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Support a worthy cause and meet like-minded people in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.

Bike Buddies 1-on-1 guided rides and cycling skills

Bike Buddies 1-on-1 guided rides and cycling skills

Get a free guided bike ride or cycling skills session with a qualified instructor
Today all day
KGV evening futsal competitions

KGV evening futsal competitions

Play your way to a better day, enter a social or corporate team
Today 6pm to 10.30pm
Book exchange

Book exchange

Donate your preloved books or grab a book or 2 to take home for free.
Today 9am to 5pm
Crochet social group

Crochet social group

For advanced beginners to intermediate level enthusiasts
Today 12pm to 3pm
Forget Me Knot by Angela Tam

Forget Me Knot by Angela Tam

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival
Today 12am to 11.59pm
Stitching Circle

Stitching Circle

A social group that gets together to knit, crochet and long stitch
Today 10.30am to 12pm
Year of the Snake by Heidi Hakala

Year of the Snake by Heidi Hakala

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival
Today 12am to 11.59pm
Chess: social play

Chess: social play

Come play chess at Ultimo Community Centre
Today 10am to 8pm
Forms and case management help in Mandarin and Hokkien

Forms and case management help in Mandarin and Hokkien

This free service is provided by Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS) trained volunteers and caseworkers.
Today 10am to 12pm
Marianne Urth: For the fear of it

Marianne Urth: For the fear of it

Upcoming exhibition of paintings at Art2Must Gallery
Today 9am to 4pm
Street soccer at KGV

Street soccer at KGV

Have fun and make new friends playing soccer
Today 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Table tennis hire

Table tennis hire

Professional tables available for hire
Today 10am to 8pm
You're Welcome?

You're Welcome?

What does it mean to be welcome in 'Australia'?
Today 10am to 5pm
Daily Service of Remembrance

Daily Service of Remembrance

At 11am each day, the Anzac Memorial pauses for a Service of Remembrance.
Today 11am to 11.05am
Social art class

Social art class

If you love art and a chat, then pop down to the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre
Tomorrow
Crochet for beginners – social group

Crochet for beginners – social group

Unlock your creative potential in a relaxing, creative, and supportive atmosphere. No prior experience required
Tomorrow
Fitness class for older adults

Fitness class for older adults

Weekly lower impact class including strength training and aerobic exercise to improve balance and flexibility
Tomorrow
Free chair yoga and meditation beginner class

Free chair yoga and meditation beginner class

Learn to relax, meditate and live stress-free with a simple heart-based meditation practice
Tomorrow
Tai chi

Tai chi

Free weekly class in Cantonese and English
Tomorrow
Lunar New Year at the Chinese Garden of Friendship

Lunar New Year at the Chinese Garden of Friendship

The Chinese Garden of Friendship will be at the heart of Lunar New Year celebrations at Darling Harbour
29 Jan 2025
Korean dancefloor

Korean dancefloor

Groove into a joyous Lunar New Year.
29 Jan 2025
Lion and dragon dance performance

Lion and dragon dance performance

A performance by Chinese Youth League at the Art Gallery of NSW.
29 Jan 2025
Lunar New Year Lion Dances in Darling Harbour

Lunar New Year Lion Dances in Darling Harbour

Catch a traditional Lion Dance roaming around Darling Harbour this Lunar New Year.
29 Jan 2025
Slay Wednesdays

Slay Wednesdays

See Sydneys hottest up and coming performers at this drag competition
29 Jan 2025
Creative writing group

Creative writing group

Improve your writing, meet fellow writers and get inspired
29 Jan 2025
KGV Fitness – Full Body Circuit

KGV Fitness – Full Body Circuit

A 45 minute, all body workout that will challenge you and leave you on a high
29 Jan 2025
Informal coffee and chat sessions

Informal coffee and chat sessions

Come join us if you'd like to make new friends in an easy environment
29 Jan 2025
Sydney City Farm volunteer working bees

Sydney City Farm volunteer working bees

Help out with farm activities, from watering and weeding to planting and harvesting
30 Jan 2025
Wrap with Love knitting group

Wrap with Love knitting group

Join this friendly knitting group to make wraps for people in need.
30 Jan 2025
Playgroup

Playgroup

Messy and sensory play, reading books, playing with toys, engaging in craft activities and gross motor play
30 Jan 2025
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia

Thursday Night Interactive Trivia

Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night
30 Jan 2025
To freely flourish 綻放 – film screening with panel discussion

To freely flourish 綻放 – film screening with panel discussion

A free community screening of a queer coming-of-age Chinese diaspora family drama presented by film maker Victor Wu
30 Jan 2025
Yoga class at the Rex

Yoga class at the Rex

Improve your strength, balance and flexibility in this weekly 1-hour class
30 Jan 2025
Lunar New Year Twilight Garden Party

Lunar New Year Twilight Garden Party

Ring in the Year of the Snake with a one of a kind experience in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.
31 Jan 2025
Move for all fitness class

Move for all fitness class

A weekly 1-hour class combining light resistance training and aerobic moves suitable for all levels of fitness
31 Jan 2025
Polish Rhyme & Story Time

Polish Rhyme & Story Time

A fun interactive session of singing and rhymes for children aged 0-6 years
31 Jan 2025
Group Exhibition: “What did they tell you?”

