SYDNEY 1929: Tilly Devine & Kate Leigh rule the underworld. The Razor Gang Wars erupt. Blood flows. Tour the dark alleyways and streets of their territory and hear the wild and violent tales of their days in RAZORHURST.

You'll walk a 2-hour guided tour of RAZORHURST, which covers the historic areas of Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and East Sydney.

This area was referred to as RAZORHURST because in 1929, due to gun laws, the gangsters weapon of choice was a cut throat razor.

For a free tour simply enter discount code eastside22 when booking, enter top right before adding quantity.

Halloween isn't complete without a jack-o'lantern to scare off the trick or treaters. Join renowned Sydney-based artist, sculptor and co-founder of Dinosaur Designs Stephen Ormandy for a pumpkin carving and decorating workshop. Stephen has exhibited all over the world, won numerous art prizes and created major international public art installations, and now he's here to help you carve the most creative pumpkin in the east. Join us for drinks, and be prepared to turn your pumpkin into a work of art. *Tickets $10 - drinks and art materials included in ticket price.

Poems on paper are stable looking yet change with every reading. They change as we begin to know them better. They change because we, and language, and objects all accumulate time. Likewise, no two performances of a poem are the same, contingent on the moment in time they are made into sound. Award winning poets Pam Brown and Toby Fitch will bring their well-loved and new poems to life.

Come down to Brix Distillers, Sydney's only dedicated Rum Distillery, and learn how to spice rum from the masters! Each session starts with a welcome drink and a quick tour through the distillery, before we take you upstairs to our Barrel Room and guide you through blending your own two 200ml bottles of Spiced Rum, which you can take home and show off (or keep it all to yourself!)

Want to know how to shake the perfect Espresso Martini? Don't know what a Zombie is but think that sounds like something you'd like to make at home? Then join us at Brix Distillers for one of our cocktail classes! We'll take you through the equipment, the spirits, and the techniques to make that perfect rum cocktail and impress all your friends!

TWO classes each October Saturday at 1pm & 3:30pm. $85pp

Join Gabriel from Ziggy's Wildfoods for a fascinating evening centred around wild foods - tasting, talking, and being treated with simply the most incredibly unique seasonal hand foraged creations inspired by the abundance hiding around us.

Join us for a night of All Hallow's Eve make-up and nail design. We will have a gaggle of Sydney's best makeup artists on hand to give you a fun Halloween-inspired look, sure to scare even the spookiest spirits. We'll also have an array of festive nail decals to complete your Halloween costume, and a specially concocted cocktail to kick off a weekend of trick-or-treating. *Tickets $10 - drinks and art materials included in ticket price.

Don't miss a festive night of mask painting with one of Sydney's favorite portrait artists Camille Olsen-Ormandy. Drawing on a pop aesthetic, Camille captures the faces of the world harmonised by pastel and bright-hued backgrounds. Join fellow guests for a few drinks and a hands-on workshop where Camile will help unleash your Halloween-inspired creativity. Materials and beverages will be provided, just be ready to bring your spooky spirit. *Tickets $10 - drinks and art materials included in ticket price.

Join Gabriel from Ziggy's Wildfoods for a fascinating evening centred around wild foods - tasting, talking, and being treated with simply the most incredibly unique seasonal hand foraged creations inspired by the abundance hiding around us.

Join Australia's finest and funniest LGBTIQ+ writers, comedians and performers for a night of stories - some fiction, some stranger than - at Dulcie's in Kings Cross, an intimate cocktail parlour. The line-up spans comedians, poets, musicians and writers who have been published across the likes of The Monthly, The Guardian, Vice & more, and featured on stages across Australia.

It all starts with a conversation! Let’s talk about Core Erotic Themes, Consent and How to Ask for What You Want. The sex education you wish you got. Join passionate industry professionals for an ‘in conversation’ open dialogue moderated by the multidisciplinary Somatic Sex Coach and Queer Performance Artist Anthony Severino.

Listen, share, sit back and observe - it's up to you. Your attendance is participation. 

QUEER LYFE DRAW, DRINK, DISCUSS & DANCE!

Queer Lyfe is a life drawing class with a progressive twist. A unique opportunity for the artists and model to interact through pose, performance and conversation. Held over 2 hours our Hallows eve session features The Voodoo Queen Nancy Dennis & Pasfika royalty King Cxntessa! Embrace the night with live dj sets by DUTCH KISS & enjoy a laugh, a cocktail and a show!

Join us for a guided lesson in watercolour painting at our Surry Hills distillery, including drinks and snacks from the Brix Bar & Kitchen. You'll be walked through creating your own masterpiece while sipping on boozy beverages from behind our bar!

Brix Distillers, Bourke St, Surry Hills

SYDNEY 1929: Tilly Devine & Kate Leigh rule the underworld. The Razor Gang Wars erupt. Blood flows. Tour their territory of RAZORHURST.

