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Discover nightlife in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.
Vivid Sydney – King Dingo
Museum of Contemporary Art
Nightlife
Vivid Sydney – King Dingo
The MCA’s commission for Vivid Sydney 2025 is 'King Dingo' by artist Vincent Namatjira.
Meredith & The Mezzanines Jazz Trio + Craig Walters on Sax
Chippendale
Music
Meredith & The Mezzanines Jazz Trio + Craig Walters on Sax
A fun night of cool jazz and swing classics in an intimate bar with great cocktails
Circus Burlesque Dinner & Show
Chippendale
Nightlife
Circus Burlesque Dinner & Show
Step right up for a night of magic & spectacle!
Disney's Snow White at The Grounds of Alexandria
Alexandria
Food & drink
Disney's Snow White at The Grounds of Alexandria
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to The Grounds of Alexandria we go!
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Nightlife
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend
Lucy Burke
The Factory Theatre
Music
Lucy Burke
Singer songwriter Lucy Burke Live at Factory Theatre
MCA Harbour dining and Vivid Sydney views
Museum of Contemporary Art
Food & drink
MCA Harbour dining and Vivid Sydney views
Enjoy the spectacle from Canvas and the Sculpture Terrace, with exclusive dining packages and an after-dark curator talk
Opening Night Salon
Dulwich Hill
Music
Opening Night Salon
A reckoning, a celebration, a call to stay with the trouble.
The Rocks Ghost Tour
The Rocks
Tours & experiences
The Rocks Ghost Tour
A two hour evening walking tour which looks into the darker side of The Rocks
Titanique
Redfern
Theatre, dance & film
Titanique
Nothing on earth could come between Jack and Rose, except Céline Dion
Unique Vivid Sydney Cruise – Lights, Cabaret & Dinner
Sydney Harbour
Food & drink
Unique Vivid Sydney Cruise – Lights, Cabaret & Dinner
Treat yourself to a spectacular Vivid Sydney cruising experience coupled with a one-of-a-kind cabaret entertainment.
Vivid Glow Party Pub Crawl
World Square
Tours & experiences
Vivid Glow Party Pub Crawl
Sydney's ultimate nightlife experience!
Vivid on board Seadeck
North Sydney
Food & drink
Vivid on board Seadeck
View Vivid Sydney from the best seat on the harbour!
Vivid Sydney at the HVH
Dawes Point
Food & drink
Vivid Sydney at the HVH
Drinks, food and unforgettable views
Vivid Sydney Dream Lab 3-Course Set Menu
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Food & drink
Vivid Sydney Dream Lab 3-Course Set Menu
Nightly throughout Vivid Sydney at Mode Kitchen & Bar
Sydney Bar Crawl
World Square
Tours & experiences
Sydney Bar Crawl
Experience the best of Sydney's nightlife and meet new friends from all around the world on the Sydney Bar Crawl!
Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories
Queen Victoria Building
Tours & experiences
Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories
Join Sydney's most unique nightlife - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.
This Is Texas: Rodeo Night
Side Bar Sydney
Music
This Is Texas: Rodeo Night
Join us for Sydney’s biggest hoedown as we bring you our version of the Wild West!
AniSong Sydney Special Pg0 – Eurobeat Autumn: Midnight Drift
Chippendale
Music
AniSong Sydney Special Pg0 – Eurobeat Autumn: Midnight Drift
Anime nightclub event featuring anime music, vtubers, and this time, eurobeat
Chasing the Moon
Lilyfield
Music
Chasing the Moon
A feast of hot club swing, upbeat Latin and European jazz.
Gabriella Hill Trio + Aidan Wong Trio
Dulwich Hill
Music
Gabriella Hill Trio + Aidan Wong Trio
Contemporary jazz in an unusual place.
La Cueva – Latin Party
Kings Cross
Music
La Cueva – Latin Party
Sydney's biggest Latin night
Love Shy Art Club Presents MODA Designer 2025
Sydney
Music
Love Shy Art Club Presents MODA Designer 2025
A collision of fashion, music, and light, platforming the next wave of emerging designers.
Secret Comedy Club in Surry Hills
Surry Hills
Theatre, dance & film
Secret Comedy Club in Surry Hills
Now in their 12th year of sold out comedy shows, the Secret Comedy Club returns to Surry Hills at the Crown Hotel!
