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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Week

Indulge in a tune-filled bottomless brunch or book a waterfront glass house with a personal hot tub.
By Concrete Playground
October 03, 2023
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By Concrete Playground
October 03, 2023
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  • Food & Drink

    Wander YCK

    Spend a Saturday afternoon sipping your way through a selection of Sydney's much-loved small bars, thanks to YCK Laneways.

  • Food & Drink

    BABS Pop-Up

    This pop-up bar and restaurant has taken over the Saga digs on Enmore Road for three months — trading sandwiches for sardines and pastries for pét-nats.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    The Creator

    'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' director Gareth Edwards goes back to his original sci-fi roots with this big-thinking and big-feeling film about humanity battling AI.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Irish Film Festival 2023

    Travel to Ireland without leaving the cinema — and while watching Olivia Colman, an Oscar-winning short film and a powerful documentary tribute to Lyra McKee.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Ms Lauryn Hill: The 25th Anniversary of 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' Tour

    The singer, rapper and The Fugees talent is coming to Sydney to celebrate 25 years since her iconic solo record released.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Scrapper

    There's nothing piecemeal about this heartfelt, imaginative and exceptionally acted Sundance prizewinner about a reunited father and daughter.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    It Lives Inside

    Filtering US teen horror through the Indian American experience gives this tense and thoughtful film not only a fresh perspective, but also weight and meaning.

  • Food & Drink

    Beer Fest 2023 at The Australian Heritage Hotel

    Beer me! Fans of the frothy brew can sample, chat and win all things beer this October.

  • Food & Drink

    Haku Martini x Bay Nine

    Enjoy a complimentary Haku Vodka martini until Sunday, October 15 at this stunning waterfront omakase restaurant.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    'Jurassic World': The Exhibition

    This exhibition filled with life-sized, lifelike creatures is roaring into Sydney for the dinosaur franchise's 30th anniversary.

  • Food & Drink

    Gin Tins & Tunes

    Four Pillars Gin is celebrating its new RTD gin drink with live music events across Australia.

  • Food & Drink

    Spring Nights at East Village Hotel

    Enjoy a seasonal cocktail and tasty bar snacks at this rooftop bar in the city.

  • Food & Drink

    Bar Red at The Dolphin Hotel

    Celebrate Negroni Month with 'Newgronis' at the stylish Surry Hills haunt.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Blue Beetle

    The first live-action superhero film with a Latino lead sometimes struggles with standing out versus being generic, but boasts plenty of charm.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    A Haunting in Venice

    Leaning into gothic horror in this Halloween-set murder-mystery, Kenneth Branagh's Poirot movies get their best instalment yet.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Laneway Cinema 2023–24 at The Rocks

    This free excuse to see movies under the stars is theming its monthly lineups, including comedy favourites, Christmas classics and 80s standouts.

  • Food & Drink

    Barkuterie Boards

    BrewDog South Eveleigh and The Winery are doing snack platters for pooches so you can have a pub date with your pup.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Volume

    This 17-day program of experimental music, art and film is coming to the Art Gallery of NSW, headlined by Solange, Mount Eerie and Sampa the Great.

  • Food & Drink

    South Eveleigh Street Party

    Come along for a free street party with outdoor drinks, live music, family activities and DJ sets during the first week of October.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Venus and Adonis

    This is not the Shakespeare poem reimagined — this is a brand new work telling the saucy secret story of the woman rival to the bard.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    The Fearless William Friedkin

    Pay tribute to the iconic director with big-screen sessions of four of his best films.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    History of House

    This smash-hit show will take you through dance music's past with Groove Terminator and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Head First Acrobats — Sydney Fringe Festival

    The Melbourne–based performing group is bringing its brand of circus entertainment to three seperate shows for Sydney Fringe Festival.

  • Food & Drink

    Haru By The Sea

    Roku Gin is collaborating with Saké Restaurant and Bar Manly for a celebration of spring.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Is God Is — Sydney Theatre Company

    From the minds that directed the Sydney and Melbourne seasons of the internationally acclaimed 'seven methods of killing kylie jenner'.

