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Silent discos in car parks and street fiestas: here’s what’s on at Parramatta Lanes
Parramatta Lanes kicks off this week for four days of Eats, Beats and Art. Here's what's on at the huge free street festival.
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Plan ahead: Christmas comes early for Sydney with these annual events
Christmas events in Sydney for 2025 are now starting to pop up. Halloween marks more than the spooky season around the world, but it’s about this time that major cities start to plan their holiday season. Sydney is no different this year, already kickstarting what should be an exciting December as sketches of our Christmas ...
Less than 60 sleeps to go: Sydney prepares for epic New Year’s Eve fireworks display
Few New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world can compete with Sydney on December 31. Our New Year’s Eve fireworks display is magnificent, and it’s still improving each year with more launch points, a wider scope and even more vantage points than ever before. Two epic NYE fireworks displays make full use of Sydney Harbour’s ...
So Sydney: Premier and Lord Mayor battle over whether you can drink standing up outside a bar!
Sydney: It’s an argument that would have the city’s millions of foreign visitors – and many from Interstate – scratching their heads. Should you be allowed to drink standing up without a table? A long-standing drinking rule in Sydney has punters not knowing whether they should sit down or stand up. Now Premier Chris Minns ...
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Celebrate Labour Day Long Weekend 2025: What’s Open & Things to Do
We all love a public holiday but what exactly is the October long weekend all about? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There is significance to Labour Day in New South…
Here are all the restaurants offering discounts during SXSW Sydney
With the 2nd annual SXSW Sydney just weeks away, the mega festival’s complicated and extensive program is starting to take shape as attendees dial in their “must-see” events. And you’ll…
All the labels on sale at Vogue Fashion’s Night Out 2024, this month
24 hours of exclusive shopping deals, beauty masterclasses, live performances, and a chance to win $10,000 at Vogue Fashion’s Night Out at Pitt Street Mall.
A four-storey haunted house rave is coming to The Rocks for Halloween
While the usual suspects plan their Halloween parties to celebrate another year of frightful fun, a new player has emerged with a devilishly different take on the occasion. The heritage-listed…
Experimental performance art is taking over Carriageworks this month
While Sydney Contemporary has come and gone for another year, Carriageworks isn’t yet done regarding large-scale art events in Sydney. Liveworks Festival, set for October 23 to 27, will again…
Best shows to see in Sydney this October
From lavish, cutting-edge productions to intimate one-person shows, Sydney has a great range of stage performances to see in October as we trudge towards the final few months of the…
Moo Deng’s great, but have you seen Lololi? Meet Taronga’s demure hippo calf
It's the face that launched a thousand memes. Moo Deng (Thai for "bouncy pork") is a two-month old pygmy hippo whose dewy skin, rosy cheeks and chaotic temperament has turned…
Things to do in Sydney for October 2024
We’re getting into the belly of spring now, with Sydney gearing up for a big October. Over the next 31 days, you’ll find an array of exciting things happening around…
