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Festivals, fairs and large events in Sydney

Sydney this week

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    Mon 27 May In 2008, Ruby Pseudo fostered a network of over 1,500 young creatives worldwide who directly contribute to global youth... More details
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    Mon 27 May Be one of the first to see Baz Lurhmann’s highly anticipated The Great Gatsby and support a charity at the same time with... More details
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    13 Apr-31 May Learn how to make beautiful brooches, rings and earrings in these environmentally conscious workshops that transform the old... More details
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    08 Mar-07 Oct For two decades, the Powerhouse Museum's annual  Student Fashion  exhibition has played host to emerging... More details
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    05 May-09 Jun Bicentennial Park is running a series of free concerts on Saturday afternoons in celebration of the park's 25th birthday.... More details
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    08 May-08 Aug Snapback celebrates female urban artists every Wednesday at Newtown Hotel. Local DJs, femcees and live acts will perform... More details
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    09 May-16 Jun Sure, they’ve got beautiful beaches to boast about at NSW’s most northern coastal point, but the Northern Rivers community... More details
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    09 May-20 Jun Calling all Sci-Fi fans (and trendy-magazine-editors-who-just-enjoy-the-escapism-that-scifi-offers-so-stop-judging-us): the... More details
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    24 May-02 Jun Daily and for the duration of Vivid LIVE, the Opera House's Playhouse will be transformed and transmogrified in Bish Bosch... More details
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    24 May-10 Jun Ever fancied being the one to launch the fireworks at NYE? Or to switch on the lights at Vivid? This year, you can control... More details
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    Tue 28 May On the back of their successful novel The Silent History , which was written and designed specifically for the iPad and... More details
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    Tue 28 May There are some songs that rise to the top of the charts and stay there, lingering in a cultural consciousness even after the... More details
  • (Around Town)

    13 Apr-31 May Learn how to make beautiful brooches, rings and earrings in these environmentally conscious workshops that transform the old... More details
  • (Around Town)

    08 Mar-07 Oct For two decades, the Powerhouse Museum's annual  Student Fashion  exhibition has played host to emerging... More details
  • (Around Town)

    05 May-09 Jun Bicentennial Park is running a series of free concerts on Saturday afternoons in celebration of the park's 25th birthday.... More details
  • (Around Town)

    08 May-08 Aug Snapback celebrates female urban artists every Wednesday at Newtown Hotel. Local DJs, femcees and live acts will perform... More details
  • (Around Town)

    09 May-16 Jun Sure, they’ve got beautiful beaches to boast about at NSW’s most northern coastal point, but the Northern Rivers community... More details
  • (Around Town)

    09 May-20 Jun Calling all Sci-Fi fans (and trendy-magazine-editors-who-just-enjoy-the-escapism-that-scifi-offers-so-stop-judging-us): the... More details
  • (Around Town)

    24 May-02 Jun Daily and for the duration of Vivid LIVE, the Opera House's Playhouse will be transformed and transmogrified in Bish Bosch... More details
  • (Around Town)

    24 May-10 Jun Ever fancied being the one to launch the fireworks at NYE? Or to switch on the lights at Vivid? This year, you can control... More details

Activities to look out for

Raspberry Pi

Everyone knows that adults can learn a thing or two from kids, but the Powerhouse Museum has put that idea to test with its 'master class in reverse' programme

The Projects

Find street art, live bands, swap meets, basketball and film screenings

Sir David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

The voice you wish could narrate your life

Retro Crafternoons

Learn how to make jewellery in these environmentally conscious workshops

Johnny Cupcakes: Co-create the Experience

You'll want to eat up this Vivid Ideas event

Now & Then Markets

A new market for fashion, homewares and general knick-knacks

Fairs & Festivals in Sydney

Australian Indigenous Fashion Week

The first ever series of fashion events run by Indigenous artists and designers

Vivid Ideas

Take your pick from more than 100 inspirational events

Garage Sale Trail

Be part of the annual shopping, creativity and community action event

Classes, workshops & talks in Sydney

What is a consumer?

Dr Rebecca Huntley unveils her tricksy TEDx Sydney topic

The Incredibly Short Film Festival

Nathanael Scott explores the beauty in the endless looping Internet graphics

Sydney Dance Company classes

Get your groove on with one of Australia’s top dance companies

Sydney's best...

Nudist beaches

Sydney’s beautiful clothing optional beaches

Sydney bucket list

The 30 must-do things for any visitor to Sydney

Sydney's best cooking schools

Time Out rounds up the hottest culinary courses in town

Sydney's 10 best activities for Kids

Want to keep the nippers happy? Roadtest our best boredom killers

20 things you must do in Sydney

From out of town? Don't miss these essential Sydney experiences

Rainy day saviours

Just because it's pouring doesn't mean you can't still have a ball

Kings Cross Debate



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