
The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
Weekends are precious. Two 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.
The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
Enjoy chocolate and cheese fondus in an igloo atop a Barangaroo rooftop or head to Cabramatta and tackle a mammoth 2.8-kilogram bowl of pho.
The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
Enjoy chocolate and cheese fondus in an igloo atop a Barangaroo rooftop or head to Cabramatta and tackle a mammoth 2.8-kilogram bowl of pho.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema 2019–20
Summer has arrived with the return of Sydney's always-popular outdoor cinema.
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Food & Drink
Fratelli Fresh Miranda Launch
The Italian eatery is celebrating its Sutherland Shire opening with three days of $2 gelato and coffee.
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Arts & Entertainment
Hose Down Festival
This one-day inner-west music festival will raise money for the NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service volunteers.
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Design & Style
Paramount Coffee Project x Banks Journal Pop-Up
Pick up summery Paramount Coffee Project clothing — and sip coffee, of course.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Wild Goose Lake
Following a crime boss on the run, this patient Chinese gangster flick is simply gorgeous to look at from start to finish.
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Design & Style
Big Fashion Sale: Bushfire & Climate Fundraiser
Pick up designer fashion — at up to 80 percent off — and help raise money for those affected by the bushfires.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Addams Family
This animated all-ages film trades in generic storylines and bad jokes that don't do its weird and wonderful family any justice.
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Food & Drink
Froze Your Way
A pop-up pour-your-own frosé bar with six different flavours and heap of lollies for DIY garnishes.
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Food & Drink
European Summer
You can pour bottomless Aperol spritzes and prosecco from a lion-clad fountain at Surry Hills' The Winery.
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Arts & Entertainment
By the Grace of God
Exploring abuse in the Catholic Church, this sensitive, sobering and superbly acted picture dramatises a real French case.
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Arts & Entertainment
Martha: A Picture Story
As vibrant as its engaging subject, this Australian-made doco explores the life and legacy of New York-based street art photographer Martha Cooper.
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Food & Drink
Disney's 'Frozen II' at The Grounds
The Alexandria cafe has been transformed into a sprawling wonderland of snow, sweets and dazzling trees for its latest pop-up.
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Design & Style
Precinct 75 Summer Design Fair 2019
Independent labels unite for a one-day design market at the St Peters creative precinct.
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Arts & Entertainment
Blak Markets Christmas Festival
Find one-of-a-kind Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island gifts at this Christmas market on Bare Island.
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Food & Drink
Sydney Seafood Summer Classes
Some of Sydney's best chefs are hosting cooking classes to mark the school's 30th anniversary.
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Food & Drink
Shangri-La Hotel's Giant Gingerbread Carousel and Festive High Tea
This creation — filled with 750 kilos of gingerbread and 300 kilos of lollies — is the carnival ride of our childhood dreams.
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Arts & Entertainment
Knives Out
Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Toni Collette, this highly amusing whodunit is like Agatha Christie for modern-day America.
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Food & Drink
Planet Snag
Old Mate's Place is holding a free sausage sizzle each Sunday in December to raise money for the NSW RFS.
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Design & Style
The Rocks Christmas Markets 2019
Get into the Christmas spirit with festive eats, drinks and gifts taking over The Rocks this December.
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Arts & Entertainment
Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines
This dual exhibition will feature 300 of the two influential artists' pieces and collaborations with Andy Warhol, Madonna and Grace Jones.
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Arts & Entertainment
Paul Kelly: Making Gravy 2019
The special outdoor concert returns for a third year, with Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke and Marlon Williams on the bill.
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Arts & Entertainment
Terminus: Jess Johnson and Simon Ward
This choose-your-own-adventure exhibition lets you explore five otherworldly realms in VR.
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Travel & Leisure
5K Foam Fest
Jog five kilometres through a foamy obstacle course — complete with waterslides, mud pits and other hurdles.
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Arts & Entertainment
Festival of the Sun 2019
Port Macquarie's BYO camping fest is back for its 16th year.
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Food & Drink
Sydney Vegan Market
A market where all the food and wares are 100 percent animal product-free.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sunset Sessions at Cockatoo Island
Catch great music and gorgeous views over the harbour every Saturday in summer.
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Travel & Leisure
Christmas Infinity Rooms
Three Christmas-inspired mirrored illusion rooms have popped up at Market City.
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Arts & Entertainment
Cornelia Parker
See an exploded garden shed, steamrolled silver and a blood-red room of absent poppies in the largest exhibition of the British artist’s works to date.
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Arts & Entertainment
Quilty
Featuring the acclaimed Australian artist's raw self-portraits, plus works inspired by his visits to Lebanon, Syria and Greece, all across more than 70 pieces.
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Arts & Entertainment
First Love is the Revolution — Griffin Theatre Company
This new play is a gory riff on the tale of doomed lovers Romeo and Juliet with one very glaring difference.
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Arts & Entertainment
Keanu Reeves-A-Thon
Step through the inimitable actor's career every Friday night — from the original 'Bill and Ted' to the first 'John Wick' flick.
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Arts & Entertainment
Japan Supernatural
The Art Gallery of NSW's summer exhibition will showcase the works of two monumental Japanese artists: Takashi Murakami and Katsushika Hokusai.
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Arts & Entertainment
Guan Wei: MCA Collection
The Chinese Australian artist's new solo exhibition stars a stunning 18-metre-long painting.
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Food & Drink
Middle Eastern Yum Cha 2019
Glebe's Thievery is serving up Middle Eastern-inspired yum cha during October.
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Arts & Entertainment
Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects
A five-month celebration of Kaldor’s impactful artworks — spanning 50 years — has taken over a level of the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Arts & Entertainment
Then
White Rabbit Gallery is celebrating its tenth birthday with a huge retrospective exhibition, plus some brand new works.
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Food & Drink
Fratelli Fresh's Festa Italiana
Pair your next party with Italian fare and two hours worth of espresso martinis and spritzes.
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Food & Drink
The Wizard's Cauldron
This latest Harry Potter-themed event will see you attend a boozy Hogwarts potions class.
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Design & Style
Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step Into Paradise
It's the first in-depth survey of the Australian designers' work.
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Arts & Entertainment
KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities — Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil’s 35th production comes to Sydney, complete with a cast of 47 artists from 17 countries.
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Arts & Entertainment
Apollo 11
A giant floating sculpture of the moon has come to Sydney as part of the Powerhouse's exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
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Travel & Leisure
Cockatoo Island Haunted History Night Tours 2019
Explore the mysterious history of Cockatoo Island by night.