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News13 Best Book Releases to Read This October
This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.
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GuideTheatre and Live Performances to Build a Whole Night Out Around
Theatres, cabaret rooms and live-music stages across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from new Australian drama to West End-scale musicals — plus where to eat before curtain.
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GuideRoad Trips Just Outside of Town to Fill an Entire Day Out
Nine day trips close enough to squeeze in before dinner, from high tea in a 1904 hydropathic retreat to a solar-powered treetop park in the Otways.
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GuideLate-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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GuideKid-Friendly Spots Where the Whole Family Will Love Spending Time Together
Nine family-friendly venues where a pig named Kevin Bacon, a cubby house inside a brewery, and gluten-free doughnuts do the heavy lifting of keeping everyone happy.
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NewsThe Affordable Art Fair Presents 75-Plus Galleries and Hundreds of Wall-Worthy Finds This November, With Prices Starting From $100
Returning to Carriageworks, over 18,000 people are expected to explore the next instalment of this annual art extravaganza.
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News
13 Best Book Releases to Read This October
This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.
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Guide
Theatre and Live Performances to Build a Whole Night Out Around
Theatres, cabaret rooms and live-music stages across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from new Australian drama to West End-scale musicals — plus where to eat before curtain.
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Guide
Road Trips Just Outside of Town to Fill an Entire Day Out
Nine day trips close enough to squeeze in before dinner, from high tea in a 1904 hydropathic retreat to a solar-powered treetop park in the Otways.
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Guide
Late-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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Guide
Kid-Friendly Spots Where the Whole Family Will Love Spending Time Together
Nine family-friendly venues where a pig named Kevin Bacon, a cubby house inside a brewery, and gluten-free doughnuts do the heavy lifting of keeping everyone happy.
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GuideGalleries to Spend a Rainy Afternoon Wandering Around
Twelve galleries across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that earn a proper look, not just a walk-by — made for filling a slow, rainy afternoon.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideEight of the Best Sydney Festival 2024 Events You Can Hit Up for Under $50
Discover waterfront gigs, much-hyped art exhibitions, free fashion installations and overwater sculptures.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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NewsSydney Has a Seven-Course Dinner Show Inspired by Picasso, Van Gogh and Banksy
Dinner is getting a little more artistic, with a Sydney experience that turns the dining table into a canvas.
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NewsTony Albert Is Taking on Australia's Souvenir Culture With His Largest Exhibition Yet
More than 150 works are showing at the MCA for Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir, alongside 2500 objects from the artist's personal collection of Aboriginalia.
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Guide
Galleries to Spend a Rainy Afternoon Wandering Around
Twelve galleries across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that earn a proper look, not just a walk-by — made for filling a slow, rainy afternoon.
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NewsThe Best Places to Shop for Craft and Journalling Supplies in Sydney
These are a journalling experts favourite spots in the city to stock up on craft supplies — from paper troves to sticker havens.
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NewsThis Just In: Step Inside David Hockney's Abstract World as a Landmark Audiovisual Exhibition Lands at Carriageworks
Arriving only months after Hockney's passing, this large-scale audiovisual experience offers an intimate way to explore his celebrated career.
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NewsThis Just In: Contemporary Queensland Artist Michael Zavros Wins Archibald People's Choice 2026 with Doppelganger Portrait
The hyperrealist oil painting scored a record-breaking People's Choice vote.
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NewsDamien Frost's Queer Portraits, Angela Tiatia's 'Muse' and an Urthboy-Curated Oceanfront Lineup Lead New Annual 2026
From waterfront gigs to boundary-pushing exhibitions, this ten-day arts festival celebrates everything that makes Newcastle one of Australia's great creative hubs.
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NewsYour Future Is Calling: This Unsettling AI Fortune Teller by ENESS Reads Your Horoscope After Peeking Inside Your Psyche
Question the lure of modern technology, as this futuristic fortune teller blends AI, nostalgia and existential uncertainty.
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NewsComing Soon: Unholy Playhouse Is Indulging the Irreverent, Taking Over a Historic Church with Art, Food and After-Dark Parties
The pews are gone, but the party's arrived as this former church transforms into a gloriously irreverent after-dark venue.
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NewsMelbourne's Favourite Streetwear Social Enterprise HoMie Is Popping Up in Sydney This Weekend
The beloved brand is finding a temporary home in Surry Hills — for two days only.
