We're Giving You and Two Mates the Chance to Celebrate Mardi Gras with Dinner and a Drag Show

Get Mardi Gras ready with food, booze and a bunch of fabulous queens.

The Site of the Future $645 Million Powerhouse Museum Copped Lots of Flooding Over the Weekend

Wild weather saw the Parramatta site inundated with floodwaters — what does this mean for its future?

Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Has Revealed Its Luminous 2020 Program

Now in its fifth year, the festival celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

Edward Snowden, Roxane Gay and Jon Ronson Headline 2020's Festival of Dangerous Ideas

FODI heads to Sydney Town Hall for three days of discussions on deep fakes, porn, Russia's role in the US election and the surveillance state.

Gallery: End of Lockout Party at Big Poppa's

To kick off post-lockout life, we threw a party with half-price burrata, $12 negronis and DJs till 3am — and raised over $2000 for WIRES.

Five Easy Ways to Cram in More Arts and Culture in Your Life This Summer

Swap a day at the beach for a stroll through a gallery or cheap seats at a theatre show.

Japan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park Is Set to Open This Year with a 'Mario Kart' Ride

Opening before this year's Tokyo Olympics, the park will also feature a Yoshi ride, a Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Castle.

The Sydney Opera House Illuminated Its Sails with Images of Firefighters to Support Bushfire Relief

The iconic venue will also host a huge comedy gig on its forecourt to raise funds for those in need.

Five Impressive Festivals and Events to Check Out in Parramatta This Year

Concerts under the stars, world-premiere theatre shows and colourful food festivals — Parramatta's cultural calendar is more and more exciting every year.

The Best New Year Events Happening Around Sydney to Help You Ring in 2020

Ring in the new year with harbourside tunes, at an out-of-town festival or partying by the beach.

Seven Sydney Events Happening in Early 2020 that Every Culture Vulture Should Add to Their Calendar

Fulfil your New Year's resolution to get more culture into your life with these buzzing events.

Concrete Playground's Most-Read Sydney Stories of 2019

Drug Amnesty Bins Will Be Introduced to NSW Music Festivals This Summer

As the NSW Government continues to refuse pill testing, it hopes this will reduce the number of drug-related deaths and injuries.

Five Experiences You Can Have in Sydney This Summer That'll Make You a More Interesting Human

Level up your party chat game by attending one of these left-of-centre summer happenings.

Sydney's Best Out-of-Town Events That You Can Plan a Whole Weekend Around This Summer

Pick one, lock in some mates and accommodation, and you'll have a ready-made pearler on the horizon.

Sydney's All About Women Festival Returns for 2020 with a Day of Post-#MeToo Era Talks

The Sydney Opera House will mark International Women's Day with talks about body positivity, gendered abuse and astrophysics.

Sydney's Lockout Laws Will Be Wound Back in January 2020

Which means you'll be able to do shots after midnight, buy takeaway booze after 10pm and stay out drinking past 3am.

Things to Do in Sydney That'll Help You Live in the Moment This Summer

Slow down and appreciate right now with these six spectacular or awe-inspiring events.

A Dance Party Rally in Support of Pill Testing Is Taking to the Streets of Sydney This Weekend

The multi-stage protest is also calling for the NSW Government to significantly curb its use of strip-searches and sniffer dogs.

'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ

She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.

An Extremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Museum' for Pets Is Coming to Australia

Coming to the Gold Coast before stints in Sydney and Melbourne in 2020, the new 20-room pop-up will feature a 'Game of Bones' throne, a canine ball pit and a chewed shoe room.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Has Revealed Its Powerful and Diverse 2020 Program

And Dua Lipa is headlining the huge post-parade party.

Eight Unexpected Places to Stay Around the Bendigo Region's Best Cultural Experiences

Fill your weekend away with all the exciting sights — from galleries and goldfields to glamping tents to sleep in.

Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of November 4

Sip champagne, catch a movie by the harbour and have a boogie at a community festival.

Nine Sydney Festival Experiences You Can Have For Less Than $40

Lay down and listen to a historic organ in Sydney Town Hall, see an energetic display of youth in western Sydney and explore a light-filled inflated labyrinth in Darling Harbour.

Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of October 28

Slurp oysters, drink wine by the harbour and have a boogie at a western Sydney dance party.

11 Things You Need to See and Do at Sydney Festival 2020

From a superorganism of 50 bodies moving as one to a camp cowboy crooner, these are the boundary-pushing and thoroughly entertaining shows you should see at next year’s festival.

Sydney Festival Has Unveiled Its Sprawling and Immersive 2020 Program

A blowup labyrinth, Orville Peck, a synchronous 50-person dance, a Joan Didion book reimagined and a kaleidoscopic light show — this year's program is packed and diverse.

Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of October 21

Complete a seaside sculpture trail and watch a movie outdoors.

Huge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023

It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.

Mona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys

Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.

Five Suburb-Wide Street Festivals Happening in Sydney This Spring

Get a dose of community spirit at these festivals brimming with top nosh, live music and local legends.

Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of October 14

Sip many pink drinks, eat your way around your neighbourhood and catch a global pop act.

Australia's Biggest Harry Potter Store Has Opened in Melbourne

The magical 500-square-metre store even has its own Platform 9 3/4.

Four Spring Things to Do for the Week of October 7

Get down to 80s pop ballads, try a bunch of craft beers, and more.

Five Ways to Treat Yourself When Your Pay Finally Hits Your Bank Account

You worked hard for that money — and, every so often, you deserve to spend it on something fun.

MONA Wants to Fly You and Your Mates to Tasmania on Your Own Plane for Mona Foma 2020

The catch? You have to fill all of the 150 seats.

Four Spring Things to Do for the Week of September 30

Go for a boogie at a jazz festival, stroll through a floral paradise and more.

This NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Report Says Sydney's Lockout Laws Should Be Urgently Scrapped

It follows NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's announcement that she would support repealing the laws earlier this month.

You Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity

You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.

Five Spring Things to Do for the Week of September 23

Taste some fresh craft beers, take your pick of food trucks, and admire thousands of vibrant flowers.

Five Free Talks to Make You Feel Super Smart This Spring

Relive the glory days of uni and learn a thing or two (with a drink in hand) at this free talk series.