Cosplay Groups Melbourne

【MAC Official】 🎫 End of Year Party 2026! 🥳✨ 🎫

### 🎟️ Melbourne Anime Club: End of Year Party 2026! 🥳✨ Celebrate another amazing year with the Melbourne Anime Club family! Join us for an unforgettable evening packed with interactive challenge rooms, delicious food, community awards, and great vibes as we cap off 2026 in style! 🎉 ## 📅 Event Details * **Date:** Sunday, 29th November 2026 * **Location:** Hijinx Hotel * **Ticket Price:** $55 per person (early bird) - SOLD OUT in Under 24HOURS. ROUND 1 TICKETS @ $60 tickets [SOLD OUT]. ROUND 3 TICKETS @ $65 [AVAILABLE NOW]. * This covers your entry into the venue, food, raffle, and not 1 but 2x sets of games (10 games total!) \*see below for more * **Ticket Launch:** **Tickets are released in limited batches of 10!** Maximum capacity limits apply—don't wait to grab yours! 🎟️🔥 ## 🍕 What’s Included in Your Ticket? * Tickets are **$65** right now (grab yours early before prices go up to cover extra prize pools!), and we’ve maximized every dollar to lock in **100% of the venue** for MAC attendees. Instead of standard access, we secured a double-activity package so everyone gets to play **all 10 challenge rooms** at Hijinx Hotel CBD! * **10 Total Challenge Game Rooms!** 🎮 (Instead of drinks(and alcohol), we've upgraded our package to include **2 full sets of games** so everyone gets double the fun!) * **Food & Snacks:** Fresh pizza & fries served during our dining window 🍕🍟 * **Awards & Acknowledgements:** Special MAC end-of-year presentations and recognition gifts 🏆🎁 *(Note: Beverages and alcoholic cocktails are not included in the standard ticket, but you are welcome to purchase your own directly from the bar! 🍹)* ## ⏰ Event Schedule * **5:00 PM:** Arrivals, Check-in, Announcements & Group Photo 📸 * **5:30 PM – 6:30 PM:** Food & Dining Service (Pizza & Fries) 🍕 * **6:30 PM – 7:30 PM:** Hijinx Hotel Challenge Game Rooms (10 Rooms!) 🎯 * **7:30 PM – 8:00 PM:** Closing Ceremony & Community Acknowledgements 🏆 * **8:00 PM Onwards:** *(Optional)* Late-night post-event desserts! 🍦✨ ### 🧥 WHAT TO BRING Melbourne weather can be unpredictable! Please bring: * 🧥 Wear clothing you can move, jump, and roll in. Think skorts not skirts! * ☔ An umbrella or raincoat just in case of light rain * 👟 Comfortable shoes for walking * 🥤 A water bottle ### 📱 IMPORTANT LOGISTICS * **RSVP & Discord:** Once you’ve secured your ticket, please join our Discord server! You will need Discord on the day for real-time updates. 💬 **[Join MAC Discord Here](https://discord.gg/C3Ug63F)** * **Drop-in Policy:** Strictly **NO DROP-INS**. Everyone must be RSVP'd through the official link due to the attendance cap. ### 📸 PHOTOS & MEMORIES We love capturing all the amazing costumes! By RSVPing, you're cool with candid photos being taken during the event. If we line up for a posed group photo and you’d rather sit it out, no worries at all—just step aside or let Bec know! ### 🌸 ACCESSIBILITY & CARERS MAC is committed to being an inclusive, supportive space. * We encourage carers to come and participate as a friend who has come to support. Carers are asked to help bridge gaps, talk to others and invite the participant to join in the conversation. We find this brings the best success and helps participants integrate well! * Carers hold a valid ticket alongside the participant and are asked to attend & participate as a supportive friend! * MAC organizers are not trained to provide medical or personal care assistance. ### 💖 COMMUNITY GUIDELINES & SAFE SPACE We’re all here to have a wholesome, fun time together! By RSVPing, you agree to uphold MAC’s core values of **kindness, thoughtfulness, and respect**. * **Safe Space Policy:** Bullying, harassment, or bad behavior disguised as "jokes" isn't our vibe. Please call out disrespect or reach out to an organizer so we can keep MAC welcoming for everyone. * **Club Terms & Etiquette:** To help our hosts run smooth events and protect the community atmosphere we've built, we ask everyone to follow our standard event guidelines. Please check out our full terms and policies on our Discord server! * **Refunds & Ticket Transfers:** Tickets are sold in limited batches and are non-refundable once purchased, except in the event of total event cancellation by the organizer. *Legal Disclaimer: Upon RSVPing, you assume all personal risks associated with the activity and release Melbourne Anime Community, hosts, and volunteers from liability regarding personal injury, loss, or property damage.*

