Risk averse? Opera Australia pick ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ for Sydney Harbour’s 2026 season

Handa Opera fireworks

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 … Read more

This hidden Sydney cafe brings the French Riviera to Chowder Bay

A charming French cafe in Chowder Bay

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 … Read more

Burna Boy is coming to Sydney for a massive arena show in October

Burna Boy Sydney concert

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 … Read more

Has Martin Place become the heart of Sydney CBD’s nightlife?

Caterpillar Club at Martin Place

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 … Read more

14 Best Ramen in Sydney: Where to Slurp Top Noodles

best ramen bowl sydney

There’s nothing more soulful than sitting down to a big bowl of ramen during winter . Thankfully, there’s plenty of spots around Sydney where you can do just that, from Chinatown to Crows Nest. Each ramen institution has it’s own method of creating that flavourful, distinctive broth, but the art also comes down to the … Read more

Bubble Planet bursts into Sydney Olympic Park today

a man and woman in a ball pit

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 … Read more

Vivid Sydney 2025: Trading Hours Extended to Midnight on Sundays

Starscape Vivid Sydney

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. … Read more

Top 5 Vivid Sydney Dance Parties You Can’t Miss in 2025

A party in The Studio at Sydney Opera House

Vivid Sydney gives rise to many different shapes and sizes around Sydney. The world-famous, completely free Vivid Light Walk will transform our cityscape with unique light installations from some of the world’s top artists, there’ll be a bunch of heady keynote discussions and ideas thrown around, a heap of live music is on the cards … Read more