Surry Hills and Darlinghurst Secret Bars & Stories Tour
Darlinghurst
Tours & experiences
Surry Hills and Darlinghurst Secret Bars & Stories Tour
Drink and discover on Sydney's best nightlife tour! Perfect for locals, this is a fun and unique night out.
Boards & Bottles: wine & games
Surry Hills
Community & causes
Boards & Bottles: wine & games
Bring your own games or enjoy ours. The more games, the merrier.
Fitz of Laughter
Woolloomooloo
Food & drink
Fitz of Laughter
The Old Fitzroy Comedy Night
Improv comedy cagefight
Newtown
Nightlife
Improv comedy cagefight
Sydney's best, biggest & longest-running comedy battle!
Rat Klub Comedy
Erskineville
Theatre, dance & film
Rat Klub Comedy
Perfect jokes every Monday
Disrupt
Sydney
Nightlife
Disrupt
A dynamic exhibition at Machine Hall featuring art work by young people with lived experience of homelessness.
Glamour Feud
Universal Sydney
Food & drink
Glamour Feud
Survey says... It's time to play Glamour Feud – the fiercest family face-off!
Musical bingo and $1 dogs
The Soda Factory
Food & drink
Musical bingo and $1 dogs
Your ultimate Tuesday night out
The Running Joke Comedy Club
Potts Point Hotel
Theatre, dance & film
The Running Joke Comedy Club
Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton
Tio's Darts Night
Surry Hills
Tours & experiences
Tio's Darts Night
Free darts competition with big prizes
West End Wednesdays
Universal Sydney
Community & causes
West End Wednesdays
The leading 'ladies' of Sydney drag!
Comedy class - improvisation
Surry Hills
Talks, courses & workshops
Comedy class - improvisation
Meet new people, gain some comedy skills and have a lot of fun
Jazz Upstairs featuring Hannah James Quartet
Sydney
Music
Jazz Upstairs featuring Hannah James Quartet
A rising star of jazz in Australia presents her dynamic new quartet
Pitbull x Flo Rida Party
Side Bar Sydney
Music
Pitbull x Flo Rida Party
Get ready to sweat through your Apple Bottom jeans as we crank the hits, pop bottles, and party like it’s 2010.
Women in Media Oration & Dinner – featuring Kitty Flanagan
Dockside Pavilion, Darling Harbour
Food & drink
Women in Media Oration & Dinner – featuring Kitty Flanagan
Black-tie gala dinner event featuring one of Australia's most popular creatives.
Charteris Wines Dinner at Mode Kitchen & Bar
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Food & drink
Charteris Wines Dinner at Mode Kitchen & Bar
An unforgettable evening discovering vibrant Modern Australian dining & award-winning Australian wines
Date and time
Enmore
Theatre, dance & film
Date and time
Conversation and connection through dates and poetry
Flux State (Live) + Reenie
Potts Point
Music
Flux State (Live) + Reenie
Join us every Thursday this May at Ricardo's for live music, dancing, and good vibes with Flux State
Harvey Comedy @ FORTRESS SYDNEY
Chippendale
Food & drink
Harvey Comedy @ FORTRESS SYDNEY
A night of laughs with the best comedians in the country, games, prizes and a secret raffle to be won!
Jazz sessions in The Rocks
The Rocks Square
Music
Jazz sessions in The Rocks
Unwind in style with the sweet, soulful sounds of Australian jazz
Let’s get quizzical: trivia night
Darlinghurst
Food & drink
Let’s get quizzical: trivia night
Hosted by Glitter King KevinInTheCity, have fun and win prizes every Thursday at the Burdekin Hotel
TGIT - Thank Gawd It's Thursday
Universal Sydney
Music
TGIT - Thank Gawd It's Thursday
Every Thursday night in the Universal Bar!
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia
Polish Club Ashfield
Community & causes
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia
Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night
SOAP OPERA: S1 E4: Moral Laxa
The Vanguard
Music
SOAP OPERA: S1 E4: Moral Laxa
The Vanguard’s new late-night series—wildly curated, fiercely fun, and always a little unpredictable.
Vivid Party Cruise
Sydney
Tours & experiences
Vivid Party Cruise
4-hour boat party watching the Vivid lights as we dance to top tunes
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Maroubra
Theatre, dance & film
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.
