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NewsBehind the Scenes of 2018's Scariest Film with 'Hereditary' Director Ari Aster
We talk to Aster about the catharsis of horror, casting Toni Collette and what makes the film so terrifying.
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NewsFive World-Renowned Modern Artworks to See at the NGV's New MoMA Exhibition
This collaborative exhibition features a huge 200 works, many of which have never left the walls of MoMA before.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Adds Three Days of Encore Screenings to Its 2018 Run
Three extra days of the SFF's most popular films.
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NewsSydney Is Set to Host the World's Largest Tutankhamun Exhibition Outside of Egypt
It'll feature more than 150 objects from King Tut's tomb — including 60 pieces that have never previously left Egypt.
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NewsLike Winter, a Game of Thrones Prequel Series Is Coming
HBO has ordered a pilot for a potential spin-off, set thousands of years before the current series.
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NewsA Look Inside the Huge New Modernist MoMA Exhibition at Melbourne's NGV
Over 200 modern and contemporary masterpieces from New York's MoMA have come to Australia for the very first time in this epic display.
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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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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsFive Ways to Experience Vivid from the Lower North Shore
From glowing Ferris wheels to electric silent discos to vibrant light markets.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick's Plans to Stage a Mass Nude Work on a Melbourne Rooftop Have Been Quashed
The Prahran Woolworths has refused the artist access to its rooftop carpark.
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NewsAussie Town Yass Has Received a Fabulous 'Queer Eye' Makeover
And the Fab Five were officially crowned Yass Queens.
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NewsFive Pioneering, Industrious Women to Put on Your Radar
Accomplished ladies breaking traditions to create a new norm.
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FeatureSydney After Dark Guide
Being a culture vulture is part and parcel of living in Sydney. But when winter arrives, it can be mighty tempting to crawl into our blanket forts and not re-emerge until spring rolls around. Well, not on our watch.
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NewsFive Spots Where You Can Find Late-Night Arts and Culture in Sydney This Winter
Been to a gallery recently? These ones stay up late so you can do some after-work art adventures.
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NewsThree After-Dark Workshops in Redfern to Help You Upskill This Winter
Get out of the house and pick up a new hobby. It's a win-win.
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NewsFive Events That Will Actually Make You Want to Go Outside This Winter
Rather than letting the next few months pass by in a haze, let these tempt you away from the couch.
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NewsHow Musician Ali Barter Taps into Her Creative Process
For the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and former Triple J Unearthed winner, finding her creative self has been a long-honed one.
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NewsHow to Turn Your Favourite Pastimes into a Career
For the true crime podcast enthusiast, avid food 'grammer and meme scroller alike.
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NewsTen Must-See Films at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival
Including a lesbian romance set in Nairobi, a compilation of previously censored clips and a stunning Japanese animation.
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EventJolly Market
Fri, 13 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Belmore Park, North Parramatta
Francophiles rejoice: this annual celebration of French cuisine and yuletide cheer returns with a yummy eats, artisan goods and a festive atmosphere.
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EventSydney Fish Market 36-Hour Seafood Marathon
Mon, 23 Dec - Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Sydney Fish Market, Sydney
Succulent seafood, live entertainment, cooking demos and festive masterclasses, and a festive atmosphere make this annual market one of the season's most popular events.
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EventCarriageworks Christmas Markets
Sat, 21 Dec, 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Pick up last-minute presents plus all the fresh produce you need for your Christmas Day feast at this yuletide edition of the popular weekly farmers' market.
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EventSouth Eveleigh Summer Club
Sat, 7 Dec and Sat, 14 Dec 2024
Innovation Plaza, Eveleigh
Sydney may have plenty of breachfront, but this inner-city oasis is bringing all the seaside fun, minus the hassle of salt and sand.
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EventHomegrown Christmas Decorations in The Rocks
Thu, 21 Nov - Wed, 25 Dec 2024
The Rocks
Experience Christmas the Aussie way, featuring locally made decorations throughout The Rocks.
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EventThe Rocks Markets Christmas Edition
Sat, 30 Nov - Sun, 1 Dec 2024
The Rocks
Find handcrafted gifts from local artisans and gourmet treats plus a festive vibe perfect for connecting with loved ones.
