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Seven Nights Of Spectacular Deals At These Venues

Tis’ the season! The jolly holiday is officially here and that means end of year work parties and outings with your pals and family gatherings (which you may have neglected through the year). So really, you have to cram a lot of get-togethers this next month- feeling overwhelmed yet? Well...

Where To Watch The Blues Destroy The Maroons This Origin Season

The best sporting event in the nation is back and better than ever baby, and I know we are all ready to bring the shield back home to NSW where it belongs. It’s been a rough few years of surrendering the title to the Maroons up north (alas, not without...

Cocktail Master Classes At This Sydney Rum Distillery

To my fellow foodies, Do we have a selection of fun experiences for you! Brix Distillers has everything you’re looking for, whether you want to learn more about the background of creating rum, participate in a cocktail master class or learn how to watercolor paint whilst sipping on a gorgeous...

It’s World Tequila Day! Let This Popular Cocktail Bar Transport You to South America

Tequila Lovers assemble! Sydney’s best experiential cocktail bar, Cartel, are getting festive with exclusive weekend specials for World Tequila Day – and with over 50 tequilas and over 60 imported mezcals, they’ve definitely got what it takes to fuel your night antics. More than just a party venue, Cartel is the...

Grab Your Picnic Blankets – Sunset Cinema is Back!

Picture this: you’re surrounded by the historic grand stand of North Sydney Oval, with the cricket green beneath your picnic blankets, complete with good food, good company and your favourite movie. Well, imagine no more -because Sunset Cinema has your summer dream nights sorted! Gates open from 6:30pm Wednesday to...

Limited Elton John Installation @ Grounds of Alexandria!

Are you a big Elton John fan? Did you see him live in concert and on the big screen, but still want more? The Grounds of Alexandria, Universal Music Australia and Bravado International have teamed up to bring you an immersive ode to the man himself in the form of...

Make It a Magical NYE at These Exclusive Events

It’s a night to let loose, indulge and reflect on the year that was – and where better to celebrate New Year’s than Sydney, Australia’s most recognisable city! Whether it’s light drinks and a three-course meal or an all-out party extravaganza, we’ve got you covered when it comes to making...

Spend Christmas In the Clouds at this Spectacular Lunch

Spend Christmas Day in the most splendid way possible, perched 86 levels above Sydney CBD, with the most breathtaking views of the harbour and beyond. STUDIO, located in Sydney Tower, holds the award for the highest event space, and the views from the top are unmatched.   Inspired by the...

Ring in the New Year With Style at This Stunning Event

Epicure at Taronga Zoo invites you to an unforgettable New Year’s Eve with stunning views of the world famous Sydney Harbour fireworks, delicious food and premium drinks. Located just minutes from Circular Quay, this unique, world-class function venue hosts one of the best New Year’s Eve parties in all of...

5 Places to Celebrate Cup Day in Sydney

For all you punters out there (and those that just love the chance to sip champagne and let loose!) we’ve rounded up the best places to get that trackside feel this Cup Day. Whether you’re planning a huge blowout, a more modest affair or simply chasing a spontaneous drink, this...

OZ Comic-Con Sydney Double Pass Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY TIME! WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO OZ COMIC CON IN SYDNEY BY TAGGING WHO YOU WOULD TAKE IN OUR FACEBOOK POST! Enter Here After a successful event in Melbourne, the ultimate celebration of pop-culture returns to Sydney on the 28th-29th September! Oz Comic-Con is Australia’s largest pop-culture convention where...

Get Free 23 Karat Gold Wings At NeNe Chicken This Saturday

Get ready to strike gold at everyone’s favourite Korean fried chicken outlet to celebrate National Fried Chicken Day! NeNe Chicken is delivering a gold rush to five stores around Australia from 12 noon on Saturday the 6th of July, with free original wingettes and drummettes being served to the first...

Celebrate Negroni Week In Style With These 7 Sydney CBD Bars & Restaurants

This year, Negroni Week is taking place around seven of Sydney’s most top rated CBD restaurants and is a celebration of the timeless cocktail. Running from the 24th to the 30th of June 2019, this boozy week will be supporting OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue charity. One dollar from every...

This Sydney Wine Festival Will Let You Sample Over 20 Of Australia’s Best Wines

Come and be a part of Australia’s most respected wine awards, at The Young Gun of Wine People’s Choice Tasting in collaboration with Best Cellars. It’s all happening on Thursday 30 May…for one night only, you’ll be able to taste Australia’s best wines from the 2019 Final 12 cohort. Young...

