Week-long festival to celebrate Sydney hospo this winter

Written by May 28, 2025Hospitality Magazine

Wunderlich Lane is launching NightShift, a week-long festival of music, art, dining, and bar takeovers

The recently-launched precinct is home to restaurants that have quickly become the talk of the town, including Olympus by the Apollo team, R by Raita Noda, Liquid and Larder’s Bar Julius and Lottie, and House Made Hospitality’s Island Radio and Baptist Street Rec Club.

The precinct venues are joining forces to put on a show this winter, with an opening night party at Olympus, late night jazz with Setwun at Bar Julius, a music quiz hosted by Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe at Baptist Street Rec Club, poolside events next to Lottie in The Eve Hotel, and an open air Italo-disco collab between Regina La Pizzeria and Gelato Messina.

According to Toga Hospitality Executive General Manager Jacob Rolls, “NightShift is a celebration of Sydney’s after-dark magic – community-driven, immersive, and a tribute to the wonder of the longest night of the year. It brings together the very best of Wunderlich Lane: collaboration, culture and a love of the unconventional. There’s a little mischief in it too – just as there should be when the nights run long.”

Lineup:

Monday 16 June

Olympus | ‘NightShift Greek Feast Launch Party’ | 6.30pm

Tuesday 17 June

Baptist Street Rec Club | ‘The Best Music Quiz Ever’ | 7pm

Wednesday 18 June and Thursday 19 June

S’Wich x Regina La Pizzeria | ‘After-Work Pizzetta Party’ | 5pm – 9pm

Bar Julius | ‘Late Night Jazz Art’ | From 8pm

Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 June

Saardé X Saltbox | 5pm – 8pm

Saturday 21 June

Island Radio | Noodle Rave with JNETT | 5pm – 11pm

Regina La Pizzeria x Gelato Messina x Saltbox | ‘Bank Lane Italo Discoteria’ | 5pm and 7.30pm

Daily

The Wunderlich Exchange | Wunderlich lane venues swap signature bites and drinks

The EVE Hotel X Lottie | Nocturne Nightdrift ups the temperature of the hotel pool to 30 degrees. A poolside Mexican menu, warm blankets, and a hot winter cocktail are available poolside.

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NightShift runs from Monday 16 – Sunday 22 June across Wunderlich Lane. Events are individually ticketed with select sessions open for walk-ins. The full program and tickets can be found here.

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