  • Food & Drink

    Circus Extravaganza High Tea Buffet

    Step right under the big top at the Shangri-La Sydney for a sugary spectacle this September and October.

  • Food & Drink

    Cocktail Hour at Chin Chin Sydney

    Chin Chin is hosting a weekly happy hour with $9.50 cocktails, $6.50 tap beers and $7.75 pork sliders.

  • Food & Drink

    Paski Vineria Popolare Happy Hours

    This Darlinghurst pasta and wine staple is lovingly serving up not one, but two, huge happy hours everyday — with $4 bar snacks and $9 glasses of mystery wine.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Italian Film Festival 2023

    Attenzione: Sydney's celebration of Italian cinema is back for another year of Europe-set big-screen must-sees.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    The Egyptian Galleries

    Get lost in ancient Egypt at the University of Sydney’s free Chau Chak Wing Museum.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Japan Underground

    Feast your eyes on Japanese cult-cinema favourites at Golden Age, spanning everything from J-horror to an ace recent 'Godzilla' flick.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Flowers in Hell: A Korean Cinema Retrospective

    Watch your way through Korean cinema's standouts, spanning more than seven decades of exceptional films.

  • Food & Drink

    Pinot Palooza 2023

    Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over two spring days at Carriageworks.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    I Am the People

    White Rabbit Gallery's latest exhibition explores class in China through bright LED collages, otherworldly paintings and portraits of Xinjiang cowboys.

  • Food & Drink

    $5 Tacos at El Primo Sanchez

    Get $5 kangaroo, al pastor and beef barbacoa tacos at El Primo Sanchez every Wednesday.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Griffith Spring Fest

    When life gives you lemons ... the creatives behind this festival used them to create over 50 sculptures made of citrus fruits.

  • Food & Drink

    Mode Kitchen & Bar Aperitivo

    Two happy hours here will have one delicious drink in your hand, and a plate of Italo snacks in the other.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Night at the Barracks

    Come experience the musical stylings of some great Aussie music acts at the cliff side concert venue at North Head.

  • Food & Drink

    Jukebox Bottomless at Rekodo

    Sip and spin your way through the weekend with Japanese-inspired bites and bottomless drinks at Rekōdo.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Miss Saigon

    The award-winning tale of love and loss in the Vietnam War is coming to the Sydney Opera House.

  • Food & Drink

    The Cannery Markets

    The beloved Rosebery market returns monthly on weekends, with a special after dark event coming in November.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

    For the 58th year, London's Natural History Museum has picked the best nature photographs from the past 12 months — and you can see them in Sydney at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

  • Food & Drink

    Barra Libre Bottomless Brunch

    Newtown's central Mexican street food haven Maiz has introduced a tequila-filled bottomless brunch every Saturday.

  • Food & Drink

    All-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays 2023

    Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Utzon Music 2023

    Watch the best soloists and small ensembles perform classical music from around the world throughout 2023.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Wicked

    Get ready to defy gravity: this 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired blockbuster musical is returning to Sydney.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Tina — The Tina Turner Musical

    Dedicated to the one and only Tina Turner, this musical will be simply the best.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Musical

    You'll want to be this delightful Disney musical's guest when it hits Sydney from June 2023.

  • Food & Drink

    Cambridge Markets EQ

    Head to The Entertainment Quarter every Wednesday and Saturday to shop, eat and meet a variety of makers.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Waranara Tours

    Take a deep dive into First Nations histories and cultures on an expert-guided tour at the Australian Museum.

  • Food & Drink

    Big Poppa's Late-Night Dinner Party

    Party until 3am every Sunday night at Big Poppa's.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Stargazing Tour with an Astrophysicist

    Explore the night sky at this astronomical tour in the Blue Mountains.

  • Food & Drink

    Saturday Breakfast at Fred's

    The Paddington restaurant serves coffee, scones and canelés from 8am, and sells boxes of fresh produce too.

  • Design & Style

    Paddington Markets

    Find original wares by local designers, food stalls and a new growers market for fresh produce.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Yoga at Pocket City Farms

    Finally a yoga practice where you can literally touch the earth.

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