Events

Ballad of a Small Player, from Conclave director Edward Berger, comes to cinemas for a strictly limited season from Thursday 16 October!

The Škoda Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA) returns to Melbourne this October to bring an incredible selection of Czech and Slovak films to the big screen!

Our Cult Classics calendar is all killer no filler.

A weekly series of kids and family classics screening on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond.

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, returns from Sunday 19 October to Wednesday 26 November.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

Meet Cute at the movies with our celebration of the best romantic comedies in cinema history.

Jam along to a live musical performance by Skyscraper Stan, covering songs from the Boss's Nebraska album, as well as some Springsteen hits before a preview of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.

Mitski: The Land converts the magic and majesty of witnessing Mitski live onto screen. Filmed over three nights at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre in 2024, this is a thrilling portrayal of what kept hundreds of thousands of fans rapt at venues across the globe.

Guillermo del Toro’s much-anticipated take on Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein is screening for a special limited season from Thursday 23 October.

Over a five decade career, Jim Jarmusch has forged a universe of his own – brooding, witty and cool.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Our Halloween Horror program returns from Friday 24 October to Monday 3 November with a selection of skin-crawling classics, rarely screened scares and nostalgic nightmares.

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Celebrate World Kangaroo Day with a screening of the new Australian heart-warming family comedy Kangaroo.

Lido monthly film trivia by Swinburne returns!

'They' don't want you to know about our special preview screening of Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia.

Craft Cinema Night is heading back to Lido this time for a spoooooooky Halloween special with a screening of Twilight (2008).

Melbourne Filmoteca is back and in a new home: Lido Cinemas!

Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, comes to cinemas for a strictly limited season from Thursday 6 November!

Prime Minister takes an unfiltered look into former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's seven years in power through to her shock resignation, navigating crises while redefining global leadership through her empathetic yet resolute approach.

Don't throw away your shot at seeing Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning masterpiece Hamilton on the big screen for its 10th Anniversary.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie feature BUNNY with producer Taylor Thompson and director James Branson.

Enjoy a sparkling in the room where it happens at our 10th Anniversary screening of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning masterpiece Hamilton.

Panorama of Chinese Film presents a diverse collection of classic and new Chinese films, organised by the Chinese Independent Film Foundation (CIFF).

Join us for the new Aussie dark comedy Snatchers, followed by a Q&A with cast members Justin Hosking and Hannah McKenzie.

You will be changed for good at our preview of the spellbinding musical finale of Wicked: For Good.

Jay Kelly, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, comes to cinemas for a strictly limited season from Thursday 20 November!

We're excited to host Paralympic athletes Emily Petricola and Korey Boddington, along with filmmakers Tristan Kenyon and Timothy Kenyon, for a Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary Changing Track.

Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Horrorshow and CLIPPED present Inside Story Uncut, a unique live concert film showcasing the inaugural performance from Horrorshow’s Inside Story 15 Year Anniversary Tour in November 2024.

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

The extraordinary, internationally acclaimed Yi Yi, returns to cinemas for its 25th Anniversary in a new 4K restoration.

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

We're bringing breathtaking real-life adventures and glorious outdoor vistas to the big screen.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well.

An offer you can't refuse. Tickets are $8 tickets members and $12 for non-members all day and night on Tuesdays.

Experience the ultimate cutting-edge technology in cinematic sound at Lido.

The Lido Jazz Room boasts live music and comedy weekly.

Live stand-up comedy weekly in the intimate Lido Jazz Room.

Lido Comedy presents the best headline comedy from around Australia and the world live in cinema!

Lido on the Roof returns with an eye-popping lineup of blockbusters, arthouse gems and family favourites.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

$10 tickets for senior members and $12 tickets for non-members on weekdays before 4pm!

Procrastinate smarter, not harder. Enjoy $8 tickets for student members and $12 for student non-members all day and night on Wednesdays.*