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Discover tours and experiences in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.

The Vivid Sydney Climb

The Vivid Sydney Climb

Climb during Vivid Sydney and see Sydney in a new light
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Hyde Park Barracks: Chinese language (Mandarin) tours

Hyde Park Barracks: Chinese language (Mandarin) tours

Discover the stories of the Hyde Park Barracks through a self-guided Mandarin-language tour
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Reverberations: A Future for Memory

Reverberations: A Future for Memory

An immersive new exhibition of how people of the future will experience Holocaust survivor memory
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The Life of Cora Gooseberry

The Life of Cora Gooseberry

Celebrating Gooseberry's life and triumph in the face of adversity.
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2hr Vivid Dinner Cruise

2hr Vivid Dinner Cruise

Take in the wonder of Sydney Harbour on this 2-hour cruise as we journey through the Vivid Festival of Light
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Artist led workshop at Ochredfern Gallery

Artist led workshop at Ochredfern Gallery

Be immersed in a gallery, learning from artists and creating your own art piece
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Best Vivid Sydney Cruise Experiences 2023

Best Vivid Sydney Cruise Experiences 2023

Step aboard a Vivid Sydney cruise to immerse yourself in this festival of lights, music, ideas and food.
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Chinatown 'Bites and Culture' treasure hunt experience

Chinatown 'Bites and Culture' treasure hunt experience

Think 'The Amazing Race', outdoor escape room and a walking tour with an adrenaline rush
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Cocktail and dumpling making class

Cocktail and dumpling making class

Learn how to make 2 cocktails and 2 types of homemade dumplings
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Free guided Highlights tour: Anzac Memorial

Free guided Highlights tour: Anzac Memorial

Discover the personal stories, stunning Art Deco architecture and commemorative symbolism behind the Anzac Memorial.
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Heritage Harbour Cruise

Heritage Harbour Cruise

A unique 1-hour cruise on Sydney Harbour
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Historic Walking Tours of Watsons Bay

Historic Walking Tours of Watsons Bay

Join us on a fascinating tour that unearths the rich secrets some of Sydney's most historical suburbs.
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Hyde Park Barracks experience

Hyde Park Barracks experience

More than 200 years old, the Hyde Park Barracks provides an extraordinary new way to experience history
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Immersive free roam virtual reality at Hyper Karting

Immersive free roam virtual reality at Hyper Karting

Hyper Karting are launching Hyper Reality; an all new immersive free roam virtual reality arena
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Light Up Your Night With Glass Boat Vivid Sydney Cruises

Light Up Your Night With Glass Boat Vivid Sydney Cruises

Beat the crowds and surround yourself with 360° views of the Vivid lights on a glass boat cruise.
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Lightscape

Lightscape

Begin your journey under our glowing tree canopies filled with colour, and stroll beneath larger-than-life flowers
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Phone photography – Exploring Balmain (Birrabirragal)

Phone photography – Exploring Balmain (Birrabirragal)

Walk and learn adventure. This is a fun way to learn features of your phone for creative photography.
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Self guided Sydney walking tours

Self guided Sydney walking tours

Explore Sydney's secret sights, an interactive tour, treasure hunt-style
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Steve McCurry: ICONS

Steve McCurry: ICONS

One of the most comprehensive retrospectives of Steve McCurry's career
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Sydney Harbour Seafood & Carvery Lunch Cruise

Sydney Harbour Seafood & Carvery Lunch Cruise

Sydney Harbour with a delicious seafood & carvery buffet, live music and spectacular harbour views in the world!
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The Sydney Opera House Tour

The Sydney Opera House Tour

Uncover untold stories, anecdotes and history – the magic beneath the sails
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Vivid Chef Series

Vivid Chef Series

An exciting new culinary experience
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Vivid cruise and dine

Vivid cruise and dine

Board a beautiful catamaran and experience all the sights and sounds of Vivid Sydney from a beautiful harbour location.
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Vivid Sydney at Sydney Tower Eye

Vivid Sydney at Sydney Tower Eye

Spend your night under the shining lights at the ultimate height
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Vivid Sydney Cruises: A New Light Awaits This Winter

Vivid Sydney Cruises: A New Light Awaits This Winter

Escape the crowds and admire the Vivid Sydney highlights from the comfort of a cruise!
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Vivid Sydney Cruises: Experience Vivid Lights With Magistic

