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    Taronga Zoo Announces Legitimately Huge Music Lineup

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    The 2014 Sydney Halloween Party Guide

    Feast like it's the last night on earth or get scarily sweaty on the dance floor.

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    Win a Copy of The Sydney Story Factory’s Home: Mapping the Stories of Redfern

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    Sydney Festival 2015 Program Announced

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    Woodford Folk Festival Announce 2014/15 Lineup

    Time to go wild like a blister in the sun.

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    Sydney’s Pocket Bar Has Somehow Made Parking Tickets a Good Thing

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    Win Tickets to Bell Shakespeare’s Henry V

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    Uber Will Pick You Up in a Chopper Now

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    HBO Is Launching an Online Streaming Service in 2015

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Latest Events
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    Paddo Night Out

    Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

    Paddington, Paddington

    This community-focused event will save your wallet with a bunch of generous deals, specials and free events while supporting local hospitality businesses at the same time.

  • Event

    Light Up the Cross

    Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024

    Various Sydney venues, Sydney

    Throughout November, Kings Cross is bringing back its glory days with a series of special deals, late-night events and novelty cocktails.

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    Lane Cove Food and Wine by the River

    Sun, 3 Nov, 2024

    Burns Bay Reserve, Riverview

    Taste the very best the Mudgee wine region has to offer at this annual festival of gourmet treats and top drops.

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    Cambridge Night Markets

    Sat, 2 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025

    Various Sydney venues, Sydney

    Enjoy longer evenings with local flavours and summery vibes across Sydney.

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    Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week

    Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024

    Bennelong, Sydney

    Snag a sip of a cocktail classic without spending a cent this November at these participating bars nationwide.

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    The Story of Christmas Menu at NEL

    Tue, 12 Nov - Sun, 22 Dec 2024

    Nel Restaurant, Sydney

    Experience a meticulously crafted Christmas feast like no other, summing the flavours of the season with an Aussie twist.

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    Suntory Bar Takeover

    Wed, 13 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov 2024

    Ito Restaurant, Surry Hills

    Check out this week-long takeover at Itō Japanese Restaurant in Surry Hills to grab yourself a signature Suntory highball.

  • Event

    Maroubra Beach Markets

    Multiple single dates

    Broadarrow Reserve, Maroubra

    Head down to Maroubra Beach on the first Saturday of every month to peruse the beach markets.

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    Magritte

    Sat, 26 Oct 2024 - Sun, 9 Feb 2025

    Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

    Thanks to the 2024–25 Sydney International Art Series, you can explore a huge exhibition dedicated to Belgian surrealist René Magritte at AGNSW.

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    MCA Artbar: Romance

    Fri, 8 Nov, 2024

    MCA, Sydney

    The late-night takeover of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia returns in November.

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    Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola Are Teaming Up For a Christmas Musical

    Your Christmas lunch could soon be soundtracked by Bill Murray.

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    Australian Author Richard Flanagan Wins Man Booker Prize

    Your summer reading list just got its first title.

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    Watch These Sassy Kids React to Food at One of New York’s Best Restaurants

    "This looks like soap. It tastes like soap. Why am I eating soap right now?"

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    The Ten Best Sydney Summer Festivals

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    The Ten Best Things to Do at Sydney Craft Beer Week

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    Ken Done and Scott Ludlam to Read at the Next Men of Letters

    An unlikely lineup, but one we can totally get behind.

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    Bondi Icebergs’ Exclusive New Year’s Day Party Open for Bookings

    Free-flowing Veuve Cliquot and a hefty price tag run one of Sydney's most ostentatious parties.

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    Uber Sydney is Offering Free Rides in Luxury Cars This Weekend

    It's time to live out all your Grand Theft Auto fantasies.

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    Your Guide to the Sydney Long Weekend

    Spend three glorious days feasting, partying and wining; long weekend ho!

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    Newtown Festival Has Expanded to an Entire Glorious Week

    That's seven days of warm fuzzy community vibes and excuses to eat highly-Instagrammable festival food.

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    David Walsh Wants to Open a Casino at MONA

    Despite David Walsh labelling gambling as "mostly immoral".

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    Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Pulls a ‘Don’t You Know Who I Am?’ on Cafe

    Then went on a rampage about workers' rights after being denied.

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    Security Guard Injured by Gatecrashers at Listen Out Sydney

    Police are asking for anyone with information to come forward.

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    Spectrum is Launching Its Own Festival, Directed by Richard Roxburgh

    Roxburgh calls it a "degustation of delights." Ooo.

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    The Bluffer’s Guide to Truffles

    We uncover the delicious mystery with Madame Truffles herself.

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    Jurassic Lounge Will Be Resurrected for Day of the Dead

    Pinata workshops, Mexican dance-offs and your favourite Silent Disco.

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    Intern at Concrete Playground

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    Lena Dunham is Your New Agony Aunt in This 12-Part Web Series

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