AFL grand final public holiday trading Melbourne: What’s open, what’s closed

It's our first AFL grand final public holiday on Friday.

Here's a list of what's open, what's not, and how to soak up the grand final fever. 

The parade

The AFL Grand Final parade last year. Photo: Eddie Jim

12pm-1.15pm: Starts at the Old Treasury Building and continues along Wellington Parade to Yarra Park at the MCG, where the two teams will be presented on stage.

AFL events at Yarra Park

10am-5pm: Free activities in the Kids Zone: Woolworths AFL Playground, Auskick Clinic, Disney and Nickelodeon.

10am-9pm: The LifeStyle Taste of Football Festival, curated by Shannon Bennett. Iconic Melbourne restaurants and cafes will be selling signature dishes

10am-9pm: Souvenir photo with the Premiership Medal at Telstra AFL Digital Hub

10am-10.30am: AFL Women's Style Lounge Q&A with Rebecca Maddern, Emma Clapham and Steph Chiocci on the main stage

5pm-7pm: Screening of The Incredibles

7pm-9pm: Tropfest short films screening

8.pm-9pm: DJ Generik live DJ set at the Foxtel Music Hub

Supermarkets

Coles: Operating as normal

Woolworths: Operating as normal

Shopping centres

Melbourne Central: Open 10am-9pm

Melbourne Emporium: Open 10am-9pm

Chadstone: Open 9am-9pm

Highpoint: Open 9am-9pm

Northland: Open 10am-9pm

Westfield Doncaster: Open 10am-5pm

The Glen, Glen Waverley: Open 10am-6pm

Myer Melbourne: Open 9am-9pm

David Jones Bourke Street Mall: Open 10am-9pm

Public transport

Fares on Grand Final Friday and Saturday will be capped at $6 for travel across all modes of transport.

Metro trains/buses

Saturday public holiday timetable with additional services. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.

V/Line trains

Saturday public holiday timetable with additional services. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.

Yarra Trams

Saturday public holiday timetable. Free tram zone extended to stops near the MCG from Wednesday morning to midnight on Grand Final day. Extended zone stops are 9, 10, 11, 7a, 7b and 7c. More information is available on the Public Transport Victoria website.

GPs

Home Doctor Service: 137 425 or 9429 5677 

Medical at Home: 8341 1888 

Mill Park Super Clinic: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9436 4155 

Medical One, Elwood: 9am-6pm, 61 Brighton Road, Elwood, 9531 9811

Medical One, Frankston: 9am-2pm, 47 Davey Street, Frankston, 9781 3966

Medical One, Sunshine: 9am-2pm, 324 Hampshire Road, Sunshine, 9310 2947

Medical One, Moonee Ponds: 8am-1pm, 14 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, 8325 1111

Medical One, QV Melbourne: 9am-1pm, Level 3, 23 QV Terrace, 292 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 8663 7000

Geelong GP Super Clinic (Kardinia Health): 10am-noon, 2-18 Colac Road, Belmont, 5202 9333

Pharmacies

Casey Super Clinic Pharmacy: Open 24/7, 50 Kangan Drive, Berwick, 9769 9824

Mill Park Super Clinic Pharmacy: Open 24/7, 250 Childs Road, Mill Park, 9436 4155

​Mulqueeny Midnight Pharmacy: 9am-midnight, corner Williams Road and High Street, Prahran, 9510 3977

Tambassis Pharmacy: 8am-midnight, corner Sydney and Brunswick roads, Brunswick, 9387 8830

Chapel Gate Pharmacy: 9am-9pm, corner Carlisle and Chapel streets, Balaclava, 9531 8004

Slade Pharmacy: 8am-10pm, 89 Bridge Road, Richmond South, 8420 0700 

Chemist Warehouse St Albans: 8.30am-9pm, 327 Main Road East, St Albans, 9366 3545 

Footscray Pharmacy: 10am-5pm, 2/76 Nicholson Street, Footscray 9396 1223

Pet services

24-hour Vet: Centre for Animal Referral and Emergency (CARE) Collingwood, 9417 6417 

Lort Smith Animal Hospital North Melbourne: 8.30am-midnight, 9328 3021

Lost Dogs Home North Melbourne: 9am-12.30pm, 9329 2755

Melbourne attractions

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium: Open 9.30am-6pm, 1800 026 576

Crown Entertainment Complex: As normal. Open 24 hours, 9292 8888

Eureka Skydeck 88: 10am-9.30pm, 9693 8888

​O'Brien Group Arena (formerly Medibank Icehouse): 9am-midnight, 1300 756 699

Melbourne Zoo: Open 9am-5pm, 9285 9300

Royal Botanic Gardens: Open 7.30am-sunset, visitor centre open 9.30am-5pm, 9252 2300

Wonderland Fun Park Docklands: 11am-5pm, 9602 1311

IMAX Melbourne Museum: 10am-9.15pm (last session starts), 9663 5454

Cook's Cottage: 9am-5pm. 9658 7204

Melbourne Museum: 10am-5pm, 8341 7777

National Gallery of Victoria: 10am-5pm, 8620 2222

Markets

Queen Victoria Market: Produce 6am-5pm; General stalls 8am-3pm, 9320 5822

South Melbourne Market: 8am-5pm, 9209 6295

Preston Market: 8am-8pm, 9478 3130

Prahran Market: 7am-5pm, 8290 8220

Footscray Market: 7am-7pm, 9687 1205

Libraries

Melbourne Library Service: City Library open from  Noon-5pm. All other branches (Library at The Dock, East Melbourne, North Melbourne, Kathleen Syme and Southbank) will be closed.

Stonnington Libraries: (Including Malvern, Phoenix Park, Prahran and Toorak/South Yarra). All branches closed.

Darebin Libraries: (Including Preston, Northcote, Reservoir and Fairfield). All branches closed.

Bayside Library Service: (Including Beaumaris, Brighton, Hampton and Sandringham). All branches closed.

Yarra Plenty Regional Library: (Including Diamond Valley, Eltham, Ivanhoe, Lalor, Mill Park, Rosanna, Thomastown, Watsonia, Whittlesea and YPRL mobile). All branches closed.

Murrindindi Library Service: (Including Alexandria, Kinglake and Yea). All closed.

Greater Dandenong Libraries: (Including Dandenong and Springvale). Both open from 2-5pm.

Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation: (Including Cranbourne, Doveton, Emerald, Endeavour Hills, Hampton Park, Narre Warren, Pakenham and Cardinia Mobile Library). All branches closed.

Airport transfers

Melbourne Airport: Skybus operates to normal schedule (24 hours), 9335 2811; Starbus operates to normal schedule (5am-7pm), 8378 8700

Avalon Airport: Avalon Airport Shuttle operates to normal schedule, 5278 8788

Visitor information services

Melbourne Visitor Centre: 9am-6pm

Melbourne Visitor Shuttle: 9.30am-4.30pm. No sports precinct stop

Melbourne Visitor Booth: 9am-5pm

City Ambassadors: 10am-4pm

Melbourne Greeter Service: 9.30am

Town Hall tours: Not operating

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