Sydney's Fringe Fun, Foodie Fests, and Funky Finds

Welcome listeners to Things to Do in Sydney, coming at you hot on Thursday, September 11, 2025! Oly Bennet here—sporty, silly, and genuinely pumped to dive into Sydney’s wild kaleidoscope of fun, weirdness, and surprises. Today, Sydney is humming with springtime energy under brilliant September skies. The weather’s friendly, sunny and cool—ideal for a full-throttle day out, whether you’re chasing kooky competitions, hopscotching through festivals, or just tempted by the city’s bottomless brunches.

Let’s kick off with the vibe: The Sydney Fringe Festival is firing on all cylinders this month, packing more than 460 events all over town. Fringe fever means pop-up comedy, circus acts, cabaret, and even a cheeky record rummage—so expect the unexpected if you wander The Rocks or duck into an alley. This isn’t just a festival; it’s an Olympic marathon of offbeat talent, raw art, and a golden opportunity to see Grandpa Poseidon, an award-winning kids’ show that’s splashing up laughter in Lane Cove.

For art lovers and curious wanderers, September is also Art & Culture Month in The Rocks, blending indigenous markets, poetry slams, jazz sessions, vinyl treasure hunts, and lunch sets that would make even a rugby scrum pause for a bite. Tonight, you could catch The Vagina Monologues by the Lane Cove Theatre Company—a powerful, provocative stage play that never fails to sting with wit and wows with true stories.

Are you more of a culture explorer? The China Cultural Center in Sydney is running the 2nd China-Australia Dialogue Exhibition, “Postcards from China: An Artistic Odyssey,” with workshops and performances for lunch-hour escapes, plus movie and exhibition nights for those who want their drama with dumplings.

If you’ve got the whole family in tow, the Moon Festival shimmers across Cabramatta, Darling Square, and pretty much everywhere lanterns can hang. Expect street food that would make a grand slam breakfast jealous, glowing lanterns, and parades packed with Chinese dragons strutting their stuff.

Sydney’s nightlife is already on warm-up mode for tomorrow’s Queen By Candlelight concert at the ICC, but for those seeking Friday eve vibes, keep your ears pricked for news of SG Lewis’s Anemoia Live Tour at the Metro Theatre coming in November—the presale’s about to spark so get your dance shoes ready!

Spinning into local news: There’s buzz about proposed workforce cuts at the Art Gallery of NSW, rallying artists, art-lovers, and museum mates to protest for creativity’s sake outside Parliament House next week. If you support the arts, mark your calendar and whip out your boldest banners!

New foodie news—Sydney’s got whispers of fresh eats popping up near The Rocks and Darling Harbour, but the hottest tip is to check public transit updates if you’re heading to venues by train. With festival foot traffic and special event routes, plan your trip early, unless you fancy a quirky competition—like “Who Can Stand On The Platform Watching Trains The Longest?” Trust me, it’s not as fun as it sounds.

Today’s must-do activities? Try a “fringe crawl” from The Rocks to Surry Hills, dipping into pop-up shows, tasting market treats, and watching street musicians battle for your applause. Duck into the Blak Markets for indigenous art—you might spot a didgeridoo contest or pick up a handwoven treasure. Fancy some spring-induced adrenaline? Hit Bondi Beach for paddleball with local legends or get competitive with mates over the city’s legendary gelato scoops—a Sydney sport if ever there was one.

Local tip: When crossing George Street, keep your eyes peeled—the city’s green pedestrian lights double as directional cues for lost tourists. Another bonus: Sydney Fringe events come with wild street performers, so always have gold coins handy for spontaneous breakdance-offs or henna tattoos.

What’s brewing for tomorrow? Jazz in The Rocks, candlelight Queen tributes at ICC Sydney, and even more fringe weirdness. Don’t miss out—tune in again as yours truly Oly Bennet tackles dawn-to-dusk competitions and the city’s wildest happenings.

