April 28 – 30, 2023
Melbourne
DreamHack Melbourne is Australia’s biggest gaming, esports, and lifestyle festival. At DreamHack, you come to experience professional esports tournaments, a massive gaming expo, the world-famous bring-your-own-computer (BYOC) LAN party, cosplay, artist alley, live music, activities, and more.
Come game ALL. WEEKEND. LONG. Play as much as you want! A place to hang with your friends or find new ones. You bring your PC. We bring the action – and $35,000 in prizes to win.
The Aussie crowd for ESL Challenger Melbourne is one of the best in the world. Join them in Margaret Court Arena as 8 top-tier CS:GO teams compete for a prize pool of $100,000 USD.
Watch the premier League of Legends league in Oceania, as well as special guests TSM Challengers. Any ticket to DreamHack Melbourne on Saturday will grant you access to the action!
At Creator Hub, connect with your favourite streamers & content creators IRL. Say hi at Meet & Greets and learn a few tips on streaming at the Creator Lab.
This year, Cosplay at DreamHack Melbourne is set to be massive – with $16,000 in cash prizes for our Cosplay Competition!
In partnership with CouchWarriors, DreamHack Melbourne will showcase the latest and greatest in fighting competitions!
A panel at DreamHack is *NOT* your typical, boring lecture from uni, where half the hall is nodding off to sleep. Panels at DreamHack Melbourne are interactive, audience-focused experiences featuring some of the best speakers in the industry.
Interested in a career in gaming? Students Day takes place on Friday, April 28, and is open to any Friday ticketholder at DreamHack. Check out panels, special guests, and more.
Gaming is more than just gameplay, and one of the most captivating aspects of gaming is the art. We’re proud to provide a platform for creatives to showcase and sell their work to the public.
And play arcade classics, all weekend long. The best part? All DreamHack Arcade machines are free to play.
With local artists including Godlands, Mashd N Kutcher, Luke Million and more playing in Rod Laver Arena, kick on with us as we keep the party going.
Only the ESL Shop has the world’s biggest range of esports and pro team merch – and we’re bringing our biggest range ever to DreamHack Melbourne this year
Engage in booth challenges to earn swag, set high scores, and level up your DreamHack experience. Our expo is filled with fun activities by our incredible partners. It’s safe to say this is an area you don’t want to miss!
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