Events

Australia's largest youth writing competition for primary and high school students

Our guided walks are the perfect way to experience the very best of the Garden over a 1.5-hour stroll.

This Mother’s Day, honour the queen in your life with an opulent afternoon of elegance and enchantment at Cardea

Australia’s most engaging art event

Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free ticketed concert in the heart of the city

Pamela Rabe returns to Sydney Theatre Company in Samuel Beckett’s towering masterpiece.

A tribute to the unique creative talent of Sydney artist Peter Kingston.

Performed by the incomparable Heather Mitchell, this sell-out portrait piece returns in 2025.

Men's social outdoor 7-a-side football competitions at Perry Park Synthetic Sportsfield

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories

A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.

Hit the court and keep fit

For advanced beginners to intermediate level enthusiasts

Unwind and enjoy weekly free mindfulness meditation session

Book a casual court play session in this great centre in the heart of The Rocks

Play your way to a better day, enter a social or corporate team

FIFA grade outdoor futsal pitch available for hire

Enter a social or corporate futsal team in this regular competition in The Rocks.

Celebrating prize-winning photographs from 2018 to 2023

Discover the ancient game of strategy and connection at The Chinese Garden of Friendship.

A floor-based workout that focuses on correct body alignment, core strength and stability

Get healthy, have fun, play netball with friends and colleagues

Explore historic photographs of the 1965 protest bus ride exposing racism and discrimination against Aboriginal people

Strengthen and stretch your entire body

Increase core strength, improve posture, and prevent injuries in this free 1-hour class for all levels of experience.

A free exhibition on show at the State Library of NSW.

Knit, crochet, paint or draw with like-minded people

Iconic murals return home to Bondi

Drop in and play on our free outdoor tables

Social indoor volleyball competitions at Perry Park Recreation Centre

For all ages and levels of fitness

Get fit, make friends and have fun in this weekly class suitable for beginners and older adults.

Join our vibrant community work spaces at Juanita Nielsen Community Centre

Mixed and women's social outdoor 7-a-side football competitions at Perry Park Synthetic Sportsfield

Dive into the 1837 wreck of the whaling ship South Australian.

A gentle outdoor workout for all seniors, to improve their physical fitness and mental wellbeing

AFC Australian Fashion Week, presented by Shark Beauty, arrives to reconfirm Australia as a global leader in fashion, creativity and innovation.

Unleash your creativity and get headstart on school drama and HSC projects, including playbuilding and devising!

Unwind, get creative and rediscover the joy of art

Explore a vibrant tapestry of life

A cutting-edge, digital-led exhibition at Artspace

Collect character stamps, discover interesting facts about the inhabitants of SEA LIFE and meet with Isabelle!

The Australian Heritage Festival returns to NSW for its 45th year of celebrating heritage

Your child will learn the fundamentals of ballet including basic dance vocabulary

Are you a book lover and looking for something interesting to read?

Play one of the fastest growing sports in Australia

Yoga movements have been adapted to be performed while seated in a chair.

Come play chess at Ultimo Community Centre

Join us for some fun group singing

IT support for computer, tablets and mobile phones

Consuelo Cavaniglia develops a contemporary art project to engage with the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s collections.

Chase your running goals while exploring Darling Harbour, totally free!

Go where the locals go

The MCA's 2025 Circular Quay Foyer Wall Commission

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to The Grounds of Alexandria we go!

Be inspired, motivated, and awarded for your talent with our upcoming documentary film festival

Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.

Unwind after work and connect with like-minded people through the joy of drawing

Innovating Design Practices for a Sustainable Tomorrow

The Old Fitzroy Comedy Night

This free service is provided by Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS) trained volunteers and caseworkers.

Come use our free community computers.

Reconnect to kinship and learn practical skills for positive change

Low intensity guided movement techniques to improve your balance, strength, coordination and movement

Sydney's ultimate splatter paint experience

Hispana Expo honours Latin & Hispanic roots through art, culture & creativity.

Interval training using both conditioning and strength tools

A dramatic new art installation by multidisciplinary artist Hiromi Tango on display at the Hyde Park Barracks

Sydney's best, biggest & longest-running comedy battle!

This is the 4th display in our ongoing series showcasing a range of tools used by physiologists and university students.

Join teacher Anne Kwasner for four fun evenings exploring the joys of drawing from the live model

Loti Smorgon Sculpture Terrace Commission

This exhibition offers new ways of understanding Australia's oldest collections, pushing the boundaries of ceramics.

