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NewsShops Will Be Able to Stay Open Later and Host Small Events Under a New City of Sydney Plan
The local council wants to help revitalise the city's nightlife by allowing later trading and encouraging small-scale cultural events.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Now Has Its Own Streaming Service Filled with Gigs, Shows and Talks
It currently features over 30 hours of programming — which spans more than 45 different events.
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NewsYCK Laneways Is the New CBD Cultural Precinct That's Launching with a Six-Week Block Party
Ten bars are joining forces to kickstart the precinct, serving up a lineup filled interactive art, poetry readings and live music.
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NewsFive Summertime Clips to Watch When You Want to Forget You're Back at Work
Let those warm, fuzzy summer vibes wash right over you.
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NewsKings Cross Hotel Is Reopening Its Dance Floor at Exactly 12.01am Tonight
Dust off your dancing shoes — the venue is letting Sydneysiders make shapes again from the very second that restrictions ease.
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NewsAn Extra $135 Million Will Be Injected Into Australia's Pandemic-Hit Arts and Entertainment Industry
The money will help fund existing and new music festivals, stage shows, art galleries and more across the country.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsSydney Solstice Is the New Winter Arts and Food Festival Popping Into Vivid's Usual Mid-Year Slot
Set to run across 13 days in June, it'll focus on dining, drinking, entertainment, arts and culture.
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NewsMore Than 200 Artefacts From London's Famed Natural History Museum Are Coming to Melbourne
The history-changing pieces will be part of the postponed 'Treasures of the Natural World Exhibition', which will make its Aussie debut at Melbourne Museum in June.
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NewsSydney's Huge Tutankhamun Exhibition Has Been Cancelled Due to the Pandemic
'Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh' was originally scheduled to display at the Australian Museum from February this year.
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NewsThe Cipher Room Is Expanding Its Escape Games and Puzzles to a Second Sydney Location
It's launching this month with a new escape room set inside a haunted and abandoned toy shop.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Will Start Lighting Up Its Sails Nightly Again with First Nations Art
Returning from April 23, the projection series will display its first all-female lineup.
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NewsSydney Writers' Festival Has Announced Its Jam-Packed Locally Focused 2021 Program
More than 400 Australian-based speakers will take to the stage, all linked to this year's theme 'Within Reach'.
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NewsA Lego Exhibition That Recreates 'Jurassic World' with Six Million-Plus Bricks Is Touring Australia
Lego finds a way, with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.
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NewsFive Epic Backyard Cricket Wins That'll Make You Want to Ditch Work for the Rest of the Day
Tell me you play cricket without telling me you play cricket.
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NewsFive Aussie Road Trip Videos That'll Make You Want to Quit Your Job and Holiday More
Escape that sad desk lunch and watch these funny and dreamy road trip clips instead.
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NewsOxford Street's Mardi Gras Protest Is Set to Go Ahead After a Last-Minute NSW Health Exemption
The march will take place on Saturday afternoon before the Mardi Gras Parade at the SCG.
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NewsSix Pride-Filled Videos to Get You Pumped for Mardi Gras Celebrations This Week
You so pretty and we like that.
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EventDUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Sat, 8 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This live 'Dungeons & Dragons' show has finally rolled into Australia for its Down Under premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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EventWhat We Leave Behind
Sat, 4 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This evolving sculpture weaves together our collective hopes for the future of our environment.
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EventTelly Tuita: The Ta and Va of Tongpop
Sat, 4 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
Eye-popping colour, a bold mix of cultural and urban symbolism, and a playful irreverence are the trademarks of this Tongan artist.
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EventArt Up Late: Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Thu, 9 Jan, 2025
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Manly
Take a deep dive into an exhibition exploring the wonders of water while enjoying live music, artists talks and a glass of wine.
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EventEnigma: Immersive Sound and Video Art
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
This avant-garde revue showcasing some of Australia's most innovative artists combines video installations, sound sculptures and more.
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EventFlickerfest Sydney 2025
Fri, 17 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach
Sydney's only Academy® qualifying short film festival returns for the 34th year running.
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EventSydney Symphony Under the Stars
Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Parramatta Park, Parramatta
At this free event, you can enjoy a rousing evening of classical hits and new Australian masterworks while sitting under the summer stars.
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EventThe FRIENDS™ Experience: The One in Sydney
Sat, 5 Oct 2024 - Sun, 16 Feb 2025
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, Sydney
Way better than rewatching all 236 episodes, again.
