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The Enchanting Wedding of Effie and James

Welcome to the enchanting fairy tale wedding of Designer Effie Kats and James Cerolini. Inspired by the eternal romance of Paris, the event exuded glamour and elegance, unfolding like a love letter to the City of Light. Join us as we reminisce on this sumptuous, star-studded affair.

Featured Wedding Strings, Steaks and Cocktail Shakes Read More

Sunday the 18th February had a full day in store for AIME visitors who came down to South Wharf. Attendees got involved in various activities during the day including learning the classical piece Pachelbel’s Canon on violin run by Be Challenged, perfect for businesses aiming to inject a challenging but fun task for Creative Conferencing. Guests also learnt […]

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Featured Wedding Showtime Event Group at AIME Read More

The Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo over the last couple of days at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition centre was a whirlwind. Showtime Event Group was front and centre meeting and greeting other players in the events industry both from Australia and overseas. A range of speakers and entertainers were on show creating a vibrant atmosphere […]

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Featured Wedding Over One Hundred Years of History Read More

Opened on New Year’s Day 1845 the Old Melbourne Gaol is one of the last historic sites still in-tact from the 19th century. A long history spanning over 100 years saw the Gaol used as a site for hardened criminals, a prison for World War Two soldiers who went AWOL, classrooms for art and fashion up […]

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Featured Wedding Showtime Event Group Launch – Menu Read More

Vasantha our Executive Chef at Showtime uses his extensive experience of almost 40 years in professional kitchens to create unique menus for our special events. Describing the process as a symphony, having to find the right melody to create the perfect flavours that work together as a whole. Below is the Cocktail Menu specifically created by […]

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Featured Wedding Creative Conferencing – Polly Woodside Read More

Breakout Spaces are areas set aside for the purpose of breaking away from the traditional work-area. They are used by to re-invigorate the mind, de-stress and to separate environments with their associated emotions. Showtime utilises our wide range of dynamic areas to manipulate and create our own breakout spaces for creative conferencing clients. By separating […]

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Featured Wedding Meet the Team – Roan Read More

As a part of our Meet the team series, get to know our charismatic and all-round gun, Ro! What is your role at Showtime Event Group? I am currently working as an event producer, mainly corporate events in Showtime and Cargo Hall How long have you been a part of the team at Showtime? I […]

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Featured Wedding Large Scale Events – An Insight Read More

Here at Showtime we enjoy a challenge. In the business of events planning its the big productions that provide that unique challenge, where we thrive. Major events can be from 1000 to over 5000, they can consist of full three course dinner service or block parties and everything in between. Abi, our senior major events […]

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Featured Wedding Best Reception Venue – What the Voters Said Read More

Showtime Event Centres win at the 2018 Victorian ABIA awards was strictly decided by the couples married in 2017 at Showtime. As such its there anonymous vote and recommendation that decides our fate in the Australian Bridal Industry Academy awards. See what those voters had to say about us! “Showtime Events Centre is truly where dreams are […]

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Featured Wedding Promenade Events – South Wharf Read More

Large Scale Productions mean cohesiveness, planning and a serious passion for organisation and logistics. It is these skills that come together with the various venues on South Wharf to create our highly anticipated promenade events. Up to 5500 people come down to the wharf to celebrate public and private events, some are secretive in nature […]

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Featured Wedding New Venues for Big Numbers Read More

We’ve recently added a few venues to our portfolio to cater for the large numbers of 1,000+ guests. Docklands Studios  Home to Melbourne’s film sets and several local TV productions, Docklands Studios are a set of sound stages that provide the ultimate in blank canvas venues. With 5 huge clear-span buildings to choose from the Sound […]

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Featured Wedding The Common Man Lawn Read More

The Common Man Lawn is the open grassed space that connects Showtime Event Centre, Meat Market, Bohemian Wine Bar and the Common Man. Each festive period we activate this space for large corporate events, and by adding venues we can accommodate for up to 2,000 people across the space, with several areas for guests to discover and explore. In 2018 […]

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Featured Wedding South Wharf Promenade Read More

In 2013 Showtime Event Group hosted its very first promenade event, the AIME Welcome Reception for 2,500 guests, including industry, hosted buyers and media. The event connected Meat Market, Bohemian Wine Bar, Common Man and Showtime Events Centre with a ‘Streets of Melbourne’ concept, highlighting the flavours, sights and sounds of Melbourne iconic laneways. The event is still regarded as one […]

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Featured Wedding Gaol Experiences – More than a Historical Site Read More

You’ve chosen one of the most unique spaces possible for your next event, so why not add a unique experience, custom created for your group. We work with the National Trust programs, and several key suppliers to create a range of different options for entertainment. Watch House Experience Tour The City Watch House was the […]

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Featured Wedding The Gaol Site has a Space for Every Need Read More

Old Melbourne Gaol – Completed in the mid 1800s and located in central Melbourne, the Old Melbourne Gaol is constructed in blue stone and still contains the original cells and historic features. In these cells some of Australia’s most notorious criminals were held, including the infamous bush ranger Ned Kelly. One of Australia’s most fascinating […]

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Featured Wedding ‘Bail Out’ 2018 at The Old Melbourne Gaol Read More

This year Showtime Event Group partnered up with the fantastic White Lion group to produce the fundraising event ‘Bail Out’ at The Old Melbourne Gaol. The White Lion group is responsible for a range of community programs that are created solely to give young people an equal chance in the world. These include school outreach, counselling, house and more […]

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Featured Wedding “A Love Letter to Football” at Cargo Hall Read More

Wednesday June 6th saw the 3rd Annual ‘Love Letter to Football’, hosted at Cargo Hall. An afternoon of storytelling, drinks and most importantly, fundraising. 3AW‘s Ross Stevenson opened the proceedings at this sold out cocktail afternoon. Love Letter to Football has ultimately been about getting the football public involved around the passion for the game […]

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Featured Wedding Wedding Venues by Showtime Event Group Read More

The perfect wedding venue use to be large room with round tables, plenty of room for a dance floor, 5 piece band, and a place the couple can escape to throughout the night when needed. But as Instagram and Pinterest play a huge part in the couples decision process of how their dream wedding will […]

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Featured Wedding The Team Behind the Win Read More

Last month the Australian Bridal Industry Academy voted Showtime Event Group, Best Wedding Reception Venue in Australia. Over 3,452 couples voted for 954 entrants across 9 categories. After Showtime Events Centre was nominated in the Victorian category for the past 5 years (taking out the top prize three of those years) it qualified for the first time […]

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Featured Wedding The Shawshank Experience Read More

Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying… The Old Melbourne Gaol truly took on its former self on Saturday the 30th June with the “Shawshank Experience”. Fear and hope were the themes of the evening with guests immersed in the harsh prison environment created by the team at Beyond Cinema. An amalgamation of live performance and film screening […]

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Featured Wedding Your Love Stories from the State Library Read More

Did your Love Story Start at the Library? We want to hear from you. Melburnians, we are currently looking for stories of life and love that involve the wonderful State Library of Victoria. As part of Weddings at the State Library, Showtime Event Group is calling on the Australian public to come forward with tales of […]

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