Music and performances

Upcoming music events

Boroondara Arts presents a year-long, curated performing arts program. Come and experience the energy that fills a room in the way that only live performance can. With your choice of cabaret, classical, jazz, contemporary and world music.

Cash: A journey through the American Recordings

10 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Hawthorn Arts Centre

Mikelangelo: In the Belly of the Whale

Sat 11 October 2025 –
Sun 12 October 2025

Kew Court House

PBS FM presents Rock-A-Bye-Baby with Charlie Needs Braces

22 October 2025, 11:00 am

Hawthorn Arts Centre

Morning Music: A Pacific Belles Christmas

16 December 2025, 10:00 am

Hawthorn Arts Centre

Kew Court House Live

Discover a new side of Melbourne’s live music scene every Thursday and Friday night in the heart of Kew.

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Kew Court House Live: Fifth of Nisan

Thu 9 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Kew Court House

Fifth of Nisan is a 7-piece dynamic force, combining melodies from the Eastern European shtetl together with jazz, pop and world music.

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Cash: A journey through the American Recordings

Fri 10 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Hawthorn Arts Centre

The musical icon Henry Wagons celebrated by Australian country legend, Henry Wagons and his band, the Tennessee Studs in Hawthorn.

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Kew Court House Live: Darcy Gilkerson

Fri 10 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Kew Court House

See Darcy Gilkerson, Melbourne-based cellist and composer, perform live at Kew Court House.

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Skunkworks Community present 'The Last Night of the Proms'

Sat 11 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Hawthorn Arts Centre

The Last Night of the Proms: a vibrant celebration of community, sing-alongs, outstanding performances, and joyful musical unity.

Community-run events | Music

Mikelangelo: In the Belly of the Whale

Sat 11 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Sat 11 October 2025 – Sun 12 October 2025

Kew Court House

Rollicking tales of a new dad juggling home life with life on the road intertwines with the mythic ocean adventure alter ego, Mikelangelo.

Mikelangelo: In the Belly of the Whale

Sun 12 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Sat 11 October 2025 – Sun 12 October 2025

Kew Court House

Rollicking tales of a new dad juggling home life with life on the road intertwines with the mythic ocean adventure alter ego, Mikelangelo.

Singing for Joy

Tue 14 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Tue 14 October 2025 – Tue 28 October 2025

Free

Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre

Join Swinburne Chorale for a joyful couple of hours of singing at Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre.

Community-run events | Festivals | Music

Kew Court House: Nathan Slater and Richard Tedesco's Nylon '48

Thu 16 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Kew Court House

Virtuoso Richard Tedesco and genre-defying guitarist/composer Nathan Slater unite to create a musical dialogue that transcends borders.

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Kew Court House Live: Bob Sedergreen and friends

Fri 17 October 2025, 7:30 pm

Kew Court House

Legendary local jazz musicians bring their rich history and musical legacy to Kew Court House.

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Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir: Festive echoes through time

Sat 18 October 2025, 2:30 pm

Hawthorn Arts Centre

Enjoy choral music from the 13th to 20th centuries performed by Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir at Hawthorn Arts Centre.

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