Events

Our Cult Classics calendar is all killer no filler.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) seminal 1974 neo-noir thriller The Conversation (1974) is back on the big screen in a new 4K restoration from Sunday 29 September.

Joaquin Phoenix returns to the role that won him an Academy Award this time with Lady Gaga by his side as the infamous Harley Quinn.

Restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 70th anniversary, experience Akira Kurosawa’s enduring masterpiece on the big screen like never before.

We’re exploring the career of the great American cinematic maverick and provocateur John Cassavetes with a complete retrospective of his features, from his breakthrough Shadows through to his final film Big Trouble.

We would like, if we may, to take you one a strange journey. Dress for a trip to Transylvania with our fabulous interactive screenings, running on the first Friday of every second month. Includes sparkling on arrival. Hosted by fabulous Drag Queen Sam T.

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. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

We’re excited to screen the award-winning doc Your Fat Friend with a video introduction and a post-screening digital Q&A featuring Aubrey Gordon and director Jeanie Finlay in conversation with body love activist April Hélène-Horton.

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.

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

Loveable leads, impossible predicaments, grand romantic gestures and happy endings. We're bringing the rom-com back to the big screen with a series of classics from everybody's favourite genre.

Our special preview screening of The Apprentice will take you on a deep dive into the underbelly of the American empire.

The 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!

Art the Clown unleashes a night of bloody chaos as the unsuspecting residents of Miles County peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve…

The fun times keep coming with host Zachary Ruane (Aunty Donna) presenting a specially curated selection of cinematic gems and rarities guaranteed to provide good times only. It’s Fun Time Film Club!

See a new side of Sebastian Stan at our special preview of A Different Man. Tickets include a complimentary drink on arrival.

We're excited to host a preview screening of Academy Award-winning animator Adam Elliot's new stop-motion feature Memoir of a Snail, the bittersweet chronicle of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books.

Enjoy a complimentary KAIJU! Beer at our Film & Frothies preview screening of Smile 2

Taking place across more than 100 cities across the globe, the 48 Hour Film Project is returning to Melbourne for only one wild and sleepless weekend this September!

Join Melbourne film auteur Saara Lamberg for a Q&A screening of feature Coma and mini-feature Conversations with Spithead.

The highly acclaimed Hundreds of Beavers is heading to the Lido for one screening only. A slapstick frostbitten battle between a drunken applejack salesman and hundreds of diabolical beavers who stand between him and survival.

Mountainfilm on Tour brings you a selection of the best short films from the renowned Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.

Enter, if you dare. From Thursday 24 October to Friday 1 November, we’re bringing legendary horror back to the big screen for Halloween.

Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) was captured during The Tipping Point Tour Part 2 in 2023 and features Tears For Fears hits including “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Shout” and “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”, “Mad World”, “Head Over Heels”, etc. — along with new fan favourites from The Tipping Point — their first album in 17 years.

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, returns to cinemas from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 4 December 2024.

Join us for a special preview of An Unfinished Film. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.

Lido monthly film trivia by Swinburne returns!

Palme d’Or winning film Paris, Texas returns to the big screen to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and new 4K Restoration that makes it shine more than ever.

We’re getting shagadelic with the international man of mystery himself, at our triple-feature trilogy screening of Britain's "superior" secret agent, Austin Powers. Hosted by the incredible Aubrey Haive (RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under S2).

We’re excited to host a special Q&A screening of You Should Have Been Here Yesterday, a stunning homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from over 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Re-enter the Roman arena at our special preview screening of Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, an ancient Roman epic of power, intrigue, and vengeance, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. Tickets include a beer on arrival.

Be the first to see Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning triumph Anora, at the Victorian Premiere screening, with a pre film party that includes a DJ and a Russian Vodka cocktail.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary feature The Pool with director Ian Darling in attendance.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

Be the very first to experience the epic, Silver Lion-winning historical drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

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

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

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

The Lido Jazz Room boasts live music and comedy weekly.

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

$10 tickets for members daily, $12 tickets for non-members!

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

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

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen. 

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

We're screening Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, a fantastical dive into the world of dreams and imagination.