What we’re about
## NEW Group for Sept 2025
## Main Quest: survive adulthood.
## Side Quest: find your creative crew. 🎨🎮đźŽ
Are you 18–25 and looking for people to vibe with? Meetup is great but sometimes it feels like most groups are alot older - so let’s make our own — a space for younger creatives to hang out, join side quests, or even jump into other MeetUp events together. Whether you’ve been in Melbourne forever or just moved here, this group’s about finding friends and good times. Maybe you’re into drawing, Marvel marathons, DnD or board games, live theatre, PC gaming or just love exploring the city and hunting down cheap eats — if that’s you, you’re in the right place.
### The End Game
SideQuest Creatives Crew is for the 18-25 crowd who want to meet regularly (let’s start fortnightly and see how it grows), chill out together and try new adventures to connect with others with similar interests. Expect sketch sessions for all levels, scavenger hunts through the city, gaming nights, movie or theatre trips, festivals, and casual hangs with snacks and laughs.
### What to Expect - most events will be Melb CBD or inner city
✏️ Casual drawing sessions (all skill levels welcome)
🎬 Movie meetups
🎮 Casual gaming nights/PAX meet ups/Bartronica or arcades/DnD or board games for those interested
🌆 Scavenger hunts & exploring Melbourne/ pop culture trivia nights at Fortress
🍕 Foodie Quest (food crawls around CBD/Carlton/ Brunwick or Footscray) Cheap eats + low-pressure hangouts
And maybe some volunteer opportunities later in the year (there are homeless support/charity events/clean up aus events to be involved with too!)
The aim is to create new friends in a cool city and find like-minded connections with people in the same age bracket. Totally Queer friendly, international students and all will be made to feel welcomed. If you’ve been searching for connections that blend creativity, a little geek culture and Melbourne adventures — bring your awkward, shy or extra, best self along.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- ACMI Games WorldACMI Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne$1.00
NB: if we get greater than 10-12 people who want to go I can approach the organisers to see if a Promo Code discount can be applied. Signal interest now (short rsvp window) so I can try for that as tickets are fast selling.
ACMI AT FED SQUARE will host GamesWorld exhibition - Just announced: major titles Minecraft, Final Fantasy XIV Online, The Elder Scrolls Online, SimCity and Stardew Valley join the exhibition alongside World of Warcraft, The Sims, Neopets and the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Spanning over 50 years of play, Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments alongside original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else.
Discover four new microgames made exclusively for ACMI by Australian developers - from nostalgic dial-ins to playful perspective shifts.
To get best money's worth as there will be queues a hald day minimum is suggested altho call in any time and coordinate closer to the date
Creative crew to buy their own tickets for entry. Best to buy soon as it will sell out#### Tickets
Full $30
Concession & Student $27
ACMI Member $26
Child 4 - 15 $17
Buy tickets#### or choose a Flexi Tickets
Untimed, undated tickets offer complete flexibility and fast-track entry into the exhibition. $40
Book tickets online via https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/game-worlds/PLEASE NOTE: for die-hard fans SILKSONG is included at an added $22 cost and queues are likely so flexi tickets are suggested. This does make it a big ticket item for avid fans who want the total experience.
- PAX AUS Fri Oct 10Needs location
For all the gamers, PAX Aus needs no introduction. https://aus.paxsite.com/
Use the opportunity to flag up which days you have passes and let's coordinate to meet up.As creative crew chief I have Friday pass already booked. Perhaps you have other days or are yet to buy passes.
Do use the discussion or send a private message to coordinate with others looking fwd to PAX to coordinate meetup times closer to the date
- VOLUNTEER - 300 BLANKETS Homeless Support Outreach MELB CBDNeeds location
Important note - this is a small group activity starting at Flinders St so if over 5 people are interested it may have to split groups in to separate dates. I will speak to organisers and set dates based on interest so this is another one to best put your hand up for and we will roster out dates in Sept. It runs weekly all year round so you can choose to go once or regularly as suits
SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY - up to 5 participants per date as I understand it
The Outreach Program runs every Tuesday and Thursday (7pm-8.30pm) in the CBD, where a group - of 4-5 people - led by one of our dedicated Outreach Leaders directly engages with people sleeping rough in Melbourne's CBD. Through conversation and providing emergency material and food aid, volunteers are able to provide support to people when they are generally in their greatest need of social and material assistance. It lasts 1.5 hours. There may be some pre packing work required, Will update once organisers confirm.
Departing Flinders Street Station, groups of up to 6 volunteers with a 300 Blankets team leader walk a particular route through Melbourne’s CBD, sharing essentials and checking in with people living on the street.
NEXT STEPS - LET ME KNOW WHO IS KEEN. ONCE WE SEE WHO IS AVAILABLE AND INTERESTED WE CAN THEN COORDINATE TO ROSTER ON VIA THE BELOW LINK AND YOU CAN THEN DO THE WWCC volunteer step.
A MUST DO STEP BEFORE SIGNING UP -
- Working With Children Check (WWCC) – Volunteer: Applying for a Working With Children Check (Volunteer) in Victoria is easy. Follow the simple process via the Service Victoria site here – it only takes 15 minutes! Note: There is no need to purchase an Employee registration for a volunteer organisation. Ensure you register for the FREE olunteer check only.
> Visit: 300blankets.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/ click 'Volunteer' follow the prompts to sign up to Volaby roster yourself on
