Things to do in Sydney in April 2025

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour confirms Guys & Dolls for 2025 season

April may be all about Easter and the Sydney Comedy Festival, but there are many things happening around town to help you string together a fun few weeks. Sydney Travel Guide has sifted through everything happening in Sydney during April and come up with a quick hitlist for you to get across, from high-profile laughs

Andrea Bocelli will perform with a 70-piece orchestra in Sydney

Andrea Bocelli with an orchestra

History’s most famous tenor is making his grand return to Sydney. The legendary Andrea Bocelli will perform one very special show at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday, April 3, backed by a staggering 70-piece orchestra and a 60-person choir. The ambitious performance follows Bocelli’s last time in Sydney, which was during a 2022 tour

Exclusive: Sydney’s nightlifeย tsar reveals plans as city comes alive with new venuesย 

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Sydney is rapidly modernising and genuinely stepping up its lifestyle and hospitality offerings. Not since Carriageworks opened in 2007 has the city felt so profoundly different, willing and oh-so-able to fling us the into a new era for both locals and visitors. Nowhere is this more obvious than the frequently discussed “Night Time Economy,” as

A luxurious lounge bar is now hidden above Rockpool Bar & Grill

Rockpool Bar

Few things scream “special occasion” in Sydney as loud as walking into Rockpool Bar & Grill. Hunter St Hospitality’s world-famous steakhouse has long been regarded as one of the city’s most opulent dining experiences, anchored by its grand main dining room and, to the side, a New York-style bar. But there’s now a third element

The “power” of Sydney’s new ‘The Lord of the Rings’ musical lies in its themes

a group of people on a stage performing The Lord of the Rings

When J.R.R Tolkien’s iconic book trilogy was adapted for the big screen with 2001’s Fellowship of the Ring, the Lord of the Rings represented a seismic shift for pop culture. Having such an epic fantasy perfectly pocketed across two different mediums created legions of fans and stamped the LOTR trilogy as one of the most

New Openings Sydney 2025: Restaurants, Hotels, Bars, Musicals & More

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2024 was a banner year for Sydney. Not only did we finally get the futuristic next phase of Sydney Metro and the revival of Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, but we also got an exhaustingly long list of high-profile food and drink openings from Olympus Dining and Neptune’s Grotto to Joji and Letra House. Other big things

Is Sydney’s new $65 sandwich worth the splurge?

Sandoitchi is now doing a  wagyu sandwich

Japanese-style sandwich purveyor Sandoitchi has teamed with stalwart butcher Anthony Puharich for a luxurious $65 sandwich that takes the fluffy creation to levels not previously seen in Sydney. While some of Sydney’s best sandwich shops like Malibu and City Edge Cafe are keeping the art of carb-loading work lunches afloat, Sandoitchi has clearly decided that

Regional Italian dishes in the spotlight as Neptune’s Grotto opens

The team of Dan Pepperel, Mickey Clift and Andy Tyson

The dependable team behind Clam Bar, Bistrot 916, and Taylor Swift’s favourite Italian restaurant, Pellegrino 2000, has just given birth to a new spot with the opening of Neptune’s Grotto in Sydney CBD. Located beneath the Circular Quay-adjacent Clam Barโ€”the group’s indulgent New York chophouseโ€”Neptune’s Grotto is one of the last major openings in a