Cone of Confusion & Zeal.H (fka Mia Petra)
The Vanguard
Music
Cone of Confusion & Zeal.H (fka Mia Petra)
PsyconFest Records and Rudi Music present a night at the Vanguard with Cone of Confusion & Zeal.H (fka Mia Petra)
2025 Chef Series
Sydney
Food & drink
2025 Chef Series
John Rivera Collaboration Dinner- Tuesday, June 3
Queer comedy class (improvisation)
Sydney Comedy School
Talks, courses & workshops
Queer comedy class (improvisation)
Join our queer event to laugh nonstop, learn comedy, and be quicker at thinking on your feet
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Newtown
Theatre, dance & film
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
Sydney Film Festival: Official Competition
State Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Sydney Film Festival: Official Competition
Audacious, cutting-edge and courageous films from around the world
Sydney Film Festival Opening Night – Together
State Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Sydney Film Festival Opening Night – Together
Big stars, big buzz, big screen – be there for the premiere of the most anticipated Australian film of the year
Sydney Film Festival: Special Presentations
State Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Sydney Film Festival: Special Presentations
Big premieres, big screen experiences, and big nights out
Aus Music Countdown: Vivid Sydney supper club
Mary's Underground
Music
Aus Music Countdown: Vivid Sydney supper club
Plug in to Aus Music Countdown with Aussie performer Luke Carroll’s ultimate Australian mixtape
Chaperone (Live) + DJ
Potts Point
Music
Chaperone (Live) + DJ
Hot funk power meets high-precision alt-rock energy.
The Room – monthly screening event
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Theatre, dance & film
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
Sound Escape
City Recital Hall
Music
Sound Escape
A surrealist dream of music and light
Good Club
Randwick
Music
Good Club
Good Club returns this June long weekend!
My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music
Metro Theatre
Music
My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music
A celebration of 10 years of First Nations excellence in music
No Swipes Vivid Cruise
Sydney Harbour
Nightlife
No Swipes Vivid Cruise
Epic boat party on Sydney Harbour with 400 awesome humans… where everyone happens to be single.
10 Years of NLV records
Metro Theatre
Music
10 Years of NLV records
An all-out, late-night venue takeover celebrating a decade of boundary-pushing club sounds
Draw on me pub crawl
World Square
Tours & experiences
Draw on me pub crawl
Sydney's ultimate nightlife experience
Awaken & Align: Energy Healing
North Sydney
Talks, courses & workshops
Awaken & Align: Energy Healing
Step into a serene and transformative space designed to reconnect you with your inner wisdom and energetic flow.
Dr Sketchy's Sydney: Anti Art School
Surry Hills
Theatre, dance & film
Dr Sketchy's Sydney: Anti Art School
Where Art meets Cabaret! A life-drawing class with a twist
Tired Ass Showgirls: BS in the Bathhouse
Hayes Theatre Co
Theatre, dance & film
Tired Ass Showgirls: BS in the Bathhouse
An outrageous, raucous, and kinky cabaret comedy starring Seann Miley Moore & Brendan de la Hay
Alphamama
Sydney
Nightlife
Alphamama
Sings the divas
Bingay 80's Pride!
The Beresford Hotel
Community & causes
Bingay 80's Pride!
This Pride Month, our Bingay time machine has rolled us back to the 1980s!
Stand-up comedy course
Sydney Comedy School
Talks, courses & workshops
Stand-up comedy course
Master the art of storytelling, joke-writing and presenting on stage
Vivid Sydney 2025 & Fireworks on Tall Ship James Craig, 1874
Pyrmont
Tours & experiences
Vivid Sydney 2025 & Fireworks on Tall Ship James Craig, 1874
Experience Vivid lights and fireworks will be spectacular from James Craig's open deck!
Celebrating Eurovision: Vivid Sydney Supper Club
Mary's Underground
Music
Celebrating Eurovision: Vivid Sydney Supper Club
Man the glitter cannons and roll out the bunting—it’s time to celebrate the camp and spectacle of Eurovision
Rodeo Pub Crawl
World Square
Tours & experiences
Rodeo Pub Crawl
Meet new people and experience 4 of the top bars in Sydney's CBD
In Conversation with Justin Kurzel at Sydney Film Festival
Lower Town Hall - Sydney Town Hall
Theatre, dance & film
In Conversation with Justin Kurzel at Sydney Film Festival
The annual Ian McPherson memorial lecture spotlights a standout member of the filmmaking community
Jo Koy – Just Being Koy
Qudos Bank Arena
Nightlife
Jo Koy – Just Being Koy
Relatable, high-energy, must-see comedy!
