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Where to Watch Live Sport in Melbourne

Last updated 2026-09-24

429 venues in Melbourne are on the Watch Party Radar, each one backed by a real public source for what it puts on the screen. Right now Melbourne has coverage for Formula 1, Club Football, Olympics, NFL, Rugby, NBA, NHL, NRL, Fight Nights, Cricket, AFL, Tennis, MLB, Horse Racing. The venues cluster around 288-296 Clyde Rd. Best known: Stadium Square @ Marvel Stadium, Le Mans Entertainment and Young and Jacksons.

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Where to watch Formula 1 in Melbourne

Grand Prix weekends do not wait for opening hours, so the venues that matter are the ones that switch the world feed on for lights out and keep it on to the podium. These 20 spots in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show Formula 1.

The Imperial Hotel

The Imperial Hotel Shows Formula 1 frequently

2-8 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 · 4.2 stars (4,169 reviews)

Google reviewers describe Formula 1 showing here regularly

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See all 20 Formula 1 venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Formula 1 guide for Melbourne

Where to watch club football in Melbourne

Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Serie A and the local league: club football is the weekly reason people pick a pub. These 23 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the games.

The Imperial Hotel

The Imperial Hotel Official Liverpool FC bar

2-8 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 · 4.2 stars (4,169 reviews)

Home bar of Melbourne Supporters Club, an official Liverpool FC supporters club.

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See all 23 Club Football venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Club Football guide for Melbourne

Where to watch the Olympics in Melbourne

Olympic viewing is its own thing: long days, many screens, and a crowd that turns up for one country. These 1 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they put the Games on.

See all 1 Olympics venue in Melbourne on the live map

Where to watch the NFL in Melbourne

NFL Sundays split a city into out-of-market fan bars and the local game-day headquarters. These 36 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the games.

See all 36 NFL venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full NFL guide for Melbourne

Where to watch rugby in Melbourne

League or union, finals or an autumn test, rugby fills a pub in a way little else does. These 68 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the footy.

See all 68 Rugby venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Rugby guide for Melbourne

Where to watch the NBA in Melbourne

NBA nights are late almost everywhere outside North America, which makes the venues that stay open for tip-off worth knowing. These 13 spots in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the games.

See all 13 NBA venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full NBA guide for Melbourne

Where to watch the NHL in Melbourne

Hockey is a bar sport: one screen, one crowd, and a season long enough that the regulars know each other. These 4 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the games.

Coopers Inn

Coopers Inn Shows NHL frequently

282 Exhibition St, 3000 · 4.3 stars (918 reviews)

Shows NHL hockey regularly per Google reviews

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See all 4 NHL venues in Melbourne on the live map

Where to watch the NRL in Melbourne

The NRL finals run through September and finish with the Grand Final at Accor Stadium on the first Sunday in October, with State of Origin owning three Wednesday nights of the winter before that. The crowd is a club crowd outside Origin week, so the pub that matters is the one that puts the right side on with the sound up, and in Auckland that side is the Warriors. These 46 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the NRL.

See all 46 NRL venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full NRL guide for Melbourne

Where to watch the fights in Melbourne

This is the one sport here with no fixture list: a handful of huge nights a year, and on each of them everybody wants the same screen. These 14 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they put the fights on.

See all 14 Fight Nights venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Fight Nights guide for Melbourne

Where to watch cricket in Melbourne

Cricket asks more of a venue than any other sport on here: a Test runs five days, and an Ashes session in Australia or an IPL match in India starts in the small hours for the other half of the world. The pub that matters is the one that opens early and leaves it on. These 8 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the cricket.

See all 8 Cricket venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Cricket guide for Melbourne

Where to watch the AFL in Melbourne

The AFL finals run through September and finish with the Grand Final at the MCG on the last Saturday of the month, the one afternoon of the year the whole country stops for a game of football. Outside Victoria the crowd is a supporter crowd, so the pub that matters is the one that puts the right club on with the sound up. These 117 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the AFL.

See all 117 AFL venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full AFL guide for Melbourne

Where to watch tennis in Melbourne

Tennis is a Grand Slam sport in a bar: nobody fills a room for a Tuesday first-rounder, but a final does it on its own. These 21 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they put the tennis on.

