The honest, no-spin guide to reaching WSI (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport at Badgerys Creek, whether you’re headed for the CBD, Parramatta, or a quiet street in the outer west. Drive, bus, train, taxi, rideshare, chauffeur, and the metro that isn’t here yet. The flight lands at 5am because WSI never closes, and that’s when the question […]
Your no-nonsense insider’s guide to Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport: who it’s for, how to get there, and whether you should hold off booking that overseas trip until it opens. Here is the honest read before you commit. You will love it if: you live anywhere from Penrith to Liverpool to Campbelltown, you fly […]
Cockle Bay worker Robert heard the crash from 10 metres away as 89 drones plummeted into the water and wharf during Vivid Sydney’s Star-Bound show on 25 May. No one was hurt, but the festival cancelled subsequent drone performances pending a safety investigation.
More than 60 leading chefs rotate through Barangaroo Reserve’s new Fire Pit arena as Vivid Fire Kitchen expands to 23 waterfront nights.
Federal Government approves seven weekly slots each for Emirates and Qatar Airways at Western Sydney International Airport, but neither airline has confirmed they will operate the flights when the airport opens in October 2026.
Vivid Sydney 2026 showcases 60,000-year Indigenous culinary traditions through intimate dining experiences led by Aboriginal chefs using native ingredients from finger lime to wattleseed.
King Stingray makes their Sydney Opera House headline debut on 22 May, the first Arnhem Land-based band to command the Concert Hall stage in the venue’s 53-year history.
Chef Ben Devlin brings his award-winning Northern Rivers cuisine to Firedoor for two exclusive Vivid Sydney dinners on 25-26 May, showcasing Tweed Coast seafood and wood-fired cooking techniques.
David Szalay and Yann Martel headline free livestreams to Sutherland and Central Coast libraries from 21-24 May, as Sydney Writers’ Festival expands regional access to 152 venues.
The Jackson superyacht will host Sydney Symphony Orchestra performances during Vivid Sydney on 23 May and 30 May, marking the first floating classical concerts in the festival’s history.
Nine leading Sydney chefs including Lennox Hastie and Nelly Robinson will transform Foster Street into an open-air dining precinct for one night during Vivid Sydney.
Antony Partos creates an orchestral-electronic score for Vivid’s 1000-drone spectacular, using Fibonacci sequences and mathematical patterns from nature in Sydney’s longest drone season yet.
Vivid Sydney leads a winter festival season offering 80% free programming across seven major events from May to August, with extensive family entertainment requiring no advance booking or tickets.
The 1830s Thomas James Bridge wins top engineering award after $23.5 million flood restoration saw 1,641 heritage stones reinstalled in exact original positions.
The renovated Flynn on Bligh Street now offers full table service and chef Justin North’s restaurant-quality menu with $12 spritz cocktails during 5-8pm happy hour.
Blue Mountains City Council marks 16 years of IDAHOBIT recognition with Progress Pride flag raising and community celebration on 17 May.
The Blue Mountains achieves ECO Destination recertification, becoming one of only six Australian destinations to meet rigorous sustainability standards.
Sydney Metro shuts the entire M1 line for consecutive weekends in May as Southwest extension testing intensifies ahead of the second-half 2026 opening.
The first stage of Hornsby Park opened in March 2026, offering dramatic quarry views through a 14-metre steel lookout as the $130 million transformation of the former Hornsby Quarry begins.
Flying Lotus returns to Sydney Opera House for the first time in over a decade as Astral People stages a 15th anniversary venue-wide takeover on 27 May during Vivid LIVE.