Australia’s Ultimate Beer, Cider & Food Fest is Coming To Sydney This Winter

Time to gather your drinking buddies because world renowned beer festival GABS (otherwise known as The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular) is happening soon. Kicking of the month on the 1st of June, GABS will be held at the beautiful Sydney Showgrounds with two boozy 5-hour sessions taking place on the...

This Sydney restaurant is offering 10-cent dumplings for one day only!

If you consider yourself a dumpling addict this one-day-only dumpling event is not one to miss. Round up those silver coins you collected over the weekend, and head down to The Argyle on the 23rd of April to in indulge in a feast of affordable and delicious dumplings. Choose from...

This Top Chinese Restaurant & Neil Perry Have Teamed Up To Create An Innovative New Menu

Acclaimed Chinese restaurant Spice Temple are mixing things up in an exceptional way by combining their regional Chinese cuisine with unique native Australian ingredients such as Salt Bush, Warrigal Greens and Davidson Plum, to create a diverse new menu. To celebrate this first directional change in their ten years and...

Chocolate Margaritas Exist and This Tex-Mex Restaurant Is Serving Them For 1 Month Only!

Calling all chocolate lovers! We know you’re already having your fair share of delectable chocolate hot cross buns and Creme Eggs in the lead up to Easter, but things are about to get a whole lot sweeter with El Camino’s new chocolate-infused margaritas! Well known for its pops of colour...

ICYMI: Belles Hot Chicken’s Japanese pop up has only a few days remaining

Cure your travel bug and take a 12-day virtual trip to Japan at Belles Hot Chicken with a limited time menu – featuring authentic Japanese flavours with a twist. This 12 day menu will feature at all 3 Sydney stores in Barangaroo, Forest Lodge and Haymarket. Having deeply explored Japan and...

Win 1 x DOUBLE PASS to Electric Gardens Festival in Sydney!

We’re giving away 2 tickets to Electric Gardens Festival in Sydney! To enter, head to our Hidden City Secrets Facebook page or simply click below. All you have to do is ‘like’ the post and ‘tag’ who you would take in the comments! ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY HERE TO WIN 2...

Start the New Year Right at these Ultra Cool Sydney NYE Parties

Sick of the same old routine when it comes to New Year’s? Tired of those intense crowds and feelings of being squished? Well today is your lucky day friend cause we have compiled a groovy list of Sydney’s best parties and events to go to to ring in the New...

Your Guide To What’s On This Week

Christmas festivities by the water, free films and lunch by the pool, this upcoming summer season is set to be epic. Gin on the Lawn at Chiswick  65 Ocean St, Woollahra 2025 Fancy a fresh, crisp gin this summer? Where charm, memorable food and gin unite, Chiswick Woollahra and Bombay Sapphire...

This Place is Hosting BYO boozy workshops and classes

It’s always been forced upon us that ‘learning is fun’, and it’s true that learning can be fun, but when it’s pitted against going out with friends and letting loose it can’t even compare. But never fear, evolution is here. Learning has evolved, and right here in Sydney you can...

Tex-Mex, Tequila, and Tacos are coming to Manly so get excited!

Heads up Sydney, a new rooftop Mexican bar is coming your way! For their very exciting opening weekend El Camino Cantina are throwing an amazing party that you wouldn’t want to miss! Opening on the new rooftop of Manly Wharf, El Camino are throwing a three-day weekend party! Starting on...

Gather Your Mates Because We’ve Found Sydney’s Best Trivia Nights

Here at Hidden City Secrets we like to prioritize low risk, high reward situations, it’s only logical! Trivia Nights with your best pals at your local pub comfortably falls into this category, with cheap drinks, great banter and prizes. We’ve listed below 3 of the top weekly Trivia Nights in...

Tis the Season to Throw a Christmas Party & We’ve Got the Best Venues Here!

The silly season is fast approaching, and if you have been appointed the task of organizing your workplace or family’s annual Christmas Party, not to fear, those midnight nightmares about function venues and canapes you wake up screaming from will soon be over for good! Check out some of Sydney’s...

This Bikie Themed Cafe is Throwing an Exclusive Japanese Feast!

Deus Cafe, also accurately known as The House of Simple Pleasures, has been sating the appetites and caffeinated the souls of motorcyclists, artists, mothers and brothers of the inner west for over a decade. Now they are introducing a Japanese cuisine takeover hosted by an authentic Japanese biker, bringing Japan...

What’s On Guide: Melbourne Cup Edition

It’s that time of year again, The Melbourne Cup is coming back to town, and while we are all a little salty that the race that stops the nation takes place in the city of our arch nemesis, we still love to celebrate it in style. That’s why we’ve compiled...