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NewsNewcastle Art Gallery Has Unveiled a Major Multiverse of Superheroes, Sea Creatures and Torres Strait Stories
The newly expanded regional gallery has unveiled three major new exhibitions, including the largest-ever survey of celebrated Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson's work.
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NewsWhy Bangarra Dance Theatre is the Cultural Experience to Try in 2026
Bangarra Dance Theatre brings 65,000 years of First Nations culture to life through contemporary dance, design and music.
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EventSonny Fodera at The Clubhouse
Fri, 23 Oct, 2026
North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, North Bondi
This global house favourite is trading festival stages for an intimate set overlooking Bondi Beach.
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EventField Day 2027
Fri, 1 Jan, 2027
The Domain, Sydney
Field Day is kicking off its 25th year with a bang, adding Australian dance export Mall Grab to its already massive NYD lineup.
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EventGolden Hour 2027, Featuring Amyl and the Sniffers
Thu, 4 Mar, 2027
Bondi Beach, Sydney
Three of Australia's most exciting acts are heading to Bondi Beach for a sun-soaked summer send-off with plenty of punk-rock bite.
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EventClub Amalfi at Watsons Bay Hotel
Multiple single dates
Watsons Bay Hotel, Watsons Bay
Make Sundays feel a little more European, as this monthly Amalfi-inspired session returns to the harbourfront.
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EventMeadow X ABSOLUT TABASCO Hottest Brunch
Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a 90-minute bottomless brunch throughout November, with two-course dining, spicy cocktails and live music from its resident artists.
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EventHot Halloween at Meadow Music Room
Sat, 31 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a Hot Halloween party with Yolanda Be Cool, a red dress code and ABSOLUT® TABASCO™ cocktails.
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UNHOLY / DIVINE at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Thu, 8 Oct 2026, Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This arts venue may have been evicted, but it refuses to stay dead and returns with three nights of art, drag and debauchery.
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EventBenson Boone Wanted Man Tour Australia 2026
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
After demand prompted venue upgrades on his last Australian tour, Benson Boone is coming back for nine arena shows across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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EventBoyz II Men Australia and New Zealand Tour
Thu, 26 Nov - Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Prepare for a crash course in 90s music history as Boyz II Men, Salt-N-Pepa and Bell Biv DeVoe tour Australia and New Zealand.
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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
This Grammy Award-winning producer is headed home this spring, transforming parks and club grounds into euphoric openair dance parties.
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NewsThis Just In: Vivid Sydney Has Revealed Its Luminous 2026 Program, With Returning Favourites and New Daytime Events to Come
Sydney's annual festival of light, culture, flavour, sound and creativity is breaking new ground in a day-and-night timetable.
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NewsWomen Who Inspire Us: MECCA's Chief Purpose Officer Lisa Keenan on Empowerment and Enacting Structural Change
From post-apartheid South Africa to MECCA's leadership team, Lisa Keenan has built a career around one central question: who holds power — and how do we redistribute it?
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NewsBiennale of Sydney 2026 Explores Hidden Histories With 53 Artists and a Stellar Performance Lineup – Here's What We Know (So Far)
Expect a weekly after-dark arts festival at a former industrial site, creative workshops and walking tours in Redfern and installations at four major cultural venues.
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NewsNow Open: This New Surry Hills Gallery Is Giving Sydney's Street Art Scene the Platform It Deserves
Surry Hills’ Hibernian House has long been a mecca for graffiti — and now it’s home to Gallery Brave, a new space celebrating Sydney’s street art in all its gritty glory.
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NewsAffordable Art Fair Sydney Has Announced Its Biggest Program to Date, Packing Into Carriageworks for the First Time
Making its Carriageworks debut, more than 14,000 people are expected to explore this much-loved art extravaganza in 2025.
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NewsA World-Premiere Exhibition Dedicated to Crocodiles Is Snapping Its Way Into Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Then Touring Nationally
'Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends' is set to debut in Brisbane before 2025 is out — and also has dates with Sydney, Darwin and Townsville.
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NewsFilled with Fire Sculptures and Candlelit Installations, After-Dark Experience 'Afterglow' Is Making Its World Premiere in Brisbane
Brisbane Festival 2025 is set to light up the City Botanic Gardens with this fiery event, which will also feature live performances.
