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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.
The Rocks Ghost Tour
A two hour evening walking tour which looks into the darker side of The Rocks
After Hours: Month-Long Student Promo
Flash your student ID at the door between 8-10pm any night in Feb and you’re in on the guestlist with a drink on us!
Big Gay Piano Bar
Sydney's LIVE Friday Night Sing-Along Piano Bar Party where you choose the music and sing-along!
Kookaburra's Comedy | Stand up Comedy Club
Kookaburra's Comedy, the best place for stand up in Sydney! We're putting on the funniest newcomers and pro drop-ins.
Mana on Tap (MTG) @ Fortress Sydney
Games, drinks, and good vibes with fellow Magic fans
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
Join Sydney's most unique nightlife - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.
This is Texas: Rodeo Night
Join us for Sydney’s biggest hoedown as we bring you our version of the Wild West!
Oxford Street Nightlife Tour with a Drag Queen
Get ready for a fun night on Oxford Street, the heart of Sydney’s LGBTQ+ scene, hosted by a fabulous drag queen!
Quietly Unruly – An Acoustic Alt Night at Sean & Dolly’s
An intimate night of alt-leaning acoustic music in the low-lit corners
'Chet Baker meets Bill Evans': Rodric White Quartet
The Rodric White Quartet feat. Ralph Pyl perform the music of Chet Baker and Bill Evans
World Fusion at Lazybones Lounge (Spain - Brazil - Mali)
Prepare to embark on an unparalleled musical odyssey as Lazybones unveils a spectacular night of World Fusion
Tavern Trivia - FREE at Fortress Sydney
Prizes & glory await with free pop culture trivia every Monday!
Music Bingo - FREE at Fortress Sydney
Critical Hits Bingo starts 7PM | Free Entry | Hundreds of $$$ in Prizes to be won!
Sydney Emerging Artists
Every Tuesday night, Sean & Dolly’s opens the stage to Sydney’s future stars. Any genre. Any style. Any age.
Kookaburra's Comedy | Sydney Stand Up Comedy | We Three
Expect an unfiltered night of big laughs, good vibes, and rowdy energy.
Make new friends in Sydney and practice a language
Where Australians and internationals meet
Doom Juice Presents: Live Band Karaoke
Born from a decade of chaos and camaraderie, this is not your average karaoke
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
Decades Party
Step into a time machine and dance your way through the biggest hits from 1990 to 2025.
Improv Theatre Sydney Ensemble presents: 7 Minutes in Heaven
7 formats. 7 genres. 1 hour of chaos.
To Boldy Go... An Improvised Space Musical
Unplanned Melodies presents a one hour, wholly improvised musical odyssey based on audience suggestions
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent
Level One Comedy at The Nelson Hotel
The best comedians in Australia come to The Nelson Hotel. Tell your friends.
Red Light Confidential – Pride Edition!
Sydney's longest running burlesque & variety night, featuring the best & freshest acts from all over town!
Arena After Dark: Anti-Valentines Day Rave
This Friday the 13th, live like Jack and Sally at our Anti-Valentines Day Rave!
Mardi Gras Ultra Violet
Ultra Violet is glowing, femme-charged frequency signalling the first night of Mardi Gras 2026.
Singles Party Sydney | Ages 45+
Get back to meeting people IRL to see if there's any chemistry
Ultra Violet
A glowing, femme-charged frequency signalling the first night of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2026
Sydney Lunar Streets – Haymarket street festival
Mark your calendars for the biggest street party of the year
Swingin’ Valentines: Jazz, Love and the Greats!
A perfect Valentines show at The Chatswood Concourse Lounge
Une Soirée Pour Deux: Valentine’s Day at Bistro Grenier
This February 14, slip into something Parisian—warm light, whispered conversation, & a menu for slow lingering romance.
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at SOH
When the audience become diners in the ‘Faulty Towers’ restaurant, pretty much anything can happen....
Bingay Pride!
It's Mardi Gras season - time to show off your rainbow colours at BINGAY's Pride Edition!
Jake Howie: Baddie Burns Bridges
Join this award-winning stand-up comedian as he spills the tea by unleashing the rage within, decade by decade.
Twilight Garden Party in the Chinese Garden of Friendship
Ring in the Year of the Fire Horse with a one of a kind experience in the Chinese Garden of Friendship
Laugh Out Proud
Ready, set, laugh! Sydney’s favourite comedy gala is back as Laugh Out Proud takes over the Enmore Theatre
Sub Focus Presents Circular Sound
One of electronic music’s most influential figures, Sub Focus, returns to Sydney in February 2026.
Velvet Decadence Cabaret
In the heart of Mardi Gras season, Two80 Cabaret hosts a glittering night of cabaret!
Lunar New Year Jet Pack Shows and Fireworks
Catch performers in Lunar New Year costumes, soaring sky high over the waters of Cockle Bay, propelled by jet packs.
James Morrison's Big Band LIVE
The Australian jazz virtuoso LIVE with his 17-piece swinging big band
The Great Shanty Off 2026
Celebrate Sea Shanties at their very best at a singing event like no other
Brian Campeau at Thunderbolt Club
The incredible Brian Campeau - singer, song writer, producer on the shores of Balmain
Chinatown Comedy Club - Lunar New Year Special 2026
Awesome line-up of the best upcoming and established comedians
Two Queers Walk Into a Bar x Mardi Gras 26
Those nasty girls from Two Queers are putting on another one of their LGBTQ+ comedy schowcases.
Bumpy: The Kanana Tour
A beautiful night of soulful music featuring acclaimed Noongar artist Bumpy
The Ultimate Mardi Gras Pub Crawl
Whether you're new to Sydney or just expanding your social circle, pub crawling is a fantastic way to meet new friends!
Glitter Club
Step into Glitter Club, the ultimate premium viewing experience for the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
This is Ecstatica — the 48th anniversary of the parade, lighting up Oxford Street, Flinders Street, and Anzac Parade.
Dr Sketchy’s Sydney: March Edition
Where art meets cabaret! A life-drawing class with a twist
Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny
If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy.
Introduction to Game Development with Unity 16+yrs
Learn the basics of game development with Unity in this beginner-friendly session for adults.
The 7 Comedians Show
With over a decade of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows, The 7 Comedians Show returns to Maroubra.
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.
Rohan Arneil: You Wouldn't Have Cut Me Off...
It's the year of the Rohan, we are all just living in it.
Neel Kolhatkar – Black Belt Comedy
Neel Kolhatkar loves two things — comedy and martial arts.
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare – Hamlet
The hilarious, smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out comedy festival phenomenon returns to Sydney!
Celebration at the End of the Wharf – NYE 26/27
The best LGBT+ New Year's Eve Party on Sydney Harbour