Visited Federation Square, as my friend told me that it is a must visit.
Visited the Ian Potter Centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), and had a number of stores, which didn't interest me.
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Federation Square
#51 of 811 things to do in Melbourne
Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Open today: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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Paul W
Armidale, Australia
16488
Just wandered around with two of my teenage sons just soaking up the atmosphere - very arty and with people sprawled out watching the Aussie tennis open on the big screen it did give it some extra buzz. Beautiful modern architecture, and just a totally cool place to be, surrounded with 1800s historic architecture as well. The gallery had an ongoing exhibition and all the walkways are air-conditioned! So much to see if you want.
Date of experience: January 2023
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Federation_Square, Customer Service at Federation Square, responded to this reviewResponded 1 February 2023
Thanks Paul for your great review. Summer is a great time to come to Fed Square to catch the action from the Australian Open on the Big Screen, as well as visit ACMI, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the Koorie Heritage Trust, with their daily free exhibitions. Glad you and your son had a fantastic time soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying all that's on at Fed Square.
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Our Christmas lunch was great! Grill salmon was nice and service is fantastic! Correct size portions better off booking for special days will come again for sure
Date of experience: December 2022
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Federation_Square, Customer Service at Federation Square, responded to this reviewResponded 3 January 2023
That's great to hear! Which restaurant at Fed Square did you go to for your Christmas lunch – we'd love to pass on your fantastic feedback.
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KimHam17
Adelaide, Australia
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Bit average honestly. There was people setting up for a new festival, but other than that I couldn’t see much else happening. I could see restaurants around the place but couldn’t see much signage about the other buildings especially as I wanted to go to the Ian Potter centre but it seems that needed to be accessed from the other side but no signage for it.
Unless there is something happening, bit average.
Date of experience: November 2022
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Federation_Square, Customer Service at Federation Square, responded to this reviewResponded 21 December 2022
Sorry to hear you had a less than optimal experience at Fed Square.
The event you saw being set up on Thursday 17 November was the African Music and Cultural Festival, which was a big event that went over three days.
You can always check out what's on via our website to plan your trip to Fed Square, and also the online map and wayfinding maps around the square can help you navigate the space.
There are also three galleries and museums at Fed Square, which have free exhibitions on daily. Check out the information on the website.
https://fedsquare.com/whats-on
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Skeney57
Sydney, Australia
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On a sleepy Sunday morning it was not a buzzing site but the potential is plain to see! It is open public space with bars, food options, galleries plus areas to sit, relax & watch the world go by. On my return later the place was full of families and my only negative was the lack of shade? But Melbourne needs shelter more then shade, right?? A good spot but not a VG rating I'm afraid.
Date of experience: October 2022
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Federation_Square, Customer Service at Federation Square, responded to this reviewResponded 21 December 2022
Thanks for the review. You're right: the Square is a big open space with not a lot of natural shade, so we have a number of umbrellas set up when it's sunny or rainy to combat this. But sometimes Melbourne weather does mean it's time to run inside – in that case we recommend taking refuge in The Atrium, or popping into one of our galleries or museums to wander around a free exhibition (during the day) or a restaurant or bar to take a load off and watch the weather pass.
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B T
London, United Kingdom
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It is very ugly, there is not much there and it isn't even in a square shape. Waste of time visiting.
Date of experience: November 2022
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Federation_Square, Customer Service at Federation Square, responded to this reviewResponded 21 December 2022
That's a shame you don't like visiting Fed Square or admire our award-winning architecture.
We like to think our architecture is unique and special – one of the reasons it was listed as a heritage site, despite being only 20 years old.
You can always check out what's on via our website, to time your visit to catch one of our many events on throughout the year, or you can always check out one of the free exhibitions at one of our three museums and galleries.
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