Entertainment

AUSSIE DJs Bag Raiders, Cut Copy and favourite Wiggles DJ Dorothy the Dinosaur will headline the biggest New Year’s Eve Party ever at Parramatta Park set to keep everyone dancing into the night. The free annual event happening on Tuesday 31 December 2024 from 5-9.30pm has doubled in size with two main stages, family-friendly activities, […]

GASLIGHT is a modern adaptation of the 1940’s suspenseful thriller by Patrick Hamilton and starring Geraldine Hakewill, Toby Schmitz and Kate Fitzpatrick. It opens at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre from June 25 to 30, prior to the August performance at Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre. Set in 1901 London, yet remains compellingly relevant today, as the original source of the

JOURNEY from the past to the future at Parramatta North from Saturday 18 May to Saturday 25 May with a week of family-friendly events and innovative programming. Some free events require pre-booking with tickets allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. We recommend pre-booking to secure your spot. Celebrate Parramatta North is a week

CITY of Parramatta’s flagship event Parramatta Lanes returns bigger and better than ever this October with 15 locations hosting more than 120 musicians, 45 food and drink stalls and incredible art installations. This year marks the City’s 12th Lanes festival with a jam-packed, free four-day program of eats, beats, and art, from Wednesday 11 October to Saturday 14 October.

THE mile-a-minute, never let up pace of the film (along with the myriad OTT Baz Luhrmann stylistic choices) may not be for everyone, but Austin Butler delivers an utterly convincing, enthralling take on the King that screams “a cinematic experience that can’t be missed”. The film charts Colonel Tom Parker’s (Tom Hanks) shepherding of Elvis

PETE Mitchell, callsign Maverick (Tom Cruise), has spent over 30 years as one of the Navy’s top aviators, doing exactly what he is best at – flying planes. But it’s a new era, and the top brass ground Maverick when disobeys orders to test pilot a new high tech plane; that is, until his old friend

PARRAMATTA residents and visitors are set for spectacular nights out, as eight Western Sydney arts and culture organisations keep their lights on – and the entertainment flowing with a series of late-night programs and events. The NSW Government has committed over $1M to expand the Culture Up Late initiative to Western Sydney and support eight local arts

ADVENTURE returns to the big screen in The Lost City; a hilariously enjoyable, rom-com adventure hybrid full of snarky laughs and big-name cameos. Loretta (Sandra Bullock) is a romance novelist, whose enthusiasm for the craft has substantially dimmed since her husband passed away. Now, as she released her latest novel, she finds herself keen to

MUDDLED, with flashes of brilliance, but an overall sense of ‘why?’, Morbius is a film that isn’t so much bad or good, as confusing. Dr Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is a brilliant scientist, lauded for his work creating fake blood that can substitute for blood donations. But he hasn’t been able to crack the case

MEGA pop up The Winter Village will make its debut in Parramatta for its inaugural launch this June, making its way to NSW due to popular demand as Sydney-siders finally get a taste of the alpine-inspired winter wonderland. Open daily, it will run for three months, from June 19 – September12, 2021. The Winter Village

DRIVE-In movie theatres were a huge hit in the 1970s and they made a comeback in 2020 as a COVID-safe site for collective entertainment. So popular was the Disney+ Drive-In at Bankwest Stadium, it is making a return to the Stadium precinct this month. From 31 March until 29 April, the Western Sydney community will

By BOB DWYER, Parramatta Lord Mayor WHAT a busy month January has been in Parramatta! While our Australia Day celebrations were low-key this year, I had the privilege of welcoming dozens of new citizens in a special online ceremony on January 26. It was also a pleasure to honour several local heroes for their service