Vivid Sydney Cruises: Experience Vivid Lights With Magistic

Beat the crowds and relax as we cruise Sydney Harbour, immersed in a symphony of dynamic colours.
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Vivid Sydney Cruises: Where light meets water

Vivid Sydney Cruises: Where light meets water

Join us on our Vivid Sydney cruises for a sensory adventure on Sydney Harbour, minus the crowds
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Vivid Sydney Dinner at Altitude, Shangri-La Sydney

Vivid Sydney Dinner at Altitude, Shangri-La Sydney

Take a front-row seat and enjoy unparalleled views as our harbour city ignites the light with Vivid Sydney.
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Vivid Sydney Dinner Cruise

Vivid Sydney Dinner Cruise

See the major event that is recognised as the largest of its kind in the world
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Chinatown – Street food & stories guided food tour

Chinatown – Street food & stories guided food tour

Sample a range of regional Chinese snacks while hearing stories of Chinese-Australians and stories of Chinatown
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Get Messy. Splatter Paint.

Get Messy. Splatter Paint.

Sydney's Ultimate Splatter Paint Studio - Bondi Junction
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Newtown food and street art small group tour

Newtown food and street art small group tour

Eat your way through Newtown while discovering the neighbourhood's best street art
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Scottie Marsh Street art self-guided walk

Scottie Marsh Street art self-guided walk

Take a self-guided walk of street art by one of Sydney's most prolific street artists, Scottie Marsh
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Ultimate Sydney Walking Tour - History, Laneways, Art & More

Ultimate Sydney Walking Tour - History, Laneways, Art & More

Discover the story of Sydney on this expert-led walking tour, while hitting all of the city’s main attractions
5 Jun 2023
Best Vantage Point – Showboat Vivid Sydney Cruise

Best Vantage Point – Showboat Vivid Sydney Cruise

Treat your eyes to the Lighting of the Sails and the light installations at Circular Quay and The Rocks aboard an authentic paddlewheeler
6 Jun 2023
Experience Vivid Sydney with Unisson Disability

Experience Vivid Sydney with Unisson Disability

We are bringing NDIS participants the ultimate Vivid Sydney Experience with three exciting packages to choose from
6 Jun 2023
Sydney photo walks: fun photo challenges for all levels

Sydney photo walks: fun photo challenges for all levels

A social group for photographers to have fun and learn how to get better at creative photography.
6 Jun 2023
Voyage of Love – a cabaret show aboard Sydney Showboat

Voyage of Love – a cabaret show aboard Sydney Showboat

Experience the celebration of music, dance and love paired with splendid waterfront dining
6 Jun 2023
Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories

Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories

Drink, dine and discover on Sydney's most unique bar crawl - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.
6 Jun 2023
4 Course Dinner & Harbour Cruise at Ventuno Walsh Bay

4 Course Dinner & Harbour Cruise at Ventuno Walsh Bay

Enjoy arrival canapés, a habour cruise and a delicious 3 course meal at Ventuno Walsh Bay
7 Jun 2023
Free Heritage tour of former Sydney General Post Office

Free Heritage tour of former Sydney General Post Office

Discover the rich history of the former Sydney General Post Office building with Fullerton Hotel's resident guide
8 Jun 2023
Glass blowing class

Glass blowing class

Learn how to sculpt glass with flame in this glass blowing class for beginners or intermediates
8 Jun 2023
Life Drawing in the cafe, at Parliament on King

Life Drawing in the cafe, at Parliament on King

This is life drawing in an intimate and quite beautiful space. It’s a gentler, more social approach.
8 Jun 2023
The Rocks & Circular Quay secret bar crawl with stories

The Rocks & Circular Quay secret bar crawl with stories

Drink, dine and discover on Sydney's most unique bar crawl - focusing on the best bars in the Rocks and Circular Quay.
8 Jun 2023
AAA Sydney city walk

AAA Sydney city walk

Starting at Customs House, you will discover some of Sydney's CBD architectural masterpieces with a trained AAA guide
10 Jun 2023
Cocktail making class with a feast

Cocktail making class with a feast

Learn how to make cocktails and enjoy a delicious banquet afterwards
10 Jun 2023
Guided Ride: Green Square Water Stories

