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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Wellington This Weekend
Stroll through Zealandia at sunset, then check out the adorable origami sculptures outside Te Papa.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Auckland This Weekend
Scoff bottomless burgers in Takapuna, catch the candlelight orchestra or support Cassia's post-flood pop-up.
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NewsSXSW Has Just Dropped Its Inaugural Sydney Lineup Details — and Amy Webb Is the First Keynote Speaker
For a week in October, SXSW Sydney will debut with more than 1000 sessions, including dedicated music, gaming and screen festivals.
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NewsPunk-Rock Legend Henry Rollins Is Bringing His New Spoken-Word Tour to Australia This Winter
On his first trip to our shores since 2016, the former Black Flag frontman — and actor, author and radio host — will look back over the past seven years.
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NewsThe Very Fictional Ant-Man Has Penned a Very Real Book If You'd Like Paul Rudd's Face on Your Shelf
"In this new book I'm almost certain was not written by me, we pull back the curtain and uncover the man behind Ant-Man: Scott Lang," advises Paul Rudd.
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NewsRainbow Celebration Big Gay Out Is Returning as Part of Auckland Pride Festival This Month
The city's harbourside celebration of rainbow diversity is back, baby.
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NewsThe Auckland Lantern Festival Has Been Cancelled (Again) Amid Weather Warnings Across the City
The city's biggest cultural event hasn't been held since 2019 — and now we'll be waiting another year.
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NewsAustralia Just Scored a New $286-Million National Cultural Policy to Boost the Local Arts Industry
The Federal Government's new plan includes a National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs, an Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Perth and four new arts bodies.
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NewsQueer Icons The Veronicas Spearhead a Feel-Good WorldPride Initiative 'With You &Proud'
Nominate someone who deserves to be celebrated for their support of the LGBTQIA+ community and you could win an incredible Sydney WorldPride package.
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NewsCubaDupa's First Lineup of Performers, Artists and Ensembles in March Has Been Unveiled
Expect modern soul magicians, genre-bending storytellers, giant orchestras, art installations and more.
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NewsWild Dance Theatre Performance 'A Divine Comedy' Is Dark Mofo's First Must-See Show for 2023
“This is the most incredibly wild theatre performance that we have presented in the history of Dark Mofo... We can safely say the audience will be anything but bored.”
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NewsAuckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Is Finally Returning Next Month
After three years of cancellations, New Zealand's biggest cultural event is back — in a brand new location.
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NewsAll About Women Has Unveiled Its Full Three-Day 2023 Program of Talks, Panels and Workshops
Child actor-turned-'I’m Glad My Mom Died' author Jennette McCurdy and human rights barrister Jennifer Robinson help lead the Sydney Opera House festival's jam-packed lineup.
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NewsAuckland Pride Festival Returns for 2023 in February with a Stacked (and Colourful) Lineup
The four-week festival is loaded with over 100 events — showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy and literature.
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NewsSix Spots in Bondi to Get an Arts and Culture Fix
See how the local creative community is breathing even more life and colour into Bondi.
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GuideThe Best Outdoor Events to Head to in Melbourne This Summer
Fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events await.
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GuideThe Best Outdoor Events to Head to in Sydney This Summer
Fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events await.
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NewsSydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand
Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.
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NewsMidsumma Festival Is Blazing Into 2023 with a Stacked Program of More Than 200 LGBTQIA+ Events
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back for its 34th year, delivering a jam-packed lineup of performances, theatre, exhibitions, parties and more.
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NewsMopoke Is the New Overnight Arts and Culture Fest Illuminating Macquarie Street This Summer
A non-stop 24-hour fiesta featuring art, performances, pop-up bars, tunes, magic shows and more.
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NewsAll of the Best Sydney New Year's Eve Events for 2023/24 from Budget to Blowout
Whether you're after a cruisy free-entry party or a lavish harbourside soiree, Sydney's got your last-minute New Year's Eve plans sorted.
