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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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Sydney Writers’ Festival 2025 Guide
Here's everything you need to know about this year's Sydney Writers' Festival, from dates to the hottest (and free) events for young adults, families and everyone in between.
Vivid Sydney 2025 Program: From Nigella Lawson to Stranger Things
For the first time in its 15-year history, the iconic Vivid Sydney will connect Sydney like never before, leaning heavily on the fresh-faced Sydney Metro system to connect five zones,…
Raining in Sydney? These are our favourite things to do during a downpour
It’s not always blue skies and sunshine in the Harbour City. If you find yourself at a loose end on a rainy day in Sydney, these are the top things…
Usher’s Sydney tour 2025: Dates, Tickets, Venue & Set List
Usher Raymond, the architect of modern R&B, is coming to Sydney to perform four shows as part of his wider Past Present Future global tour. It’s an ostensible victory run…
IKEA flat-pack furniture is the Sydney Comedy Festival’s next big hit
They say you can tell a lot about a person by how they handle IKEA flat-pack furniture, and this week, two comedians will put it all on the line in…
Sydney Whale Watching: Early Sightings and Safety Tips
Sydney welcomes most of its visitors during the summer months but 8.7 million visitors travelled to the Harbour City for winter last year. Between Vivid, Sydney Comedy Festival and unforgettable…
First look: The Archibald Prize 2025 Finalists and Packing Room Prize Winner have been announced
More than 2,390 artists entered their creations into this year’s Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize and, today, we were among the first to see the incredible artworks hand-picked by the…
The best things to do in Sydney in May 2025
Forget summer, Sydney is at its absolute best in May. Vivid lights up the city, the Sydney Comedy Festival keeps the laughs coming, and the Archibald Prize puts Australian talent…
