Catholic Society is proud to host yet again the music night! Showcasing musical talent from our club and beyond, this elegant evening is sure to impress with talent, food and fellowship. We also encourage musicians to perform! Sign up below"

Sun 12th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Bonne Nuit, Lilian: 9th October 7pm - 12th October 9pm; Guild Theatre

Rock Night - Apollo Music Society: 6:30pm - 10pm; The Workers Club, Fitzroy; 7 bands, 3 hours, 1 place. Introducing Rock Night. Our first ever major rock event and first collaboration with RAMS. Missing Rock Night is a crime. $15 admission - 18+ only. Coming to Rock Night as a minor is also a crime. Don't do that.

Mon 13th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Book Club Week 11 Meeting: noon - 2pm; Room 101, Building 189; Come catch up and discuss our current reads with us - Babel and/or We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Pizza and bookish chat provided 🍕

International Expo: noon - 5pm; Amphitheatre & Market Hall (Student Precinct)

FDS Annual General Meeting: 1pm - 2pm; PAR-181-L3-E307-Frederic Wood Jones Room; Come join us for FDS's Annual General Meeting to elect the general committee and executive team for 2026.

Monday Meeting: 1pm - 5pm

SAS Soccer Session: 4pm - 6pm; Hockey Field, University of Melbourne; 📢⚽ Get Ready to Futsal with SAS! 🥅🎉 Join us every week at the Hockey Field for fast-paced, high-energy futsal games. We can't wait to see you all there.

CU Monday Nights: 5:15pm - 7:30pm; Hercus Theatre, David Caro

Maker Lab: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Room 105, 100 Leichester Street; Come by to talk about games, make games, play others’ games, and just vibe! Welcome to anyone of any skill level and any field!

EMS Orchestra Rehearsal: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Orchestra Rehearsal!

Latin Fusion with Zara Psirakis: 6:30pm - 8pm; Red Studio 1, 234 St Kilda Road; Open Intermediate Latin Fusion class with Second year VCA student Zara Psirakis.

Tue 14th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Weekly Workshop: 10am - 12:30pm; Arts Lab, Building 159; Come join us for our weekly workshop! We provide materials and equipment to knit, crochet and sew, but you may also bring personal projects to work on. Our members are willing to teach crafts to any beginners. Free pizza in the second hour!

Bands, Bevs & BBQ – LABELMAKER w/ Tallulah Grace: noon - 2pm; Student Precinct

SGM + Croissants!: 12:30pm - 2pm; Alan Gilbert Building G03

Weekly Hangout with snacks!: 1pm - 4pm; hangout with snacks and llamas! come by for chaos and yaps

Melbourne Sports Business Society Inaugural General Meeting: 2pm - 3pm; 156, Old Arts (PAR-149-L1-156-Collaborative Learning Space)

OmniSci Picnic and Potluck - Semester 2: 2pm - 4pm; University Square

Beginner Street Dance Classes: 6pm - 7pm; Rehearsal Room, Arts and Cultural Building

Drinks for Charity: 6pm - 8:30pm; Market Hall; Trivia night with live music, food, drinks, and prizes for the winners! Ticket fee is $20, with all proceeds going to the Very Special Kids hospice.

Choir Rehearsal *no auditions*: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Choir rehearsal!

Wed 15th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

MTech x WIT: Digital Innovators Challenge: 8th October 5:15pm - 15th October 7:45pm; Room 227, KWONG LEE DOW BUILDING

Special General meeting: 6am - 7am; ALAN GILBERT BUILDING - PAR-104-L1-143-Project Room 02 (7)

BBQ & Banner Painting: noon - 2pm; Amphitheatre

Melbourne Excel Club BBQ: noon - 2pm; OLD GEOLOGY BUILDING COURTYARD BBQ - PAR-EXT155-G-G01-Old Geology BBQ (100); Melbourne Excel Club BBQ

Enviro Collective: Fossil Fuel Campaign Brainstorm: 12:30pm - 2:30pm; Ida Bar; Week 11 Enviro Collective: Fossil Fuel Campaign Brainstorm 🧠⚡ The University says it is committed to responsible investment- but how responsible is investing in fossil fuels giants, and are these companies doing enough?