Open to all ages, experience and fitness levels

City of Sydney’s children’s photography competition.

Pilates is a low impact exercise class that incorporates breath focused movements focused on cultivating core stability

Healthy and Happy: A Guide to Self Confidence

Healthy and Happy: A Guide to Self Confidence

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world.

Get healthy and have fun playing with friends and colleagues in our social competitions

Get healthy, have fun and play with friends and colleagues

A high tea experience to show your appreciation for the special women in your life.

Stay active and have fun

Mungari is a story of fishing, resistance and return, hundreds of years in the making.

An exhibition of life-drawing of the LGBTQIA+ communities by the host of Sydney's Queer Sketch Club, Guy James Whitworth

Grab your foodie crew and come along to foodie trivia + $20 off all bottled wine + $20 off steak frites

Jeff McCann experiments with cardboard to make wearable art! Celebrating the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Art, history, and stories that define the city.

Are you looking for feedback to improve your work? Join this course to give and receive feedback on your writing.

In this online writing course, author Simmone Howell will provide feedback on your writing for young adults.

In this 6-week course with author Amy Lovat, you’ll explore the fundamentals of dialogue and character.

Louise Park provides you with the knowledge and tools you need to write for the education market.

Gym and fitness activities

Art2Muse Gallery presents dynamic landscape paintings by Peter Watts

Go where the locals go

A 1 hour Pilates class suitable for all levels

Be moved by the power of the string quartet to express our deepest desires and greatest fears.

An exhibition focused on the dramatic events of the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour.

Paintings by Fiona Chaplin & Gail Barfod

Use a sewing machine to recycle and upcycle preloved items

Meditation made simple

Discover Sydney's history with a fun & knowledgeable guide throught the city centre, in Spanish

Have fun and make new friends playing soccer

This exhibition introduces Dupain’s modernist approach to photography in a series of candid shots.

Go where the locals go

Discover Sydney's history, secrets and art hiding in plain sight

Sydney Comedy Festival at The Entertainment Quarter

Audacious, cutting-edge and courageous films from around the world

Explore the city on a comfortable and informative tour, traveling in a climate-controlled bus with experienced guide.

2.5-hour sightseeing guided bus tour.

Professional tables available for hire

A solo exhibition of striking ceramic sculptures.

The evolution of Australian military service, focusing on the personal stories of NSW service.

A powerful and personal exhibition exploring family, connection to Country and legacies of colonisation.

Spotlight the energy of contemporary painting in Australia today through the work of 14 Australian women artists.

5 Australian artists from Chinese diasporic communities embrace their histories to celebrate the process of becoming.

Discover 90 treasures that have been donated to the Anzac Memorial from its opening in 1934

Learn how to play the ukulele in this fun class for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers

Dive deep, explore the five ocean zones

This dazzling exhibition showcases rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.

The first solo museum exhibition by Warraba Weatherall, curated by Megan Robson.

Explore the beauty of watercolour in this inspiring 5-week course covering technique, composition + creative expression.

Dive into watercolours with this compact 5 week course

Come join our community choir! No prior experience required.

Free, guided, mindful walk incorporating breath and mindfulness practices. Invite silent contemplation.

Get a free guided bike ride or cycling skills session with a qualified instructor

At 11am each day, the Anzac Memorial pauses for a Service of Remembrance.

Delight in our Heritage Afternoon Tea, a celebration of heritage and tradition.

A unique opportunity for teenagers to learn the craft of acting for stage and screen.

Voice & Dialect Classes to master your voice on screen & stage.

Michael Jackson’s unparalleled artistry is thrilling audiences, in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ.

Train and get fit while exploring The Rocks. It's a win-win!

A little hero for a big tomorrow

Join Casual Pickleball at Ultimo Community Centre!

Learn basic crochet skills and work on a project

Australia's first and only national yoga program for first responders, emergency services and military veterans

Learn dance steps to enjoy the many top dance songs of all time

A fun makerspace session for home schoolers exploring 3D printing, laser cutting and STEM skills

Weave a rug in a day using upcycled materials

A fun racquet sport suitable for all ages

Keep active and maintain your fitness

Love basketball? Enter a social or corporate basketball team

Improve your basketball skills and have fun with your friends

For social and corporate teams, at lunchtime and after business hours

No experience is needed to join this free singing and theory class

Order your lunch and make new friends at the Cliff Noble Community Centre

Have fun and stay connected

Get healthy and have fun playing with friends and colleagues

Balance your mind and body in this free 1-hour classes for all levels of experience

Van Le, Business Expert and Consultant

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.

