Everything You Need to Put In Your Diary for April
Hit the dance floor, watch movies under the stars and see free gigs outside the Opera House.

Everything You Need to Put In Your Diary for April
A lot happens in this big, bustling city of ours, especially with COVID-19 restrictions easing. Think movie marathons one day, exhibitions another, and everything from booze-fuelled shindigs to excuses to get outdoors in between. And, of course, there's always more around the corner, with next month no different. That means that there's plenty to look forward to, and plenty of awesomeness to fill your diary to the brim. To help you plot out things out, make plans with the gang and make the most of every moment, we've rounded up Sydney's best happenings for April. Don't say you don't have anything to do this month.
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Arts & Entertainment
Antony Youssef: Breach
This smoky art installation lets you control its otherwordly soundtrack using your hand movements.
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Food & Drink
Flour Mill of Summer Hill Food Truck Night
Find eats from renowned food trucks, bars and restaurants at this inner west pop-up.
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Arts & Entertainment
ANZAC Day Car Park Party
Play two-up, catch live bands, have a dance and raise money for Legacy at this beloved inner west pub.
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Food & Drink
Butter Ramen Club Tour
The tour will feature a different dish each month — starting with its OG fried chicken ramen, of course.
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Food & Drink
Indulgence Festival
A two-month, multi-venue homage to all things luxe, featuring fancy drinks, lavish lunches and multi-sensory art.
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Arts & Entertainment
'Patrick' Nude Screening
Get naked to watch a Belgian comedy set in a nudist camp.
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Arts & Entertainment
One More Time — A Daft Punk Celebration
Lose yourself to dance and pay tribute to one of dance music's most influential acts.
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Food & Drink
Blue Mountains Wine-Tasting Stargazing Tour
Vino meets astronomy for this astrophysicist-led session under the stars.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sydney Comedy Festival 2021
Local and international comedic greats are descending on Sydney to deliver a jam-packed program of laughs.
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Arts & Entertainment
Spanish Film Festival 2021
Watch your way through 29 movies from Spain and Latin America, including an award-winning rom-com, twisty thrillers and Gael García Bernal's latest.
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Design & Style
House of Kicks
Personalise your kicks in a sneaker customisation workshop or learn street art techniques.
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Arts & Entertainment
Gunda
This dialogue-free documentary observes farm animals as they go about their daily lives, and the result is as haunting as it is striking.
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Arts & Entertainment
Supernova
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are simply heartbreaking in this affecting drama about a long-term couple dealing with early-onset dementia.
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Arts & Entertainment
Froth Fest
An 11-day lineup of art, film, music, food and drink, timed to coincide with the the 2021 World Surfing League Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic.
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Arts & Entertainment
Lumen
The Chippendale gallery is exhibiting more than 30 luminous works until August.
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Ruby's Autumn Socials
Zetland's outdoor music club returns for autumn with a jazz and funk lineup.
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Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner — Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Green Door Theatre Company
This powerful production explores the commodification of Black women in the internet era.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pressure Fest
Nine of the country's most exciting young artists are descending on Marly Bar for a free music festival.
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Food & Drink
Kiss My Hass Avocado Festival
Fuel your avocado obsession with this special eight-week menu filled with avo-infused dishes and drinks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Collective
Nominated for two Oscars, this compelling and confronting Romanian documentary spirals from a tragic fire to corruption in the country's health system.
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Arts & Entertainment
Voyagers
This space-set survival-of-the-fittest thriller brings plenty of other movies to mind, but manages to still feel resonant enough.
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Arts & Entertainment
Willy's Wonderland
A silent and swaggering Nicolas Cage battles demonic animatronic mascots in this horror flick, which is never as entertaining or out-there as it should be.
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Earth and Sky at Old Government House
Enjoy a day of family-friendly fun at a World-Heritage listed site.
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Food & Drink
Gimlet at Cavendish House x Icebergs Bar
A new Melbourne culinary favourite is headed to Bondi for a night of fancy snacks and signature cocktails.
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Food & Drink
Chiswick x Four Pillars Garden Table Experience
Chiswick's kitchen garden has been turned into a private dining area serving a seasonal set menu and gin cocktails.
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Arts & Entertainment
Yours and Owls 2021
Hit the dance floor and catch What So Not, DMA's, and Tones and I at NSW's first major music festival in over a year.