POC Collective: 1pm - 2:30pm; POC Autonomous Space Level 3 Building 168; POC Department community event

PR/Visa Workshop: 4pm - 5:30pm; Prest Theatre, PAR-105-G-G06-Prest Theatre

BSS Special General Meeting: 5pm - 7pm; Lyle Theatre (101), Redmond Barry (Building 115); The Biomedicine Students' Society invites you to a Special General Meeting to elect a new Project Director and 2nd Year Representatives.

Probability Workshop: 5:30pm - 6:30pm; JH Michell Theatre, Peter Hall Building; Probability workshop with MUMS and UEAC

Sunset Beach Volleyball!: 6pm - 8:30pm

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Rehearsal: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Symphonic Wind Ensemble rehearsal!

Thu 16th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

FREE Live Production Workshop: noon - 2pm; Market Hall, Building 189

TGS Weekly DnD: noon - 5pm; TBA; Weekly D&D oneshots, welcome to beginners and experienced players alike. Free entry.

Concertina Book Workshop: 1pm - 3pm; Rowden White Library, L3 Student Pavilion, Bldg 162 Monash Rd; Learn how to make your own beautiful concertina book!

Weekly Prayer Meeting (Week 11): 1pm - 2pm; Kwong Lee Dow, Room 218; Join us for an uplifting hour of praise, worship and praying over our campus!

Tea & Tales: 3:30pm - 5:30pm; Student Pavilion, Level 2, Room 205; Need a midweek breather? 🌿 Come chill with us over a warm cup of tea.

Chariot Journal Movie Screening: 4pm - 7pm; Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry Building

English Corner: 4pm - 5pm; Law Building, Level 2, Room 221; Hosted by Power to Change, an official Christian club at the University of Melbourne.📍Everyone’s welcome!🤝 Come for the English, stay for the community!

Global EdPolicy Workshop: 4:30pm - 6:30pm; Old Arts, Level 1, Room 156; Join us to learn how to do a policy brief, on international education policy, network with fellow students and FREE FOOD!

The Masculinities Project: FREE Workshops: 4:30pm - 7pm; Room 202, Level 2 Building 168

Experiences in Fieldwork: a Linguistics Panel: 5:30pm - 7pm; PAR-148A-L2-263-Flexible Learning Space (30); Ever wondered what it's like to do Linguistics research? Introducing the Experiences in Fieldwork panel, featuring Phd students as they discuss their experiences in the field and the ethical issues in the Linguistics discipline today.

Ancient Board Game Night: 6:30pm - 8pm; Arts West, Room 454; MUnGA and MUCLASS are joining to play two ancient board games, Royal Game of Ur & Petteia, with drinks and snack galore!

Fri 17th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

TGS Weekly Boardgames: noon - 5pm; Science Gallery, Melbourne Connect; A free, weekly board game session in the wonderful Science Gallery to enjoy the expansive TGS board game collection. Come hang out!

The Art hive: noon - 2pm; The Arts Lab, Arts and culture building level 1

Bla(c)k Collective: 2pm - 4pm; Room 202 Level 2 Building 168; POC Department Community Event

Jewellery and Culture Society Inaugural General Meeting: 2pm - 3pm; G01, Alan Gilbert (PAR-104-G-G01-Collaborative Learning Space)

NZSS Cupcake Decorating: 3pm - 5pm; Student Pavilion Kitchen; Come join us for a Halloween-themed dress up and cupcake decorating event! The event will take place on Friday the 17th of October (Week 11), from 3-5pm in Student Pav Kitchen.

MUE Friday Weekly Gaming: 4pm - 7pm; Old Agriculture (142) - Kimpton Room (G51)

Night at the Gallery: 17th October 7pm - 18th October 9pm; Union Theatre

Sat 18th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Night at the Gallery: 17th October 7pm - 18th October 9pm; Union Theatre

Master Ensemble Building: 11am - 4pm; Rehearsal Room, Level 3 Arts and Cultural Building

Week 11 Screening: People's Choice!: 3pm - 6pm; Theatre 2 - Old Geology (Building 155)

Sun 19th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

End of Sem Halloween Party: 7pm - 11pm; Caz Reitop's Dirty Secrets, 80 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066

Mon 20th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Coffee Catchup: 11am - noon; Castro's Kiosk; Enjoy your semester with an opportunity to meet and socialise with your diverse peers who are interested in physics. There will be FREE DRINKS of your choice for those attending. Hope to see you there!

