An aerial shot of the Shrine of Remembrance on a sunny day with the city and parklands in the background.

What's open in ³Ô¹ÏÍø on the Anzac Day public holiday

Can't decide what to do on the public holiday? Take a look at what's free, what's on and what's open. Check individual events and venues for exact opening hours.

When is Anzac Day in 2026?

The public holiday falls on Saturday 25 April this year.

Free things to do

Animator and filmmaker Adam Elliot working on a claymation set, adjusting characters.
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Making Memoir of a Snail

Explore handmade sets, props and characters from Adam Elliot's claymation film Memoir of a Snail.

A woman walking through a display with shelves of military-style food packages.
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Taste of Combat

Honouring the vital work of the Catering Corps and the evolution of military food.

Best events on Anzac Day

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³Ô¹ÏÍø's Night Bites: Evening Food Tour

Taste the best of ³Ô¹ÏÍø on a progressive dinner showcasing restaurants, bars and bites.

Three long narrow boats with people seated in them and a guide standing at the rear of each boat, punting on the lake at Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Punting on the Lake

Glide between the bays and islands of Ornamental Lake on a guided boat cruise.

Man wearing a black shirt and glasses, holding a wineglass with 6 bottles behind him.

Secret Cellar Dinner: Riesling Rivals with Sommelier Antony

An epic evening of rieslings matched to a three-course salmon-themed dinner.

Best events on for the long weekend

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World of the Book

Explore the rare, the sacred and the iconic in the 20th anniversary of this annual exhibition.

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Free Guided Walk

A free guided walk is the perfect way to enjoy the sunny weather in Royal Botanic Gardens ³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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Tour the Old Treasury Building Museum

Discover early ³Ô¹ÏÍø, through architecture, art and artefacts, in an iconic gold rush building.

What's open to eat and drink

A large open plan cafe with a white and black faux ceiling and patrons on a communal table.

Rosso Coffee Experience: Specialty Coffee Roastery & Cafe

North ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s hub for coffee: expert roasting, gourmet food and hands-on experiences.

Hands holding glasses over pizza and snacks on a table.

Transport Public Bar

Bustling pub in Federation Square with tasty pub meals and an impressive range of drinks.

Tall dining space with huge windows and overhead lighting.

Taxi Kitchen

Accessible and affordable meals in a light-filled room with great views.

Drinks lined up on a shelf and wooden wall in front of a birdcage ornament.

Transit Rooftop Bar

Large rooftop bar in Federation Square, with expansive views of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø skyline.

Bavarian-styled restaurant exterior with dark timber and lathe fachwerk facade on a ³Ô¹ÏÍø laneway.

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Delivering hand-selected German beer, authentic food and classic hospitality since 1968.

Exterior of Bottega restaurant on Bourke St showing surrounding buildings, and patrons dining on the footpath.

Bottega

Offering timeless Italian dining on Bourke Street.

Rooftop bar with white paving, white seating and tables, green-tiled bar with city buildings in the background.

Hotel Nacional

An entirely gluten-free Mexican-inspired rooftop bar and restaurant.

A table set for two with a pizza on one plate and a pasta dish on the other, with two glasses and a carafe of red wine.

Ombra

Guy Grossi's Ombra serves cured meats, Venetian tapas and excellent wines to share.

A bartender making a cocktail at Arlechin.

Arlechin

Arlechin is an intimate cocktail and wine bar.

Diners seated at tables at an outdoor rooftop bar in the fading evening sunlight.

Johnny's Green Room

A rooftop bar above King & Godfree with great views, tunes and Italian inspired food and drinks.

Black and white tiled area, with cane chairs and tables, striped ceiling blinds overhead; wide doors and windows to the left.

The Terrace

Enjoy an artful brunch inspired by the European pursuit of pleasure and joy.

Green Cup smoothie on a green metal seat.

Green Cup

Specialising in smoothies, acai bowls, smashed avo and raw snacks.

People seated outside under shade umbrellas at a rooftop bar

Good Heavens

Rooftop bar on Bourke Street serving fabulous cocktails, craft beer and Australian wine.

Smiling vendor selling a range of pastries, dips and spreads at Queen Victoria Market.

Queen Victoria Market

This beloved ³Ô¹ÏÍø landmark is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.

Aru's wood fire kitchen fitout.

Aru

Bringing together the woodfire hearth and flavours of Asia and Australia.

People dining outside at Florentino Cellar Bar in Bourke Street.

Florentino

Florentino has set the bar for Italian fine dining in ³Ô¹ÏÍø since 1928.

Cocktails and bar snacks.

Bomba Tapas Bar and Rooftop

Serving great Spanish tapas and wines like the worker's bars of the Iberian peninsula.

Dimly-lit wine bar with a low ceiling.

Dessous

Hide away for a few hours at Dessous and soak up the best of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s wine-bar culture.

The exterior of D.O.C Pizza & Mozzarella restaurant in Carlton, showing a typical Victorian-era corner building.

D.O.C Pizza & Mozzarella Bar

The authentic flavour of a Rome-style pizza without the cost of a plane ticket.

An elegant restaurant interior with floor to ceiling windows.

Gimlet at Cavendish House

An elegant cocktail bar and dining room from renowned chef Andrew McConnell.

Bowl of pasta on wooden table, glass of white wine to right, front.

The Courthouse Hotel

A beautiful art deco pub delivering warm hospitality and serving pub classics.

Terrace with set tables, bathed in red; river to left.

La Camera

Classic Italian food overlooking the river at Southbank.

The interior of a restaurant with white linen covered tables, bentwood dining chairs and a soft neon sign bearing the restaurant's name Kafeneion that rests on a mantelpiece.

Kafeneion

A culinary love affair that merges the best of ³Ô¹ÏÍø's charm with authentic Greek cuisine.

Several Japanese-inspired dishes.

Chocolate Buddha

A Japanese-inspired dining room at Fed Square, offering ramen, donburi and sushi.

Chopsticks poised over a steamer of dumplings, with several other plates of food on the table.

Secret Kitchen

An excellent spot for yum cha and Chinese delicacies.

Menu board inside the restaurant.

The European

Enjoy premium pan-European cuisine with exceptional service.

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Kan Eang

Unsung Thai dishes and range of family favourites.

Berry-red coloured gelato.

Pidapipo Gelateria

Authentic, artisanal Italian-style gelato in bustling Degraves Street.

Ice cream cornet with red and white scoops of gelati.

Pidapipo Gelateria

Authentic, artisanal Italian-style gelato in the heart of Carlton's Lygon Street.

A dimly lit restaurant with glamorous decor and a crystal chandelier, and patrons dining at tables.

Society

A glamourous restaurant and bar with contemporary dining and bespoke cocktails.

Exterior of restaurant Grill Americano, showing windows and blue awnings.

Grill Americano

Offering Italian classics with signature Chris Lucas spin in sophisticated surrounds.

Several chefs preparing Japanese food in front of dining patrons who are seated at a high wooden bar in front of them.

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Exquisite sushi and one of the city's finest wine cellars.

Neon-lit entrance to Yakimono restaurant.

Yakimono

Yakimono is a high energy Japanese-inspired eating house.

Interior of Chin Chin restaurant, filled with patrons seated at dining tables, high ceilings giving an industrial warehouse feel to the busy space.

Chin Chin

A fast-paced hawker-style dining sensation serving Thai-inspired food.

A French bistro-style restaurant with seated patrons and an open kitchen.

Maison Bâtard

Chris Lucas' Maison Bâtard heralds a grand new legacy for a heritage Bourke Street site.

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