Events

UMSU After Dark: Opening Night Carnival

21/07/2026–21/07/2026

5:00 PM–8:00 PM

Market Hall + Amphitheatre

University of Melbourne Student Union

Free
O Week

The party starts here. Live flash poetry, a magic performer, and clubs going head to head in a Megamind challenge light up Market Hall, while outside the carnival takes over with a silent disco, tarot, carnival hat making, and food and drinks all night.

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