Book Club Week 12 Meeting: noon - 2pm; Room G02, Building 189; Last book club meeting of the year 🥹 We’ll finish up discussing our current reads - Babel and/or We Have Always Lived in the Castle 📚 Come have a bookish chat and celebrate making it to the end of the semester!

Monday Meeting: 1pm - 5pm

SAS Soccer Session: 4pm - 6pm; Hockey Field, University of Melbourne; 📢⚽ Get Ready to Futsal with SAS! 🥅🎉 Join us every week at the Hockey Field for fast-paced, high-energy futsal games. We can't wait to see you all there.

CU Monday Nights: 5:15pm - 7:30pm; Hercus Theatre, David Caro

Maker Lab: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Room 105, 100 Leichester Street; Come by to talk about games, make games, play others’ games, and just vibe! Welcome to anyone of any skill level and any field!

Careers Night Bridging Borders: Careers across Japan and Australia: 6pm - 8pm; Medley Theatre (104), Redmond Barry Building, The University of Melbourne; Join us this October for Asia-Australia Careers Night, an evening dedicated to exploring internationally oriented career paths with a focus on Asia and Australia—particularly Japan.

EMS Orchestra Rehearsal: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Orchestra Rehearsal!

Tue 21st October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

KINGS Artist Run: the antidote to exhaustion is not rest, it’s wholeheartedness: 1pm - 4pm; Arts Lab, Level 1, Arts & Cultural Building, (Building 159) University of Melbourne; Join KINGS Artist Run for the antidote to exhaustion is not rest, it’s wholeheartedness -- a emerging curatorial program taking place Tuesday 21 October 1-4pm between the Arts Lab and KINGS.

Weekly Hangout with snacks!: 1pm - 4pm; hangout with snacks and llamas! come by for chaos and yaps

Diwali 2025: 4pm - 8pm; University Plaza and South Court

Radiology and Medical Imaging Inaugural General Meeting: 4pm - 5pm; Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry (PAR-115-L1-103-Lowe Theatre)

AniManga Society Trivia Night: 5pm - 9pm

Choir Rehearsal *no auditions*: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Choir rehearsal!

Wed 22nd October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

H.E.N.S Chicken Yakitori Giveaway: 11:30am - 1pm; Student Pavilion, Level 4 Student Kitchen; Hello HENS members! Join us on the 22nd of October for a Chicken Yakitori giveaway! Freshly cooked, freshly served to everyone with a membership! Also, come along to meet the new executive team!

Jazz Trio Live at the Rowdy: 1pm - 2pm; Rowden White Library, L3 Student Pavilion, Bldg 162 Monash Rd; A free lunchtime jazz concert at the Rowden White Library performed by a trio of University of Melbourne music students.

POC Collective: 1pm - 2:30pm; POC Autonomous Space Level 3 Building 168; POC Department community event

Stamp Making Workshop with Christina Darras: 1pm - 3pm; Arts Lab, Level 1, Arts & Cultural Building, (Building 159) University of Melbourne; Join artist Christina Darras for this free creative stamp making workshop in the Arts Lab!

Music Therapy- Cancelled: 4pm - 6pm; Market hall Room Go1

Model United Nations Society Networking Night: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; PAR-148A-L3-353, Interactive Cinema Space; 🌍 Climate Action Expert Panel: Networking Night Join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and collaboration at our Networking Night, themed around Climate Action and Global Solutions.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Rehearsal: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Jim Potter Room (G16), Old Physics Building; Come along to our Engineering Music Society Symphonic Wind Ensemble rehearsal!

SSS x M-ASS PRESENTS: HALLOWEEN PARTY 2025: 9pm - 11:59pm; New Guernica (64 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066)

SSS x M-ASS PRESENTS: HALLOWEEN PARTY 2025: 9pm - 11:59pm; New Guernica

Thu 23rd October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

TGS Weekly DnD: noon - 5pm; TBA; Weekly D&D oneshots, welcome to beginners and experienced players alike. Free entry.

