Chris Singh 
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
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
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 Jørn 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
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
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
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
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
Good news for anyone who loves books, public space, or just a peace of quiet in the city: our gorgeous State Library of NSW is getting a vastly overdue expansion valued at $27 million. Central to this, a new 3000-square-metre public plaza filled with trees, grass, seating and space for up to 1,500 people. That’s
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
With SXSW Sydney coming up next month, we’ve now got an idea of what the 2025 Screen Festival will look like as it’s threaded amongst the music, brand activations, parties and networking events the week-long event has become known for. And there are some big names to get across: Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Allen White, Than
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