How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future
Research finds cultural festivals are meaningful events for the communities they celebrate, as well as enriching experiences ...
In Pictures: Sydney Festival 2025
AFR Photographers captured these moments of the Sydney Festival 2025. A live and colourful month filled with free events and ...
Sydney Festival issues refunds after ‘deeply offensive’ recording
The Sydney Festival has offered refunds to attendees of a performance last week that played a prerecorded pro-Palestinian ...
Sydney Festival in hot water over pro-Palestine monologue at family circus
Audience members have walked out of a parkour and BMX circus pitched at families after the act opened with a pro-Palestine ...
Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera at Sydney Festival makes magicians tragic heroes
Roy Horn, one half of Las Vegas's highest-paid magic act, Siegfried & Roy, was mauled by a white tiger on stage. It's now the ...
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Sydney Festival issues refunds after ‘deeply offensive’ recording
Attendees of a Sydney Festival performance have been issued refunds after an audio recording some deemed “deeply offensive” sparked walkouts. The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies issued a ...
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How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future
We studied two cultural festivals in Sydney, the Africultures Festival and the New Beginnings Festival, to investigate the impact they had on communities. Through interviews and surveys ...