Chris Singh 
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
Sydney Airport’s T3 dining precinct has now been fully revealed, and it’s even more exciting than we expected. Qantas’ domestic terminal began drip-feeding news of a complete overhaul to its retail and dining offerings in August, announcing the arrival of Slim’s Quality Burgers, Maggio’s, and a traditional boulangerie from Loulou. Yes, Loulou in Sydney Airport.
More than $87 million is up for grabs over the next two and a half months as the Sydney Spring Carnival rolls around for yet another year of fascinator-fuelled fun at some of Australia’s biggest races. The world’s leading jockeys and trainers will be heading into town for the occasion, filling the next few months
Following success in the UK, immersive events experts Inventive Productions and Fever are set to bring a unique prison-themed cinematic cocktail experience to Chippendale with sessions starting from early October. Alcotraz [get it?] is a new interactive cocktail bar that draws inspiration from popular Hollywood properties to shape a new kind of speakeasy-style cocktail bar,
Cammeray’s Sushi Oe is generally considered the finest sushi bar in Sydney. Certainly the hardest to get into. For years, owner-chef Toshihiko Oe has watched his tiny six-seater sushi bar become one of the most sought after bookings in the entire country, with monthly text-based reservations selling out within minutes. Now, he’s moving the whole
Sydney, get ready for a blood moon total lunar eclipse that’ll be visible on September 7, continuing an exciting year for cinematic celestial events like the double meteor shower that happened just a few weeks ago. These rare lunar eclipses only occur when the Sun, Earth and the Moon are aligned in perfect symmetry. And
Tropfest is back on the cards with the famous short film festival eyeing a big-budget return in February 2026.
The daring, dazzling and at times dangerous Sydney Fringe Festival is back for another year of eccentricity, oddball mayhem, playfully slick performances, and alt-comedy. Sydney is the midst of great chance, investing heavily in its longstanding arts festivals and really leaning on creatives to help move this city into the next phase, beyond its beauty
Sydney continues to aggressively respond to tired old calls that we’ve lost our creative spark. More parties are happening over at White Bay Power Terminal, for example, and now there’s been a brand new distillery trail revealed for Rozelle. That’s the Inner West Distillery Trail, mind you, which was officially launched last night to a
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