How to celebrate Indigenous culture in Sydney this Australia Day

Yabun Festival in Sydney

The largest community led one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia is held in Sydney each year on Australia Day and it has fast become a favourite for both locals and visitors in town. The Yabun Festival was founded in 2001 as an extension of the very first Survival Day events … Read more

Australia Day fireworks in Sydney for 2025: Where to see the best displays

The Australia Day fireworks in Sydney

Wondering where you can see fireworks on Australia Day in Sydney? You don’t have as many options as you would on New Year’s Eve, but there are a few spectacular fireworks displays being planned to help celebrate the Australian spirit. The main one you’ll want to be across is the Sydney Harbour fireworks as part … Read more

The best things to do in Sydney this Australia Day long weekend (January 24-26)

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Looking for the best things to do in Sydney this weekend? We’ve got you covered with our weekly guide to the most exciting events happening around town.

The best Australia Day cruises in Sydney for 2025

Many different ships on Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House in view.

Looking to take an Australia Day harbour cruise? Sydney Travel Guide has sifted through the many offerings in 2025 to bring you five of the best options. One of the most popular ways to celebrate Australia Day in Sydney is by heading out on the harbour to catch all the action planned throughout the morning … Read more

10 Sydney Festival highlights to help start 2025 in style

A greek tragedy for the 21st Century at Sydney Festival

As the first major event of 2025, Sydney Festival once again kicks off the new year by filling the city with music, theatre, pop-up art exhibitions and lifestyle activations from some of the world’s finest talents. Over 130 performances and events are scheduled in for the 24-day festival, which runs until Sunday, January 26 and … Read more

Things to do in Sydney for January 2025

People watching a movie in Bondi Beach.

As New Year’s hangovers wear off, Sydney starts to slip into its prime months. Summer is kind of our thing, and you’ll see the city at its very best over the next few weeks. We know January can sometimes feel like the Monday of the year, but there’s plenty of action to help keep the … Read more

How Sydney is celebrating the Australian Open

A bottle of Champagne being poured into a glass that sits on a tennis racket

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest annual sporting event may be further down the coast at Melbourne Park, but there are still a few ways Sydneysiders can get involved in the Australian Open. Below you will find three summery pop-ups that have sprung up in Sydney. Two of them are specially designed for the Australian Open, with … Read more

11 great restaurant specials running during Sydney Festival

A spread of dim sum and dumplings in Sydney.

Help take the pressure off the finances this Sydney Festival with these exclusive restaurant deals. With Sydney Festival currently underway for yet another year, a number of restaurants have popped up offering specials to help punters eat well for less. There are a total of eleven restaurants forming part of Sydney Festival’s “Festival Feasts” program, … Read more

Sydney celebrates as Shark Beach reopens after three long years

Shark Beach in Nielsen Park, Sydney

Sydneysiders have let out a sigh of relief as the beloved Shark Beach at Nielsen Park in Vaucluse officially reopened on Thursday, December 12. The popular harbour beach, defined by its placid, protected waters and gentle shores, was inaccessible for the past three summers, shuttered in 2022 by the National Parks and Wildlife Service after … Read more

Four new futuristic kids cafes are opening in Sydney

Cuto Kids Cafe in Bankstown

Cuto Kids’ Cafe has opened five new locations in Sydney, making a major play for family-friendly hospitality as more parents look for new places that aren’t just cookie-cutter indoor play centres. Building on the typical model of a play centre, Cuto Kids’ Cafes favour design-forward, innovative spaces that consider both parents and children with good … Read more