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
'Patrick' Nude Screening
Get naked to watch a Belgian comedy set in a nudist camp.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Disney+ Drive-In 2021
Catch classic Disney and Marvel flicks at this pop-up outdoor cinema.
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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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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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Iranzamin
An expansive survey of Persian arts and crafts will take over the Powerhouse Museum this autumn.
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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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Picnic Social
Close out your Sundays with drinks, free tunes and Opera Bar's harbour view.
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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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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
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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Design & Style
Paddington Markets
Find original wares by local designers, food stalls and a new growers market for fresh produce.
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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.