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Darebin Arts Centre

Announcement

Bookings for our 2027 Calendar will open from midnight on Wednesday 1st July 2026.

To submit a booking application, click the 'Booking Application Form' on this page. If you would like more information on our hireable spaces, click on our 'Spaces for hire' page below, select the space you would like to book and click 'Make a DAC booking'. Applications will be processed in order of receipt.

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Darebin Arts Centre is Preston’s premier arts venue and is the home of choice for artists, creators and innovators in Melbourne’s north.

Our mission is to provide an accessible, affordable and fit-for-purpose arts facility. The venue offers exciting opportunities for artists to engage with each other, their audiences, and the community. We have a welcoming foyer including box office service 1hr prior to all ticketed performances, and a licensed bar which also offers barista coffee, snacks, freshly-made popcorn and non-alcoholic beverages from local Darebin suppliers. Our bar offers cocktails, beer, bottled wines and tap wines, which are delicious and will provide significant reductions in our recycling waste. During the cooler months we will also be offering mulled wine to warm the cockles!

Facilities

Fully equipped proscenium arch theatre seating 385 people, with full fly-tower and orchestral pit

leading in-house audiovisual equipment and technical support staff

ticketed venue with professional in-house box office management system

generous, renovated foyer with a reception desk and refurbished bar, both with accessible height counters

flexible spaces available for hire for meetings, training days, rehearsals and classes

over 100 square metres of gallery and exhibition space

fully equipped commercial kitchen available for hire

co-working spaces available for short, medium, and long-term licenses

accessible entrance, reception, and theatre seating

assistive hearing system

136 free onsite car parking spaces including four accessible parking spaces.