Guided walks and things to do
Guided walks in Port Phillip
This is a free program of monthly walks that explore the heritage treasures of the City of Port Phillip. Join our knowledgeable walks leaders as they share the cultural, architectural, art and social histories of the places that we call home and tell the amazing stories of the people who have lived here.
The 2026 July to December program for guided walks are listed below. Bookings are essential and open four weeks before the scheduled walk date.
Street Art Walk
Saturday 24 October, 2 to 4 pm
Join Jah Smith, Port Phillip’s Graffiti and Street Art Programs Officer and guest artist Buff Diss to uncover South Melbourne’s street art scene, exploring tucked‑away works, creative processes and the stories shaping some of the city’s boldest murals.
Start and finish: South Melbourne Market, corner of Coventry and Cecil Streets.
Women in Music
Saturday 21 November, 2 to 4 pm
Discover the female music artists who lived and performed in St Kilda from 1900–2024, with music historian Sally Moore and Fiona Lee Maynard, artist (Earwigs U.P., H.A.N.D, Femme Royale, In Vivo, Dalicados, Painters and Dockers, Fiona and Her Holy Men and Jimmy Lowdown and The Dirty Shames) highlighting the influential alternative and punk scenes of the 1980s.
Start: The George Hotel front entrance,127-129 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.
Finish: Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
Gasworks Arts Park
Saturday 28 November, 2 to 4 pm
Join Gasworks Creative Director Sam Strong for a guided exploration of this unique arts precinct, uncovering its industrial history, public artworks, galleries, theatres, studios, workshops, graffiti, film spaces, farmers market and parkland.
Start and finish: Gasworks Creative Precinct, Theatre entrance, 21 Graham Street, Albert Park
Explore Albert Park Village
Sunday 6 December, 2 to 4 pm
Join Tobias Nash, local walks guide to explore Bridport Street’s 150‑year history of shops, churches, schools, trams, Victorian homes, cinemas and its coffee palace, travelling from Albert Park Light Rail Station to the Albert Park Hotel.
Start: Albert Park Light Rail Station, Bridport Street and Canterbury Road. Finish: Albert Park Hotel.