Trainscendence Creative Wonderland
Where Melbourne
comes to play.
Seven themed rooms, two trains on the roof, six bars, and a community that turns up. A creative home for events, workshops, parties and the people who make them.
Trainscendence: A Unique Event Venue in Collingwood, Melbourne
Trainscendence is a creative event venue in the heart of Collingwood, Melbourne — 10 floors across two 5-storey buildings, with two decommissioned Hitachi train carriages on the rooftop. We host weddings, product launches, corporate offsites, workshops, birthdays and private functions across seven hireable themed spaces.
5.0 from 20 Google reviewsMelbourne Fringe Festival applications are open.
After a sold-out 2025 Fringe and 318+ performances at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Trainscendence is back as a breathing hub for creatives — comedians, performers, musicians, weirdos and visionaries — to showcase their work.
Seven themed rooms across ten floors. Two trains on the roof. A built-in audience already wired in to the venue. We handle the bar, the front of house, the room turnaround — you bring the show.
Apply for Fringe 2026 →Registrations close in a few weeks. Get yours in while you still can.
Four ways to get on board.
Memberships are still on the way. Everything else is open now.
Hire a Space
Seven themed rooms plus the rooftop. Bar minimum from $1,000 weeknights. We reply within 24 hours.
Browse spaces →This monthWhat's On
Comedy, cabaret, live music, workshops, club nights, pop-ups, art classes. There's something for everyone.
See all events →Join or runWorkshops & Classes
Learn something new, or teach what you already know. Bring your curriculum or your curiosity.
Browse workshops →Coming soonMemberships
Coworking with character. Karma and Standard tiers. Waitlist members lock in launch pricing for life.
Join the waitlist →A festival in the city, every day.
Dreamed up by Harley Hefford and Luke Thomas in 2025 — a creative home for the curious, the collaborative and the just-passing-through. Ten floors in Collingwood, designed for everyone who walks in to leave a little more inspired than when they arrived.
Coworking, workshops, classes, parties, game nights, live music, comedy. One of Melbourne's most distinctive venues — and we're only just getting started.
Got something to host?
Birthday, wedding, corporate offsite, comedy night, life-affirming Tuesday — we'll find a space.
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