The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
Weekends are precious. You want to make the most of those glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility. Luckily, Sydney's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend the days indoors binge-watching Netflix and instead discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks of this weekend's happenings.
Image: Harbourside Carts at Opera Bar
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Food & DrinkTight Tuesday Food Freebies for Students
Broadway Shopping Centre is giving out 100 free meals to students every Tuesday for the next three months.
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Food & DrinkSake Month
Nakano Darling, Tachinomi YP and Yakitori Yurippi are celebrating all things sake with limited-time set menus this winter.
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Food & DrinkAll-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays
Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.
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Arts & EntertainmentMurder Party
If ‘Amelie’ and ‘Knives Out’ combined, the end result would look like this candy-coloured French whodunnit.
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Arts & EntertainmentBullet Train
Brad Pitt's charisma, scene-stealing supporting players and spectacular stunt choreography help this assassins-on-a-train action-comedy mostly prove a blast.
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Arts & EntertainmentBeing Together: Parramatta Yearbook
This free exhibition sees artist Cherine Fahd capture the people, communities and stories of Parramatta, thanks to a series of pop-up portrait studios.
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Food & DrinkSydney Seafood School's Spring Classes
O Tama Carey and Danielle Alvarez are among the fantastic Sydney chefs taking part of this longstanding culinary school's spring experiences.
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Food & DrinkYCK Front & Centre
This inner-city nightlife precinct is hosting a series of more than 50 events championing female and non-binary talent in hospitality and creative industries.
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Arts & EntertainmentFull Time
This French standout turns a single mother and five-star hotel chambermaid's hectic daily routine into a relentless thriller.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Forgiven
This thorny satirical drama benefits from Ralph Fiennes at his best, playing a loathsome wealthy Londoner holidaying in Morocco and immersed in a tragedy.
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Arts & EntertainmentAustralia on Celluloid
As part of its 85th birthday celebrations, the Ritz is spending a year screening iconic Australian films on 35mm.
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Arts & EntertainmentSleeplessness
A 20-years-in-the-making production exploring family mystery, memory and migration is playing at Carriageworks this August.
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Arts & EntertainmentOfficial Competition
Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are fantastic in this sharp and witty Spanish Argentine comedy about filmmaking.
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Food & DrinkVenture Beyond by Penfolds
Penfolds is collaborating with Surry Hills diner nel, art collective Babekühl and Client Liaison for an immersive winetasting experience.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Forbearance Hotel: Gang of Youths Pop-Up Shop
Nab exclusive Gang of Youths merch alongside the band's own beer and wine from this Chippendale pop-up.
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Food & DrinkHot Chocolate Festival At Home 2022
Get creative hot chocolate flavours delivered to your door.
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Design & StyleESSE Studios at The Edit Collection Pop-Up
Because shopping should always be a VIP experience.
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Arts & EntertainmentWhere the Crawdads Sing
This 2018 bestseller jumps from the page to the screen, but proves as pristine and polished as a swampy southern gothic murder-mystery melodrama can be.
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Arts & EntertainmentUltra Unreal
Featuring work by six artists and collectives, this multi-sensory new MCA exhibition blends myths and reality to ponder possible futures.
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Arts & EntertainmentIn A Nutshell — Bell Shakespeare
Play witness to the brilliance of Shakespeare's most-loved plays and a new stand-out Walsh Bay theatre.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Black Phone
Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe 'Twilight' Saga Movie Marathon
Relive the entire vampire romance saga in one epic 600-minute sitting.
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Food & DrinkHarbourside Carts at Opera Bar
Roaming carts will be doing the rounds at Opera Bar throughout July and August, equipped with raclette, s'mores and piping-hot cocktails.
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Food & DrinkTruffle Gelato Degustation
Try four unique flavours of gelato — all centred around fresh truffles — at this new Circular Quay gelateria.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Best of Bong Joon-ho
Check out four stunning movie from the acclaimed South Korean director's filmography — 'Parasite' included.
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Food & DrinkTruffle and Chocolate High Tea
The Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park is celebrating truffle season with a special high tea menu.
