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Best In Town: Top 8 Things To Do In October

The top things to do in NSW & VIC this month.

09/26

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Written by Rebecca Beaton

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From 29th October until 1st November, Ghost in The Rocks returns for four nights, transforming one of Sydney’s oldest precincts into a huge open-air Halloween playground. The whole precinct will be transformed, with giant tentacles emerging from buildings, six-metre spiders taking over the laneways and streets filled with colour, lighting and Halloween theming. The street festival and all live performances are completely FREE across all four nights and there are also seven major experiences across four different festival realms.

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Moon Festival will return to Darling Square until 4th October, the precinct will come alive with an exciting program of illuminated installations, live entertainment, free activities and food and drink offerings. Guests can walk through the illuminated lantern installation, enjoy free lantern decorating sessions, free dancing workshops, DJs and live entertainment, including Emperor Guan and the Moon Goddess roaming through the precinct. Right in time for the school holidays, Moon Festival is the perfect place to bring the kids for free holiday entertainment.

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Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Sydney this October with its world renowned big top production, KOOZA! Delivering a signature Cirque du Soleil experience in its most exhilarating form, following the main character, The Innocent, who is transported to an exotic yet zany kingdom. KOOZA is one of Cirque du Soleil’s most daring touring productions, taking audiences on a thrilling emotional ride with its nail-biting, mind-boggling acrobatics. Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition and power.

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XtraClub Parramatta is set to open this October, the “affordable-luxury” wellness club is redefining how Australians recover, relax, and recharge. Offering a self-service, tech-enhanced bathhouse experience, specialising in ice baths, steam rooms, and Finnish and infrared saunas, including the largest Finnish sauna in the southern hemisphere.

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Located just outside Melbourne, Lyka Lodge has teamed up with fresh dog food company Lyka for a dog-first stay aimed at helping guests and their dog get out to nature. Available for stays until the 25th October, the lodge includes a range of unique touches and exclusive experiences, from Lyka treats stocked in cabin, complimentary poo bags, dog puzzles and doggy books, to matching green Lyka bedding for humans and cosy dog beds for pups.

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This Halloween, the boundary-pushing cabaret returns with a sinister, seductive edge at VIVA Melbourne. Experience our breathtaking aerialists, powerhouse vocals, choreography and specialty dark-circus acts created exclusively for this limited holiday run. Sip on limited-time signature cocktails like the Witches Brew and the Franken-tini, and immerse yourself in pure theatrical decadence. And when the final act concludes, the night is far from over: the lights stay low and the cast takes over the dance floor.

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Happening on 1st October, British model, actress and mental health advocate, Adwoa Aboah, will appear exclusively in conversation in Melbourne for the inaugural NGV x Kérastase Power Talks. A biannual event where highly passionate, leading female voices in art, design and culture share their important stories and issues of contemporary life, Power Talks provides a platform for those whose ideas are shaping what comes next, recognising not only their work, but their contribution to the cultural landscape.

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Dominique Crenn, one of the world’s most decorated and influential chefs, will open her first Australian venue in Melbourne this October. Petit Crenn, a partnership  between Crenn and global alternatives asset manager Salter Brothers, marks the international expansion of her acclaimed all day dining concept and is set to be one of the most significant openings in Australia this year. The intimate 40-seat venue will be drawing on the landscapes and coastline of Brittany, her home region in France while the menu will include signatures including steak tartare with egg yolk jam and sauce au poivre, alongside a croque madame with jambon and gruyère.

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