How to explore Vivid Sydney in 2024

How to explore Vivid Sydney 2024

Vivid Sydney has unveiled its 2024 program which promises 23 nights of unforgettable experiences, exploring the theme of ‘Humanity’ through Light, Music, Ideas and Food. This year the Southern Hemisphere’s largest multi-artform festival will take place from May 24  to June 15, and will transform Sydney with dozens of mesmerising light installations and 3D projections … Read more

Sydney’s 24th Biennale opens at White Bay

24th Biennale Kaylene Whiskey

Sydney will come alive in a burst of colour, movement and creative works with the 24th Biennale of Sydney, titled Ten Thousand Suns, at seven major locations across the harbour city.   This international art festival is the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia. It can be seen at Art Gallery of New … Read more

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland a curiously big ballet hit

Alice's Adventure Ballet

This wildly entertaining adaptation of the famous Lewis Carroll book is an extraordinary mix of commercial showbiz and ballet.  Brilliantly put together by The Australian Ballet in a production where everyone from the orchestra pit to the dancers on stage are  clearly having fun, the only sad thing for Sydney is that its run at … Read more

13 of the best pubs in Sydney

The Abercrombie Hotel best pubs

Everyone has a favourite and no doubt one of Sydney’s 800 pub venues will miss a mention. But for visitors to this city here are a select few of the best pubs in Sydney. They can include everything from the sandstone rabbit warren of a historic boozer in a cobbled laneway to a glamorous reincarnation … Read more

Top 10 free things to do

The Strand Arcade 10 free things to do

Sydney might be one of the most expensive cities in the world, but there are plenty of ways to experience it without spending a cent. Here are the top 10 free things to do. Walk across the Harbour Bridge It’s an instantly recognisable landmark, the vast steel structure spanning the two shores of Sydney Harbour. … Read more

12 of the best cheap eats and drinks

Untied cocktails cheap eats

Sometimes the best eats are the cheapest. And while Sydney isn’t at the centre of South-East Asia, or anywhere near the streets stalls of the Indian sub-continent, or the aromatic wok stations of China, many of our migrant population have taken their cheap eats to new shores. There are varying levels, from inexpensive fried chicken … Read more