• Guide

    Australia's Best Winter Festivals That Will Make You Actually Want to Go Outside

    From nude swims in Hobart to all-nighters in Melbourne, these arts festivals are made for winter weekenders.

  • News

    This New Report Identifies the Most (and Least) Safe Spots for Women in Sydney

    The Plan International project has analysed over 1000 incidents of harassment from its interactive Free To Be map.

  • News

    Parrtjima Festival Is Currently Lighting Up Alice Springs with Seven Epic Light Installations

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • Feature

    Here's How NSW's Political Parties Are Promising to Tackle Live Music and Lockouts if Elected

    We've put together a rundown on the policies affecting live music, nightlife and festivals, and the parties that will be voting on them if they win a seat in this weekend's election.

  • News

    Sydney Has Copped Its Own Egg Boy Mural in Chippendale

    It's located outside the Lord Gladstone, which is serving up Egg Boy burgers to raise money for victims of the Christchurch shooting.

  • News

    An Eerie Outback-Themed Escape Room Has Opened in Redfern

    'The Forgotten Son' starts with the sounds of a child sobbing in an old tin shed, then lead players on a dangerous trek through the bush.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Vivid Sydney Has Announced Its Radiant 2019 Program

    FKA Twigs, Spike Lee and a field of 500 glowing fireflies.

  • News

    Sydney Might Be Getting Its Own Pride Centre

    Located in the inner west, the community centre would highlight queer culture, provide health services and offer a safe gathering space.

  • News

    Oxford Street Will Once Again Go Lockout-Free for Mardi Gras

    The NSW Government is relaxing the usual lockout laws for the strip's 41st Mardi Gras celebrations.

  • Guide

    Seven Bendigo Events Worthy of a Road Trip This Autumn

    Get out of the big smoke to explore all this regional city has to offer — one glass of wine and cut of wagyu at a time.

  • News

    Australia's Oxford Street Signs Have Undergone a Glorious Rainbow Makeover for Mardi Gras

    Seven brightly coloured sculptures have popped up across the country, including a Kylie Minogue-themed installation.

  • News

    Ten Bars to Hit This Mardi Gras if You Can't Be Bothered Fighting the Parade Crowds

    Trade standing on your tiptoes on a milk crate for cocktails, dancing and live streams at one of these.

  • News

    Six Ways to Squeeze the Last Few Drops of Summer Out of the Season

    We can't stop the seasons from changing, but we can keep prolong the end of summer with after-work swims, outdoor movies and sleeping by the beach.

  • News

    Every Mardi Gras Event to Hit at This Surry Hills Courtyard

    With boozy brunches, movie nights and laneway parties, there's so much more to Mardi Gras 2019 than the parade.

  • Guide

    Nine Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras That Aren't Just Watching the Parade

    Dance with drag queens to the early morning, don a kaftan for a poolside soirée or get down with 12,000 other Sydneysiders at an epic party.

  • News

    Alice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Has Unveiled Its 2019 Program

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • News

    A Heap of New TAFE Courses Could Soon Be Free for Sydneysiders

    If Labor is elected this March, you could complete a childcare or plumbing course without spending a cent on fees.

Latest Events
  • News

    Five Valentine's Day Ideas Under $50 That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner

    Celebrate love (or just have fun) without breaking the bank.

  • News

    Free Books Will Be Scattered Across the Public Transport System for Valentine's Day

    Penguin Random House will add to the 'public libraries' of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do, See and Eat During Sydney Chinese New Year 2019

    Celebrate the Year of the Pig with bustling night markets, free art exhibitions and a Szechuan-style buffet.

  • News

    Parrtjima Festival Is Returning to Light Up Alice Springs in 2019 with Six Epic Light Installations

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • News

    Music Festivals Must Now Follow a Strict New Licensing Regime to Operate in NSW

    It's the NSW Government's latest plan to make them safer.

  • Gallery: Twenty Powerful Moments from Sydney's Huge 2019 #WomensWave March

    Thousands of Sydneysiders marched to protest violence against women.

  • News

    You Can Now Tour This Enormous David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone

    The collection of more than 400 Bowie items has gone virtual.

  • News

    Ten Intriguing and Informative Podcasts to Listen to This Summer

    From real-life tales of murdering doctors to the stories of history's trailblazing women.

  • News

    This Cycling Route Will Take You Past Six of Sydney Festival's Biggest, Free Moon-Themed Installations

    It's part of the festival's city-wide homage to Apollo 11 and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

  • Guide

    Five Things You Can Do for Free at Sydney Festival 2019

    You don't need cash to see a symphony, dance to disco or jump on giant 'moon drops'.

  • News

    A Huge Exhibition Dedicated to NASA's Space Travel Efforts Is Coming to Australia

    'NASA – A Human Adventure' will display at Brisbane's Queensland Museum from March.

  • News

    Sydney Festival Is Taking Over the AGNSW Like Never Before

    Immerse your senses in an after-dark audiovisual adventure combining art, space, dance and sound.

  • Guide

    The Best Free Things to Do in Sydney This Summer

    Swallow your disdain for crowds and curb your complaints about people who only go to exhibition openings for the complimentary drinks and get amongst these events, which you can attend gloriously cash-free.

  • News

    Summer Reading List 2018–19

    Including a controversial memoir, this year's Man Booker winner and the latest effort from the author behind 'Call Me By Your Name'.

  • News

    Cali Club Is Sydney's New Live Music Venue and Nightclub in the Former World Bar Site

    The Kings Cross venue's new incarnation will host regular gigs and and club nights — but without the teapot cocktails.

  • News

    The All About Women Festival Returns for 2019 with Talks About Hip Hop, Toxic Masculinity and #MeToo

    Feminist author Clementine Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Emily Steel and Arab-Australian human right advocates Sara Saleh are some of the women taking the stage.

  • News

    Carriageworks Unveils Its Ambitious 2019 Program

    Expect a packed program of risk-taking art, performance and ideas.

  • News

    Dr Jane Goodall Is Coming to Australia to Chat About Her Pioneering Work with Chimpanzees

    Nearly 60 years after she first lived with chimps in Tanzania, she'll also chat about animal welfare and her ongoing conservation efforts.

  • News

    Massimo Bottura, the Chef Behind the World's Best Restaurant, Is Coming to Australia

    He'll take the stage for four exclusive Aussie appearances next August

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