2025 Sydney Travel Guide

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Entertainment

Watch the most anticipated Australian film of the year at Sydney Film Festival’s Opening Night

Watch real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie in Michael Shanks’ debut film, which pairs humour with body horror.

Dave Hughes at the Sydney Comedy Festival

Review: Sydney Comedy Festival Gala Night – Laugh? I could have diedโ€ฆ

Stand up? You wouldnโ€™t want to do it for quids. And comedy festival galas? The equivalent of speed dating but with even more risk of emotional deflation. Weโ€™re at the Enmore Theatre. Newtown, for the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala Night. … Read more
crowds gather at the Sydney Easter show

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2025: Dates, Tickets & Highlights

Australia’s largest and most exciting annual ticketed event for families, the Sydney Royal Easter Show, returns to Sydney Showground from Friday, April 11 to Tuesday, April 22. Since it first began in 1823, the Sydney Royal Easter Show has been … Read more
Titanique playing at the Grand Electric Surry Hills

Titanique Musical in Sydney Review: Funniest Show That Will Float Your Boat

Itโ€™s certainly overboard. And at times, skating on thin ice. But if you love slap-stick, camp musicals – and Celine Dion! โ€“ this show will definitely float your boat. Itโ€™s playing at the Grand Electric Theatre in Surry Hills  โ€“ … Read more

Food & Drink

Love Tilly Devine

This Sydney wine bar is offering their entire collection by the glass

Wine enthusiasts the world over are in for a boozy May as the Coravin World Wine Tour returns for its second year. And yes, Sydney is one of the premier stops, this year with Darlinghurst’s fabulous Love, Tilly Devine opening up its collection of 300 bottles (including some incredibly rare skin contact wines) so guests … Read more

steak frites in French

Bottomless chocolate mousse and caviar cheeseburgers: meet Sydney’s new Parisian pop-up

Weekly specials are back on the cards for Sydney as cost of living pressures continue to mount a war on our wallets. We’ve already seen “luxe-for-less” specials like the lobster-and-Champagne ($55) beauty over at Felons Manly, now Walsh Bay has … Read more
The new-look Cruise Bar in Sydney

Sydney’s iconic Cruise Bar reveals major changes just in time for Vivid

The Overseas Passenger Terminal precinct has already been buzzing with news of The Squire’s Landing being granted a coveted 24-hour license, now there’s another reason to celebrate as Circular Quay’s symbolic Cruise Bar & Restaurant eyes a reopening date in … Read more
Hot cross buns at AP Bakery

The Best Hot Cross Buns in Sydney for Easter 2025

It’s time for Sydney’s best bakeries to shine as everyone competes to offer the best hot cross buns in Sydney. Easter means many different things to many different people. For some, it’s a time of great worship, and for others, … Read more

Essentials

A weathered stone lion sits beneath a vibrant red and gold Chinese archway; people stroll through a bustling Chinatown street

Chinatown

This area dates from the 1920s and offers a bustling array of shops and restaurants, plus bargain shopper heaven in Paddyโ€™s Market and a Chinese Garden.ย 

Four cyclists, wearing helmets

Barangaroo

Named after Bennelongโ€™s wife, an indigenous leader in colonial times, this new precinct showcases shops, restaurants, offices, the Crown resort and a harbour pool.
A coastal city is seen from above

Bondi Beach

A globally famous 1-kilometre stretch of sand and glittering water featuring great surf, ocean pools, coastal walks and nearby bars, restaurants, shops and markets.
A jacaranda tree blooms purple in a park overlooking Sydney Harbour, the Sydney Opera House

Royal Botanic Garden

Australiaโ€™s natural masterpiece and our oldest botanic garden, overlooks Sydney Harbour and embraced by The Domain, another urban oasis worth exploring.