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EventA Darling Harbour Christmas
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Darling Harbour, Sydney
Darling Harbour's epic lineup of free and festive activities will put even the most grinchy of mates in the holiday mood.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Thu, 24 Apr, 2025
Enmore Theatre, Newtown
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Sydney.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Tue, 7 Jan - Sat, 1 Feb 2025
State Theatre, Sydney
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Sydney's State Theatre.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Liberty Hall, Moore Park
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Sydney party that won't allow phones.
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NewsFive Films from Cannes 2018 We Can't Wait to See in Australia
Some of them are already on their way to our cinemas; others we'll have to cross our fingers for.
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NewsMelbourne's NGV Is Opening a Brand New Contemporary Art Gallery
According to the Victorian Government, it will be the biggest contemporary art gallery in Australia.
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NewsWestern Sydney Is Getting A Huge New Annual Winter Festival
It'll be the west's answer to Vivid and it's kicking off next year
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NewsBarangaroo Has a New Immersive Pop-Up that Surrounds You with First Peoples' Stories
The installation's world premiere coincides with Reconciliation Week.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Adds Eight Films From Cannes to Its 2018 Program
Including the winner of the acclaimed Palme d'Or and the latest film from Jean-Luc Godard.
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NewsHow to See the Most Popular Vivid Installations Without Fighting the Masses
See the big lights sans the big crowds.
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NewsFive Hidden Gems to Seek Out at Vivid 2018
Venture deeper into the light program to uncover some glowing treasures.
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NewsWhy Bendigo Is the Ultimate Arts and Culture Escape This Winter
Their trams have crochet blankets, for one thing.
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NewsHow to Navigate Vivid Sydney 2018's Bright Lights
This year there are nine light precincts to explore — here's a rundown on each one.
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NewsArtist Mike Parr Will Spend 72 Hours Buried Under a Hobart Road During Dark Mofo
He'll descend into a box measuring just 4.5 metres by 1.7 metres by 2.2 metres for three days, with traffic driving over the top.
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NewsAll the Music Acts You Can Catch at the Snow This Winter
Thredbo's music lineup for the 2018 season is set to be massive.
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NewsSixteen Glowing Installations Have Popped Up in the Royal Botanic Garden for Vivid Sydney 2018
Expect a forest of colour-changing trees and bars serving glow-in-the-dark cocktails when the lights turn on on Friday.
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NewsA Look Inside the Creative Process of Melbourne Artist George Rose
From living a transient existence to dad clothes.
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NewsShakespeare's Historic Globe Theatre Is Popping Up in Sydney
Partyeth like it's 1614 with performances of 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Othello' at this full-scale replica of the historic theatre.
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GuideTen Gigs Not to Miss at 2018's Vivid Sydney
From 90s rap to a 'Romeo + Juliet'-themed rock masquerade.
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NewsSydney's Taronga Zoo Has Been Spectacularly Illuminated for This Year's Vivid Festival
It's the first light installation of Vivid Sydney 2018 to be revealed.
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NewsA New HBO Documentary Series Will Revisit the Case Against Serial's Adnan Syed
It's being made by the director of true crime doco 'West of Memphis' and will have a score by Nick Cave.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do After Work in Sydney Tonight
Looking for something to do at tools down? These are the shows that aren't sold out, the places you don't have to book and the events that require little-to-no prior planning.
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NewsThe Festival of Dangerous Ideas Is Coming Back — But This Time It'll Be Held on Cockatoo Island
After a year off, FODI will return to Sydney for two days of thought-provoking discussion in a new harbourside venue.
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NewsBroad City's Ilana Glazer Is Coming to Australia for the First Time
She'll perform a one-off stand-up show at Melbourne's Hamer Hall.
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NewsThis Patch of Land by the Harbour Is Reopening to the Public as an Urban Park
Sub Base Platypus will add a new foreshore walkway and public park to the lower north shore harbour.
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NewsA Look Inside GOMA's Weird and Wonderful 'Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection' Exhibition
Installations of a field of 3000 flowers, alien-like mushrooms and vast array of peculiar yet beautiful creatures will let you explore the intricacies of the acclaimed artist's mind.
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NewsBob Dylan Will Return to Australia to Play Seven Stadium Shows
The living legend will return to our shores for a string of shows that will showcase six decades of songs.
