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Sydney's Open for Lunch
Take your seat at one of our lavish long lunches across the city on Friday 3 December
Matisse Alive
A vibrant gallery-wide festival of Matisse featuring new work, projects and art from the collection
The Lyin' Queen
Trevor Ashley’s adults-only Jurassic musical comedy returns for 12 shows only
Sugar Republic
Relive your childhood at this giant candy land pop-up experience at The Rocks
The Swinging Cat Live Jazz - YCK Long Lunches & Late Nights
A mix of classic & modern funk and jazz. Proudly part of the YCK Long Lunches & Late Nights
Weekly live jazz at The Swinging Cat with The Sazeracs
Throw away all notions of stuffy jazz music and think New Orleans Mardi Gras instead
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Christmas in the city
Laneway Cinema @ The Rocks - Christmas edition
Heritage surrounds, hot pizza, Christmas classics, wine, bean bags and blankets, this is not your average movie night
Australian Beauty Flourishes at The Strand Arcade
A specially commissioned installation of Christmas decorations inspired by native flowers
Barangaroo Bells
Experience 3 giant Christmas bell installations that will light up the waterfront!
Celebrate a spectacular Christmas party in Sydney
Have a Xmas party with your loved ones at one of the most popular Christmas party venues in Sydney —Clearview Cruises
Choirs in the city: Martin Place
Street choirs singing carols will perform every night leading up to Christmas.
Christmas 2021 - Sydney Showboats
Celebrate this Christmas on board the popular showboat cruise on Sydney Harbour that offers unlimited fun
Christmas party cruises
Harbourside Cruises offer a unique and stunning Sydney Harbour venue for your work Christmas party.
Christmas party cruises
Ring in the Xmas vibes with the Christmas party harbour cruises in Sydney to make it memorable as ever!
Darling Harbour Christmas
Enjoy interactive light installations, a live music festival, building-sized decorations and guaranteed holiday cheer
For music lovers
City Recital Hall
Pinchgut Opera presents Platée by Rameau
Rameau’s clever comedic masterpiece makes its Australian stage debut
A Spotless Rose: Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers
A seasonal program of carols old and new sung by the polished voices of the Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers
Alexander Gavrylyuk in Recital
One of Australia's great pianists presents an invigorating program featuring works by Schumann and Brahms
Singular Voices: Martha Marlow
Deeply moving orchestral pop by a truly singular voice, accompanied by jazz luminaries and a chamber orchestra
Singular Voices: Courtney Marie Andrews
Courtney Marie Andrews brings her master storytelling torch songs to the intimate sonic grandeur of City Recital Hall.
Switched On: Cedric Burnside
Grammy nominee Cedric Burnside embodies the ancestral blues of R.L. Burnside, and Mississippi’s modern-day blues.
Singular Voices: Julia Jacklin (solo)
Stepping out in all her power, Julia Jacklin's first major solo performance will be crushing in every sense
Jayson Gillham in Recital
Australian pianist Jayson Gillham will be performing a compelling performance of Bach and Chopin
Singular Voices Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky
Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky bring their classic ARIA-winning collaboration to Singular Voices
Live theatre is back
Theatre & performance
The Boomkak Panto
A ridiculously flamboyant and hilarious pantomime by award-winning actor Virginia Gay
Japanaroo 2021: A festive concert - Music, Dance and Arts
A spectacular cultural showcase of Japanese and Australian traditional arts, performed by the most celebrated artists
Girl From The North Country
Premiering at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Sydney in January 2022
Head Over Heels
"A show with its tongue planted firmly in its cheek, except when it's in someone else's mouth" - Entertainment Weekly
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Exhbitions
Powerhouse Museum
Electric Keys
An important private collection of keyboards from the middle of the 20th century, prior to the rise of synthesisers
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