The Ten Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend

Everything that’s fit to see and do in Sydney this weekend.

Tom Clift
Published on July 31, 2015

Everything that’s fit to see and do in Sydney this weekend. Explore the Underbelly Arts Festival, catch a show by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, and watch Tom Cruise hang off the side of a plane. Whatever you’re keen on, Concrete Playground has you covered.

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Event
MCA Artbar Curated by Renny Kodgers

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015
MCA, Sydney

Friday, July 31 @ 7:00pm

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Event
The Bleeding Tree - Griffin Theatre Co

Fri, 31 Jul - Sat, 5 Sep 2015
Griffin Theatre Company, Darlinghurst

Friday, July 31 – Saturday, September 5

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Event
Underbelly Arts Festival After Dark Art Party

Sat, 1 Aug, 2015
Cockatoo Island, Sydney

Saturday, August 1 @ 5:00pm

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Event
Seventeen - Belvoir

Sat, 1 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep 2015
Belvoir St Theatre Upstairs, Surry Hills

Saturday, August 1 – Sunday, September 13

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Event
Oxjam

Sat, 1 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Various locations across Sydney

Saturday, August 1 – Monday, August 31

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Event
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Thu, 30 Jul - Wed, 9 Sep 2015
Various cinemas in Sydney

Thursday, July 30 – Wednesday, September 2

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Event
Underbelly Arts Festival 2015

Sat, 1 Aug - Sun, 2 Aug 2015
Cockatoo Island, Sydney

Saturday, August 1 – Sunday, August 2

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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Sat, 1 Aug, 2015
Metro Theatre, Sydney

Saturday, August 1 @ 8:00pm

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Event
Aleks Danko: My Fellow Aus-Tra-Aliens

Thu, 30 Jul - Sun, 18 Oct 2015
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks

Thursday, July 30 – Sunday, October 18

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Event
Reclink Community Cup 2015

Sun, 2 Aug, 2015
Henson Park, Marrickville

Sunday, August 2 @ 12:00pm

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