What’s On This Weekend In Sydney
Lizzie Scorer
Contributor | Urban List, Sydney, NSW
Eloise Luke
Contributor | Urban List
Looking for the best things to do in Sydney/Eora this weekend? There's never a shortage of exciting activities in Sydney to keep your calendar full.
Whether you want to scratch that clothes-shopping itch, settle in with a spritz, look for foodie feed, check out cool art or groove to DJ beats—we reckon you'll find something here to keep you occupied.
Here's what's on this weekend in Sydney.
Moussaka Thursdays At Etheus
Bondi Pavilion, Shop 4 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach
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Anchored around Etheus' claypot moussaka—a generous serving of slow-cooked ground beef, eggplant, and potato baked over open flame—Moussaka Thursdays at Etheus are worth booking in for an end of week feast.
Alongside the main event, you'll be able to indulge in Greek-style sides like their grilled pita with oregano and Greek olive oil, fava split pea with pickled onion and sumac, taramosalata whipped with cod's roe and dill, and a maroulosalata of iceberg, lemon dressing and kefalotiri.
Duke’s After Hours: Adult Happy Meal
109 Cronulla Street, Cronulla | Sundays
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Forget sad Sunday scaries—Duke’s After Hours is giving Sydneysiders something much better to look forward to. Available on Sunday nights only for $50pp, the venue’s limited-edition “Adult Happy Meal” bundles together a three-course Italian feast and a glass of wine for a fraction of what you’d normally expect to pay.
The menu starts with a cacio e pepe croquette before moving onto pan-fried lasagne layered with slow-cooked ragù, finishing with a praline tiramisu for dessert. To wash it all down, you’ll score a glass of either Mario Primo Chianti or Rosetta Toscana Bianco, making this one of the city’s most tempting end-of-week treats.
MOULD x PINOT PALOOZA
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park | Friday 12–Sunday 14 June
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Cheese lovers, consider your long weekend sorted. After an 18-month hiatus, MOULD x PINOT PALOOZA is returning to the Hordern Pavilion with its biggest Sydney event yet, bringing together independent cheesemakers, winemakers and producers under one roof.
Guests can wander between stalls, chat directly with makers and sample everything from handcrafted cheeses by Vannella Cheese and Second Mouse Cheese to pours from boutique wineries including ChaLou and See Saw. Add in cult producers, cellar-door discoveries and plenty of gooey cheese moments, and you’ve got a weekend made for grazing.
Disco Yum Cha At North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi | Weekends Until Saturday 1 August
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Winter is getting a little sunnier at North Bondi Fish, with the return of Disco Yum Cha. Running every Saturday and Sunday from 6 June, the beachside series combines seafood-driven share menus, DJs and Aperol spritzes with uninterrupted Bondi views.
The menu leans into Asian-inspired flavours, with dishes like fish and prawn siu mai, prawn toast, tuna sang choi bao and soy-cured ocean trout, while drinks include $15 Aperol Spritz specials and optional bottomless packages. Add a disco soundtrack and an ocean backdrop, and it’s basically the closest thing to summer you’ll find in this hemisphere.
Harbourside Cinema By Pier One
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Walsh Bay | Until Wednesday 30 September
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Movie night just got a harbour-view upgrade. Pier One Sydney Harbour is turning its Sunset Balcony Suite into a private open-air cinema this winter, complete with blankets, waterfront views and a custom movie-night trolley.
Launching from 11 May, Harbourside Cinema lets guests choose their own film before settling in beneath the Harbour Bridge with frozen yoghurt, popcorn and an outdoor screen overlooking Luna Park and Walsh Bay. There’s also an optional comfort-food menu featuring things like gourmet hot dogs, loaded fries, cheeseboards and Wagyu burgers if you're leaning into the full night-in energy.
The experience is designed for date nights, celebrations and group hangs, with room for up to eight guests.
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Henrietta Charcoal Chicken’s Grilled Snack Pack
Only available from 4 June to 4 July, the Henrietta Snack Pack (HSP) loads a bed of golden hot chips with juicy fire-grilled chicken shawarma straight off the flaming hot plate, creamy toum mayo, Henrietta's Chilli sauce and BBQ sauce, finished with crushed Kettle Firemasters BBQ Chicken & Chimichurri Potato Chips—one third of Kettle Firemasters, the new fire-inspired chip range fuelling good times.
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes
Art Gallery Of NSW, Art Gallery Road, Sydney CBD | Until Sunday 16 August
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The Archibald winner has just been unveiled, and while you might have missed the grand ceremony, you'll be able to peruse the highly anticipated exhibition—alongside the Wynne and Sulman prizes, at the Art Gallery of NSW. With over 1000 entries, it's one of the biggest portraiture competitions in the country—the final 59 works displayed until mid-August.