If you love art and a chat, then pop down to the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre

Belvoir presents 'The Wrong Gods', the brand-new play by S. Shakthidharan following his hit 'Counting and Cracking'

Come join our community choir! No prior experience required.

Weekly yoga class for mind, body & spirit - all welcome

Everybody and every body! Each Zumba® class is designed to bring people together to sweat it on

For all fitness levels

Come play Squash, the worlds healthiest sport in the oldest continuous sports event in the CBD.

A space where architecture celebrates directness, ingenuity, and the transformative power of good ideas.

Discover the stories of bravery, courage and resilience that have been unearthed within the Anzac Memorial’s collection.

Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities

Promotes confidence, encourages independence and group contribution

This 4-week course equips students with everything they need to be informed and confident in their yoga practice.

A group art exhibition showcasing Berlin-based artists from around the globe

A casual collage meet up for collage artists and the collage curious.

Get help with a technology question about a device or website from our City of Sydney Library team

Catch up with friends and make new ones.

Make friends and join the fun in these exciting classes! Confidence building, audition preparation, games and creativity

Free weekly class suitable for beginner and intermediate level learners

Strength training and aerobic exercise to improve balance and flexibility

We talk to people walking and riding about respecting each other’s journey, and sharing spaces courteously

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

Surviving and thriving financially as a creative practitioner usually means doing more than one thing to make a living.

Walk around Sydney's "The Rocks" area while taking photos

Improve physical flexibility and strength in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere

Survey says... It's time to play Glamour Feud – the fiercest family face-off!

Build strength, flexibility, and connect with the breath in this free 1-hour class for all levels of experience

A vertical integration of exploring the greater Blue Mts, the Darran in NZ, and settling scores with the Scoresby Sound

Discover the language that shaped the foundation of Western civilisation with our Introduction to Classical Latin course

Free entry celebration of all things jazz and gin!

Sculptures blossom from the ground like ancient relics newly encountered in this solo exhibition by artist Juz Kitson.

Improve your basketball skills and have fun with your friends

An engaging conversation guided by a guest facilitator based on a short text of their choosing

Sydney's most unique elevated dining experience

Healthy and Happy: A Guide to Self Confidence

Get healthy and have fun playing futsal with friends

Relieve stress, shift energy and find focus during your lunch break.

Your ultimate Tuesday night out

A weekly 75 minute class that introduces safe and effective techniques to address muscle tightness

Personal experiences revealed within paintings created over the past year

Pickleball at Perry Park Recreation Centre

Australian Design Centre and JMGA-NSW present Profile 2025, the JMGA-NSW Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award.

A non-audition, community choir. New singers are always welcome

Get an introduction to Qigong at any level of experience and fitness

Experience over a century of history

Australian Design Centre presents the 2024 Robert Foster Metal Prize in partnership with Craft + Design Canberra.

Dive into the world of professional audio production

The jazz experimental duo will perform at Phoenix Central Park

Meditation made simple

Connect, sing and share the joy of music!

Join this friendly group of older people each week for coffee and conversations

Use our sewing machines and get help with your sewing projects in these weekly group sessions.

A series of mini-dates with around 10 singles of the opposite sex at Brooksy Bar in the heart of the CBD.

Encounter Dating are hosting a Sydney Speed Dating event for singles aged 40-52 at Brooksy Bar in the heart of the CBD.

Group exhibition selected by Hendrik Kolenberg

A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.

Have your children learn the skills of soccer in a fun and safe environment.

Free, friendly and fun

Free weekly class in Cantonese and English

Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton

Strum your troubles away in this fun class for all ages and levels of experience

Drawing and painting workshops for children of all ages

Come join our community choir! No prior experience required.

Overdose on love (and gazpacho)

Join us for at our monthly series where artists share their stories in conversation with host Danny Gardner

A 1-hour accessible class suitable for all fitness levels, with a focus on mindfulness and stress release.

Define your physical presence. Know how to move on stage and screen to command a character and physically tell a story

Join Sydney's most unique nightlife - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.

Free darts competition with big prizes

The artists in XSWL warn us that it’s all fun and games…until someone loses an eye.

City Historian Laila Ellmoos shares the life story of Lilian Fowler, who was elected Australia’s first female mayor

Fill your basket with beautiful, seasonal produce and gourmet treats.

A fun bilingual storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.

