Festival Venues

Melbourne Writers Festival takes place in Federation Square and venues around Melbourne and Victoria. Click the links on the right for more information about individual venues.

Getting to the festival

Federation Square is located at the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Street in Melbourne’s CBD, close to the Yarra River, and within walking distance of many of the city’s major attractions.

Flinders Street Station is the nearest train station, and numerous trams – including the free City Circle tram – stop nearby. Federation Square’s multi-level car park is accessible from Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link) and provides quick access to Federation Square.

Federation Square program events take place in venues across the Federation Square precinct:

ACMI Cinema 1 and Cinema 2, Australian Centre for the Moving Image
ACMI Studio 1, Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Yarra Building
ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr
Atrium
BMW Edge
Festival Club: Beer DeLuxe
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Access and assistance

All Federation Square venues have disability access and lifts. Hearing loops are available in most of our venues. Please check the individual venue pages through the menu to the right of this page for more information.

For information on AUSLAN interpreted sessions, click here.

For any assistance during the program, please ask one of our volunteers or go to any of our information booths in Federation Square.

If you need help planning your visit, please contact Federation Square’s Melbourne Mobility Centre.

Public toilets

Public toilets are located by the 7-Eleven in Federation Square opposite the Melbourne Visitor Centre and also in the Atrium. An ATM and public phone are located near the 7-Eleven.