The Twelve Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend

Fun runs, neon-coloured exhibitions and meatfests ahoy.

Shannon Connellan
Published on August 07, 2015

Weather's looking pretty fresh this weekend, so get amongst all the fun runs, neon-coloured exhibitions and meatfests Sydney has to offer this weekend. Catch Amy Schumer and Bill Hader in Trainwreck, then pop into Hiromi Tango's new show and finish things off with a big ol Meat Fair in Newtown. There's serious weekending afoot.

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Event
Great Island - Beside Ourselves

Wed, 29 Jul - Sun, 9 Aug 2015
107 Projects, Redfern

"More sex, violence and Heart of Darkness than your average island getaway."

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Trainwreck

Thu, 6 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Various cinemas in Sydney

A traditional romcom with an entirely untraditional difference: a strong, sexual female lead.

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Hiromi Tango: Fluorescence

Sat, 1 Aug - Sat, 22 Aug 2015
Sullivan+Strumpf, Zetland

Tango turns her attention to the impact of light on our minds and hearts.

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McLean Stephenson: Extracts

Tue, 28 Jul - Sun, 16 Aug 2015
Black Eye Gallery, Darlinghurst

Six years of Francis Bacon-meets-Alfred Hitchcock-style photography.

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Meat Fair 2015

Sat, 8 Aug, 2015
Newtown Hotel, Newtown

Gear up for next level meat sweats at the Newtown Hotel.

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Workshopped15

Thu, 6 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug 2015
Supa Centa Moore Park, Kensington

Emerging and established local designers bring their best stuff to the floor.

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Dinner of the Decade

Sun, 9 Aug, 2015
mojo by Luke Mangan, Waterloo

By their powers combined, Australia's top restaurants have one big 'treat yourself' moment in store.

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Event
Brenda Samuels - Paintings By Mum

Fri, 7 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug 2015
AirSpace Projects, Marrickville

A lovely, lovely Sydneysider did the dishes in return for her mum's domestic Andy Warhol-like works.

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The Sun-Herald City2Surf 2015

Sun, 9 Aug, 2015
Sydney CBD, Sydney

This epic test of stamina and virtue is hard to miss even on the laziest of radars.

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Jim Lambie: Zero Concerto

Thu, 13 Aug - Sat, 26 Sep 2015
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Paddington

This Glaswegian artist's work is like looking through an origami kaleidoscope.

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Seventeen - Belvoir

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

Before you cringe at the idea of adults playing teenagers yet again, Belvoir's version promises something a little more fun.

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Simon del Favero: Liminal

Thu, 6 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Firstdraft, Woolloomooloo

This solo exhibition works through the nuances between photography and architecture.

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