Weekly Prayer Meeting (Week 12): 1pm - 2pm; Kwong Lee Dow, Room 218; Join us for an uplifting hour of praise, worship and praying over our campus!

Tea & Tales: 3:30pm - 5:30pm; Student Pavilion, Level 2, Room 205; Need a midweek breather? 🌿 Come chill with us over a warm cup of tea.

English Corner: 4pm - 5pm; Law Building, Level 2, Room 221; Hosted by Power to Change, an official Christian club at the University of Melbourne.📍Everyone’s welcome!🤝 Come for the English, stay for the community!

Large House of Peace - Week 12: 5pm - 7pm; Law Building, Level 2, Room 221; House of Peace is our fortnightly community event where we will be meeting members of Power to Change UniMelb. Join us for 🍜 free food, Discovering God through the Bible 😍 and making new friends!

Chariot Journal Volume 8 Launch Party: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Room 204, David Caro Building

Last Impressions: 23rd October 7pm - 26th October 10pm; Union Theatre

Mr. Donkey: 23rd October 7pm - 24th October 9:30pm; Guild Theatre

UMSU Enchanted Forest Ball: 8pm - 1am; Spice Market; Get ready to live your fairytale ✨ UMSU’s Enchanted Ball is taking over Spice Market on 23 Oct! $18 tix, 700 spots, one magical night of dancing, sparkle + vibes from 8pm ‘til late. Your ticket includes food, a free cocktail, photobooth and more!

Fri 24th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Last Impressions: 23rd October 7pm - 26th October 10pm; Union Theatre

Mr. Donkey: 23rd October 7pm - 24th October 9:30pm; Guild Theatre

UMSU Enchanted Forest Ball: 8pm - 1am; Spice Market; Get ready to live your fairytale ✨ UMSU’s Enchanted Ball is taking over Spice Market on 23 Oct! $18 tix, 700 spots, one magical night of dancing, sparkle + vibes from 8pm ‘til late. Your ticket includes food, a free cocktail, photobooth and more!

Ceramics Workshop: noon - 2pm

TGS Weekly Boardgames: noon - 5pm; Science Gallery, Melbourne Connect; A free, weekly board game session in the wonderful Science Gallery to enjoy the expansive TGS board game collection. Come hang out!

Bla(c)k Collective: 2pm - 4pm; Room 202 Level 2 Building 168; POC Department Community Event

MUE Friday Weekly Gaming: 4pm - 7pm; Old Agriculture (142) - Kimpton Room (G51)

End of Year Costume Party w/ other clubs!: 7pm - 11pm; Father's Office - 249 Little Lonsdale Street; An end of year costume party with several film clubs from area universities.

Sat 25th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Last Impressions: 23rd October 7pm - 26th October 10pm; Union Theatre

Semester 2, 2025 EMS Concert: 2pm - 5pm; Arrow on Swanston; Save the date!! Our Sem 2 Concert will be held on October 25 at the Arrow on Swanston. Featuring our Orchestra, Symphonic Winds Ensemble and Choir, look forwards to a great event at the end of the semester!

Sun 26th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Last Impressions: 23rd October 7pm - 26th October 10pm; Union Theatre

Mon 27th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

P Day: 9am - 3pm; Hercus Theatre, David Caro

Monday Meeting: 1pm - 5pm

Maker Lab: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Room 105, 100 Leichester Street; Come by to talk about games, make games, play others’ games, and just vibe! Welcome to anyone of any skill level and any field!

Tue 28th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Wed 29th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

Thu 30th October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

UMSU Theatre Awards 2025 + End of Year Celebrations: 6:30pm - 9pm; Market Hall

Fri 31st October

UMSU Student Survey 2025: 8th October noon - 31st October 11:59pm; From the comfort of your chair

TGS Weekly Boardgames: noon - 5pm; Science Gallery, Melbourne Connect; A free, weekly board game session in the wonderful Science Gallery to enjoy the expansive TGS board game collection. Come hang out!

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