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Food & DrinkLong Island Iced Tea Rita Series and Limited-Edition Tacos
For three weeks, El Camino Cantina is splashing together Long Island iced teas and margaritas in one boozy beverage.
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Food & DrinkDining Domes at 6HEAD
These private dining domes for groups of up to six are popping up at waterfront fine diner 6HEAD.
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Food & DrinkPepe's Winter Beach Lodge
Looking to warm up your winter exploits? Head to Wollongong to lounge in a luxe beachside igloo with Fireball shots and canapés.
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Arts & EntertainmentNebula Streaming Cinema
This pop-up cinema lets you hit your streaming queue while relaxing in recliners, staring at a 150-inch screen and eating unlimited free popcorn.
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Arts & EntertainmentJagged Little Pill the Musical
The 15-time Tony Award-nominee returns to the Theatre Royal Sydney.
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Food & DrinkThe Winery Winter Garden Glamping
The Winery's leafy al fresco dining area has been given a makeover for winter and features a dreamy glamping tent.
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Arts & EntertainmentNorthern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize 2022
The exhibition showcases the thought-provoking works of 212 creatives, with painting and photography joining sculptural pieces and more.
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Arts & EntertainmentScandinavian Film Festival 2022
Calling all Nordic cinema fans: Australia's annual showcase of Scandi movies returns to Sydney.
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Arts & EntertainmentFeeling 22
AGNSW is relaunching its huge free cinema program to celebrate 22 years of screenings.
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Travel & LeisureRyde Wharf Market
Explore over 70 stalls featuring beautiful local produce, artisanal clothing, homewares and more at this fortnightly Sunday market on the banks of the Parramatta River.
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Arts & Entertainment85 Films in 85 Days
To celebrate 85 years screening flicks, Randwick's Ritz Cinema is showing 85 movies over 85 days — one for each year, and in order.
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Arts & EntertainmentClay Dynasty
See the evolution of Australian studio ceramics at the Powerhouse Museum with over 400 works by 160 different artists.
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Arts & EntertainmentMoulin Rouge! The Musical
The Broadway hit is finally bringing its all-singing, all-dancing romance to Sydney.
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Arts & EntertainmentArchibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2022
See the winners of this year's prizes — then vote for your favourites.
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Travel & LeisureIgloos on the Pier 2022
Igloos are popping up at Pier One again — and this year, they're surrounded by lit-up cherry blossom trees.
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Arts & EntertainmentWildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
Direct from London's Natural History Museum, the best nature photographs from the past year are now on display in Sydney.
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Arts & EntertainmentFangirls
From The Beatles and INXS to One Direction, fangirls are the ones who have kept the light alive for these boy bands.
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Food & DrinkButter Ramen Club Tour 2022
Butter's tour of creative ramen dishes is back by popular demand — starting with its OG fried chicken ramen, of course.
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Travel & LeisureSydney Dog Lovers Show 2022
Sydney's two-day dog expo is back — and so is its dedicated puppy patting zone.
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Arts & EntertainmentArt Pharmacy Installations at The Rocks
Discover these five public art installations that have popped up in The Rocks.
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Food & DrinkAbout Time Pop-Up Bar
Sip Frosty Fruit slushies and eat roast lamb damper rolls at this limited-time bar in Sydney's CBD before it's demolished to make room for the new metro line.
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Arts & EntertainmentEucalyptusdom
An exhibition of art, science and history examines our changing attitudes to the humble eucalyptus family.
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Food & DrinkSaturday Breakfast at Fred's
The Paddington restaurant serves coffee, scones and canelés from 8am, and sells boxes of fresh produce too.
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Design & StylePaddington Markets
Find original wares by local designers, food stalls and a new growers market for fresh produce.
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Food & DrinkBlacktown Markets
Peruse vintage bric-a-brac while you snack on homemade dim sum in the Skyline Drive-In.
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Travel & LeisureYoga at Pocket City Farms
Finally a yoga practice where you can literally touch the earth.