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EventSquid Game: The Experience
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Luna Park, Milsons Point
This immersive 'Squid Game' experience at Sydney's Luna Park will get you playing 'Red Light, Green Light' IRL.
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EventThe Boxing Day Bash
Thu, 26 Dec, 2024
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
Watch all the action as the Sixers and Stars show just how deep the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry runs.
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NewsThe Sugar Republic Team Is Bringing a Heart-Filled Pop-Up Museum of Love to Sydney
It'll feature a confetti shower, a Las Vegas-style Chapel O' Love, a mirrored room so you can adore your own reflection and a heart-shaped ball pit.
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NewsFive Things to Do at Australian Museum Once the Sun Goes Down
Hang out with the king of the prehistoric predators, see cute pics of penguins and kick back to some live beats.
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NewsAlice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Has Revealed Its Full 2021 Program
The ten-day Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival is back with a lineup of large-scale light installations, live tunes, performances and more.
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GuideSydney Galleries and Museums Where You Can Get Your Culture Kicks After Work
Clock off and kick on to something more exciting than your commute.
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NewsConcrete Playground Has Disappeared from Your Facebook Feed, But Here's Where You Can Find Us
Just because Facebook is boring RN, doesn't mean you have to be.
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NewsThe NSW Government Has Given Powerhouse Museum's New Parramatta Site the Green Light
The existing Ultimo venue is still sticking around — but the new location will spread across 18,000 square metres of museum exhibition and public space.
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NewsAlice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again in April
After COVID-19 delays in 2020, the Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival will return in its usual time slot in 2021.
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NewsLockout Laws Will Finally Be Scrapped in Kings Cross After Seven Years
From next month, you'll be able enter clubs in the Cross after 1.30am and stay out drinking past 3am.
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NewsFive Things to Do in Chatswood When You Want to Try Something New to You
Shake up your usual weekend routine with live music, riverside walks and street food eats.
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News'The Whole Table' Is NITV's New Three-Part Series Exploring Indigenous Issues in the Arts
It's co-produced by Sydney Theatre Company, and guests include Taika Waititi, Miranda Tapsell, Adam Briggs and Meyne Wyatt.
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NewsFive Ways to Get Your Cultural Kicks in The Rocks This Summer
Swap the surf for a jam-packed day of art tours, outdoor sweat sessions and Aussie-themed high teas.
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NewsAll About Women Is Back for 2021 with Another Jam-Packed Day of Talks, Panels and Workshops
This year's one-day lineup covers everything from the evolution of the feminism movement to coping with doomscrolling.
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GuideSeven Summertime Events That'll Help You Beat the Back-to-Work Blues
The summer break may be over, but there are heaps of fun things to do before winter arrives.
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NewsSally Rooney's First Novel Since 'Normal People' Will Hit Bookstores This Year
You'll be able to read the Irish author's first book in three years this September.
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GuideTen Sydney Festival Highlights to Have on Your Radar This Summer
Sit courtside at Sydney Town Hall, watch a clown eat himself and celebrate what it means to be human at this year’s Syd Fest.
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GuideNine Sydney Festival Experiences You Can Have for Less Than $30
You don't have to pay top dollar to see these Syd Fest highlights.
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GuideAll the Big Events to Look Forward to Across Australia in 2021
From jam-packed music festivals to world-class light shows, you can pop these huge, bright and exciting events in your calendar.
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NewsThis Is What You Can and Can't Do on New Year's Eve in Sydney
We've broken down all the rules about gatherings, outdoor events and how you can watch the fireworks.
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NewsThe NSW Government Has Unveiled the New Year's Eve Restrictions for Greater Sydney
The midnight fireworks display will go ahead, but you're encouraged to watch from home — or a COVID-safe venue.
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NewsFive Unexpected Items You Can Find at the New Chau Chak Wing Museum
Each curio has a story — and can tell us a lot about ourselves.
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NewsNine of the Most Memorable Events to Hit the Sydney Opera House Over the Past Five Years
Take a trip down memory lane.
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NewsMargaret and David Have Reunited On-Screen to Review (and Argue About) 2020
In this comedic segment for 'The Shovel, of course they disagreed about this hectic year.
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NewsSix Gifts to Buy the Culture Vulture in Your Life This Christmas
Fill their stocking with wearable art and an unforgettable Sydney theatre experience.
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NewsFive Sydney Tours You Can Take to View Your City From Another Perspective
Taste finger limes, forage for dandelions and discover the history behind Sydney’s famous landmarks.
