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The Best Outdoor Events to Head to in Brisbane This Summer
Fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events await.
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Iconic LGBTQIA+ Festival Midsumma Returns This Month with Its Most Jam-Packed Program Yet
Delivering 195 dazzling events across 22 days, Midsumma's 34th edition is leaving no room for boredom this summer.
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Brisbane's Citywide BrisAsia Festival Is Back for 2022 with Three Weeks of Parties, Music and Food
Hit up a laneway tea festival, dance to Asian pop, check out Brissie's Asian Australian comedians, and scope out Asian, Indigenous and international fashion.
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The Motley Bauhaus Is Carlton's New Multidisciplinary Arts Hub with a Theatre, Gallery and Two Bars
The new venue also features a recording studio, dedicated cabaret stage, dark room and four working artists' studios — and it's kicking things off with a free entertainment-filled opening party.
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Five Spots in Marrickville to Get an Arts and Culture Fix
From volunteer-run creative spaces to some of Sydney's best live music venues, Marrickville's cultural landscape is one of the city's most vibrant.
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Eight Sydney Stage Shows to Add to Your Cultural Hit List in 2022
Some of the biggest shows in theatre are coming to Sydney in 2022.
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The Best Things to Do Around Auckland in January
Take advantage of the quiet city and long summer days to enjoy events, exhibitions, theatre, markets and some great films.
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The Full Lineup for 2022's Wellington Fringe Festival Has Just Dropped
The 32nd year of the arts, culture and comedy festival is set to be the biggest one yet.
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All About Women Is Expanding Its 2022 Program Across Two Days to Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary
Grace Tame, Rosie Batty and Roxane Gay lead the festival's program, which'll take over the Sydney Opera House in March — and live-stream its sessions, too.
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Eight Exciting Ways to Experience Barangaroo This Summer
Head to Barangaroo for some fun in the sun this summer.
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Mental Health and Arts Festival The Big Anxiety Is Coming to Brisbane for the First Time in 2022
Featuring virtual reality and interactive environments, conversation sessions and workshops, the event brings together artists, scientists, technologists, thinkers, mental health workers, activists and people with lived experience.
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The Best Sydney Events of 2021
These events filled our year with live music, awe-inspiring art and thought-provoking theatre.
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Seven End-of-Year Celebrations to See in Sydney's Inner City to Get into the Festive Spirit
Get your Santa snap, see a classic holiday film or marvel at mammoth light installations.
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Mona Foma's 2022 Lineup Is Here with Icebergs, Lasers and 300-Plus Artists Across 40 Venues
Also on the bill: monster trucks, Midnight Oil, sonic sculptures, the return of the festival's beloved morning meditations and a tribute to video stores.
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Dark Mofo Is Returning in June 2022 If You're Already Thinking About Your Winter Plans
The program won't be announced till autumn, but the festival will explore "the ideas of rebirth, reincarnation, and new life".
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Sydney Festival Is Bringing Its Huge 2022 Program to the City's Stages, Screens, Parks and Pools
Across 25 days in January, the festival will host 133 events — including at its 1000-seat pop-up space in Cathedral Square.
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MONA Is Throwing Its First-Ever New Year's Eve Party to Bid Farewell to This Chaotic Year
Welcome in 2022 at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art with an all-local lineup of live tunes.
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Mardi Gras Is Bringing Back a Heap of Beloved Events As Part of Its Dazzling 2022 Lineup
Fair Day, the annual flag raising, the Paradiso Pool Party, the Sissy Ball and Laugh Out Proud are all returning next February and March.
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Sound West Is the Australian-First SXSW-Style Technology and Music Fest Coming to Parramatta in 2022
The huge new event will combine a two-day conference at CommBank Stadium with three days of live music all around Greater Western Sydney.
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Netflix Is Now Doing Mobile Games If You'd Like to Play 'Stranger Things' As Well As Watch It
The streaming service has just launched five mobile gaming titles via its Android app — including two 'Stranger Things' games — with more to come.