Your Guide To Whats On This Week

October is one hell of a busy month! The weather is finally starting to warm up and spring events are in full swing and summer time isn’t far away! Be sure to check out the cool things you can do in Sydney this month including celebrating Good Food Month and...

Win 1x Double Pass to Oktoberfest In The Gardens in Sydney!

Do you like spending an innocuous amount of time perfecting the perfect pigtail? Is your idea of a perfect day having a pint of beer the size of your head in your hands at all times? Do you enjoy wearing Bavarian themed costumes but find that modern day society is...

What’s On Guide: Oktoberfest Edition

Can you believe it’s already October? The year has flown by, but the good news is that October means Oktoberfest. So if you love putting on your lederhosen and drinking bier with your mates, October is surely your favourite month. Here are all the exciting, upcoming Oktoberfest events near you!...

Grab Free Tacos At This Rock ‘n’ Roll Tex-Mex Cantina

This morning I handed over five bucks for banana bread, I touched on the tram and it cost me two dollars and when I arrived at work I fired up my premium Spotify account which, you guessed it, I pay for. I preceded to lose myself in a day dream...

Free Coffee, Free Espresso Martinis and more!

If you’re anything like me, you identify as a coffee fanatic. In fact, I am currently typing this with a freshly brewed pot of drip coffee next to me, it keeps me company every morning. What can I say, I’m afflicted with coffee infatuation. Tia Maria understands the relationship us fans...

The Top 5 Fringe Fest Events To Get Around In Sydney

Sydney’s Fringe Festival is back baby! For its 9th year in a row, the Fringe Festival is here to celebrate local artists, performers and hidden gems the city has to offer. From the 1st of September to the 30th of September the festival will be bringing the streets of Sydney...

Get Yo’ Geek On and Win a Double Pass to Oz Comic Con Sydney!

GIVEAWAY TIME! Win a double pass to Oz Comic Con in Sydney by tagging who you would take in our Facebook post!   Enter Here   Walking around at Oz Comic Con can feel like you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole and into a land of madness, where the mad...

Treat Dad to a Unique 3 course meal this Father’s Day

It’s that time of year again, where we all come together and celebrate the ol’ man (although don’t tell him I called him that) – dad! I know what you’re thinking, “I’ve already bought him a Bunnings gift card and an apron that says ‘Best Dad in the World!'” and...

Get 1/2 Price Whisky Flights at this Underground Bar on Father’s Day

Help dad ward off the winter chill this Father’s Day with a dram at The Doss House Whisky Bar. Head to The Rocks in the heart of Sydney and give this vibrant yet cosy underground bar a go. Gift your dad with an experience on Sunday 2nd of September and treat...

Fill Up On Limited Edition Southern-style Comfort Food At This Harbourside Bar

With winter coming out in full force, there has been no better time to indulge in some hot and delicious food to keep yourself warm. Cruise Bar are happy to announce their first ever ‘Quayside Comfort’, with a new limited time menu inspired by the cuisines of the Deep South....

Your Guide To What’s On This Week

Release your inner foodie and alcohol connoisseur because this week is jam packed full of different food and alcohol related events! These 5 events will definitely have you wanting more delicious food and dranks. Beer Paddle @ Fratelli Fresh Darling Harbour 2/14 Darling Dr, Darling Harbour  Fratelli Fresh Darling Harbour...

Your Guide To What’s On This Week

Tequila is the word of the week with the upcoming World Tequila Day on Tuesday, but if spirits aren’t your flavour, be sure to check out our other events happening in Sydney this week, including a dog film festival and a smoky night market. World Tequila Day @ Bar Patrón...

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Seven Nights Of Spectacular Deals At These Venues

Tis’ the season! The jolly holiday is officially here and that means end of year work parties and outings with your pals and family gatherings (which you may have neglected through the year). So really, you have to cram a lot of get-togethers this next month- feeling overwhelmed yet? Well you don’

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Open Kitchens, Stunning CBD Views & Mouth-Watering Cocktails… What More Could You Want?

Sydneysiders, a short stroll from the CBD sits the venue of your dreams! Welcome to the epitome of casual class that is The Ternary. Set amongst the sophistication of Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour, prepare to relax in luxury. With views that stretch on through floor to ceiling windows, at the Ter

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The Best Restaurants Offering Private Dining

If there’s something Sydney-siders love, it’s good food and a great time. And as lovely as the idea of hosting a dinner party with your besties sounds, sometimes it’s better to leave it to the professionals – so you can spend more time catching up, not cleaning up. Here are some of the

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