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Sydney Fringe Festival 2026 program includes a free street party
New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival returns this August, bringing more than a month of theatre, comedy, music, dance, cabaret, circus and more to Sydney.
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Padel takes over Sydney! How to join the sport and where to book
Padel lands on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House this weekend (August 15 & 16) and if you're one of the many keen to take up this sport, here's 9 places you can play padel and everything you need to know.
The Shawshank Redemption stage play: meet the trio heading up the cast
The Shawshank Redemption stage play is coming to Sydney in 2027 direct from its acclaimed UK tour
Review: Les Femmes at The Grand Electric – Girls Just Wanna Have … Anthems
Three powerhouse women, a catalogue of songs made famous by men, and one of Sydney’s most atmospheric little theatres. Les Femmes at The Grand Electric is an irresistible afternoon of nostalgia, glamour and seriously big voices.
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NYE fireworks in Sydney: the best viewing spots in 2025
Spring always picks of the energy around Sydney, but don’t go thinking the action-packed fun winds down in December. Quite the contrary. Sydney becomes electric as New Year’s Eve approaches,…
‘Back to the Future’ musical confirmed for Sydney Lyric Theatre
After finding success on both West End and Broadway, Back to the Future: The Musical is readying its Australian debut with a run at Sydney Lyric Theatre locked in from…
Review: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, Australian Museum
The world could do with mythological superhero Ai Apaec right now. Peruvians believe he reunited the earth, sun and oceans when he feared the planet would go dark 2000 years…
Cody Simpson leads the cast as Handa Opera prepares ‘Guys & Dolls’
Pop star and prodigious swimmer Cody Simpson is set to make his return to the stage as he slinks into the lead role at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s Guys…
The Sydney Christmas lights so famous that they cause traffic jams
The residents of Borgnis Street, Davidson in Sydney’s Northern Beaches become beacons of festive cheer every time Christmas rolls around, guiding Santa to our shores with over 100,000 Christmas lights…
Paddington is hosting an affordable block party this Thursday
While the block party-esque Sydney Streets program is still rolling out and turning some of the city’s most happening strips into pedestrian-only day festivals, Paddington is going forth with its…
11 Sydney Christmas traditions that bring joy to the Harbour City
Christmas in Sydney is all sand and no snow. While the typical snapshot of Christmas around the world has Santa braving snowstorms and impressively squeezing down chimneys, there’s simply no…
3D cocktails are a thing and you can find them at this Sydney bar
Remember vaporised cocktails and edibles spheres of gin-flavoured jelly? Neither do we. Trends in the cocktail world rarely spread like wildfire, but there are a few that have led the…