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Food & Drink
Sunday Sessions with Morgan McGlone
Momofuku Seiōbo's Pauly Carmichael helps kick off Sunday's new series of chicken-focused collaboration feasts.
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Arts & Entertainment
YCK Block Party
Enjoy antipasto burlesque, poetry readings, wheelie bin art and 'Dungeons & Dragons' at this six-week CBD party.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sculpture at Scenic World 2021
After the 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic, this year's exhibition is once again placing large-scale sculptures and installations throughout the rainforest.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Father
With remarkable performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman and a purposefully puzzle-like approach, this drama about dementia leaves a lasting imprint.
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Arts & Entertainment
Nobody
Bob Odenkirk stars in this 'John Wick'-style action-thriller, sliding into a gleefully OTT film with flair and texture.
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Food & Drink
Sea Live Silent Disco
Shimmy with the sharks and moonwalk with manta rays at the aquarium's after-hours dance party.
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Arts & Entertainment
Lights in the Park — Australian Theatre for Young People
This production is a fun spin on the teenage party trope — and it's making its way to a Sydney stage.
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Food & Drink
Schnitty Fest
Ten weeks, ten creative schnitzel variations — and a cheeky $10 Wednesday special if you want to sample them all.
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Arts & Entertainment
Dogged — Griffin Theatre Company
See this new dark, poetic story set on Gunaikurnai Country.
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All My Friends: An Indie Dance Party
Bust out your best moves as this COVID-safe dance party takes over the bottom floor of The Lansdowne.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Painter and the Thief
This fascinating, thoughtful and moving documentary tells an astonishing true tale about an artist confronting the man who stole two of her paintings.
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Arts & Entertainment
Nicole Kidman Retrospective
Revisit 13 films from the Australian actor's lengthy career.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sounds in the Square
Dance to DJs, listen to piano tunes and watch dance-themed movies — all at this free Darling Square event.
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Arts & Entertainment
Godzilla vs Kong
This paws-versus-claws battle is at its best when it's going all-out on the action and fantasy fronts.
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Arts & Entertainment
Damn Good Saturday
Spend Easter Saturday hitting the dance floor at Redfern Surf Club.
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Arts & Entertainment
Date with Fate
Golden Age Cinema is spending weekends in autumn screening classics about about twisty romances and thrilling encounters.
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Food & Drink
Bio by DOC Pop-Up
Sample plant-based dishes from DOC's Melbourne vegan outpost Bio at this pop-up.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pedro Almodovar Retrospective
Revisit eight of the Spanish auteur's very best films on the big screen.
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French Exit
Michelle Pfeiffer is magnificent and magnetic in this comedy about a broke Manhattan socialite's chaotic move to Paris.
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Saint Maud
Following a young nurse caring for a terminally ill patient, this striking and unsettling debut by British writer/director Rose Glass instantly stands out.
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Arts & Entertainment
Magnums and Movies 2021
Restaurant Hubert is dedicating five decadent evenings to cinema and super-sized vino, all over dinner.
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Food & Drink
Ben & Jerry's Easter Hunt 2021
The ice cream giant is giving away 50,000 free scoops across Australia and New Zealand.
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Arts & Entertainment
Half-Price Tuesdays at Event Cinemas
Head to Event Cinemas and score 50-percent off your ticket price every Tuesday — including in Vmax and Gold Class.
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Arts & Entertainment
Night Owls Film Festival 2021
A free outdoor film festival in the CBD for kidults and adults alike.
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Arts & Entertainment
Free Forecourt Concerts Weekend
Join Ziggy Ramo, Jack River and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the Sydney Opera House forecourt for a series of free shows.
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Arts & Entertainment
Zany, Cute, Interesting
AGNSW's latest free film season explores how movies make us feel.
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Travel & Leisure
Free Tree Giveaway 2021
The NSW Government is giving away free trees to 13,500 households in the Greater Sydney area.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Museum of Love
This heart-filled pop-up from the Sugar Republic team has a confetti shower and a Las Vegas-style Chapel O' Love.
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Food & Drink
Brews with the Crew
Swap mimosas for top-notch craft beer at this boozy bottomless lunch series.
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Arts & Entertainment
Adam Sandler Fest
Spend Easter watching five of the comedian's best big-screen roles.
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Arts & Entertainment
Final Girls
Golden Age is dedicating Friday nights to formidable horror movie heroines.
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Arts & Entertainment
Disney+ Drive-In 2021
Catch classic Disney and Marvel flicks at this pop-up outdoor cinema.
