Clubs in Melbourne

Rotating or unannounced venues

These move around, so they aren't on the map. Check their channels for where they meet next.

• Book and reading clubs

  Book Doof

  'Congregation of the quiet': ambient DJs, couches, book swap

  • When: Recurring (e.g. Sat 30 May 2026; Sun 2 Aug 2026)
  • Where: Rotating venues
  • Cost: Free and paid
• Run clubs

  Femmi Run Club

  Women's, 3-5km at 6-6.5 min/km, cycle-aware training

  • When: Fri 7am
  • Where: Into Coffee Collingwood
  • Cost: Free and paid

  Paid or brand-run
• Walking and hiking

  Melbourne Young Hikers

  3,900+ members, 1,100+ past events

  • When: Weekend day walks, overnights, socials
  • Where: Various Victorian trails
  • Cost: $40/yr membership (2025-26)
• Talks and ideas nights

  Talks On Tuesdays

  Melbourne live lecture series covering "the wildest topics"

  • When: Weekly Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  • Where: Rotating venues across Melbourne
• Run clubs

  The Sandwich Run

  5-20km groups at about 6:00/km, ends with a shared sandwich

  • When: Sundays (times vary)
  • Where: Different sandwich shop each week

  Free
• Clean-ups

  Beach Patrol

  Local groups weigh and log their rubbish

  • When: Pledge 1 hr/month; group cleanups
  • Where: Port Phillip Bay beaches

  Free
• Social clubs and new-in-town

  Bigger Things Club

  Dinners and walks that get plans out of the group chat

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: Various
  • Cost: Not stated
• Book and reading clubs

  Bookatini

  Book swaps, trivia, author Q&As

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: Bar Rosella and indie bookshops
  • Cost: Not stated
• Supper clubs and dinners with strangers

  Clandes.dine

  Secretive, word of mouth; guests picked from expressions of interest

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: Secret location
  • Cost: Contribution to costs
• Supper clubs and dinners with strangers

  Club Sup

  About a dozen strangers per table; local wine, share plates

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: See website
  • Cost: Ticketed

  Paid or brand-run
• Supper clubs and dinners with strangers

  Cookbook Club Naarm

  Cook a dish from the month's cookbook and share it

  • When: Monthly
  • Where: Naarm
  • Cost: About $8/ticket
• Swims and dawn dips

  Dip + Sip

  Friendly morning dips, breathwork, coffee after

  • When: Sunrise (check IG)
  • Where: Port Phillip Bay

  Free
• Social clubs and new-in-town

  First Timers Club

  New activities with new people

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: Melbourne
  • Cost: Not stated
• Supper clubs and dinners with strangers

  Me'n'Ace Supper Club

  Low-key, unpretentious

  • When: Not stated
  • Where: Intimate Melbourne setting
  • Cost: Not stated
• Day raves and dance nights

  Mix & Matcha:am

  Ambient house DJs with matcha

  • When: Pop-ups (follow IG)
  • Where: Rotating
  • Cost: Ticketed
• Games nights

  Ms Chess

  Relaxed, for girls, LGBTQI+ and non-binary players

  • When: Monthly
  • Where: Rotating bars
  • Cost: Not stated
• Boards and civic leadership

  Rotaract (Melbourne CBD club)

  Victorian Rotaract directory lists a CBD club (club name not given on source); other metro clubs meet in Clayton and Parkville

  • When: Fortnightly Wednesdays, 7:00pm
  • Where: Various locations in Melbourne CBD
• Drawing and life drawing

  Shy Peoples Drawing Club

  Quiet low-pressure sketching

  • When: Various
  • Where: Various
  • Cost: Not stated
• Craft, collage and stitching

  Thread Den Stitch n' Bitch

  Members' social sewing and crafting night with food, wine (studio supplies wine, you bring food) and chat

  • When: Last Friday of each month, 3 hours
  • Where: Thread Den studio
  • Cost: Free and paid
• Social sport

  Urban Rec

  'Puts the social in social sport'; mixed-gender

  • When: Weeknights; 10-week seasons
  • Where: Carlton, North Melbourne, Fairfield, Abbotsford, Docklands, St Kilda
  • Cost: About $100/player/season

  Paid or brand-run