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Eight Ways to Get Your Culture Fix in Brisbane Without Breaking the Bank
From free outdoor gigs to stand-up comedy shows for a tenner, there's plenty to do around town — no matter your budget.
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Nine Ways to Get Your Culture Fix in Sydney Without Breaking the Bank
From free art to cheap theatre seats, there's plenty to do around town — no matter your budget.
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Alice Springs' Radiant Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again Next April
The dazzling ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival will return from April 8–17, 2022.
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Mona Foma Will Return to Launceston and Hobart in January 2022
MONA's summer music and arts festival is coming back for another year — and it's keeping its dual-city format.
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The Guest Edit: Arts-Matter Curators Handpick Their Top Arts and Culture Events in Sydney to Round Out 2021
From a queer extravaganza bound for the Darlinghurst Theatre to iconic Japanese cinema, mark your calendar accordingly.
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The Creepy 'Red Light, Green Light' Doll From 'Squid Game' Is Towering Over the Harbour This Weekend
Celebrate Halloween by dressing up in a green tracksuit and pretending you're in Netflix's latest hit show.
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Here's What Woolloongabba's 133-Year-Old Princess Theatre Looks Like After Its Huge Revamp
Queensland’s oldest-standing theatre has just been given a hefty makeover by the team behind The Tivoli.
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Eight of the Spookiest Events Happening in Sydney This Halloween
From costume comps and dance floors to ghost tours and themed feasts, here's where to get your scares this Halloween.
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A Massive Elvis Presley Exhibition Is Coming to Australia Direct From Graceland
The Bendigo Art Gallery will host the four-month-long showcase, which will feature around 300 items and is being curated in collaboration with the Graceland archives.
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Ten of the Spookiest Events Happening In and Around Brisbane This Halloween
From creepy old warehouses to spooky-themed mini golf, here's where to get your scares (and candy) this Halloween.
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Eight Ways to Get Your Culture Fix in Melbourne Without Breaking the Bank
From $1 movie tickets to stand-up comedy shows for a tenner, there's plenty to do around town — no matter your budget.
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Gallery: Sydney's Celebratory First Weekend Out of Lockdown
From first IRL dates to catch-ups after months of isolation, Sydneysiders were out in force over the weekend to enjoy a drink, a meal and quality time with their nearest and dearest.
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The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Will Be Held at the SCG Again in 2022
After moving the parade away from Oxford Street this year, Mardi Gras organisers have decided that making the shift again in 2022 is the best way to ensure it can go ahead.
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Play-at-Home Series 'Isklander' Is Bringing Its Film, Game and Escape Room Experience Down Under
This online thriller is part interactive movie, part puzzle game and part scavenger hunt — and you and your mates can play along together from your respective homes.
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Five Brisbane Events Every Culture Vulture Should Add to Their Diary This Spring
From luminous inflatable installations and firework displays to high-octane gigs and world-class art, here's what to add to your hit list.
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Ten Shows, Gigs and Installations to Lose Yourself In at Brisbane Festival 2021
Explore dazzling installations while floating down the river, see a theatre show filled with dogs and belt out karaoke hits in a crowd.
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Melbourne Fringe Festival Kicks Off Its 2021 Program Next Month
Fringe's 2021 program has the culture fix you've been missing with theatre, dance parties, interactive art, cabaret and side-splitting comedy.
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Vivid Sydney Has Cancelled Its 2021 Festival and Is Planning to Return Next Winter Instead
Instead of trying to postpone again around Sydney's current outbreak and lockdown, the light, music and art-filled festival will focus on planning for next year.
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Sydney Fringe Festival Has Been Cancelled for 2021 Due to the Pandemic
For the second year in a row, the independent arts showcase won't go ahead.
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Brisbane City Council's Libraries Have 70,000-Plus Ebooks and Audiobooks You Can Access for Free
You can also stream movies, read magazines and learn a language.
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The Ekka Has Been Cancelled for the Second Year in a Row
Before 2020, the August event had only ever been cancelled twice in its 144-year history: during the Spanish Flu and World War II.
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Eight of the Most Heartwarming Moments in the Olympic Games So Far
Some really, really feel-good stories for your feed.