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Travel & Leisure
Sydney Family Show
Head to this fun-filled family affair for dodgem cars, OTT showbags and dog talent shows.
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Arts & Entertainment
'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Marathon
Stock up on lembas bread to make it through all three films, back to back, on the big screen.
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Food & Drink
The Hottest Ritas
Sip your way through mango, watermelon, passionfruit and grape Nerds-flavoured margaritas.
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Arts & Entertainment
Monet & Friends
It's from the same team as 'Van Gogh Alive' — and you'll be able to step through a heap of famed 19th- and early 20th-century artworks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Trans Glamore
Celebrate Sydney's transgender community with tunes and performances every month at Stonewall.
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Food & Drink
The Dolphin Hotel Long Brunch
The Dolphin bring's back its brunch with cheese and bacon rotolo and smoky bloody marys.
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Arts & Entertainment
Iranzamin
An expansive survey of Persian arts and crafts will take over the Powerhouse Museum this autumn.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bayram Ali
Turkish-Cypriot immigrant Bayram Ali captured the Snowy Mountains' hydroelectric engineering in the 1950s–70s — see his 35 millimetre prints in this photographic exhibition.
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Arts & Entertainment
Narcissus Garden
Contemplate Sydney's — and your— history, identity and cultural belonging as you wander through Yayoi Kusama's immersive mirror ball installation.
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Food & Drink
Welcome to Marrakesh at The Grounds
The Grounds of Alexandria has given its garden a Moroccan-inspired makeover — and it's serving up Moroccan dessert boards, too.
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Food & Drink
Orange FOOD Week 2021
Spend a week feasting on local, gourmet produce in this burgeoning food region.
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Food & Drink
Picnic Social
Close out your Sundays with drinks, free tunes and Opera Bar's harbour view.
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Food & Drink
Sustainable Kitchen Workshops
Carriageworks Farmers Market is teaming up with Cornersmith to teach you new skills every Saturday morning from February–April.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sunset Cinema North Sydney 2021
Settle in for an al fresco screening of 'Spirited Away' or 'Dirty Dancing'.
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Arts & Entertainment
Steam Dreams: The Japanese Public Bath
This exhibition explores Japan's communal bathing culture.
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Arts & Entertainment
Dude, It's a Coen Brothers Retrospective
Screening everything from 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Fargo' to 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis'.
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Arts & Entertainment
Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London
It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.
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Arts & Entertainment
The National 2021: New Australian Art
The National returns for 2021 to exhibit works from 39 rising Australian artists across three Sydney venues.
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Arts & Entertainment
Nights at the Museum
Kick back to live tunes in the pop-up bar after checking out the Museum's collections.
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Arts & Entertainment
Parramatta Nights
Watch Briggs and Ruby Fields perform, hit up a roller skating rink or attend free jazz nights across Sydney's second CBD.
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Arts & Entertainment
Hamilton the Musical
Don't throw away your shot to see the blockbuster, Tony Award-winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Arts & Entertainment
TNT Trivia at Frankie's
Add some rock 'n' roll to your after-work routine with a trivia, a live band and free beer.
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Travel & Leisure
Stargazing Tour with an Astrophysicist
Explore the night sky at this astronomical tour in the Blue Mountains.
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Food & Drink
Breakfast in the Sky
Spectacular harbour views, breakfast and fine French bubbly make one extravagant way to start to the day.
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Arts & Entertainment
La Traviata — Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Verdi's famed Italian opera — and its nine-metre-high chandelier — is coming to Sydney Harbour's floating stage.
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Food & Drink
Brunch With...
Since I Left You's monthly brunch session sees a different artist curating the tunes, food and (bottomless) cocktails.
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Design & Style
Paddington Markets
Find original wares by local designers, food stalls and a new growers market for fresh produce.
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Food & Drink
Ryde Wharf Market
Sydney's newest market takes place on the foreshore of the Parramatta River once a month.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema 2020–21
Summer has arrived with the return of Sydney's always-popular outdoor cinema.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brett Whiteley: Feathers and Flight
Take a stickybeak into the famed Australian artist’s love of feathered creatures.
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Arts & Entertainment
Ritz Laneway Cinema 2020–21
Watch new and classic flicks under the stars — while sitting in a director's chair in a laneway.
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Arts & Entertainment
InBloom
This colourful living exhibition features a 'watercolour painting' made from over 20,000 plants.