The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
Explore this outdoor art exhibition in the Blue Mountains, or head to one of three Sydney galleries for a huge biennial art exhibition.

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 the weekend's happenings.
Image: Sculptures at Scenic World.
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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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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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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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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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YCK Block Party
Enjoy antipasto burlesque, poetry readings, wheelie bin art and 'Dungeons & Dragons' at this six-week CBD party.
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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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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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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
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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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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Nicole Kidman Retrospective
Revisit 13 films from the Australian actor's lengthy career.
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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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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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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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Night Owls Film Festival 2021
A free outdoor film festival in the CBD for kidults and adults alike.
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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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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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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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Brews with the Crew
Swap mimosas for top-notch craft beer at this boozy bottomless lunch series.
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Final Girls
Golden Age is dedicating Friday nights to formidable horror movie heroines.
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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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Food & Drink
The Hottest Ritas
Sip your way through mango, watermelon, passionfruit and grape Nerds-flavoured margaritas.
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Iranzamin
An expansive survey of Persian arts and crafts will take over the Powerhouse Museum this autumn.
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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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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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Orange FOOD Week 2021
Spend a week feasting on local, gourmet produce in this burgeoning food region.
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Picnic Social
Close out your Sundays with drinks, free tunes and Opera Bar's harbour view.
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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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Steam Dreams: The Japanese Public Bath
This exhibition explores Japan's communal bathing culture.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Frozen the Musical
The record-breaking Broadway musical, based on the smash-hit Disney film, is bringing Arendelle's frozen fractals and toe-tapping tunes Down Under.
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Brett Whiteley: Feathers and Flight
Take a stickybeak into the famed Australian artist’s love of feathered creatures.
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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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InBloom
This colourful living exhibition features a 'watercolour painting' made from over 20,000 plants.