What to do around The Rocks and Circular Quay

The Fortune of War in The Rocks, Sydney

A globally famous stretch of sand and glittering water featuring great surf, ocean pools, coastal walks and nearby bars, restaurants, shops and markets, this is your guide to Sydney’s most famous beach. All around the world, Bondi Beach is one of the top landmarks people associate with Sydney. It’s more than just a beach, though.

10 best kids shows in Sydney

A kids show animation

While Sydney is packed year-round with some of the world’s most in-demand musicals, don’t forget that the little ones deserve some culture too. In our rolling live list of the best kid shows in Sydney right now, we’ll be rounding up the musicals, plays, festivals and theatre productions that are kid-friendly and fun for the

Are these the 25 most romantic restaurants in Sydney?

The best table in the house at L'Heritage in Sydney

If you’re after a perfect date night in Sydney then you’ll need to be across the most romantic restaurants Sydney has to offer. From casual charmers to fine dining powerhouses, Sydney has got plenty on the plate for anyone tasked with planning the next date. If you’re looking for a romantic restaurant in Sydney, take

Sydney Marathon 2025: Harbour City to host its first race as a World Marathon Major

Sydney Marathon finishing line at the Sydney Opera House

Sydney is warming up to welcome tens of thousands of runners and spectators next weekend, as the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by Asics gears up for its first race since being crowned the seventh Abbott World Marathon Major. On Sunday, August 31, 2025, the city will take its place alongside New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin,

SXSW Sydney promises over 85 hours of free music, family events and fun

SXSW Sydney

SXSW Sydney is doubling down on its promise to deepen the city’s sense of energy in October, unveiling a wide-reaching public program that’ll turn Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour into a smorgasbord of free fun. Because “free” really is that magical word that’s going to get people out and about these days, and the festival’s

Best man for the job? Mark Best chases stars atop Sydney Tower

Mark Best at Infinity

Perched 81 floors above the city, Mark Best, one of Sydney’s most emblematic chefs, dials up the volume on Sydney Tower’s iconic revolving restaurant. Infinity by Mark Best opens to the public today; but does one of fine dining’s most bankable names heighten or hinder Sydney’s tallest restaurant? The affable Mark Best is unimpeachable in

Matt Moran loses Opera Bar after 24 years

Waiter at the Opera Bar carrying food

Following what could have only been a ferocious competitive tender process, Sydney’s iconic Opera Bar is set for its biggest change since the venue first opened in 2001, shadowed by the sails of Sydney Opera House. Running along the edge of Sydney Harbour, the bar has for the past 24 years been guided by veteran

Soft Centre, one of Sydney’s coolest festivals, signals the end of winter

Soft Centre Sydney

Spring is about to begin, but not before Sydney says adios to the coldest month of the year with the annual Soft Centre festival, one of our most unique celebrations of cutting-edge electronica, arts and experimentation. And it’s all going down in and around the historic, red-rust bones of the increasingly present White Bay Power