Group Exhibition: “What did they tell you?”

A group show showcasing women and gender diverse artist's experience with medical misogyny
31 Jan 2025
Moth Night @ the Moonlight BioBlitz

Moth Night @ the Moonlight BioBlitz

Join Us for a Magical Summer Evening with Moths and More!
31 Jan 2025
Northcott Fitness Workout

Northcott Fitness Workout

Workout for community members living in social housing
31 Jan 2025
Lunar New Year Jet Pack + Firework Shows

Lunar New Year Jet Pack + Firework Shows

Catch spectacular performances in Lunar New Year themed costumes, soaring sky high over the waters of Cockle Bay
1 Feb 2025
Calm and Spacious

Calm and Spacious

A practical introduction to meditation
1 Feb 2025
Polish High Tea

Polish High Tea

Indulge in a selection of European inspired savoury and sweet canapés
1 Feb 2025
Today at Apple: Rewire your student mindset with Jemma Sbeg

Today at Apple: Rewire your student mindset with Jemma Sbeg

Join Jemma Sbeg, creator of The Psychology of Your 20s podcast, to kick-start your back-to-school glow-up.
1 Feb 2025
Free yoga meditation beginner class at Sydney CBD

Free yoga meditation beginner class at Sydney CBD

Manage stress, remove troubling thoughts and emotions, and find long-lasting happiness with heartfulness meditation
2 Feb 2025
Chair yoga

Chair yoga

Yoga movements have been adapted to be performed while seated in a chair.
3 Feb 2025
Designer Maker Meet-Ups

Designer Maker Meet-Ups

Join fellow designer makers for a lunchtime discussion and exhibition preview at ADC.
3 Feb 2025
Gentle exercise

Gentle exercise

Low intensity guided movement techniques to improve your balance, strength, coordination and movement
3 Feb 2025
Ukulele class

Ukulele class

Learn how to play the ukulele in this fun class for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers
3 Feb 2025
Wesley School for Seniors Open Week

Wesley School for Seniors Open Week

It’s never too late to learn! Trial courses for free during Open Week
3 Feb 2025
Fun social dance

Fun social dance

Learn dance steps to enjoy the many top dance songs of all time
4 Feb 2025
Learn to read music and sing

Learn to read music and sing

No experience is needed to join this free singing and theory class
4 Feb 2025
Lunar New Year event: Road safety workshop

Lunar New Year event: Road safety workshop

Join a road safety workshop to help older adults make safer choices when walking or catching public transport
4 Feb 2025
Lunch with friends

Lunch with friends

Order your lunch and make new friends at the Cliff Noble Community Centre
4 Feb 2025
Bush School (2.5 to 5 year olds)

Bush School (2.5 to 5 year olds)

Bush School is a unique nature play program for children aged 2.5 to 5 years
4 Feb 2025
Social group for Chinese speaking seniors

Social group for Chinese speaking seniors

Join this friendly group of older people each week for coffee and conversations
4 Feb 2025
The Wisdom of Compassion

The Wisdom of Compassion

Presenting the powerful Buddhist logic of compassion and methods for developing a kinder relationship with ourselves
4 Feb 2025
Seniors social group

Seniors social group

Meet new people and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, knit or crochet, and a chat each week
5 Feb 2025
Barbara Licha Art Exhibition

Barbara Licha Art Exhibition

Artist Barbara Licha will present her oeuvre at the Polish Club Ashfield’s newest gallery space
5 Feb 2025
Accessible yoga class

Accessible yoga class

Everyone is welcome to join this weekly class suitable for all levels of experience.
6 Feb 2025
Movement and dance class

Movement and dance class

Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
6 Feb 2025
Dragon Boats Festival

Dragon Boats Festival

The biggest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere
7 Feb 2025
Haymarket Chamber of Commerce 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet

Haymarket Chamber of Commerce 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet

Invitation to HCC’s Year of the Snake 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet, Friday, 7 February 2025
7 Feb 2025
Big Bingay Summer

Big Bingay Summer

Summer's hot, the shades are on, the cocktails are flowing...
7 Feb 2025
Music and movement

Music and movement

Still your mind and build strength and flexibility
7 Feb 2025
Empower your life through self-inquiry meditation

Empower your life through self-inquiry meditation

Bring clarity, peace & purpose to every area of your life in this transformative 2hr workshop with Swami Turiyananda
8 Feb 2025
Family Sunday: Celebrate Lunar New Year

Family Sunday: Celebrate Lunar New Year

Visit the Library for a free family event to welcome the Year of the Snake!
9 Feb 2025
Marie Curie Book Launch

Marie Curie Book Launch

In this fascinating biography, Sydney Srinivas intertwines the science, the scientist and the person.
9 Feb 2025
Cake baking and table tennis

