A brawl involving up to 250 people in Melbourne has damaged a police car and left a woman with minor injuries.

The fight happened outside Illusion Bar and Nightclub in Carlton about 5.30am on Sunday.

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Four men and a woman were arrested and will be issued with penalty notices for riotous behaviour.

Police were forced to use capsicum spray during the incident in Queensberry Street.

A witness has claimed hundreds of people were outside the club yelling, kicking and screaming.