Free things to do in Melbourne
10 places with no entry fee, with the official website of each.
Places
I'm Free Tours
CBD
Guided walking tours leaving from the statue of Sir Redmond Barry, opposite the State Library. Registration is required. Each person pays at the end what they think fair.
DirectionsNational Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
St Kilda Road and Federation Square
Art museum with two sites: NGV International, at 180 St Kilda Road, and The Ian Potter Centre, at Federation Square. Free entry, open daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
DirectionsACMI
Federation Square
Museum of the moving image. Its permanent exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image, is free; some events are paid. Open daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
DirectionsShrine of Remembrance
St Kilda Road
War memorial with exhibitions. General entry is free and donations are accepted. Open from 10:00 to 17:00, except Christmas Day and Good Friday.
DirectionsAustralian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)
Southbank
Contemporary art gallery at 111 Sturt Street, with always free entry. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
DirectionsFederation Square
CBD
Cultural square with ACMI, NGV Australia and the Koorie Heritage Trust. It programmes festivals, concerts and open-air cinema, many of them free.
DirectionsRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Birdwood Avenue
Botanic garden next to the centre. Free entry, open every day from 7:30 to 19:30.
DirectionsQueen Victoria Market
CBD
Food and produce market, with free entry. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. From 25 November to 16 December 2026 it has a Christmas night market.
DirectionsTenants Victoria
Victoria
Not-for-profit organisation with free guides on bonds, repairs and end of tenancy, with material in 12 languages.
JobWatch
Victoria
Community legal centre on employment rights. Its information phone line, 03 9662 1933, is free and confidential.
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