The centrepiece, of course, will be the 2026 winner: Richard Lewer's portrait of Iluwanti Ken, a Pitjantjatjara Elder, senior artist and ngangkari (traditional healer)—who is also a finalist for the Wynne Prize.
Yo-Chi’s 70s Takeover In Chippendale
38 Broadway, Chippendale | DJ sets ongoing until July
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Frozen yoghurt and vinyl are colliding this week, with Yo-Chi's Chippendale spot getting a full-blown 70s takeover.
A permanent in-store vinyl DJ booth will anchor weekly sets across the next three months, so you'll be able to fit in a quick line boogie while you wait. The fit-out is also going full disco, with a hand-painted mural by Sydney artist Nathan Pickering and retro interiors by Byron Bay designer Jamie Blakey giving the space its throwback feel.
John Prince Siddon’s MCA Foyer Wall Commission
Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay | From Friday 24 April
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A major new work by John Prince Siddon has taken over the foyer wall at the Museum of Contemporary Art, with the artist unveiling the largest work of his career to date as the MCA’s 2026 Foyer Wall Commission.
Stretching 15 metres across the museum’s Circular Quay entrance, Worra Munga! Ernie and Bert Dreamtime voice blends desert storytelling, political commentary and vivid contemporary imagery in Siddon’s unmistakably layered style. Expect a surreal world of animals, ancestral figures and pop culture references, all threaded through ideas of interconnectedness, memory and resistance.
Cronulla Street Photobooth
1-7 Cronulla Street, Cronulla
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If you've got a special moment coming up, or are just keen to have a spontaneous day our, Cronulla Street Photobooth is ready and waiting to immortalise your day in film. This vintage-inspired booth is a recent addition to the local area, and well worth the potential lines. It's just $8 for three photos and two strips (pocket money, really), and a great way to add a bit of whimsy to your weekend.
Candy Forest At The Vineyard
725 Windsor Road, Vineyard
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We may have to set a sugar rush warning for this next one. Candy Forest at The Vineyard is a life-size, candy-coloured playground that transforms the venue into a sweet-filled escape, complete with oversized installations, winding paths and plenty of playful moments at every turn.
Running daily from 6am to 10pm, it’s an easy all-day outing—whether you’re popping in for a wander, settling in for a long lunch or letting the kids loose on a sugar-fuelled adventure. Alongside the installation, there’s a themed menu of pastel cocktails, sparkling mocktails and over-the-top desserts, plus a candy cart stocked with treats for kids and grown-ups alike.
If you’re heading in over the Easter long weekend, expect the energy to be pumping with live music, an Easter egg hunt and appearances from the Easter Bunny.
Nadia Hernández: Para verte mejor, en todo tiempo
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney CBD | Saturday 21 March–Sunday 21 June
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A new large-scale installation by Nadia Hernández has landed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, anchoring the latest Contemporary Projects series.
Spanning textile collage, mural and sound, the exhibition draws on an evolving archive of Venezuelan protest songs—connecting voices across generations and the global diaspora. Hernández weaves together lyrics, memory and collaboration to form a layered, living artwork that speaks to resistance, identity and belonging.
Expect bold, banner-like textiles, a mural honouring family and community, and an atmospheric soundscape shaped with creatives across Caracas and beyond. The result is a sensory, multi-dimensional installation that moves between intimacy and collective experience.
Banksy Limitless
155 George Street, The Rocks | From Tuesday 1 April 2026
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London’s blockbuster Banksy exhibition is heading to Sydney, with Banksy Limitless landing at The Rocks from 1 April for a limited run. After drawing more than 120,000 visitors in the UK, the immersive showcase is bringing over 250 works to Sydney—spanning certified originals, rare pieces and large-scale reproductions.
Set inside a purpose-built gallery space at 155 George Street, the experience dives into the world of Banksy, unpacking the stories behind some of his most recognisable works, including Cinderella at Dismaland and the London Zoo mural. Expect a multi-sensory setup with hologram installations, layered storytelling and plenty of the razor-sharp social commentary that’s made Banksy one of the most talked-about artists of the past two decades.
A portion of proceeds will support the M.V. Louise Michel, the independent rescue vessel funded by the sale of a Banksy artwork and now operating in the Mediterranean. Tickets are available via waitlist now—and if London’s run is anything to go by, this one won’t stay quiet for long.
Crab & Chablis At Bistro George
Level 1/176 George Street, Sydney CBD
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Need an excuse to have a boujee night out? Bistro George is keeping things luxe with their latest hands-on, share style special—a smorgasbord of handpicked spanner crab, sourdough and condiments that comes with a complimentary glass of Chablis. If you want to make the occasion extra spesh, you can add on Umi Heritage caviar—or go all out and splash on a bottle.
Biennale Of Sydney
Various Locations | Until Sunday 14 June
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The Biennale of Sydney is officially back for 2026—and it’s going to be bigger, more widespread, and more community-focused than ever.