A 2-hour guided tour of RAZORHURST, which covers the historic areas of Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and East Sydney. Walk is mostly level with one set of stairs optional. You'll stop to view Blood Alley, where the first major battle occurred; Kellett Street where the second gang battle occurred; see the lane where Guido Calletti was murdered; Phil Jeffs 50:50 Club, the hub of illegal gambling, cocaine and prostitution; the lanes of East Sydney, where Tilly's brothels were located; Tilly's house, the HQ of prostitution; the Tradesmen's Arms, where Tilly's gang drank and conspired, the site of the Snow Queen Kate Leigh's house in Riley Street where she shot and killed Snowy Prendergast, the Strand Hotel where Frank Green shot and killed Barney Dalton and wounded Wally Tomlinson. Finishing with a drink at one of the areas many historic hotels.

Want to know how to shake the perfect Espresso Martini? Don't know what a Zombie is but think that sounds like something you'd like to make at home? Then join us at Brix Distillers for one of our cocktail classes! We'll take you through the equipment, the spirits, and the techniques to make that perfect rum cocktail and impress all your friends!

TWO classes each October Saturday at 1pm & 3:30pm. $85pp

A garment, discarded. A texture holding a text. As part of an aesthetic collection, recalling for us the person who inhabited its surface — the lively body that animated it. Calling attention to link their emotive impact along the experiential path of poets are five women on the Fashions for Living. Featuring Devina Bedford / Bronwyn Eather / Marie McMillan / Bee Perusco / Lou Steer

It all starts with a conversation! Let’s talk about Core Erotic Themes, Consent and How to Ask for What You Want. The sex education you wish you got. Join passionate industry professionals for an ‘in conversation’ open dialogue moderated by the multidisciplinary Somatic Sex Coach and Queer Performance Artist Anthony Severino.

Listen, share, sit back and observe - it's up to you. Your attendance is participation. 

Join cultural historian, Warren Fahey AM, as he digs into the fascinating history of Sydney’s three earliest burial grounds - the Old Burial Grounds on George Street, Devonshire Street ’Sandhills’ Cemetery and the grand Victorian Rookwood Necropolis. Hear stories of sensational murders, tragedies and disasters, diversity.

SYDNEY 1929: Tilly Devine & Kate Leigh rule the underworld. The Razor Gang Wars erupt. Blood flows. Tour their territory of RAZORHURST.

A 2-hour guided tour of RAZORHURST, which covers the historic areas of Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and East Sydney. Walk is mostly level with one set of stairs optional. You'll stop to view Blood Alley, where the first major battle occurred; Kellett Street where the second gang battle occurred; see the lane where Guido Calletti was murdered; Phil Jeffs 50:50 Club, the hub of illegal gambling, cocaine and prostitution; the lanes of East Sydney, where Tilly's brothels were located; Tilly's house, the HQ of prostitution; the Tradesmen's Arms, where Tilly's gang drank and conspired, the site of the Snow Queen Kate Leigh's house in Riley Street where she shot and killed Snowy Prendergast, the Strand Hotel where Frank Green shot and killed Barney Dalton and wounded Wally Tomlinson. Finishing with a drink at one of the areas many historic hotels.

Want to know how to shake the perfect Espresso Martini? Don't know what a Zombie is but think that sounds like something you'd like to make at home? Then join us at Brix Distillers for one of our cocktail classes! We'll take you through the equipment, the spirits, and the techniques to make that perfect rum cocktail and impress all your friends!

TWO classes each October Saturday at 1pm & 3:30pm. $85pp

ALBERT LIN - A one-man theatrical spoken-word poetry performance exploring nature, suburbia, and the mundane beauty that surrounds us. The story of one man's journey with poetry, and all the lessons he learned along the way.

14 + 15 October 7-8pm

The Flying Nun by Brand X , 34-40 Burton St , Darlinghurst

An elegant afternoon of food and fashion, exploring the influence of immigration on the food and fashion industries through creative conversation and culinary exploration.

Ezra Restaurant 12.30 - 2.30pm, 14 October.

$125 per head, including banquet lunch and 2 glasses of wine.

Join us for a guided lesson in watercolour painting at our Surry Hills distillery, including drinks and snacks from the Brix Bar & Kitchen. You'll be walked through creating your own masterpiece while sipping on boozy beverages from behind our bar!

Brix Distillers, Bourke St, Surry Hills

Cultural Historian, Warren Fahey, celebrates the local inner-city east and how its suburbs have been Sydney’s entertainment destination for over a century. Tales of high life, low life, and, sometimes very low life. Based on Warren’s best-selling book ’The Good Old Bad Old Days’.

Dulcie’s King’s Cross. 9 October. 5.30-7.30pm. Tickets $20 include a free cocktail on arrival.

Want to know how to shake the perfect Espresso Martini? Don't know what a Zombie is but think that sounds like something you'd like to make at home? Then join us at Brix Distillers for one of our cocktail classes! We'll take you through the equipment, the spirits, and the techniques to make that perfect rum cocktail and impress all your friends!

TWO classes each October Saturday at 1pm & 3:30pm. $85pp