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The ULTIMATE PAX Australia 2025 Party List: Your guide to all the big parties and events

The ULTIMATE PAX Australia 2025 Party List: Your guide to all the big parties and events

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PAX Australia is here, and we wanna get you out to the parties!

We’ve been doing party lists for soooo many gaming and pop culture events over the last decade plus that we feel like we’re always in some party era or another. But, it turns out we are not, and it ALSO turns out that even though we love PAX we haven’t been doing party lists for PAX Australia! Huh! Let’s correct that!

Join us here for our first ever PAX Australia party list! Hopefully you can find a few events to check out around the show that are in your zone.

As usual, there are A LOT OF WAYS to stay in touch with the list! Join the DISCORD channel NOW for up-to-the-second news about parties and events. If you have a party you’d like us to add, either post it in the comments, EMAIL US, Message us on Bluesky (or message Dali) or post it in the FACEBOOK GROUP! (We’re not affiliated with PAX Expo, Penny Arcade, or anyone else… we’re just friendly partying people).

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~~EVENT LIST~~

Thursday, 09 October

  • Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
  • Time: Daily
  • Location: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tickets: Purchase here
  • Info: Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments, original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.
  • AusTubers PAX AfterDark: Press X to Pre-Party
  • Time: 7 – 11:30pm AEDT
  • Location: The Tessie Pearl Hotel,31 Dukes Walk South Wharf, VIC 3006
  • Tickets: $11.90 Eventbrite
  • Info: Before PAX kicks off, we’re throwing down first.Join us at The Tessie Pearl for the ultimate AusTubers AfterDark: PAX PreParty Extravaganza!- A night of creators, chaos, cocktails, and catching up- Chill vibes before the con madness begins- Whether you’re new or a regular face, everyone’s welcome. Expect raffles, surprises, and a special freebie for the first 100 partygoers through the door
  • Big Games Night Out 2025
  • Time: 4PM-Late
  • Location: Fed Square
  • Tickets: Free
  • Info: Big Games Night Out – Australia’s largest free celebration of games culture – returns for another massive year at Fed Square

Friday, 10 October

  • Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
  • Time: Daily
  • Location: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tickets: Purchase here
  • Info: Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments, original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.

Saturday, 11 October

  • Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
  • Time: Daily
  • Location: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tickets: Purchase here
  • Info: Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments, original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.
  • SCUM Melbourne Meetup
  • Time: 6PM
  • Location: The Boatbuilders Yard, 23 South Wharf Promenade
  • Tickets: Pub Entry 18+
  • Info: SCUM Melborne Meetup hosted by Miss EMpossible
  • GenerOZity presents: The Lyrical
  • Time: 8:15-9PM
  • Location: Convention Centre – Wombat Theatre
  • Tickets: Included with PAX Entry
  • Info: The Lyrical tries to avoid playing Wonderwall for charity.
  • GenerOZity Presents: Apolline
  • Time: 9PM
  • Location: Convention Centre – Wombat Theatre
  • Tickets: Included with PAX Entry
  • Info: Apolline are three self-professed nerds who also happen to be remarkable folk musicians
  • GHOST Melbourne 2025
  • Time: 9-10:30PM
  • Location: The Duke of Wellington, 146 Flinders Street #2, Melbourne, VIC 3000
  • Tickets: FREE via Eventbrite
  • Info: In a last minute twist, GHOST Melbourne 2025 has sprung to life. Although we had plans to skip this year, Bungie had other plans!
  • Bungie is hosting Happy Hour at The Duke of Wellington’s rooftop space (same place we have GHOST Melbourne) earlier in the evening. This is a separate, ticketed event. Bungie’s event will finish around 9pm – and then GHOST Melbourne will take over!
  • This year, we are keeping things simple and casual. Come along, bring your friends, bring your community – we just want to continue to provide a safe space where everyone is welcome to network, make friends, and create core memories during PAX weekend.
  • EMO NEVER SLEEPS
  • Time: 11PM
  • Location: Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
  • Tickets: $22.49 Eventbrite
  • Info: the biggest and best emo party in melbourne is back on saturday 11th october – another saturday night party because you asked for it and we love you
  • ++ COMING FROM PAX? we are 100% cosplay friendly (if anything its encouraged)

Sunday, 12 October

  • Game Worlds exhibition at ACMI
  • Time: Daily
  • Location: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tickets: Purchase here
  • Info: Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments, original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.

by Dalibor Dimovski

Dali is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of SideQuesting, as well as the co-Founder of CarDesignFetish and the founder of MakLink. Dali is also a car designer, deejay, and loves playing Uno.

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