Chris Singh 
Feel that seismic shift in Sydney? Okay, it might just be a few tremors here and there for now but Sydney’s fascination with finally building up Western Sydney is front-and-centre. And we here at the Sydney Travel Guide couldn’t be any more excited for something that has been long, long overdue. The rapid refocus towards
“It’s at Sydney Olympic Park…” We’ve all been there. Your favourite artist announces a tour, you’re ready to drop everything, but then comes the location and the collective sigh. But Sydney Olympic Park seems to be turning a corner – could we finally get the world-class entertainment precinct we deserve?
It’s a mighty impressive fact that, out of the 1,800 screens owned and operated by IMAX across the world, IMAX Sydney is a top-performer. The supersized cinema was a major fixture for Sydney’s entertainment scene from 1996 to 2016, dominating the box office for 20 years before shuttering for renovations. Initial plans had IMAX Sydney
Opera Australia always goes for the big guns when it comes to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, the one-of-one customisable floating stage that pops up from late March to late April each year. This 2025 season saw Guys & Dolls revived for the occasion, previous years have run through sure-shots like West Side Story and
Cutting a colossal shadow in the comedy industry, Kevin Hart is now one of the circuit’s most bankable stars, and it’s been that way for over a decade now. Why? Well, Sydney is about to find out with Hart returning to the Harbour City this September as part of his worldwide Acting My Age tour,
The owners behind Sydney’s most underrated French restaurant, L’Heritage, are clearly trying to craft a slice of Côte d’Azur for Sydney’s sparkling Chowder Bay. Cafe La Mer is pitched as a bit of French Riviera resting hand-in-hand with Sydney Harbour as a thematic extension of L’Heritage, which Sydney Travel Guide named one of the most
Grammy Award-winning Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy is touring Sydney with a show locked in at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, October 18. It’s only been three years since Burna Boy’s breakout hit, “Last Last,” steamed up charts around the world, shifting eight million units in Sweden alone and putting up impressive
A city’s financial centre is never exciting on a paper, but something has been happening to Martin Place over the past few years that’s rapidly turning the tide for Sydney’s greediest grotto. Perhaps it started when Swillhouse opened the perennially popular Caterpillar Club at the tail-end of 2023, or the first tracks of change became
Immersive edutainment is the way of the future for family-friendly fun in Sydney. That much has been shown time and time again with tech-forward experiences like Dinos Alive and Luna Park’s Sonic Neon. The next in line: Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience, popping into Sydney Olympic Park’s Paddington Pavilion fresh from sold-out runs in London
The NSW Government have today announced extended trading hours for businesses around the major precincts of Vivid Sydney. From Sunday, May 25 to June 8, eligible hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, breweries and performing arts venues in around the event’s five major zones will be able to operate to longer trading hours across three Sunday nights.
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