Plan your visit

Crown Melbourne is Australia’s leading integrated resort and one of the most visited tourist destinations in Australia, offering luxury accommodation, award-winning dining and world class casino and entertainment facilities.Located in the vibrant Southbank precinct and within walking distance of the CBD and the city’s iconic sporting stadiums, Crown Melbourne will be the official post conference entertainment destination for SportNXT delegates and speakers.

To celebrate the partnership announcement, subject to availability SportNXT delegates can enjoy exclusive accommodation offers at Crown Hotels in Melbourne through the SportNXT portal until the allocation is exhausted.

Delegates are able to secure their reservations directly with the hotel via their own personalised weblinks. Guests will require a valid credit card when making the booking to guarantee the reservation. 

27 Mar 2024 – 21 Apr 2024

From 27 March to 21 April the city will load up on laughs when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes over town. Locals and internationals will take to stages and theatres across the city for one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world

21 Mar – 24 Mar 2024

Be awed by the sights and sounds of the world’s best Formula 1 drivers navigating the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit at over 300km/h at Australia’s most prestigious international motorsport event, the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024, from 21 – 24 March.

26 Mar – 5 Apr 2024

Sixty years on, the Rip Curl Pro remains one of the world’s most prestigious sporting competitions, attracting thousands of spectators to Bells Beach on the southwest coast of Victoria, only 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Melbourne. On from 26 March – 5 April, come for the surfing action and stay on for a roadie along the Great Ocean Road, one of the world’s most scenic coastal drives. 

15 Mar – 24 Mar 2024

The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival brings the best from Australia and across the world to all four corners of the city, with a jam-packed program full of unmissable culinary events alongside a star-studded line-up of international names and local food heroes. Guest chefs, pâtissiers, restaurateurs, winemakers and foodies descend from 15 – 24 March for Australia’s biggest food and wine festival.

Melbourne’s award-winning food and drink scene is unparalleled, from opulent restaurants, hideaway dumpling houses and rooftop bars a plenty – there is something and somewhere for everyone, whatever takes your fancy. Loosen your belt and strap yourself in because any meal in Melbourne is one you’ll never forget.

SportNXT will be held at CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park. CENTREPIECE is a new state-of-the-art conference and events centre, positioned at the heart of Melbourne’s sport and entertainment precinct.

CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park, surrounded by the world’s best in music, sports, business and entertainment is Melbourne’s most surprising conference and events venue, designed to bring people together for diverse occasions in the city’s cultural epicentre. The 2,000sqm Grand Hall with 8.5m high ceilings and 15 break out rooms are your blank canvas, ready to be adapted, personalised and brought to life for your event vision – no matter how vast or intimate.

Click on the link below for all the important details including Parking Getting Here and Maps

2 Feb 2024 – 21 April 2024

Based on the classic movie this brilliant production comes to Melbourne direct from a record-breaking season in London. With music and lyrics from the quick and clever of Tim Minchin, this unmissable production will play at the Princess Theatre until 21 April.  

From Mar 14 2024

AFL’s blockbuster 2024 season will kick off on 14 March, as league arch-rivals Richmond and Carlton play their inaugural match at the MCG. Who will take out this year’s premiership cup in September, the biggest day on Australia’s sporting calendar!

Until Apr 28 2024

Combining state-of-the-art, audio-visual technology with incredible footage taken from around the world, this unique event experience is a journey through the natural world across all seven continents, narrated by the one and only David Attenborough.