The long weekend is just around the corner and, really, it couldn't come sooner. Especially since this upcoming break is brought to you by Easter — a time where eating chocolate eggs and hot cross buns morning, noon and night is completely acceptable. But if you're looking to fill yourself up with something other than sweets, we've tracked down where you can have a bit of competitive fun, get a big ol' dose of culture and catch a live music gig. Also, if you're looking for all of the above in one spot, plus heaps of food and some cute baby animals, then you should set your sights on the Sydney Royal Easter Show. A classic, the Show returns to Sydney complete with heaps of rides (over 100), all sorts of carnival eats (from meat pie doughnuts to fried cheesecake) and a whole menagerie of animals (from puppies competing for the Best Baby Puppy award to prized pigs to a whole indoor paddock full of baby farm animals for you to cuddle). If you call Sydney home and haven't gone to the Sydney Royal Easter Show yet, then this is your time. So plan to hit the Show at least once this year and keep the Easter good fun flowing at one of these joints below. [caption id="attachment_710789" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Sydney Royal Easter Show.[/caption] A BIT OF FUN (AND COMPETITION) While the joys of Easter egg hunts may have dwindled with the last years of your childhood, the competition that came from finding the most (and best) chocolates has mostly like not. So, we've tracked down where you can enjoy a bit of friendly competition this long weekend. 9 DEGREES ALEXANDRIA Friday: 9am–10pm; Saturday: 8am–10pm; Sunday, Monday: 9am–10pm 9 DEGREES LANE COVE AND PARRAMATTA Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 9am–10pm ARCHIE BROTHERS CIRQUE ELECTRIQ Friday: 12pm—12am, Saturday: 10am—12am, Sunday: 10am—10pm, Monday: 12pm-11pm BUBBLE SOCCER Saturday, Sunday, Monday: by appointment ENDURO Friday, Saturday: 9am-10pm, Sunday, Monday: 10am-8pm FLIP OUT CASTLE HILL Friday: 10am —10pm, Saturday: 9am—10pm, Monday: 10am-8pm NOMAD ROCK CLIMBING Friday: 6.30am—10pm; Saturday, Sunday: 8am—9pm; Monday: 6.30am—10pm OLYMPIC PARK, SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 8.30am—late, fireworks conclude at 9pm, Showbag Pavilion closes at 9.30pm SKYPEAK Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 11am—4pm SKYZONE Friday, Saturday: 9am—10pm; Sunday: 9am—8pm ST PETERS CLIMBING GYM Friday, Saturday: 9.30pm—9pm, Sunday, Monday: 9.30am—7pm STRIKE BOWLING AND LASER TAG Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 11am—2am; Monday: 11am—10pm TIMEZONE CENTRAL PARK Friday, Saturday: 10am—12am, Sunday, Monday: 10am—11pm [caption id="attachment_712879" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Lu Yang: Electromagnetic Brainology. White Rabbit Gallery.[/caption] A DOSE OF CULTURE A long weekend is the best time to break free from routine weekend activities. It's the perfect occasion to visit the exhibitions and creative spaces that have fallen prey to "I'll go at some point" that often accompanies Saturday mornings. Whether you're strolling the galleries in the AGNSW or lounging in a vintage theatre watching Dead Poets Society at Golden Age Cinema, this Easter weekend there's plenty on to help you feel like the cultured cosmopolitan you are. ART GALLERY NSW Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 10am—5pm ARTSPACE Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 11am—6pm AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 9.30am—5pm BRETT WHITELY STUDIO Saturday, Sunday: 10am—4pm CARRIAGEWORKS Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 10am—6pm (The National: New Australian Art); Saturday: 12pm—6pm (Mark Shorter Performance) CASULA POWERHOUSE Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 9am —5pm COOEE ART GALLERY (BONDI AND PADDINGTON) Friday, Saturday: 10am—5pm GOLDEN AGE CINEMA Saturday: 2.30pm—late (Free Solo, The Kindergarten Teacher, Dead Poets Society plus performances by Mimi Gilbert and Reddenhollow) MCA Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 10am—5pm MUSEUM OF SYDNEY Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 10am—5pm POWERHOUSE Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 10am—5pm WHITE RABBIT GALLERY Saturday, Sunday: 10am—5pm WORK-SHOP Sunday: 10am (Welding for Beginners); Monday: 6pm (Djembe Drumming for Noobs) and 7.30pm (Ukulele for Noobs) [caption id="attachment_518646" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Bad Friday.[/caption] A NIGHT (OR DAY) OF LIVE MUSIC Despite recent happenings, Sydney still has a mix of live music venues scattered around town. Hunt down a nearby music hall and to sate your music cravings this weekend. From inner west music festival's tenth anniversary to dancing it out in everyone's favourite late-night pizzeria, Sydney is turning up the volume this Easter for your listening pleasure. BAD FRIDAY 10TH ANNIVERSARY Friday: 1pm CAMELOT LOUNGE Saturday: 9pm (Malo Malo and The Aretha Franklin Songbook) ENMORE THEATRE Saturday: 7.30pm (Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton); Sunday: 8pm (Snarky Puppy) FRANKIE'S PIZZA Friday: 12pm—3am; Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 4pm—3am THE LANSDOWNE Saturday: 8pm (Philadelphia Grand Jury), Monday: 12pm—3am METRO THEATRE Saturday: 8pm (Nahko & Medicine for the People), Sunday: 8pm (Evolve Origin) OXFORD ART FACTORY Saturday: 8pm (Gasper Sanz), Sunday: 10.45pm (Twenty Three), Monday: 10pm (LOOSE ENDS Easter Sunday Party) SODA FACTORY Friday: 5pm—10pm, Saturday: 6pm—2am, Sunday: 6pm—3am, Monday: 5pm–late THE IMPERIAL IN ERSKINEVILLE Friday, Saturday: 11.30am—3am; Sundays: 11.30am—12am, Monday: 4pm—12am OLD 505 THEATRE Friday, Saturday: 8pm-late THE VANGUARD Saturday: 7pm—1am VIC ON THE PARK Friday: 11am—10pm, Saturday: 10am—3am, Sunday: 11am—10pm, Monday: 11am—10pm WAYWARDS AT THE BANK Friday: 11am—10pm, Saturday: 11am—late, Sunday: 12pm—12am