Cake baking and table tennis

A free safe space for local young people ages 11 to 18 years to connect after school.
10 Feb 2025
Green Square Knitters meet up

Green Square Knitters meet up

Come and knit squares to create blankets for Wrap for a lovely cause.
11 Feb 2025
Youth boxing at Redfern

Youth boxing at Redfern

Free after school sports and fitness program for ages 11 to 18
11 Feb 2025
English class for seniors (Booked out)

English class for seniors (Booked out)

Free weekly class suitable for beginner and intermediate level learners
11 Feb 2025
Movement & Meditation Classes

Movement & Meditation Classes

Relieve stress, shift energy and find focus during your lunch break.
11 Feb 2025
Reiki Group Share

Reiki Group Share

Join our Reiki Share: healing swaps, connection, community. All levels welcome for renewal and heartfelt connections!
12 Feb 2025
Alexandria Park Community BBQ

Alexandria Park Community BBQ

Get to know your neighbours and local services at this free monthly event
14 Feb 2025
Great Snakes game day

Great Snakes game day

Our giant games are free for you to play
15 Feb 2025
Hidden Gems & Stories: Show & Tell

Hidden Gems & Stories: Show & Tell

Bring your historical documents, objects, heritage memorabilia and photographs relating to Haymarket for appraisal
15 Feb 2025
Annual Galentine's lunch for a good cause

Annual Galentine's lunch for a good cause

Grab your girlfriends this Valentine's for a sumptuous 3-course Syrian feast for a good cause
16 Feb 2025
Bingay Pride

Bingay Pride

Come out and come on down, darlings! It's the rainbow season - time to show off your colours at BINGAY's Pride Edition!
20 Feb 2025
AIIP Intergenerational Conference, Sydney, February 2025

AIIP Intergenerational Conference, Sydney, February 2025

Join us at the 2025 AIIP Conference to explore intergenerational practice, solutions, and create meaningful connections!
21 Feb 2025
Free to be loved

Free to be loved

An interfaith evening of open discussion, stories, poetry and music.
21 Feb 2025
Summer on the Green

Summer on the Green

Celebration of the local Waterloo social housing community
21 Feb 2025
Recycle It Saturday: a free recycling drop-off event

Recycle It Saturday: a free recycling drop-off event

Drop off household items including electronics, polystyrene, unwearable clothes, gas bottles, bicycles, x-rays and more
22 Feb 2025
Pyrmont - Architectural Time Capsule Walk

Pyrmont - Architectural Time Capsule Walk

Discover the architecture of Pyrmont and learn about its history in a two hour walk with a trained AAA volunteer
22 Feb 2025
A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek

A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK tells the fantastic journey of an orphaned Syrian brown bear
23 Feb 2025
Author Talk | Kosciuszko!

Author Talk | Kosciuszko!

184 years after Australia’s highest mountain was named, an Australian author has written a biography about Kosciuszko
23 Feb 2025
Sundaylicious Mardi Gras Colombian Hotel

Sundaylicious Mardi Gras Colombian Hotel

Join us on March 2nd for a Sunday session like no other at the heart of Mardi Gras – the iconic Colombian Hotel!
2 Mar 2025
Inspired: Sarah Davis, Paddling the Nile & Cycling Australia

Inspired: Sarah Davis, Paddling the Nile & Cycling Australia

Corporate risk manager swaps spreadsheets for paddles and pedals to paddle the Nile and bikepack across Australia
6 Mar 2025
Annual networking forum

Annual networking forum

Join us for The MPN Annual Networking Forum. Don’t miss the chance to engage with a diverse community
14 Mar 2025
Lifeline Bondi Golf Day

Lifeline Bondi Golf Day

We invite you to join us for the inaugural Lifeline Bondi Golf event.
14 Mar 2025
Radical Sydney! A People's History Festival

Radical Sydney! A People's History Festival

Strikes! Riots! High school rebellions! Aboriginal resistance! Join us for a celebration of Sydney's radical history.
15 Mar 2025
Discover the magic of sound healing: A weekend workshop

Discover the magic of sound healing: A weekend workshop

An immersive and inspiring weekend workshop exploring the fundamentals of sound healing
29 Mar 2025
Contemplating Reality

Contemplating Reality

A retreat with Andy Karr and Lynne Friedman
18 Apr 2025
Heaven

Heaven

This daring and critically acclaimed play is a must-see for anyone who’s ever questioned the path not taken.
14 May 2025
Indigneous Veterans Commemoration Service

Indigneous Veterans Commemoration Service

Annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans Commemoration Service
30 May 2025
Sydney Tattoo Convention

Sydney Tattoo Convention

Immerse yourself in Sydney's tattoo culture at Sydney Town Hall : Top artists, live shows, and endless inspiration!
15 Aug 2025
Victory in the Pacific Day Commemoration

Victory in the Pacific Day Commemoration

80th Anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Second World War
15 Aug 2025
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day Commemoration

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day Commemoration

Commemoration service held in recognition of those who served in the Vietnam War
18 Aug 2025