Unscripted & Unfiltered with Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally
ICC Sydney Theatre
Music
Unscripted & Unfiltered with Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally
Vivid Sydney is thrilled to welcome Emmy Award-winning actors and real-life partners Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
Damian Wright & Metin Yilmaz
Randwick
Music
Damian Wright & Metin Yilmaz
A special performance of flamenco guitar and Kurdish flute, two distinct strongly rooted cultural and musical traditions.
Art Battle Sydney: June Edition
Darlinghurst
Nightlife
Art Battle Sydney: June Edition
Come watch Sydney based artists and witness their creative processes as they battle live on canvas
Coriolanus
The Neilson Nutshell
Theatre, dance & film
Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.
Kings Cross to Kabukicho – A Wild Singer’s Tale
Surry Hills
Music
Kings Cross to Kabukicho – A Wild Singer’s Tale
One woman. Two cities. A thousand stories.
Stand-Up Comedy Course + Perform (4 weeks)
Surry Hills
Talks, courses & workshops
Stand-Up Comedy Course + Perform (4 weeks)
An in-depth course in stand-up comedy course where you will build you stage presence and then perform in a comedy show!
Comedy class for women (improvisation)
Sydney Comedy School
Talks, courses & workshops
Comedy class for women (improvisation)
Come along to our women-only event to laugh nonstop, make new mates and learn comedy
Hemlines
Qtopia Sydney
Theatre, dance & film
Hemlines
1 Night Only at Pride Fest
Broken Angle (Live Jazz)
Potts Point
Music
Broken Angle (Live Jazz)
Ricardo’s live jazz returns with a new groove driven set.
Discotheque a Gogo
The Vanguard
Theatre, dance & film
Discotheque a Gogo
A Swingin' 60s variety show
Circle Mirror Transformation
Sydney Theatre Company
Theatre, dance & film
Circle Mirror Transformation
Rebecca Gibney and Cameron Daddo make their STC debuts in an award-winning play about the magic of art.
King Street Crawl
Newtown
Music
King Street Crawl
Celebrating Newtown unique music, culture and community
Echoes of Piazzolla: From the Rivers of South America
Sydney Opera House
Music
Echoes of Piazzolla: From the Rivers of South America
From the ports of Buenos Aires to the harbour of Sydney, enjoy a night of Piazzolla, tango & folkore from South America.
10cc – The Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
State Theatre
Music
10cc – The Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
Legendary art-rock band 10cc bring their Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour to Australia in 2025.
The Ultimate Christmas In July Pub Crawl
World Square
Tours & experiences
The Ultimate Christmas In July Pub Crawl
Sydney's ultimate nightlife experience!
Marcus Holden Trio
Randwick
Music
Marcus Holden Trio
A well-earned reputation as purveyors of the finest gypsy swing trio in town!
The Specialties
Randwick
Music
The Specialties
With their unique spin on classic blues, jazz, rockabilly, and soul, the band features some of Sydney’s finest musicians
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Roslyn Packer Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The world-premiere stage adaptation of the twentieth century’s most iconic thriller.
Whitefella Yella Tree
Sydney Theatre Company
Theatre, dance & film
Whitefella Yella Tree
Australian theatre is at its very finest in this elegant and moving First Nations drama.
The Shiralee
Sydney Opera House
Theatre, dance & film
The Shiralee
This sensational outback classic is transformed into a charming and epic theatrical adventure.
An Evening with Ernie Hudson
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Theatre, dance & film
An Evening with Ernie Hudson
The legendary Ghostbuster, Ernie Hudson will be joining us for a LIVE on stage Q&A with a screening of GHOSTBUSTERS.
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Roslyn Packer Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Kat Stewart takes the STC stage in an exquisite new production of Edward Albee’s explosive classic.
Romeo & Juliet
Sydney Opera House
Theatre, dance & film
Romeo & Juliet
Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.
Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)
Sydney Theatre Company
Theatre, dance & film
Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)
Merlynn Tong’s thrilling, semi-autobiographical family drama is a historic international collaboration.
Celebration NYE 25/26: MCA Sculpture Terrace
Museum of Contemporary Art
Tours & experiences
Celebration NYE 25/26: MCA Sculpture Terrace
The best LGBT+ New Year's Eve Party on Sydney Harbour
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Theatre, dance & film
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent, Cremorne’s own Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club has it all!
New Year's Eve Opera Gala Concert at Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Theatre, dance & film
New Year's Eve Opera Gala Concert at Sydney Opera House
Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and leave the crowds behind. Make this your most glamorous New Year ever.
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