Things to do this weekend across Australia in June 2023

Whether you prefer to spend your weekend scouring racks at sample sales or experiencing the photographs of Catherine Opie, below, you'll find a non-exhaustive list of things to do across Australia this last weekend of June 2023.

NSW

Rebecca Vallance is having a warehouse sale from 22-25 June. Find all the details at the brand's Instagram page.

Vivid LIVE is here. There'll be music from Ethel Cain, Dev Hynes, Cat Power, Weyes Blood and more, as well as conversations from Jennifer Coolidge and a food program to get amongst. Learn more about the festival, here.

Carriageworks Night Market is back on June 16, with stalls from Porcine, Rico's Tacos, Cantina OK!, LP's Quality Meats, Grifter, P+V Wine & Liquor, Jacoby's Tiki Bar and more.

See BAD//DREEMS along with RUSSH music editor Alys Hale as part of her band Sad Girls Sex Club at Factory Theatre this weekend.

Madlib will be headlining Astral People's party for Vivid. Get your tickets here.

Sydney Film Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Stop by to experience a slate of screenings, from Bad Behaviour, Past Lives, Carmen, Asteroid City and more.

From June 30 to July 1, MOULD cheese festival is taking over Carriageworks. Sounds like my kind of party!

As part of Vivid LIVE, Chin Chin is hosting Play With Your Dinner, a sip and paint format where almost everything is edible.

Aretha: A Love Letter to the Queen of Soul is being staged on June 17 and 18 at Sydney Opera House. More details on the performanced, brought to life entirely by women of colour, at the Sydney Opera House website.

West Ball returns for its fourth year running on June 17 at Street University. For more details, including tickets, head to the Humanitix.

Ngununggula is hosting its second annual Winter Festival from June 23-25. Ben Quilty, Michael Whyte and Jesse Saunders will present their installation, Burning Man, while Sheba Williams and Electric Fields will headline the event.

Nina Raine brings her play Consent to the Seymour Centre from June 3-24.

Bondi Festival, with its ice-skating rink and ferris wheel, returns from June 30 until to July 16.

Mary’s Presents HERE NOW, a food festival taking place on June 11 at Macquarie Place Park, featuring a lineup of chefs like Annita Potter, Palisa Anderson, Nick Hill, Josh Lewis and Astrid McCormack.

The 2023 Good Food & Wine Show makes its way to ICC from June 23-25.

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s upcoming major work Yuldea will be making its world premiere from June 14 – July 15 at the Sydney Opera House.

After 70 years of supporting live music, The Cambridge in Newcastle is closing its doors. But first the pub is putting on a weekend of parties and gigs across June 23-25. Hear from Triple One, JK47, The Rubens and more.

We may have lost Tina Turner last month, but her legacy lives on with The Tina Turner Musical.

Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park is offering unique packages for anyone travelling into the CBD for Vivid. Part of the package includes a Vivid cocktail, rates starting from $329 per night, buffet breakfast and parking for one car.

Each Wednesday night in May, one of Waxflower’s resident DJs swaps Brunswick for Barangaroo and takes control of Rekōdo’s vinyl decks.

QLD

Aretha: Love Letter to the Queen of Soul is being staged on June 20 at QPAC.

Conor Maynard, The Jungle Giants, Thundercat, Desire Marea, Weyes Blood and Sleaford Mods are all coming to perform in Brisbane this June.

Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast is shaking up the traditional high tea experience with their High Cheese offering.

Red Bull's annual street dance competition is back. Red Bull Dance Your Style will hit Melbourne's Chaser's Nightclub on June 17, before stopping by Perth on June 22 and Brisbane on June 24. The National Final will take place at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney on July 15.

Nathan Maynard's play, At What Cost, is showing at Billie Brown Theatre until June 10.

VIC

Rising Festival is here. From June 7-18, experience a thoughtfully curated program of music, arts and food including performances from Ethel Cain, Weyes Blood, Thundercat, The Australian Ballet and more.

Experience the photographs of Catherine Opie in the flesh at Heide Museum of Modern Art for the first survey of the artist's work in Australia.

BLACKPINK are stopping at Rod Laver Arena on June 10 and 11 for the band's world tour.

Red Bull's annual street dance competition is back. Red Bull Dance Your Style will hit Melbourne's Chaser's Nightclub on June 17, before stopping by Perth on June 22 and Brisbane on June 24. The National Final will take place at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney on July 15.

Queen Victoria Market is back for winter, taking place from June 7 until August 30.

NGV Friday Nights picks up again on June 9 for its Melbourne Winter Masterpieces. View the NGV Friday Nights program here.

WA

RÜFÜS DU SOL, Weyes Blood, Trophy Eyes and King Stingray are just some of the artists you can catch in Perth during June.

Red Bull's annual street dance competition is back. Red Bull Dance Your Style will hit Melbourne's Chaser's Nightclub on June 17, before stopping by Perth on June 22 and Brisbane on June 24. The National Final will take place at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney on July 15.

Perth is throwing its own festivities to get people talking. Introducing, Strange Festival.

2023 Revealed Exhibition for new and emerging WA Aboriginal Artists runs through until July 23 at Fremantle Arts Centre.

NT

Artist Bruce Munro has unveiled his Light-Towers installation at Kings Canyon. Be sure to head to Discovery Parks to see it in the flesh.

Barunga Festival will return on June 9-12, with a program that celebrates First Nations culture across music, dance, performance and sport. Bring you swag and camp out under the stars.

A weekend of adrenaline-pumping motorsport hits Darwin this month from June 16-18, with Darwin Triple Crown Supercars.

TAS

Hobart goes red for Dark Mofo. The lineup includes Sleaford Mods, Eartheater, Thundercat, Ethel Cain, Max Richter with his eight hour lullaby Sleep, and yes, the nude solstice swim.

There's always Salamanca Market, in case your idea of a perfect weekend is picking up fresh food for the week ahead.

ACT

Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow stops in Canberra on June 2-3. Buckle in for a heady lineup of comics, including Lewis Garnham and Nikki Britton.

Come From Away is currently showing at Canberra Theatre Centre.