Coopers Inn

Coopers Inn Shows Tennis frequently

282 Exhibition St, 3000 · 4.3 stars (918 reviews)

Google reviewers describe tennis showing here regularly

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See all 21 Tennis venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Tennis guide for Melbourne

Where to watch baseball in Melbourne

Baseball is the long season: 162 games from spring into autumn, most of them on a weeknight, which makes it less about the one big occasion and more about which bar simply has it on. The other half of it is displacement, since the bar that matters to a transplanted fan is the one that carries their team a thousand miles from home. These 1 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the baseball.

See all 1 MLB venue in Melbourne on the live map

Where to watch the racing in Melbourne

Racing fills a room a handful of times a year and does it completely: the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, and in Australia a Melbourne Cup that stops the country on a Tuesday afternoon. These 10 venues in Melbourne carry a real signal that they show the racing.

See all 10 Horse Racing venues in Melbourne on the live map · The full Horse Racing guide for Melbourne

World Cup 2026 in Melbourne

The 2026 World Cup is over. These are the venues that showed it in Melbourne, kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and sources still linked. They are also the places most likely to go big for the next tournament.

Transport Hotel Melbourne

Transport Hotel Melbourne Specific match event

Federation Square, Melbourne CBD · 4.0 stars (1,713 reviews)

Located in the heart of Melbourne CBD, showing the action live and loud from 12 June to 20 July with 13 screens plus 1 mega screen and full sound.

Showed: 2026-06-12 World Cup live on 13 screens at Transport Hotel

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Limerick Arms Hotel

Limerick Arms Hotel Shows all matches

364 Clarendon St · 4.2 stars (819 reviews)

Don’t miss the World Cup Qualifiers between 🇮🇪 IRELAND and CZECHIA 🇨🇿... Friday 27th March 6:45 AM screening on multiple large HD screens around the venue LIVE & LOUD! Our door wi…

Scheduled: Ireland v Czechia qualifier on multiple large screens, Showing the FIFA World Cup 2026

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Hickens Hotel

Hickens Hotel Shows all matches

127 Russell St · 4.5 stars (729 reviews)

32 days until kickoff! ⚽🔥 Catch every FIFA World Cup game LIVE & LOUD at Hickens Hotel. Big screens, epic atmosphere, ice-cold drinks. Don’t miss it , come through and feel the vi…

Scheduled: Every FIFA World Cup game live and loud on big screens, Showing the FIFA World Cup 2026

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Transit Rooftop Bar

Transit Rooftop Bar Shows all matches

Level 2 Federation Square, Melbourne VIC 3000 · 4.2 stars (641 reviews)

World Cup is much better at the pub ⚽️🍻 WE’RE SHOWING EVERY SINGLE GAME 🙌 Plus drink specials available from whistle to whistle and breakfast for those early morning games 😉 Get b…

Scheduled: Every single game shown, plus early-morning breakfasts

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Dutch Club Abel Tasman

Dutch Club Abel Tasman Shows all matches

60 Rosstown Rd · 4.5 stars (61 reviews)

⚽🇳🇱 WORLD CUP FEVER IS COMING ! 🇦🇺🍻 Tickets $25 for members | $30 non-members 👉 get them on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/107140905931 We're teaming up with The Bank …

Scheduled: Netherlands watch party

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World Cup 2026 archive: all 381 venues in Melbourne

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch live sport in Melbourne?
429 venues are tracked in Melbourne, each one backed by a real public source: the venue's own post or website, a fan-club or club listing, or local coverage. The sports covered in Melbourne so far are Formula 1, Club Football, Olympics, NFL, Rugby, NBA, NHL, NRL, Fight Nights, Cricket, AFL, Tennis, MLB and Horse Racing.
Which venues in Melbourne show Formula 1, Club Football, Olympics, NFL, Rugby, NBA, NHL, NRL, Fight Nights, Cricket, AFL, Tennis, MLB and Horse Racing?
Use the sections on this page, or open the live Melbourne map filtered to a single sport. Each venue shows what the evidence actually says, whether it is a fan-club home, a place that shows a sport every week, or a venue that hosted a one-off screening.
Where did people watch the 2026 World Cup in Melbourne?
The 2026 World Cup has finished. The 381 venues that showed it in Melbourne are kept as an archive with the original posts, dates and source links, so you can still see which places go big for a tournament.
How is this list of Melbourne venues put together?
Every venue on this page published something public we could check: its own post, its own website, a club or fan-group listing, or local press. We link back to that source, keep only real hospitality venues, and refresh the list as new evidence appears. Nothing is fabricated.

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