NAIDOC week
6 - 13 July 2025
The next generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy
This year marks 50 years of the week-long celebrations, and the theme celebrates achievements of the past and the bright future ahead.
Highlights
NAIDOC in the City
A free celebration of the world’s longest living cultures – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Bangarra NAIDOC Week workshops
Join Bangarra to celebrate NAIDOC Week with creativity, connection, and cultural celebration
NAIDOC Family Fun Day
Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025 with AbSec’s annual Family Fun Day, a free community event for all ages!
What's coming up
All events
On the Road to Justice: Remembering the Freedom Ride
Explore historic photographs of the 1965 protest bus ride exposing racism and discrimination against Aboriginal people
We Were Just Little Boys photography exhibition
A photographic exhibition of the men who survived Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home
Aboriginal cultural talks: Sky, Land & Waters
NAIDOC Week: Connect with Country with Uncle Jimmy Smith
Garrima: The Country Cries for Truth live
A night of performances from Bundjalung artists across art forms, in celebration of Dr Bronwyn Bancroft’s exhibition.
NAIDOC Week Burrawa Climbs
Climb to the Summit with a First Nations guide and uncover Sydney’s Aboriginal history
NAIDOC Week walk at Perry Park
Tie up your shoe laces and join us for a walk to Redfern for NAIDOC Week
Weaving the Colours of Country Workshop
In NAIDOC Week 2025, join us for a creative, intergenerational workshop with Gumbaynggirr textile artist Sancia Ridgeway
Volume presents: Lightning song
This NAIDOC Week, get ready for a huge free night of music on featuring King Stingray at the Art Gallery of NSW!
Bangarra NAIDOC Week workshops
Join Bangarra to celebrate NAIDOC Week with creativity, connection, and cultural celebration
Dancing by the water
Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025 at Barangaroo with an immersive First Nations dance experience.
NAIDOC Family Fun Day
Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025 with AbSec’s annual Family Fun Day, a free community event for all ages!
NSW Treasury RAP Committee hosts Marngrook
The First Nations game that inspired a nation
NAIDOC in the City
A free celebration of the world’s longest living cultures – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Sing with Barayagal Choir
Come along and experience the magic as we unite in song with Barayagal Choir.
Spinning Threads of Knowledge Workshop
Join Gumbaynggirr artist Sancia Ridgeway in a workshop where you’ll learn how to spin yarn using simple techniques.
Kids Dharawal language workshop
The Gujaga Foundation will share the Dharawal language through storytelling, games and hands-on activities.
"The Neighbour at the Gate" - Artist and Curators Panel Talk
Hear directly from The Neighbour at the Gate artists & curators in a free talk, unpacking the themes of the exhibition.
NAIDOC Week in Darling Harbour
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with special NAIDOC themed fireworks, Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony, and more!
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Celebrate NAIDOC Week in Sydney
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