| Venue | Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
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| Dates | Wed 26 May—Sun 6 June; Sun—Thu, 5.30PM—11PM (Last entry at 10PM); Fri—Sat, 5.30PM—midnight (Last entry at 11PM) |
| Accessible Services |  Please look at the Venue Access drop-down for information on mobility around the site. Companion Card holders are eligible for a complimentary companion ticket. Please contact our Ticketing team on 03 9662 4242 or via [email](mailto:ticketing@rising.melbourne) to book | 
| Price | $15 (Packages including ice skating are $35 + booking fee) | 
| Duration | Please allow 1.5 hours for exploration |
| Note | Children under the age of 2 may be admitted without a ticket. *The Wilds* is a licensed venue, persons under the age of 18 are only permitted to enter *The Wilds* if they are in the company of a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult. | 
| Note  | Ice-skating sessions are currently at capacity| 


Event Information

A bespoke pathway has been created that meanders through the Bowl grounds. Due to existing slopes within the venue and the length of this one-way path (1.8-2km), this event requires assisted access for wheelchair users and those with restricted mobility.

If you have accessibility requirements you are encouraged to book a free companion ticket, so that a friend or carer may assist you along the pathway. There will be numerous rest points available along the journey and event staff available to assist if required. Please call 03 9662 4242 or email [ticketing@rising.melbourne](mailto:ticketing@rising.melbourne) to book.

Animals (except registered assistance animals) are not permitted inside the venue.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING

There are four 4-hr wheelchair accessible parking spaces available on Linlithgow Avenue at the bottom of Gate 1. Alternatively the Arts Centre Melbourne Car Park is approximately 10 minutes from the entrance to the Bowl and has wheelchair accessible parking available on the bottom level.

ACCESSIBLE DROP OFF

There is no formal drop off area onsite, however there is a small break in parking with curb cut access on Linlithgow Avenue at the bottom of Gate 1, which can be used for a quick drop off if needed.

ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE

Gates 1 and 1A.

ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS

Accessible toilets are located behind the Tier E stalls seating and near Gate 1, behind the lawn deck area.

DISTANCE COVERED BY PARTICIPANT

1800—2000m.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Nearest accessible train stop: Flinders Street Station is a short tram ride of 10-15 minute walk from the venue. Outside Flinders Street Station, trams travel south on St Kilda Road to the venue.

Nearest accessible tram stop: Tram stops along St Kilda Road are wheelchair accessible, however not all trams servicing those stops are low floor. Tram tracker has information as to which tram will be a low floor tram.


Venue Access

*The Wilds* has timed and staggered entry for lower capacity limits to allow physical distancing. RISING is implementing contact tracing through digital check-ins using QR codes. 

Floor markers and signage will be in place to remind visitors to remain 1.5m apart and sanitiser stations will be at entry and exit points.

We are working with the Victorian Government and the Department of Health to deliver a COVID-Safe event for visitors, artists and staff. Find out what we're doing [here](https://rising.melbourne/covid-safe). 

Covid-Safe Information

Designer: Matt Adey

Cave Urban: Jed Long and Juan Pablo Pinto

Composition and Sound Design: Mark Mitchell and Pascal Babare

Sound System Designer: Nick Carroll

Museum of the Moon: Luke Jerram

Arc ZERO Eclipse: James Tapscott


Artistic Team

Art Centre Melbourne 

Supporters

Nature has taken over the entire Sidney Myer Music Bowl, transforming its iconic amphitheatre into a supernatural forest of ice, art, sound and moonlight. 

Enter through a bamboo forest and encounter mirrored illusions, architectural tunnels of light, large-scale sculpture, video art and the return of a beloved tradition—ice-skating on the bowl’s stage.    

From devouring cult snacks by the fire at our [collaborative kitchens](/festival-program/eat-and-drink-at-the-wilds) and fine dining in [*The Lighthouse*](/festival-program/the-lighthouse), to moving in and through artworks, or ice skating beneath Luke Jerram’s giant *Museum of the Moon*, *The Wilds* is a one-way ticket to elemental experiences. Rug up and get lost. 

*Note: Ice-skating sessions are currently at capacity*

The Wilds 

Museum of the Moon

Ice Skating Lessons at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Robert ‘Dipper’ Domenico skating at the Bowl, July 1984

Slivers of light flicker through a bamboo forest, moving and swaying to the soundscape. Architectural tunnels lead you through mirrored fields and roaring fires, to an ice rink lit by a giant moon.  

In partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne

Please note: *The Wilds* is a licensed venue, persons under the age of 18 are only permitted to enter *The Wilds* if they are in the company of a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult. 

All ice skating sessions are currently at capacity. 

The Wilds

The Lighthouse

David Moyle

Eat and Drink at The Wilds

Golden Square