The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend
See a movie under the stars, score cheap tickets to a variety of shows at the Sydney Opera House or discover a pop-up food and beer garden in the northern beaches.

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.
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Image: Moonlight Cinema.
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Food & Drink
Witty & Whippy Van
You can score a colourful free soft serve at two Sydney beaches this weekend.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Directors' Cuts
Catch everything from 'Midsommar' to 'Blade Runner' exactly as the filmmakers behind them intended.
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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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The Truffle Hunters
Leisurely and engaging, this documentary about elderly men and their dogs searching for truffles in Northern Italy serves up a rich and substantial cinematic meal.
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Firestarter — The Story of Bangarra
Celebrating Australia's acclaimed Indigenous dance theatre, this excellent documentary also steps through the nation's past and paints a portrait of three siblings with dreams as big as their talents.
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The Little Things
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto co-star in this 90s-style serial killer thriller — and none of them will add new Oscars to their mantles for their efforts.
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Minari
Vivid, honest and tender, this resonant and moving drama stars Steven Yeun as a Korean American father and farmer chasing a better life for his family.
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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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Lunar New Year Comedy Festival
Catch side-splitting shows from the likes of Nina Oyama and Lawrence Leung at this comedic celebration of the Year of the Ox.
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Darlo Sessions
Across three weeks, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is transforming into a live music venue and hosting some of the country's most exciting young performers.
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Another Round
Four teachers test a theory that humans actually need a constant supply of alcohol in their blood in this Oscar-shortlisted Danish drama.
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Assassins
Exploring a shocking 2017 assassination, this gripping true-crime documentary has to be seen to be believed.
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Synchronic
Starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, this sci-fi thriller follows two paramedics dealing with a trippy new designer drug.
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Arts & Entertainment
Transitions Film Festival 2021
Going virtual for the first time, this Australian film festival showcases documentaries about our changing world.
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Food & Drink
Chocolate High Tea
Feast your way through chocolate doughnuts, chocolate tarts and chocolate brownie biscuits.
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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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Arts & Entertainment
Sunset Piazza
Consider your festival cravings covered thanks to this Italian-themed pop-up gig space.
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Food & Drink
Barney Cools Endless Summer Series
See out summer with live DJs, fun cocktails and stellar water views.
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Design & Style
Assembly Label Choose-What-You-Pay Sale 2021
Nab some new summer threads at up to 50 percent off.
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Arts & Entertainment
Ruby's Summer Socials
Zetland's outdoor music club features acts playing jazz, New Orleans funk, French swing, rockabilly and reggae.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bingo Loco Rainbow Rave
Rave bingo is rolling in town — and this time, it's hosted by Sabrina Babyslut and coinciding with Mardi Gras.
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Food & Drink
An Australian Aperitivo
Aperitivo hour gets a local revamp, complete with some Aussie food and drink legends — and a stunning waterfront setting.
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Food & Drink
Margarita Month 2021
Celebrate the salty-sour cocktail the right way — by drinking one (or a few).
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Arts & Entertainment
Jewish International Film Festival 2021
After sitting out 2020, the cinema showcase returns with 29 features, 19 documentaries and episodes from three TV series.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2021
This year's LGBTIQ+-focused festival will also screen online for the first time.
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Steam Dreams: The Japanese Public Bath
This exhibition explores Japan's communal bathing culture.
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Arts & Entertainment
Japanese Film Festival Classics Program
Watch weird, wonderful, surreal and subversive Japanese classics for free.
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Rone in Geelong
Celebrated street artist Rone returns to his roots for an immersive new exhibition in Geelong.
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Food & Drink
Market Lane Live
Enjoy eats from Donny's Bar, brews from Nomad and live tunes at this dog-friendly northern beaches pop-up.
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Food & Drink
Northies Summer Terrace
Continue the vacay vibes at this south Sydney institution — backed by live tunes and ocean views.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sunset Cinema North Sydney 2021
Settle in for an al fresco screening of 'Spirited Away' or 'Dirty Dancing'.
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Arts & Entertainment
$21 Summer Tix
Nab discounted tickets to a show, event or experience at midday each day until the end of March.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Meat and Cheese Boards
Feast your way through unlimited German cheese, charcuterie and pretzels.
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Arts & Entertainment
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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Arts & Entertainment
The Rocks Goes Pop
Get your cultural kicks at The Rocks this summer with this series of pop-up events.
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Food & Drink
Wing Fest
Feast your way through a heap of chicken or cauliflower pieces — with 21 different rubs and sauces.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pat Larter
See the career-spanning first solo exhibition from one of the leading voices in the ‘femail’ art movement.
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Mov'In Boat Floating Cinema
Watch 'The Meg', 'Free Willy' and 'Death on the Nile' on a rowboat or floating pontoon in Darling Harbour.
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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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Food & Drink
Summer Staycations
Get ready for an epic summer escape — no expensive flight necessary.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema 2020–21
Summer has arrived with the return of Sydney's always-popular outdoor cinema.
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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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Lindy Lee Exhibition Events at MCA
Meditate alongside the celebrated artist, join in a sunset sketch session and head on a guided tour of the MCA's blockbuster summer exhibition.
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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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Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop
The celebrated Australian Chinese artist is taking over Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art with more than 70 ethereal, vibrant and thought-provoking works.
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InBloom
This colourful living exhibition features a 'watercolour painting' made from over 20,000 plants.