Sydney's Fringe, Fairies, and Foam Parties: A Day of Quirky Fun

Welcome, listeners, to Things to Do in Sydney—your daily dose of curiosity, chaos, and oh-so-much fun! I’m Oly Bennet, your globe-trotting chum with an unhealthy obsession for offbeat competitions and, frankly, anything with a dash of Sydney sparkle. It’s Thursday, September 25th, 2025—the sun’s out, the city’s buzzing, and there’s a feisty spring breeze putting extra bounce in your Vegemite today.

So, what’s Sydney serving? Picture blue skies, a balmy 22°C, and a city that never misses a chance for a cheeky festival or a pop-up parade. The Sydney Fringe Festival is in full wild swing, transforming the city into a quirky playground with over 400 events ranging from underground theatre and eye-popping art installations to comedy, live music, and cabaret, according to Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour. It’s prime spotting season for local legends and international oddballs strutting their stuff, so snag tickets and catch something bonkers and brilliant.

For families and fairy fans, today kicks off Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies at the Royal Botanic Garden, where mini mischief-makers are invited to don wings, capes, or Jedi robes and help Tinkerbell on a sparkly adventure. The show runs through the spring holidays and is a top pick for tiny explorers, with North Shore Mums suggesting costumes for maximum magic.

If your clan still has energy after all that, Sydney Zoo is launching its Peppa Pig Family Mini Show, with singing, dancing, and daily meet-and-greets—Peppa herself swears by the mudpits here. Meanwhile at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Moss Piglet is zooming audiences into the world of tardigrades—a.k.a. “moss piglets” or “water bears,” those unstoppable critters legendary for surviving pretty much everything, including space! The show mixes puppetry, live video, and science for a wacky, family-friendly blast, according to North Shore Mums.

For nightlife lovers or culture buffs, the Sydney Fringe Festival offers late-night comedy, immersive theatre, and secret gigs in hidden venues. If cabaret is your weakness, don’t miss the Dorothy in Oz immersive experience at the Marrickville Town Hall—it’s part escape room, part magical mixology, part Wizard of Oz fever dream, running until this weekend.

On the local scoop: according to City of Sydney, light rail services are running at increased frequency for festival crowds, and a new street-food hub has opened in Darling Harbour, featuring everything from Japanese okonomiyaki pancakes to Tim Tam gelato, so come hungry! For a true Sydneysider experience, skip the car and hop a ferry at Circular Quay for unbeatable views and a taste of commuter adventure.

If you’re new to Sydney or fancy sounding like a local at your next sausage sizzle, try dropping “arvo” instead of afternoon—it’s an Aussie staple. And here’s a weird Sydney tidbit: the city boasts the world’s largest annual kite festival, the Festival of the Winds, at Bondi Beach. You missed it by a whisker, but don’t worry—Bondi’s still perfect for a windy stroll, ice cream in hand.

Before I jet off in search of the world’s next pillow-fighting championship, here’s a tease of tomorrow: the Sydney Science Festival kicks off citywide, promising stargazing, astronaut chats, and a hands-on family day at the Powerhouse Museum. Plus, more live music, surprise pop-up markets, and yes, at least one silent disco on a boat.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your Things to Do in Sydney podcast. Welcome
listeners to Things to Do in Sydney, your daily dose
of curiosity, chaos and oh so much fun. I'm Ollie Bennett,
your globe trotting chum with an unhealthy obsession for offbeat
competitions and frankly anything with the dash of Sydney sparkle.
It's Thursday, September twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. The sun's out,

(00:24):
the city's buzzing, and there's a feisty spring breeze putting
extra bounce in your vegamite day. So what's Sydney serving? Ticchure,
blue skies are bore me, twenty two degrees celsius and
a city that never misses a chance for a cheeky
festival or a pop up parade. The Sydney French Festival
is in full wild swing, transforming the city into a

(00:46):
quirky playground with over four hundred events ranging from underground
theater and eye popping art installations to comedy, live music
and cabaret. According to Novitel Sydney on Darling, it's prime
spotting season for local legends and international odd balls strutting
their stuff. So snag tickets and catch something bonkers and

(01:09):
brilliant for families and fairy fans. Today kicks off tinker
Bell and the Dream Fairies at the Royal Botanic Garden,
where mini mischief makers are invited to don wings, capes
or Jedi robes and help tinker Bell on a sparkly adventure.
The show runs through the Spring holidays and is a
top pick for tiny explorers, with north Shore Mums suggesting

(01:30):
costumes for maximum magic if your clan still has energy
after all that. Sydney Zoo is launching its Pepper Pig
Family mini show with singing, dancing and daily meat and greets.
Pepper herself swears by the mud pits here. Meanwhile, at
the iconic Sydney Opera House, Moss Piglet is zooming audiences
into the world of Tardigrades aka aka moss Piglets or

(01:56):
water bears, those unstoppable critters legendary for survive pretty much everything,
including space. The show mixes puppetry, live video and science
for a wacky, family friendly blast, according to north Shore Mums.
For nightlife lovers or culture buffs, the Sydney Fringe Festival
offers late night comedy immersive theater and secret gigs in

(02:19):
hidden venues. If cabaret is your weakness, don't miss the
Dorothy in Oz Immersive Experience at the Marrickville Town Hall.
It's part escape room, part magical mixology, part Wizard of
Oz Fever dream running until this weekend on the Local Scoop.
According to City of Sydney, light rail services are running

(02:39):
at increased frequency for festival crowds, and a new street
food hub has opened in Darling Harbor, featuring everything from
Japanese okonomiaki pancakes to tim tamjelatto. So come hungry for
a true Sydney cider experience, Skip the car and hopper
ferry at certain a Quay for unbeatable views and a
taste of commuter adventure. If you're new to Sydney or

(03:01):
fancy sounding like a local at your next sausage sizzle,
try dropping Rvo instead of Afternoon. It's an Aussie staple.
And here's a weird Sydney tidbit. The city boasts the
world's largest annual kite festival, the Festival of the Winds,
at Bondi Beach. You missed it by a whisker, but
don't worry, Bondai is still perfect for a windy stroll

(03:21):
ice cream in hand, before I jet off in search
of the world's next pillow fighting championship. Here's a tease
of tomorrow. The Sydney Science Festival kicks off citywide, promising stargazing,
astronaut chats and a hands on family day at the
Powerhouse Museum, plus more live music, surprise pop up markets,
and yes, at least one silent disco on a boat.

(03:44):
Thanks for listening, Please subscribe and remember this episode was
brought to you by Quiet Please Podcast Networks. For more
content like this, please go to Quiet Please dot Ai