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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, Coming at you
hot on Thursday September eleventh, twenty twenty five. Only Bennett
here sporty, silly and genuinely prompt to dive into Sydney's
wild kaleidoscope of fun, weirdness and surprises. Today Sydney is
humming with springtime energy under brilliant September skies. The weather's friendly,

(00:32):
sunny and cool ideal for a full throttle day out.
Whether you're chasing kookie competitions, hopscotching through festivals, or just
tempted by the city's bottomless branches, let's kick off with
the vibe. The Sydney Fringe Festival is firing on all
cylinders this month, packing more than four hundred and sixty
events all over town. French Fever means pop up comedy, circus, ats,

(00:56):
cabaret and even a cheeky record rummage. Expect the unexpected.
If you wonder the rocks or duck into an alley.
This isn't just a festival. It's an Olympic marathon of
offbeat talent, raw art and a golden opportunity to see
Grandpa Poseidon, an award winning kids show that's splashing up
laughter in lane Cove for art lovers and curious wanderers.

(01:20):
September is also Art and Culture Month in the Rocks,
blending indigenous markets, poetry, slams, jazz sessions, vinyl treasure hunts,
and lunch sets that would make even a Rugby scrum
pause for a bite. Tonight you could catch The Vagina
Monologs by the Lane Cove Theater Company, a powerful, provocative
stage play that never fails to sting with wit and

(01:42):
wows with true stories. Are you more of a culture explorer?
The China Cultural Center in Sydney is running the second
China Australia Dialogue Exhibition Postcards from China, an artistic odyssey
with workshops and performances for lunch hour escapes, class movie
and exhibition nights for those who want their drama with dumplings.

(02:03):
If you've got the whole family in tow, the Moon
Festival shimmers across Cabramatta, Darling Square and pretty much everywhere
lanterns can hang. Expect street food that would make a
grand Slam breakfast jealous, glowing lanterns and parades packed with
Chinese dragons strutting their stuff. Sydney's nightlife is already on
warm up mode for tomorrow's Queen by Candlelight concert at

(02:25):
the ICC, But for those seeking Friday eed vibes, keep
your ears pricked for news of SG Lewis's and Emoyir
live tour at the Metro Theater coming in November. The
pre sale's about to spark, so get your dance shoes ready.
Spinning into local news, there's buzz about proposed workforce cuts
at the Art Gallery of n SW, rallying artists, art

(02:47):
lovers and museum mates to protest for creativity's sake outside
Parliament House next week. If you support the arts, mark

(03:14):
your calendar and whip out your boldest banners. New foody news,
Sydney's got whispers of fresheats popping up near the Rocks
in Darling Harbor, but the hottest tip is to check
public transit updates. If you're heading to venues by train
with festival foot traffic and special event routes, plan your
trip early unless you fancy a quirky competition like who

(03:35):
can stand on the platform watching trains the longest? Trust
me It's not as fun as it sounds. Today's must
do activities. Try a fringe crawl from the Rocks to
Surrey Hills, dipping into pop up shows, tasting market treats

(03:57):
and watching street musicians battle for your applause. Duck into
the Blake markets for indigenous art. You might spot a
didgeridoo contest, or pick up a hand woven treasure. Fancy
some spring and dust adrenaline. Hit Bondai Beach for paddleball
with local legends, or get competitive with mates over the
city's legendary gelato scoops, a Sydney sport. If ever, there

(04:19):
was one local tip. When crossing George Street, keep your
eyes peeled. The city's green pedestrian lights double as directional
cues for lost tourists. Another bonus, Sydney French events come
with wild street performers, so always have gold coins handy
for spontaneous breakdance offs or henna tattoos. What's brewing for tomorrow?

(04:39):
Jazz in the Rocks, candlelight cream tributes at ic C Sydney,
and even more French weirdness. Don't miss out Tune in
again as yours truly, Ollie Bennett tackles daunted dust, competitions,
and the city's wildest happenings. 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

(05:02):
to Quiet Please dot I