learn to play Cyberpunk Red

\*This is a ticketed event please book your seat here\* https://www.egad.com.au/event-details-registration/cyberpunk-red-messiah-virus # Cyberpunk Red: Messiah Virus You wake. The City never went to sleep. Roaring and thrashing like some cornered beast, scorched by war and twisted by neglect... someway, somehow Night City rises from her ashes and beckons you back with a chrome and neon finger. This is a place where dreams can be made, and where anything is possible if you can survive on the Edge just long enough. A group of augmented misfits are recruited by an aging gangster trying to prevent an internal schism from escalating into outright war. Should be a simple enough negotiation... except the gang involved is the hyperviolent tech-fetishists of The Maelstrom, and one of their factions claim they have begun hearing the voice of God. Well, a God... Will the characters be able to head off this new conflict before it sets the City on fire? Will they favour the hardened killers of the Maelstrom's old guard or the new zealots I'm their midst? Or is there another way? And do the dead get a say in this? This is Night City choomba. Anything could happen. Players will be provided with premade characters and dice, but would probably benefit from bringing style, attitude and a sensible means of note-taking from home.

Tarot picnic

Welcome and thanks for stopping by! **What is involved?** OS meets up in nature to mingle and receive a tarot reading by OS member Sarah/Mona (@werecatleopard), with food and drinks provided with ticket entry! * Meet some new and old friends over a picnic bbq * Touch grass 👍 * Chat about all things anime, gaming and pop culture! * See what the future has in store for you! All attendees to receive a 10 minute reading session as part of entry. **What is Otakusphere?** Otakusphere is Melbourne's newest anime, gaming and pop culture club. A place for geeks, nerds, weebs and all manner of other passionate individuals to get together, share their interests and meet some new people. Come be a part of an amazing group of people and find your next favourite movie, anime series, cosplay inspiration or best-friend-forever! **Do I need to RSVP?** Yes. Spots are limited on purpose to keep the size manageable and ensure everyone gets a reading. **Where to find us?** * Darebin Parklands public BBQ **Discord** All major communication and community chat happens on the OS Discord server, so come connect and say Hi :) https://discord.gg/AEkT4BqtHw

Melbourne Sci-Fi/Fantasy Social Catch-up

Hi all! Welcome to the Melbourne Sci-Fi/Fantasy Social Catch-up. Come along and talk to like-minded people and catch up on all the things you love about this genre. Be it the latest movies, TV shows, or a book you love; or maybe, you have played this fabulous board or computer game that you just want to share with others. Geeky t-shirts or quirky badges welcome! What a great chance to chat with new people or old friends about so many diverse topics. You never know, you might find a whole new sub-genre to delve into. New and old members are welcome to attend. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the tavern. If your plans change (even if it is at the last moment), please change your RSVP to a NO, so your event host knows who to expect on the day and so I can manage the booking at the Mitre Tavern! See you soon 🤓🤓🤓🤓

Play 3-Sided Soccer at Albert Park - mixed - social - all levels - all fitness

3 Teams. 3 Goals. Hexagonal Pitch. A game of alliance and betrayal in equal measure. We are looking for new players and returning players alike to come play a match. Players of any ability, fitness level or background are welcomed - the game is intended to be fun for a Sunday morning rather than super competitive. If you've never played before, that's okay - the rules are as simple as this: * There's no offside - roam where you will * Defend your goal at all costs * No hands (this is soccer-style football after all) Come down for 9:00am, we make some balanced teams and warm up for the match starting at 9:15. Three thirds are played of 25 minutes each so we're usually done by about 11:00am. All fitness and soccer skill levels more than welcome and encouraged! A note regarding junior players: We very much enjoy and encourage junior players to come along and play however please be aware of the following: * As most attendees are adults, all players must be a minimum of 1.5m tall and 13 years of age. Soccer may have incidental contact when contesting a ball, and we would hate for someone small to be injured as a result of running into someone larger than them. * Any players under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a playing parent or guardian. How to find us - We meet on the astroturf pitch near the Baselball and Hockey clubs in Albert Park. The main location we use is called "Dorothy Coleman Field". If we aren't there then there may be a couple of other locations, [as noted on this dynamic map](https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1JdDwV4AOV5e-xP5d56m16-eu29GlnZQ&usp=sharing) \- generally we will follow in number order\.