Guided Ride: Green Square Water Stories

Explore a UTS project that maps the history and practices of water around Green Square
10 Jun 2023
Sail on Duyfken

Sail on Duyfken

Join the captain and crew of tall ship Duyfken for a spectacular sail on Sydney Harbour
10 Jun 2023
Smartphone photography class

Smartphone photography class

Learn how to take quality photos with your smartphone
10 Jun 2023
Womxn in Bloom: A Creative Floral Workshop

Womxn in Bloom: A Creative Floral Workshop

Womxn-only creative workshop hosted by The Georgie Collective in partnership with florist CumquatMaybyMJ.
10 Jun 2023
Surry Hills and Darlinghurst secret bar crawl

Surry Hills and Darlinghurst secret bar crawl

Drink, dine and discover on a bar crawl like no other! Perfect for locals, this is a fun and unique night out
10 Jun 2023
Kokedama making at home

Kokedama making at home

Learn how to make two DIY Kokedamas at home
11 Jun 2023
Sake tasting at home

Sake tasting at home

Explore the main styles and types of Japan's drink of the Gods
13 Jun 2023
Speed Dating Sydney | Ages 30-42

Speed Dating Sydney | Ages 30-42

Meet other singles in a relaxed, friendly environment
15 Jun 2023
The Rocks to Barangaroo walk

The Rocks to Barangaroo walk

Enjoy a 2-hour walk with a trained AAA guide and see how heritage and contemporary architecture co-exist in harmony
15 Jun 2023
Ghostly Garden Tours

Ghostly Garden Tours

Experience a twilight adventure in this spine-tingling storytelling event
16 Jun 2023
Chefs on the Harbour | Vivid Sydney

Chefs on the Harbour | Vivid Sydney

Celebrity chefs takeover the Harbour during Vivid Sydney curating dining experiences to set your taste buds alight.
17 Jun 2023
The Burlesque Bruncheon

The Burlesque Bruncheon

Bamboozle Room hosts the first burlesque brunch- go bottomless of not!
17 Jun 2023
Speed dating for ages 40-52

Speed dating for ages 40-52

Meet other singles in a relaxed, friendly environment
21 Jun 2023
Yuldea Experience: Art, dining and dance on Sydney Harbour

Yuldea Experience: Art, dining and dance on Sydney Harbour

The Art Gallery of New South Wales and Bangarra Dance Theatre invite you to an exclusive evening of art, food and dance.
21 Jun 2023
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

The greatest love story ever told.
23 Jun 2023
AAA Chippendale walk

AAA Chippendale walk

Discover how this very old inner Sydney suburb has changed
24 Jun 2023
Speculative fiction festival

Speculative fiction festival

A 1 day writers festival that explores fantasy, science-fiction, dystopia, horror, and more
24 Jun 2023
Random Weave Basketry Workshop with Branching Out

Random Weave Basketry Workshop with Branching Out

Spend the morning in the beautiful Botanic Garden, learning how to wrangle vines, twigs and leaves into a woven basket.
25 Jun 2023
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships

Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships

Vote for your favourite stand-up comedians. The winning comedian gets cash!
27 Jun 2023
Neverland: An Immersive Peter Pan Inspired Bar

Neverland: An Immersive Peter Pan Inspired Bar

Join Peter Pan and the Lost Boys on this one of a kind immersive adventure to a place where you'll never grow old!
28 Jun 2023
I Am the People: Art Exhibition

I Am the People: Art Exhibition

Within a community, how can we build a society of the self?
30 Jun 2023
Singles party: ages 24-39

Singles party: ages 24-39

Encounter Dating are hosting a Singles After-Work Drinks at The Argyle in The Rocks
30 Jun 2023
Tinseltown (Christmas In July)

Tinseltown (Christmas In July)

Have You Been Naughty Or Nice? Because Tinseltown Is Coming To Town
1 Jul 2023
Bush food planting day

Bush food planting day

Lend a hand to plant bush food and habitat displays in the orchard.
2 Jul 2023
NAIDOC Week – Burrawa Climbs

NAIDOC Week – Burrawa Climbs

Join us in celebrating National NAIDOC Week (2-9 July 2023) with additional Burrawa Climbs.
2 Jul 2023
Sunset spotlight tour

Sunset spotlight tour

Experience the Garden and its fascinating night-life on this adventure by torch-light
5 Jul 2023
Crystal & Flowers DreamCatcher Online Class

