It’s so packed with events this weekend that The Age wrote a front page article about the city’s event lockdown.

Thursday

Melbourne Queer Film Festival
March 15-25
Australia’s largest and oldest queer film festival returns.
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Brunswick Music Festival
March 15-April 1
A showcase of music from Melbourne and around the world.
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Friday

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
March 16-March 30, Federation Square and Various Other Venues
If you appreciate Melbourne’s great food and wine, this event is a must.
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NRL Opener
Melbourne Storm vs. Wests Tigers
Olympic Park, 7:30PM
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FINA Opening Night Concert
Federation Square, 8-Late, FREE
A free concert at one of FINAs live sites.
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Saturday

St. Patrick’s Day
Various Irish Pubs
My favourite drinking holiday finally occurs on a weekend.

12th FINA World Championships
March 17-April 1
Let’s hope the pool holds in the Rod Laver.
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NAB Grand Final
Telstra Dome, 7:40PM
Go Carlton!
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Sunday

F1 Grand Prix
Melbourne’s biggest racing event of the year but check out Lygon St. over the weekend for some Ferrari events.
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