Titled Rememory, the 2026 edition will run from Saturday 14 March to Sunday 14 June 2026, presented free to the public across five major exhibition sites and a string of additional venues spanning the Inner City to Western Sydney. Curated by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director Hoor Al Qasimi, Rememory borrows its title from Toni Morrison, exploring how memory and history intersect.
With 83 artists and collectives from 37 countries, large-scale installations, community performances, food activations and major First Nations commissions, this is one to carve out time for.
Plus, check out Art After Dark on Friday nights from 20 March to 5 June at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle for a music, food and art trifecta. Tickets are on sale now.
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Attenzione! Sunday Jazz & Dine Night
180 Redfern Street, Redfern | Sundays
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For a swish night out in Redfern backed by the soothing sounds of sax, dip into Attenzione! Food & Wine. The crew rounds out the week with a Jazz & Dine Night every Sunday. Think pizza fritta, sauce-slicked pasta and a top-tier wine list with the mood set by The Square, playing two sets at 6pm and 8pm. Walk-ins are welcome, but bookings are recommended.
Dragon's Lair Takeover For House Of The Dragon Season 3
1001 York St, Sydney, NSW 2000 | Friday 19 To Saturday 20 June
To celebrate the upcoming season of the HBO Original Series House of the Dragon, HBO Max is taking over Wynyard Park and the abandoned tunnels beneath Wynyard Station with The Dragon’s Lair from 19-20 June. The immersive fan experience throws aspiring dragon seeds deep into the world of Westeros, guiding you through hidden tunnels, and fiery caverns to prove whether you’re worthy of claiming a dragon.
The New Sydney Fish Market
1 Bridge Road, Glebe | From Monday 19 January
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Boasting a multi-million-dollar makeover, the new and improved Sydney Fish Market opened on Monday 19 January 2026. Claiming the title of the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere, the fish market is filled with fresh seafood traders, exciting food retailers, cool restaurants and bars.
There’s also more than just seafood, with gelato by Cow & The Moon, Vietnamese street food by Leryd and cult-fave coldbrews by Stitch Coffee on offer. Stroll on through this weekend to check out the refurb, grab some grub and bask in Sydney’s newest seafood spot.
Macquarie Ice Rink
Corner of Herring Road and Waterloo Road, North Ryde | Open daily
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With the heat dialled all the way up this summer, Macquarie Ice Rink’s re-opening couldn’t have come at a better time. An inner-city institution since 1981, the Olympic-sized rink spent most of 2025 undergoing a multi-million-dollar glow-up—and now it’s officially back. Expect a pristine new ice surface, slick tech upgrades and modern amenities.
They also have a disco session every Friday and Saturday night from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. Including skate hire, all session tickets are $32 for adults, $29 for students, $28 for children under 16 years and $12 for children under 5 years with a paying adult.
The Grifter Brewing Co. Happy Hour
1/391–397 Enmore Road, Marrickville | Wednesdays–Fridays, 4pm–6pm
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Dialling up the summer vibes, The Grifter Brewing Co. has rolled out a sunny happy hour to celebrate the expansion of their solar power setup. The Marrickville legends are slinging $7 cold schooners and $10 chilled wines at their tasting bar from Wednesday to Friday between 4pm and 6pm.
Arms Length Bar’s Weekend Specials
7 Kellett Street, Potts Point | Friday–Sunday, 12pm until late
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Arms Length is bringing special after special, including their Sunday $2 Oysters and discounted Lo Fi wines to amplify those end-of-week afternoons. Seated outdoors among fairy-light wrapped branches, share as many freshly shucked oysters as your heart desires while your wallet stays happy.
The bar is also hosting DJ nights every Friday and Saturday from 6pm until late, where you can sip on happy hour drinks from 4pm and get up to groove soon after. This spot gets busy, so keep an eye on their What's On page and book yourself a spot this weekend.
China Heights Exhibitions
Level 3, 16/28 Foster Street, Surry Hills | Wednesday–Saturdays, 12pm–5pm
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China Heights is a contemporary and independent art gallery set on bringing fresh creativity to the streets of Sydney. With a rotating exhibition program constantly in progress, you can enter for free to admire and be inspired by the newest artworks displayed.
There's also a catalogue of artworks available for purchase to anyone wanting to bring a piece of the gallery home. Whether it's a creative interest or a search for quality home decor, this gallery should be the next stop on your list.
Mary's Weekend Brunch & Bottomless
Victoria Cross, Tenancy T16/155–189 Miller Street, North Sydney | Every Saturday And Sunday
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Mary's VX has launched an epic brunch and bottomless menu for an ideal weekend feed. Co-founder Jake Smyth reckons this is one "worth crossing town on the Metro for"—sky-high pancake stacks, brekkie burgers, unlimited spicy pickle margaritas (don't knock them until you've tried them) and bottomless filter coffee to keep the old man going. The bottomless menu comes in at a pretty $55 per person, or you can keep things breezy and order à la carte.
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