WELCOME TO THORNBURY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH THREE-DAY BIRTHDAY CARNIVAL
Melbourne, VIC — Welcome to Thornbury, the city’s original permanent bar and food truck park, is turning 10 — and to mark the milestone, the iconic Northside venue will host a three-day Birthday Carnival from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 August 2025.
Launched in 2015 on the site of a former car manufacturing plant, Welcome to Thornbury quickly became one of Melbourne’s most distinctive and well-loved venues. Over the last decade, it has welcomed millions of guests through its gates, hosted everything from garlic bread festivals to dog discos, and helped cement Thornbury’s reputation as a thriving hub for food, drinks and community-led events.
Alongside its food truck line-up and sprawling beer garden, the venue also hosts weddings, private functions and a growing calendar of celebratory events — plus houses the largest fully licensed, fully retro arcade in the country, cementing its appeal as a destination for both everyday catch-ups and major milestones.
To celebrate 10 years of good times, the team is pulling out all the stops. The weekend-long Birthday Carnival will feature $10 food and drink specials, live entertainment, roaming performers, games, prizes and free entry all weekend. “Ten years in hospitality — and especially in a venue this size — is no small thing,” said Scott Assender, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Welcome to Thornbury. “We opened with a pretty wild idea and a lot of trust that people would show up. The fact that we’re still here a decade later, still evolving and still full of energy, is a credit to our crew, our customers and the incredible local community that backs us. We wanted to throw something that feels true to us — big, playful, inclusive and a little bit chaotic in the best way.”
Welcome to Thornbury 10th Birthday Carnival Highlights:
● $10 Almost Everything: Pints, house spirits, wine, selected cocktails, arcade hour pass and food truck specials
● Live DJs and Performers: Across all three days
● Roaming Entertainment: Carnival-style acts, games and pop-up surprises
● Giveaways and Prizes: Including merch, drink cards and food vouchers
● Free Entry All Weekend