Welcome, adventure-hungry listeners, to Things to do in Sydney, your daily dive into the Harbour City’s wild side! It’s Thursday, October 9th, 2025, and Oly Bennet's here, caffeinated and ready to turn your ordinary Thursday into a full-blown Sydney spectacular.

The vibe across Sydney today is electric—think crisp spring sunshine, a balmy 21°C dancing around town, seagulls on Bondi Beach plotting their next sandwich snatch, and the city still buzzing about last night’s midnight body-art flashmob outside the Opera House. More on that spicy saga in a second.

Let’s get you primed with today’s heavy-hitters. First up, lovers of the dramatic and the downright artistic have a multicourse feast waiting at Carriageworks, where the legendary Liveworks Festival is in full swing. It’s five days of experimental art, mind-bending performances, and genre-defying theatre that’ll make your group chat jealous. For those feeling musically royal, tonight at St Stephen’s Uniting Church, it’s Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen—a symphony of Freddie Mercury’s greatest hits performed by candlelight. Trust me, you’ll want to belt out Don’t Stop Me Now.

Feel like keeping it creepy and delicious? The Rocks is hosting its famously mysterious Halloween Banquet tonight—Dine with the Dead. Spine-tingling cuisine, bone-chilling performances, and a side of ghostly gossip set in Sydney’s oldest historic laneways. Need family-friendly? Stargazer Cinema in Barangaroo transforms sunset into a picnic-movie paradise for all ages. And for the salsa-inclined, dance the night away at Latin Nights by the Bay in Darling Harbour, where it’s all about cocktails, conga lines, and those moves you’ll regret—or brag about—in the morning.

On the local news front, Sydney’s still reeling from an unannounced body-taping stunt by the infamous Black Tape Project outside the Opera House. Locals are split: bold artistic statement or just shock value? Either way, it fired up the city and is a juicy lead-in to the collective’s edgy nightclub show this weekend in Darlinghurst. For foodies: a new Peruvian-Japanese fusion restaurant just debuted on Crown Street in Surry Hills—think ceviche meets tempura meets pure, blissful confusion for your taste buds. Over in transit land, Sydney Metro’s latest station upgrades are officially completed around Martin Place, so your commute should feel smoother than a Bondi smoothie bowl.

If you’re hunting itinerary gold, here’s the Oly-approved Sydney starter pack for today. Catch Harry Potter vibes exploring behind-the-scenes alleyways in The Rocks, get your sunset selfie at Observatory Hill, and—if you’re brave—try paddleboarding under the Harbour Bridge (bonus: the best city views come with a salty splash!). Hidden gem alert: hunt down the retro pinball arcade tucked away in Newtown; locals swear the neon lights are good for your soul.

And ever wondered why Sydney’s ferries are all named after authors, explorers, and Aboriginal leaders? It’s the city’s quirky way of celebrating every side of its wild, wordy and worldly past—spot your favorite on your next ferry ride.

Don’t blink or you’ll miss tomorrow’s festival blitz: the pop-up noodle market invades Hyde Park, and the Sydney Open weekend launches with forty rarely-seen urban spaces flinging open their doors. Tune in next time for ticket tips, last-minute secrets, and Oly’s take on the weirdest food truck mashups in the Southern Hemisphere.

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