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What’s On This Weekend in Sydney: Our Sydney Editor’s Top Picks
No plans? Here's what's on in Sydney this weekend...
Spring has sprung and it’s all ocean swims and bare feet from here on out!
Stuck for plans? Catch our top picks of what to do in Sydney this weekend below.
What’s On This Weekend
Bondi’s Getting a Surprise Cool-Down This Saturday
This Saturday, one clever brand is staging a bigsummer stunt along the Bondi-to-Coogee stretch. How? They’re sending out a 100-strong “cool-down crew” armed with the brand’s portable misting fans to refresh beachgoers during peak heat.
The pop-up activation is running Saturday November 29th from 11am to 1pm, offering coastal crowds a surprise blast of icy relief just in time for the season’s first scorcher. With the way the weather has been lately, this is exactly what we needed.
Chinatown Country Club’s Designer Archive Pop-Up Is Here
This weekend, Chinatown Country Club is hosting a rare designer archive pop-up where the team and select friends will be selling pieces from their personal collections. Think hard-to-find designer vintage, archival staples and accessories curated by the people who shape CCC’s signature style. Running November 28-30th!
222 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
Step Into the Upside Down for Free KFC
To celebrate the final season of Stranger Things on Netflix, Sydney’s Wynyard Station Tunnels have been transformed into Hawkins Fried Chicken… a fully immersive 1980s diner straight out of the Upside Down.
Open November 28th and 29th, fans can explore the neon-lit space complete with arcade games, jukeboxes, retro uniforms, and Easter eggs from the show, all while enjoying free KFC, (including the iconic Upside Down Double and classic 80s menu items). Step through the porta, and get a taste of Hawkins without leaving the city.
Salad Days Lands in Alexandria With a Huge Opening Giveaway
Beloved Potts Point salad institution Salad Days is expanding with the opening of its brand-new Alexandria outpost this Saturday. To celebrate, they’re hosting two hours of free salads from 12–2pm. The launch will feature a DJ set by Richy Penny, complimentary coffees from The Grounds, and sips from Bobby.
88 McEvoy St, Alexandria NSW 2015
Med Beats & Mezze Brings Summer Vibes to Woolloomooloo’s Finger Wharf
Akti is turning up the heat at Baraki Bar with the launch of Med Beats & Mezze. Running every Friday through Sunday this summer-long series is all about Mediterranean-inspired DJ sets and share-style plates. Expect sunshine sessions by the water, mezze plates of moussaka croquettes, kingfish crudo and saganaki with smoked lemon, plus free-flowing happy hour specials. With walk-ins only and prime harbourside views, Baraki Bar is set to be Sydney’s go-to summer spot.
6 Cowper Street Wharf, Woolloomooloo
Eau-De-Vie & Angel’s Envy Present Finishing Touches: Decadent Desserts, Opulent Cocktails & Fine Port Await
Sydney’s Eau-De-Vie is in its velvet era, with Angel’s Envy taking centre stage. The port-barrel bourbon threads through a limited-run carte of cocktails, port and desserts that glow like candlelight in a crystal coupe. Open with The Velvet Finish (a souvenir coaster for the trophy drawer), then tour the icons: an Old Fashioned buffed to brilliance, a satin-smooth Manhattan, a rakish Sazerac. For the curtain call: an iced doughnut or a lacquered chocolate parfait with a hint of bourbon — theatre, but edible. Plush, playful, outrageously moreish, this month-long experience is engineered for late-night dates.
Book now and catch the collab before it bows, takes its applause, and slips into legend.
Basement Level, Enter Via Wynyard Lane, 285 George Street, Sydney
Sunset Sessions at Q Station
With some of the best harbour views in Sydney, you won’t find a more scenic backdrop for Saturday drinks. Sunset Sessions at Q Station are back for spring and summer with a limited number of dates available from now until March 2026. Pack your picnic rug, pre-order a hamper and kickback, whilst local artists serenade you with tunes.
1 North Head Scenic Drive, Manly
Back by Popular Demand: Continental Deli’s Hit Bake Sale Has Scored a Weekly Slot
If you missed the Paisano & Daughters inaugural bake sale, fear not. In a spot of glorious news, you can now pick up one of Australia’s best pastry chefs, Lauren Eldridge’s wonderful creations, every Saturday. Expect Lauren’s famous honeycomb, a swathe of sweet treats (including rhubarb jam slice, passionfruit melting moments and maratozzi buns) as well as loaves of bread and savoury delights. We smell a golden, toasty new Saturday ritual.
Every Saturday, 9am to 11am
212 Australia Street, Newtown
Brooklyn Boy Bagels Brings a New York–Style Brunch to Bondi
Brooklyn Boy Bagels is returning to its Bondi roots with a New York deli–inspired brunch takeover at The Corner House. Running every Friday to Sunday from 7am–12pm, the menu goes far beyond bagels, serving up wood-fired challah French toast, shakshuka pizza, New Orleans–style cornbread and sausage, plus stacked bagel boards and BBB’s signature Reubens and lox creations. It’s an authentic taste of NYC brunch culture, reimagined with Bondi flair, and the perfect way to kickstart a sun-soaked weekend.
Experience Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Right Here in Sydney
After an Australian debut in Brisbane and a tour around the globe, it is finally Sydney’s chance to experience this iconic immersive exhibition. Visitors will be able to experience 34 of Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition. You’ll be able to view these masterfully recreated pieces at eye level, where details often missed will be revealed. You’ll also be able to glean plenty of background on the pieces via informative signage and audio guides, illuminating how these pieces have shaped art, fashion, film and design to this day.
From $24, tickets available here
Fever Pavilion, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park
Haven’t found your perfect weekend plans yet? Check out the best new restaurant openings in Sydney, or our monthly guide to read about everything else that’s happening this month in Sydney.
