From June to August, the winter season in Melbourne starts, which means it’s time to get cozy by the fireplace with a hot bevvie on hand! While winter brings us the coldest days of the year, the city fires up with plenty of things to do in Melbourne during the winter months.
Whether you’re a local or a tourist, you will definitely not run out of things to do in Melbourne during the winter! From outdoor hot spring experiences to fun indoor things to do, Melbourne in the winter is as much fun as any other season.
You better rug up on your winter woollies because here are the best things to do in Melbourne during the winter:
- Peninsula Hot Springs Experience
- Queen Victoria Winter Night Market
- Virtual Reality Escape Room
- iFLy Indoor Skydiving Experience
- Eureka Skydeck
- Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
- Dumpling Cooking Class
- SEA LIFE Aquarium
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Melbourne Exclusive!
1. Peninsula Hot Springs Experience
Feel rejuvenated at Peninsula Hot Springs! Image credits: @peninsulahotsprings
One of the best things to do in the winter in Melbourne is to soak in a relaxing hot spring. Beat the cold winter air and bathe in a thermal mineral pool at Peninsula Hot Springs!
Choose from the morning or twilight express, and enjoy a 3-hour bath in over 50 kinds of hot spring areas, from thermal mineral pools, aqua therapy pools, to Turkish hammams! You can also spend a few minutes in their sauna room and get rid of toxins as well as the winter cold in your body!
Plus, the packages are also inclusive of express transfers to and from Peninsula Hot Springs aboard a luxurious and comfy air-conditioned vehicles manned by an experienced road crew, with pick-up and drop-off services within central Melbourne.
2. Queen Victoria Winter Night Market
Shop to your heart’s content at Queen Victoria Winter Night Market! Image credits: @olicorbett
When it’s winter in Melbourne, one thing you shouldn’t miss out on is a visit to the Queen Victoria Winter Night Market!
Warm up from the cold with decadent hot chocolate and excellent street food in this winter playground surrounded by fire pits and live music. Queen Victoria Winter Night Market certainly brings you Christmas in July while giving you the best shopping experience! It’s open every Wednesday evening from 9 June to 1 September.
3. Virtual Reality Escape Room
Escape the room before time runs out! Image credits: @entermission.melb
While it’s freezing outside, most of the things to do in Melbourne during the winter are indoors, and Melbourne has plenty to offer! One of them actually takes you to a different world, thanks to virtual reality!
Get your mind blown away by this fantastic combination of VR and escape rooms by Entermission! With up to five of your best mates, test your teamwork as you solve puzzles and crack codes against the clock. You may choose from two games: Space Heroes and Mad Mind, and hot bevvies are provided to warm you up!
4. iFLy Indoor Skydiving Experience
Skydive in the winter with iFly! Image credits: @ifly.melbourne
Is skydiving one of the things you want to do during the winter in Melbourne, but afraid that the frost will get you? You can opt for an indoor skydiving experience with iFly instead!
Perfectly safe even for beginners, this skydive experience by iFly provides you with the adrenaline rush of skydiving without having to jump from a helicopter! You can kick-start by getting 2 flight experiences, equivalent to 3 skydiving free falls, or choose 4 flight experiences, which are equivalent to 6 skydiving free falls from 12,000 ft!
If you want to level it up, you may opt for the VR package that will take you to some of the world’s best locations!
5. Eureka Skydeck
Breathtaking views of Melbourne await you! Imagw credits: @danca.oederkova
A must-do during the winter in Melbourne is to visit Eureka Skydeck and see the entirety of the marvellous city during the winter.
Hop aboard the fastest elevator in the Southern Hemisphere and reach 285 metres in just 38 seconds! At the top, you get a 360-degree breathtaking view of Melbourne through glass windows. If you want to see more closely, there are around 30 viewfinders and high definition binoculars you can use to check out the city below. You can also add in the thrilling Edge Experience, where you get suspended 300 metres off the ground in a glass cube!
6. Melbourne Star Observation Wheel
Be on top of the world at Melbourne Star Observation Wheel. Image credits: @melbourne_star
Hopping on the only Giant Observation Wheel in the Southern Hemisphere should definitely be on your list of things to do in Melbourne during the winter!
Go on a 30-minute flight experience aboard a comfortable and spacious cabin, and climb up to 120 metres above the ground. The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel has in-cabin audio commentary that will tell you the ins and outs of the city as you take in the view of Melbourne CBD.
7. Dumpling Cooking Class
Learn the art of handmade dumplings this winter. Image credits: @otaokitchen
Learn a new skill during the winter with this dumpling cooking class by Otao Kitchen Cooking School! Eating dumplings is one of the perfect ways to warm up your stomach during the winter, so why not learn how to make them? If you love dumplings, this should be on your list of things to do in the winter in Melbourne.
Make your own handmade pork, chicken, beef, or vegetarian dumplings with an expert chef who will teach you the art of handmade dumplings. Don’t worry about shopping for ingredients because everything is provided, plus a complimentary glass of wine and beer!
8. SEA LIFE Aquarium
Discover the underwater world at SEA LIFE Aquarium. Image credits: @sealifemelbourneaquarium
Meet marine wildlife in the middle of winter when you visit SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium!
Explore different areas and meet several marine creatures along the way. See massive stingrays and nurse sharks when you go to Mermaid Garden's 2.2 million-litre Oceanarium. Adorable penguins can be seen waddling in the Penguin Playground, and crocs are found in Croc Lair - even Pinjarra, one of the world's largest saltwater crocodiles!
9. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Melbourne Exclusive!
Enter the world of witchcraft and wizardry once more in this Melbourne-exclusive play!
Catch the Melbourne-exclusive Harry Potter and the Cursed Child show at the Princess Theatre - a great addition to your list of things to do in Melbourne during the winter!
Revisit the magical world of Harry Potter with this play, set 19 years after the final Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel. Don’t miss out on the show that “will make you believe magic is happening right in front of your eyes,” according to Hit 101.9 The Fox Melbourne. This Klook package includes a Skybus transfer ticket from Melbourne Airport to Melbourne City!
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