No images? Click here THE GOOD TIMES ROLL ON IN NSWAfter showcasing the world’s most inspiring Light, Music, Ideas and Food festivities for the past three weeks, Vivid Sydney 2024 reaches its spectacular grand finale tomorrow night. And while next year’s celebrations shine bright on the distant horizon, Sydney’s iconic festivals continue to disrupt, innovate and entertain throughout winter and beyond. As you’ll see in this week’s Event Spotlight, The Festival of Dangerous Ideas hits Carriageworks this August, uniting trailblazing thought leaders and radical creators to explore the pressing issues of our time. Then, early spring sees the return of Australasia’s premier art fair, Sydney Contemporary, followed by the legendary SXSW Sydney, which highlights game-changing creativity with a genre-bending program spanning tech and innovation, gaming, screen and music. Between festivities, whet your appetite for adventure with an impressive selection of sojourns from the beach to the bush. Follow this week’s feature, 5 Epic NSW Road Trips, to refresh your senses on five standout routes to the near South Coast, Mighty Murray River, the Snowy Mountains, Newcastle and the vast outback skies of Lightning Ridge. If a road trip to the near South Coast reignites your love of idyllic coastal holidays, venture further south to discover more blissful beach breaks. Refresh with a dip in the ocean as you spot kangaroos in the dunes at Depot Beach near Batemans Bay, relax at a sheltered beach in Narooma while Australian fur seals bask on the nearby breakwater, and seek out a secluded river beach on the Sapphire Coast. Hungry for a unique dining experience? 10 Memorable Meals Worth Travelling For serves a bounty of culinary highlights. Whether you’re in the mood for a glittering banquet inside the Sydney Opera House; an exclusive feast of Lord Howe Island’s homegrown produce; sublime locavore fare at the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide’s regional restaurant of the year; or a decadent degustation in Orange’s wine country, you’ll find a multitude of ways to savour every moreish flavour of NSW. Enjoy! Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Bondi 10 MEMORABLE DINING EXPERIENCES ACROSS NSWIndulge in sublime fine dining in Sydney and take your taste buds on the road to discover dazzling destination dining experiences across the state. Pair these culinary delights with equally atmospheric stays and you have the ingredients for the ultimate gourmet holiday. Murrays Beach, Jervis Bay 5 BLISSFUL SOUTH COAST BEACH BREAKSWhether you’re basking in the heat of summer or rugged up against a brisk breeze, you’ll find a long string of spectacular beaches to enjoy on the South Coast of New South Wales. Take deep breaths of salty ocean air as you explore white sandy beaches and rugged coastal national parks, and feast on fresh seafood from just-caught fish to world-class oysters. National Indigenous Art Fair, The Rocks EVENT SPOTLIGHTVivid Sydney | 24 May – 15 June Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau | 15 June – 22 September National Indigenous Art Fair | 29 – 30 June Wallabies v Georgia | 20 July Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine | 2 August – 27 October The Festival of Dangerous Ideas | 24 – 25
August Sydney Marathon | 15 September SXSW Sydney | 14 – 20 October |