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NewsBrisbane's BrisAsia Festival Is Returning with a Stacked 2023 Lineup of Food, Tunes and Parties
Celebrating Lunar New Year, this three-week citywide fest will span 27 events across 12 suburbs, and feature 400-plus artists
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FeatureThe Top Books to Gift This Year No Matter Who You're Buying For (According to an Expert)
Whether your giftee is celeb-obsessed, a history buff, forever lost in a novel or constantly travelling, Kinokuniya's head book buyer has the rec for you.
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NewsNicole Scherzinger Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge 12,000-Person Bondi Beach Party
Australian DJs dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy will also take to the sand.
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NewsMPavilion Is Back for Another Summer and Autumn Filled with 250-Plus Free Arts and Design Events
Workshops, talks, performances, pilates, food trucks and more are taking over this spectacular pop-up space until April.
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NewsWellington's Giant Music and Arts Festival CubaDupa Is Finally Coming Back in 2023
The huge outdoor celebration is returning in March, with hundreds of free performances across two days and 28 stages.
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NewsEnmore Road's Classification as a Special Entertainment Precinct Has Been Extended Until at Least July 2023
Sydney's summer of late nights and live music has been given another boost.
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NewsGirls to the Front: Bikini Kill in Conversation Will Headline All About Women's 2023 Program
Sydney Opera House's 2023 festival will also expand to three days for the first time ever, and be guided by four co-curators.
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NewsPeaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a Live Score Lead Brisbane's New "Festival of Other Music"
Across February and March, ΩHM will take over Brisbane Powerhouse with a boundary-pushing lineup of sound, music and performances.
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NewsMona Foma's Massive 2023 Lineup Is Here with a Tunnel of Light, Complaints Choir and Punk Bunker
MONA's summer music and arts festival has unveiled its full 2023 lineup, featuring 370 artists across two weekends.
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NewsOutspoken Donald Trump Critic (and Niece) Mary Trump Is Coming to Australia to Chat About Her Chaotic Family
Think you've heard plenty of news about the ex-US President over the past few years? His niece has you beat, and she's coming Down Under to talk about it.
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NewsThe City of Sydney Is Investing $5 Million to Revive Dixon Street Mall As Part of a Huge Chinatown Revamp
The project will aim to maintain the rich diversity of Chinatown and support its local businesses.
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NewsBarack Obama Is Coming to Australia in 2023 for a Speaking Tour About Leadership
The former US President is heading to Sydney and Melbourne in March — and his Sydney talk will be livestreamed, too.
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NewsSpotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand
Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.
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NewsEDDY Is the New Dining, Culture and Retail Precinct Taking Over Central Station's Eddy Avenue
The precinct is opening with 13 new tenants this week.
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NewsBrisbane Powerhouse Is Now Home to a Riverside Events Space with Bars and Al Fresco Lounges
Meet the Pleasuredome, a 450-person, 520-square-metre venue that'll be used for special events and functions year-round.
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NewsPleasures Playhouse Will Remain Open Until at Least the End of the 2022
And, it's now staying open until 3am.
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NewsWynnum Fringe Is Back for 2022 to Fill Brisbane's Bayside with Music, Comedy, Bars and a Ferris Wheel
This year's fest runs for almost three weeks, and includes a comedy gala, a new festival garden hub, disco tunes with Marcia Hines and a fancy-dress parade for dogs.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Premium Double Pass to The Australian Ballet's Instruments of Dance
You and a fellow dance lover can enjoy two of the best seats in the house to this contemporary triple bill — on us.
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NewsSydney WorldPride's Full Program Is Here with Charli XCX, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Mauboy and 300-Plus Events
Get ready for "mega Mardi Gras" with 17 days of events during the largest-ever LGBTQIA+ festival ever held in the region.
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NewsDazzling Autumn Plans, Sorted: Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up Alice Springs Again in April 2023
The Red Centre's luminous ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival has locked in its 2023 return, with artworks around the theme 'Listening with Heart'.
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NewsA Giant Rainbow Sand Sculpture Is Popping Up on Bondi Beach for One Day Only
Sydney WorldPride 2023 launches its huge lineup on Wednesday, November 9, 100 days out from the event — with help from this colourful symbol of pride.