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NewsNow Open: Works by Monet and Renoir Are Among the 100-Plus Masterpieces on Display at the NGV's 'French Impressionism' Exhibition
This huge exhibition first hit Australia in 2021, but was forced to close quickly due to the pandemic — so it has made a stunning return.
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NewsWhere To Eat, Play And Stay During Vivid Sydney
Fiery kitchens and underground gigs—the city comes alive during Vivid Sydney.
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NewsUncontained Arts Festival Returns to South Sydney This June, Featuring Interactive Art Installations and Food Trucks Galore
Get immersed in light and sound, as this family-friendly arts festival offers open-air winter fun.
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NewsHiromi Tango's Vibrant New Installation Has Transformed Hyde Park Barracks Into a Glowing Canvas of Light and Sound
This powerful new artwork explores personal stories of hope, backdropped by a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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NewsComing Soon: The National Centre for Environmental Art Is Australia's First Gallery Dedicated to Works About the Natural World
Thanks to the Wama Foundation, this new gallery will be part of an art and environment precinct in the Gariwerd/Grampians National Park.
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NewsSculptures, Stories and Songlines: The New Sydney Fish Market's Public Art Program Will Honour the Rich Cultural History of Blackwattle Bay
These new permanent artworks form part of the upcoming precinct's wider arts and culture program.
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NewsNow Open: World-First Exhibition 'Writers Revealed' Is Filled with Author Portraits, Rare Manuscripts and First Editions
Bram Stoker, Jane Austen, Shakespeare and JRR Tolkien are just some the talents featured at this celebration of literature at the Gold Coast's HOTA, Home of the Arts.
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NewsWhen One Brisbane Artist Paints Another: Julie Fragar Has Won the 2025 Archibald Prize for Her Portrait of Justene Williams
Thanks to 'Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene)', Fragar is the just 13th woman to win the 104-year-old art award — and the third in a row since 2023.
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NewsNow Open: A World-First Lego 'Star Wars' Exhibition Featuring Life-Sized Recreations Has Soared Into Australia
Melbourne Museum is hosting this recreation of 'Star Wars' moments using eight-million-plus plastic bricks — which launched on May the fourth, of course.
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News2025's Archibald Prize Finalists Include Portraits of Artist Jason Phu, Nicole Kidman and 'Boy Swallows Universe' Star Felix Cameron
Abdul Abdullah won this year's Packing Room Prize for his likeness of Phu and, among 2025's 57 shortlisted contenders, he's a finalist for the seventh time.
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NewsAustralia Has Gone Dotty for the NGV's Massive Yayoi Kusama Showcase, Making It the Country's Highest-Attended Ticketed Exhibition
More than 480,000 people have seen this celebration of the Japanese artist and icon's work — spots, pumpkins, tentacles and infinity rooms included.
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NewsThe Biennale of Sydney Is Returning to White Bay Power Station for 2026 After the Venue Proved a Hit in 2024
Around 174,000 Biennale attendees hit up the historic power station last year, making it the event's most-visited non-museum site ever.
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NewsAustralia's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Has Brought Forward Its Closing Date and Will Now Shut in June 2025
You've only got a couple more months to visit this Melbourne venue, which is saying goodbye when its current van Gogh exhibition ends.
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NewsNow Open: 'Frida Kahlo: In Her Own Image' Has Arrived Down Under to Explore the Iconic Artist Through Her Personal Belongings
Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery, this showcase features items that have never been seen before in Australia, including clothing, makeup and accessories.
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NewsThe NGV Is Keeping Its Spectacular Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Open Late for Its Last Weeks, Including Till Midnight Over Easter
If you haven't yet made a date with Australia's largest-ever retrospective dedicated to the Japanese artist at Melbourne's NGV International, you now have more chances to do so.
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NewsGreat News for Your Walls: Affordable Art Fair Is Returning to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in 2025
Deck out your home with original works and support artists, with thousands of pieces on offer — and prices starting at $100.
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NewsOlafur Eliasson, Yayoi Kusama, Archie Moore, Patricia Piccinini: QAGOMA 2025's Program Is Packed with Must-Sees
A number of beloved artworks are returning to Brisbane — including Eliasson turning GOMA into a riverbed again, and Kusama's sticker-happy 'The Obliteration Room'.