Crystal & Flowers DreamCatcher Online Class

Join us in learning how to make a dream catcher at your own pace
5 Jul 2023
Sydney International Piano Competition - Preliminaries

Sydney International Piano Competition - Preliminaries

The return of the world-renowned competition from 5 to 22 July, with preliminaries at Sydney Conservatorium of Music
5 Jul 2023
Spotlight Prowl for Families 2023

Spotlight Prowl for Families 2023

Join our experienced rangers for a fascinating spotlight walk to see how the park transforms when the sun goes down.
7 Jul 2023
Phone photography – Sydney Coogee beach – Playing with Time

Phone photography – Sydney Coogee beach – Playing with Time

Learn how to use time to photograph Coogee Beach! Long exposures, timelapse and short videos!
9 Jul 2023
Camellia walk at the Royal Botanic Garden

Camellia walk at the Royal Botanic Garden

Join our knowledgeable guides for a tour of the historical Camellia living collection.
12 Jul 2023
Japanese Tea Ceremony

Japanese Tea Ceremony

We celebrate tea with an extra special cuppa, performed in the Japanese chado or way of the tea.
12 Jul 2023
Singles Party Sydney | Ages 29-44

Singles Party Sydney | Ages 29-44

Encounter Dating are hosting a singles after-work drinks at The Argyle in The Rocks
14 Jul 2023
Singles Party Sydney

Singles Party Sydney

A night of fun and flirtation at the Royal Hotel in Paddington
28 Jul 2023
Botanica Exhibition Tour with the Curators

Botanica Exhibition Tour with the Curators

Enjoy this exclusive experience where you will be able to chat to the curator as they take you through the exhibition.
2 Aug 2023
Sydney International Boat Show 2023

Sydney International Boat Show 2023

Hosted in the heart of Darling Harbour over four spectacular days and nights.
3 Aug 2023
AAA Ultimo: Architecture as Art Walk

AAA Ultimo: Architecture as Art Walk

Discover and learn about the area's colourful history and architecture,starting with the award-winning Powerhouse Museum
5 Aug 2023
Plants to Medicine Walk

Plants to Medicine Walk

Venture through the gardens led by our volunteer guides and learn about the medicinal and healing properties of plants.
5 Aug 2023
Redfern Walk

Redfern Walk

Join this architecture walk which explores the transformation and changing landscape of Redfern's built environment.
13 Aug 2023
Walk through time

Walk through time

Enjoy a 2-hour walk visiting landmark Sydney city buildings with a very knowledgeable AAA volunteer tour guide
17 Aug 2023
Camping 101

Camping 101

A nature-filled night of camping and outdoor activities
1 Sep 2023
Pyrmont architectural time capsule walk

Pyrmont architectural time capsule walk

Discover the architecture of Pyrmont and learn about its history in a ninety-minute walk with a trained AAA volunteer
2 Sep 2023
Matteo Lane

Matteo Lane

The stand up comedian brings the Al Dente World Tour to Australia
5 Sep 2023
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Hidden identities and unrequited love
24 Oct 2023
Melbourne Cup lunch cruise

Melbourne Cup lunch cruise

Celebrate the race that stops the nation aboard Sydney's Harbour Spirit
7 Nov 2023
Australian World Orchestra presents Mahler 9

Australian World Orchestra presents Mahler 9

Experience the capstone Mahler event of the year with the AWO and Alexander Briger
24 Nov 2023
Christmas Day Lunch Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Christmas Day Lunch Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Join us for a Summer Christmas Day Cruise in Sydney onboard Sydney 2000
25 Dec 2023
Boxing Day Lunch Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Boxing Day Lunch Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Experience the excitement of the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
26 Dec 2023
New Year's Eve: Harbour Spirit fireworks cruise

New Year's Eve: Harbour Spirit fireworks cruise

Spectacular Sydney Harbour cruise aboard an impressive luxury catamaran
31 Dec 2023
Australia Day Dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour

Australia Day Dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour Australia Day Dinner Cruise with Gourmet Grazing Station & drinks package
26 Jan 2024
Australia Day lunch cruise on Sydney Harbour

Australia Day lunch cruise on Sydney Harbour

Enjoy a sumptuous lunch and see a Ferrython race, aerial displays, tall ships and a sailing regatta
26 Jan 2024