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There's a wealth of arts and culture festivals for you to enjoy throughout the year in Melbourne.
Carnival of Curiosity
7 Jul 2013, State Library of Victoria
The Carnival of Curiosity presents curious delights from across time.
Melbourne Writers Festival
22 Aug 2013 - 1 Sep 2013, Federation Square
The 2013 Melbourne Writers Festival is an 11–day literary extravaganza featuring the world's leading writers, thinkers, illustrators and performers.
National Reconciliation Week
27 May 2013 - 3 Jun 2013, Federation Square
National Reconciliation is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements.
Oz Comic-Con Melbourne
6 Jul 2013 - 7 Jul 2013, Royal Exhibition Building
A pop-culture convention featuring celebrity Q&As, gaming demonstrations, industry workshops, retailers, exhibitors, cosplay comps and lots more.
Bloomsday in Melbourne 2013
12 Jun 2013 - 16 Jun 2013, Fortyfivedownstairs Inc
The Bloomsday Festival celebrates the writer James Joyce and his novels on 16 June each year.
Emerging Writers' Festival – The Writing Night School
29 May 2013, City Library
The Writing Night School features a workshop with Mandy Ord on 'Graphic Stories'.
Emerging Writers' Festival – The Writing Night School
28 May 2013, City Library
The Writing Night School features a novella workshop with Dan Ducrou.
Emerging Writers' Festival – 24 Frames per Sentence
29 May 2013, Australian Centre For The Moving Image (ACMI)
The Emerging Writers' Festival goes to the movies at ACMI, to explore how words translate into images.
Emerging Writers' Festival – Friday Night Fight
31 May 2013, State Library of Victoria
Friday Night Fight – writers for Young Adult vs writers for Adult.
Emerging Writers' Festival – Mapping (Me)lbourne
29 May 2013, Signal
Most people are familiar with the idea of maps as representations of geographical information, but mapmaking can tell stories.
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Melbourne is Australia's culture capital and kicks up its heels year round, with everything from comedy nights and Broadway spectaculars to contemporary dance and writers' festivals.
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