Chris Singh 
Did you miss Vivid Sydney earlier this year? Not to worry, Chinatown will have its own festival of light, music, art and entertainment in March 2025 with the return of Neon Playground 2.0. The multifaceted lifestyle and arts festival will return for its second year after a successful debut in 2022 saw Dixon Street washed … Read more
With Sydney on the cusp of some big changes, it’s only right that the city keeps growing one of its major wins over the past few years. That being the enviable position as the hub of SXSW in the Southern Hemisphere with SXSW Sydney. Sydney is the first-ever city to host the iconic festival outside … Read more
Four of Australia’s top chefs have come together for Sydney Opera House’s winter dining series, ‘Chefs of the House.’ Taking place in the underused Yallamundi Rooms, which sit towards the back of the Sydney Opera House, the winter dining series is scheduled for Thursday and Friday nights throughout August, each edition bringing in a new … Read more
As Sydney’s best shops gear up for massive discounts for the bi-annual Afterpay Day, Pitt St Mall is throwing caution to the wind and opening a round of free giveaways. And these aren’t your everyday giveaways, either. From 9:30am on Thursday, August 15, Pitt St Mall will host a one-day-only Mystery Market with identical boxes … Read more
One of Sydney’s most picturesque open-air spots, Zephyr Sky Bar at the Hyatt Regency Sydney, has been chosen as the site for an exclusive month-long pop-up bar curated by Belvedere Vodka. Fans of luxurious dining and drinking should flock to this spot before it pops down at the end of August, given the limited range … Read more
The world’s most awarded distillery, Buffalo Trace, is coming to Sydney to host “Australia’s biggest whiskey tasting” on a football field at the end of this month. A 100-metre table has been set up at Henson Park in Marrickville for the large-scale tasting, which takes place just days before Father’s Day and follows the Newtown … Read more
If you’ve spent any amount of time in Sydney over the past decade or so, you may have noticed that our beautiful harbour city is under construction. Whether it’s around Central Station or down at Darling Harbour, you couldn’t walk a city block without being confronted by hard hats and high viz. It’s been frustrating … Read more
Sydney will be a shopping mecca this August, not just because some of the city’s best shops are gearing up for Afterpay Day (August 15—18), but several big sales events are happening around town that you should be aware of. Whether you want to save on fashion, score a free Dyson Airwrap, or sample a … Read more
Sydney Observatory will celebrate Australia’s First Nations during the seven-day Sydney Science Festival with Celestial Emu, a riveting new short film pulled together by director Olivia Costa with help from Gamilaroi astrophysicist Karlie Noon and dancer Daniel Mateo. Organised in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum, the film will be accompanied by a guided sky tour … Read more
Some of Sydney’s most reliable hospitality stars have come together to open a new modern Italian restaurant and wine bar in Redfern. ATTENZIONE! Food & Wine is the latest venture from Felix Colman, Toby Stansfield, Toby Davis and Dexter Kim, pitched as a European-style wine bar, reflecting the world-building swagger of the Mediterranean’s finest enotecas. … Read more
