WHAT’S ON at qvwc
Discover what’s happening now and what’s coming up at QVWC. Our vibrant events, exhibitions, discussions and workshops bring women* and gender-diverse people together to connect, create and celebrate.
Throughout the year, we collaborate with festivals, community groups and organisations of all sizes to host a diverse range of activities at the Centre. There’s always something inspiring to experience.
Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre. These monthly guided tours offer a rare opportunity to explore this iconic Melbourne building.
Melbourne photographer, Suzanne Phoenix’s Annual IWD photography exhibition in Birnbeal @ QVWC for IWD 2026.
Underground Comedy is taking over the basement at the QVWC for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Expect a killer line-up of local, interstate and international comedians bringing big laughs to an intimate underground stage.
Come down and join the fun this festival season. See you in the basement!
* MICF SHOW * Laugh your heart out to an award-winning bold and besharam (shameless) lineup of Indian and South Asian comedians.
Join author Pati Tierney for the book launch for Çrypto Queen: You are a Mark.
* MICF SHOW* After her acclaimed tour Saree Not Sorry, Singapore’s leading stand-up comic Sharul Channa comes back with her all-new show Sareeously Not Sorry.
The Women Deliver Feminist Nesting Hub is a dedicated, welcoming space available to organisations and individuals attending the Women Deliver Conference 2026 to pause, connect and recharge away from the pace of the Conference.
Curated by Jade Hadfield, Mana Wahine is an exhibition grounded in the sacred, sovereign authority carried by Indigenous women of the Moana; daughters, aunties, fa’afafine, fakaleiti and takatāpui.
Title of work: ‘O le toe Aumaiga - A Reclamation’ (image in series). Artists: Grace Vanilau & Folole Tupuola. Photographer: K. Verell
Melbourne Writers Festival: Raging Disgracefully - SOLD OUT JOIN THE WAITLIST
When it comes to the experience of modern womanhood, there’s a lot to talk about – and in this frank, spirited and insightful panel, nothing is off the table.
Melbourne Writers Festival: Evelyn Araluen and Maxine Beneba Clarke: Girl, Woman, Poem - SOLD OUT JOIN THE WAITLIST
Two of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary poets discuss their incisive new collections of poetry, and their shared themes of girlhood, rage and resistance.
Melbourne Writers Festival: Sex, Love and Other Catastrophes - SOLD OUT JOIN THE WAITLIST
A panel of smart, candid women explores how evolving ideas about sex, consent and intimacy are transforming our understanding of what modern-day relationships can – and should – look like.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Weaving Workshop as part of Open House Melbourne
Holding Space opening as part of Yiarramboi Festival
The Burning Brasserie Bar as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Suzanna Phoenix opening as part of International Women’s Day
Home.Women.Housing craft workshop as part of Open House Melbourne