Explore movement, feeling and creativity

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

Come along and learn the skills of basketball in a fun and safe controlled environment for women and girls

A progressive strength and balance program designed to improve your strength, balance and mobility.

Get healthy and have fun playing with friends and colleagues

Grab your mates and come and try the fastest growing sport

Develop vocal technique, care and preservation of the voice both in speech and in song singer Carmella Baynie

Enjoy a delicious dinner banquet with a different cuisine each time and support refugees

Meet new people and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, knit or crochet, and a chat each week

KGV has got you covered for social badminton on Wednesday nights

A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing

Free classes facilitated by Asahi Takahasi.

Improve heart health and reduce arterial stiffness in this free weekly 1-hour class for all levels of experience

The leading 'ladies' of Sydney drag!

A class designed to bring your mind and body together

Experience the benefits of mindful movement

A presentation by the NSW State Librarian, Dr Caroline Bulter-Bowdon on the vision for the State Library of NSW.

Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at Theatre Royal Sydney in May

A tantalising glimpse into the art and mind of Anna Glynn.

Artist Basia Zielinska will present her oeuvre at the Polish Club Ashfield’s newest gallery space

A relaxed, inclusive beginner class introducing basic tap steps and good technique .

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.

Cardio boxing class at Pyrmont Community Centre

Get your Badminton fix at Perry Park Recreation Centre

Experience BridgeClimb alongside Australia & NZ's funniest comedians in collaboration with the Sydney Comedy Festival

That's right, it’s totally free fun learning for Aussie kids

Get help with a technology question about a device or website from our City of Sydney Library team

Meet new people, gain some comedy skills and have a lot of fun

Customised training for youth and community sector workers

Learn to create with words

Improve your writing, meet fellow writers and get inspired

Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!

Learn to confidently draw what you see using time tested techniques in a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for all levels.

Ephemera jazz/classical trio + jazz saxophonist Payge Eminovski – Indie chamber works meets jazz

Don’t miss multi award-winning comedian Fady Kassab’s new Sydney Comedy Festival show!

Social indoor futsal competitions at Perry Park Recreation Centre

Join this friendly 10 week course

Experience the power and depth of Guo Jian's creations firsthand, one of the most compelling voices in contemporary art.

The sounds of the South in the mid-twentieth century

This daring and critically acclaimed play is a must-see for anyone who’s ever questioned the path not taken.

A 45 minute, all body workout that will challenge you and leave you on a high

Come and practice life drawing in an informal setting with fellow art lovers, at Peach Black Gallery

Enjoy a healthy 3-course meal

A 45-minute full body workout class with George that combines cardio and resistance training.

Watch the premiere of an all-new production of Macbeth – a treat for teachers and students alike.

Healthy and Happy: A Guide to Self Confidence

Our competitions are an ideal place to stay connected to the people around you

If you would like to improve your financial and digital skills in order to grow your business, these workshops are free!

Learn the fundamentals of comic making!

Celebrating 25 Years of Studio ARTES, displaying work of members and staff.

Learn the basics of making fresh Italian pasta in Sydney

Uma Dobia is your game show host for the evening as we spin the wheel, shake our maracas and ding our dong.

Come along and join this reading group twice a month

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.

A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories

Featuring ilex (DJ) + Godriguez (solo) + Bike Thief

A fun storytelling program combining stories, rhymes, and singing.

Award-winning children’s author Emma Bowd joins us to read her stories and lead us in some musical fun.

Taste the best of Tyrrell's wines at an indulgent waterfront seafood dinner at Rose Bay's Sydney Seaplanes Lounge

Six characters in search of happier lives

Have fun and make new friends playing soccer with other women.

Build strength and flexibility through this mind and body practice

Come join us if you'd like to make new friends in an easy environment

Our fun, engaging, and interactive group introduction to music classes

Get ready to lose yourself at Sydney’s wildest midweek party, as we bring you a night dedicated to Post Malone and JB!

Everyone is welcome to join this weekly class suitable for all levels of experience.

Use boxing gloves and pads to get fit!

A free weekly class for beginners, led by an experienced Mandarin speaking tutor

Learn to DJ with Nick Toth

Improve your language skills in this free weekly class for beginners

Improve your fitness, flexibility and balance and have fun

New, fun and exciting competitions in Alexandria

Get your heart rate up and arms pumping with this lunchtime boxing class

Improve your strength, balance and mobility

Get healthy, have fun, play with friends and colleagues

Get healthy and have fun playing with friends and colleagues in social competitions

Get healthy and have fun playing with friends and colleagues