Otakusphere - Fortress Hangout

Welcome and thanks for stopping by! **What is Otakusphere?** Otakusphere is Melbourne's newest anime, gaming and pop culture club. A place for geeks, nerds, weebs and all manner of other passionate individuals to get together, share their interests and meet some new people. Come be a part of an amazing group of people and find your next favourite movie, anime series, cosplay inspiration or best-friend-forever! **What is involved?** This event is intended as a **casual hangout,** aimed at providing an introduction to prospective and existing members of OS. Agenda is basically: * Meet some new and old friends * Bring/rent some boardgames and have a play * Food and drinks * Chat about all things anime, gaming and pop culture! **Do I need to RSVP?** Please do, so I know how many nametags to make :) **Where to find us?** * Table will be marked by a pair of plush birds. * Pull up a chair and don't be shy! * Fortress is a licenced venue. Photo ID/Proof of Age may be required on entry. * Fortress is a Card Only space, so no cash is accepted at the bar **Discord** All major communication and community chat happens on the OS Discord server, so come connect and say Hi :) https://discord.gg/AEkT4BqtHw

Fun & easy way to play more tennis (please read event description for details)

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/melbourne-vic/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

Squishface Monthly Drawing Night NOVEMBER @ SQUISHFACE

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH so **IT'S DRAWING NIGHT AT SQUISHFACE** Last one for the year! (We generally skip December) Join us at Squishface's studio space in South Melbourne: Studio Hall, on the grounds of St Kilda South Port Uniting Church on Dorcas St. There are FOUR TRAMS you can catch from the city. **58, 96, 12** or the **1!** It is even walkable from the city. Bring your sketch books, bring your pens, bring a friend. It's not a class - it's a drawing hang out. All skill levels welcome. Always lots of regulars, always newies. Be socially awkward, be confident as heck. This is informal, it's just a free drawing session. Go ahead and bring snacks. But no nuts please! Our venue is wheelchair accessible, as are the very toilets. Minors are welcome but will need an accompanying adult. Contact us on 0422 509 144 if any issues or you get lost. Please follow us both on instagram, for comic and zine related news and events. 👉 [Squishface Studio](http://www.instagram.com/Squishfacestudio) Here's an [instagram video](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4J5GiOPLxc/) showing where Studio Hall is. You simply enter from the street, walk up toward the big bluestone church, then go left to the car park and you will find Studio Hall!

Female Fashion Workshop

Ripponlea Estate Trust Makers Market

The Trust Makers Market is a monthly event currently hosted at Ripponlea Estate. Wonder and browse through locally crafted goods and artisanal bites to the gorgeous backdrop of the estate gardens. We’ll be seated on the lawn so please bring something comfortable to sit on. *More info will be given closer to the date.* This is a PAID EVENT, a gold coin donation is required for entry to the gardens and the market.

Dungeons & Flagons

**Get your tickets here: [https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne)** Forge friendships through adventure in The Tavern at Dungeons & Flagons ⚔️ Keen on an ongoing D&D adventure? Check out the [Dungeons & Flagons page on our website](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-may-campaign-fortress-melbourne) for campaign availability! **AFTERNOON SESSION - Starts at 1:00PM** **EVENING SESSION - Starts at 5:00PM** Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your session. By purchasing tickets to this event, you accept that you understand the Terms and Conditions set by Fortress **$50 per person includes:** * 🍺 Free Drink (House beer, cider, spirits, wine or soft drink ) * ⌛️ 3hr Story One Shot (5e Edition) * 📚 Expert Dungeon Master * 🃏 Character Sheet Provided * 🧝‍♂️ Beginner and Intermediate sessions available weekly **Don't miss out, ticket sales close on the Friday prior to the Sunday sessions. [Book now!](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne)** *Registered attendance on Meetup doesn't guarantee you a ticket.* Anyone can join the fun at our beginner-friendly Dungeon & Dragons event EVERY SUNDAY! Dungeon Masters provided by [Masters of Alchemy](https://www.mastersofalchemy.au/)

Origami and Chocolate

Join us for a relaxing time of folding together at the Ratio chocolate factory in Brunswick! Bring a fun origami project to fold and share, all while sipping on delectable hot chocolate! Standard origami paper will be provided. We just ask for a gold coin to help with group expenses.