Darling Harbour introduces free weekly drone shows

drone show

Sydney was once a city obsessed with fireworks, but now we’re following the rest of the world and moving towards drone shows. Controversial? Sure. Drone shows have been contentious in the past. Vivid Sydney famously had to cancel their drone show this year after last year’s debacle led to safety concerns. And yet now we

Review: ‘A Succulent Chinese Musical?!’ puts meme humour in a headlock

A Succulent Chinese Musical

Turning memes into musicals is a pointed comment on how absurd life has been since “going viral” became a household phrase. And yet here we are, at the Sydney Fringe Festival, seated in Darlinghurst’s beautiful Eternity Playhouse while the life of “notorious crim” Jack Karlson is cleverly retraced with as much theatricality and laugh-out-loud humour

Sydney Opera House Events: What’s on for spring and summer?

The Nutcracker

Can you imagine what this city would be without the Sydney Opera House? Just the very sight of those pointy sails invokes our harbourside lifestyle. But while Jรธrn Utzon’s iconic building is always quite the showstopper, it’s what’s inside those sails that really matters. The Sydney Opera House is constantly teeming with a love for

Ghost Festival, a free four-day Halloween event, returns to The Rocks

Ghost Festival movie night

After a successful debut last year, The Rocks Ghost Festival is back for another year of spooky soirees and haunted hangs, launching the historic neighbourhood into an immersive four-day horror festival. From October 30, Ghost Festival 2025 reshapes The Rocks with themed feasts, spooky storytelling and terrifying interactive experiences. And yes, that popular immersive Halloween

This golden chocolate bar oozes with $50,000 worth of prizes

Golden Chocolate Bar

Luke Mangan is having his Willy Wonka moment. One of Sydney’s most bankable celebrity chefs has just created a fantastical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-inspired dessert, steeped in pure imagination, for a limited-edition experience at several of his restaurants, including Luke’s Kitchen at Kimpton Margot and Luc-San in Potts Point. The Golden Chocolate Bar, a

Nobu, a’Mare and Woodcut to unite for exclusive dinner at Crown Sydney

Crown Sydney dinner

Although its opening was marred with controversy and delays, Crown Sydney has successfully built up an insular dining precinct worth that Sydney can be proud of. Favourites like Woodcut, a’Mare, Golden Century and Nobu have all been widely celebrated by critics and customers alike, so you can just imagine what it’d be like to see

I previewed Sydney Contemporary 2025 – here’s why it’s worth going to this weekend

Sydney Contemporary

Carriageworks has turned into a carnival of art for the 9th annual Sydney Contemporary, set for four days of glorious gallery hopping spread all across the enormous Eveleigh institution. Photography, resin works, painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, steel sculptures. The variety of mediums standing across this industrial behemoth builds Australia’s leading art fair into a remarkable

The 48th annual Manly Jazz Festival is ready to soar

Manly Jazz Festival

The 48th annual Manly Jazz Festival is right around the corner, set for September 19-21 across four main stages as well as venues scattered all around the iconic beachside suburb. Manly locals look forward to three days of high-quality music from some of the best in the business each year, and it’s always proven such