Sovereign Hill Lamplight Tours
Victoria
Get an insight into the darker aspects of life on the goldfields with these spooky lamplight walking tours. Actors give dramatic performances portraying…
Must-see entertainment in Australia
Melbourne
Built in 1858, what was one of the state's oldest churches is now one of Melbourne's most intimate performance venues. Come here for up close and personal…
Brisbane
Films include current mainstream releases as well as modern cult classics. Food and drink (including alcohol) are available for purchase (card payments…
Sydney
The long-running Ensemble presents mainstream theatre by overseas and Australian playwrights (think David Williamson and David Hare), generally with well…
Darwin
Big supporters of Darwin's live music scene, this place pulls in some class acts. The nearly 20-piece band gets the place swinging on Wednesdays, with…
Broome
Food, crafts and live music every Thursday night at Town Beach between June and September and over Staircase to the Moon nights between April and October.
Cairns
Next to the Botanic Gardens, Tanks is one of Cairns' premier live-music and performance venues, hosting a regular lineup of touring bands, theatre and…
Brisbane
A professional, Brisbane-based performing-arts company running annual seasons of opera and Broadway musical recitals in the subterranean Spring Hill…
Victoria
The beautifully restored Capital with its grand neoclassical facade is the city's main venue for performing arts, with hundreds of shows each year. Here…
Victoria
Opened within the old Sandhurst Gaol, this impressive 951-seat theatre complex has the largest stage in regional Australia. It hosts a varied schedule of…
West Coast Australia
Pull up in a convertible with your sweetie for the timeless experience of movies under the stars. There are typically screenings of popular releases on…
West Coast Australia
What a surprise! From November to April, kick back in a deck chair at this open-air cinema in the forest near Mundaring, screening recent releases. There…
South Coast NSW
With a radiant sun shape emblazoned across its art-deco exterior, this fabulous 1920s building screams old-school Hollywood glamour. New releases, art…
Sydney
Near Parramatta, this is one of Sydney’s most famous racecourses, with racing days normally every second Saturday. The big-ticket annual event is the…
Cairns
In addition to table games and pokies, Cairns’ casino has five dining spots and three bars, including the enormous Casino Sports Arena bar. Catch dinner…
Brisbane
Part of Griffith University, the conservatorium hosts 250 music performances a year, featuring students, faculty and alumni. It also hosts touring artists…
Darwin
Darwin's main community arts venue houses the Playhouse and Studio theatres, and hosts events from fashion-award nights to plays, rock operas, comedies…
Cairns
Although only open three nights a week, Babinda's old-school cinema is worth waiting for. It screens new releases but the huge, photogenic theatre has …
Newcastle
A backpacker favourite that launched Silverchair, Newcastle’s most famous cultural export, this West End pub continues to showcase touring bands and local…
Port Douglas
Home of the Douglas Arts Theatre Group, Clink is Port's long-running theatre venue with regular local plays, musicals, concerts and comedy acts. See the…
Newtown & the Inner West
This dark and atmospheric bar does seriously good cocktails and some excellent jazz and blues-y live music at weekends. There are also pizzas and other…
Cairns
Community plays and musicals hit the stage regularly at this small theatre opposite Centenary Lakes in Edge Hill. It's 4.5km northwest of the city centre …
Cairns
Enjoy classic films amid the foliage and finery of the Botanic Gardens. Check the website for upcoming showings (there are usually two a month).
Brisbane
Brisbane's team in the Australian Football League (AFL). You can watch them live at a home game at the Gabba between March and September.
Brisbane
Despite the theatre's location on a city university campus, productions here are anything but amateur. Expect to see some of Australia’s best professional…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Slide inside a gorgeously converted banking chamber for a quality French-inflected degustation dinner and a sexy show, blending circus, cabaret,…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Hosts a range of events from movie nights and live music in the 350-seat auditorium to spiritual workshops and free world/folk/roots music on the outdoor…
Brisbane
In winter, rugby league is the big spectator sport here and local team the Brisbane Broncos call this stadium home. The stadium also hosts the odd major…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Based in a beautifully restored Baptist tabernacle (1887), the Darlinghurst Theatre Company focuses on bringing pithy, intelligent Australian scripts to…
Townsville
A jolly Irish pub that doesn’t try too hard to be Irish. Wildly popular for its live music every night. Nothing too challenging – just good, honest live…
Newtown & the Inner West
Running earlier than most of Sydney's open-air cinemas, this is at the University of Sydney and shows a mixed three-week season with food trucks and pets…
Victoria
Adding to the charm of a spectacular historical streetscape is this grand 1930s cinema that screens the latest Hollywood flicks. Online tickets bring…
Melbourne
On the outside Her Majesty's is painted-brick Second Empire; on the inside it’s 1930s Moderne. The home of musical comedy since 1880 and still going…
Sydney
Sydney’s main booking agency for theatre, concerts and sports. There are outlets around town, or you can book online and get your ticket emailed to you.
Hobart
This vintage city theatre (1864 – a former church) is home to the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society (musicals, Shakespeare, kids’ plays). Book online.
Victoria
Sale's contemporary arts centre hosts a quality program of theatre productions, live comedy and music performances. Check its website for the schedule.
Launceston
Built in 1911 and incorporating the smaller Earl Arts Centre out the back, the old Princess stages an eclectic schedule of drama, dance and comedy.
Melbourne
This beautifully renovated 1854 theatre is the venue for super-slick musicals. It even has a resident ghost, that of opera singer Federici.
Sydney
Enjoy open-air screenings by the sea, with live bands providing prescreening entertainment. Online bookings are cheaper and recommended.
Canberra
Canberra's leading independent theatre stages interesting contemporary performances from new and established practitioners.
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