The Rocks

Explore the iconic Sydney Observatory with a tour designed for groups that include young children aged 6 and older.

Experience an intimate guided tour of the iconic heritage-listed Sydney Observatory.

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

Through intimate guided tours, we tell the stories of everyday families who helped shape Sydney.

Love basketball? Enter a social or corporate basketball team

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

Journey through the MCA with this activity trail designed for kids and their families.

First of its kind in a major Australian museum and is presented as part of the Sydney International Art Series 2025–26.

The MCA’s 2025 Circular Quay Foyer Wall commission

Five-course duck and pinot dinner in The Rocks, with shared plates and guided wine pairings.

An exhibition of 17 contemporary artists responding to place and climate change

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

Read, rest and imagine together

Loti Smorgon Sculpture Terrace commission

History becomes opera in Wael Shawky’s globally acclaimed work ‘Drama 1882’.

A solo presentation of significant ceramic installations by Yasmin Smith.

A monumental new public sculpture in Circular Quay for the inaugural Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission

The world famous candy-makers at Sticky Lollies host a free candy-making show every day

Grab your mates and come and try the fastest growing sport

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

Play for social and corporate teams, at lunchtime and after business hours

Creativity reimagined: early learning through art.

Strengthen and stretch your entire body

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

Interval training using both conditioning and strength tools

Gym and fitness activities

Have fun and make new friends playing soccer

A fun racquet sport suitable for all ages

Keep active and maintain your fitness

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

For all fitness levels

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

This fun racquet sport will improve your health and fitness while making new friends

Meet other local basketball players and have fun

Build strength and flexibility through this mind and body practice

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

Join us for a 45 minute class, no experience necessary

Sketch in the galleries after hours.

A series of short films taking you behind the works on display at the MCA Australia.

Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.

MCA now opening late on Thursdays

A series of walking tours around Tallawoladah/The Rocks.

Art without Boundaries

A moonlit celebration of renewal and community

Festive fun for kids - count the number of Easter eggs throughout the BridgeClimb journey to the Summit

Co-presented by the Power Institute and MCA Australia, as part of the Visual Research Program.

Join us for our monthly walk to different parts of our beautiful city.

Hear from the curators of MCA's major summer exhibition

Gain insight into artworks ‘Ancient Feelings’ and ‘Bent Forms #1–#4’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Travel the world one dram at a time, a guided tasting of global whiskey with regional bites in our historic bar

Enjoy a 2-hour walk with a trained guide and see how heritage and contemporary architecture co-exist in harmony

A moving celebration from the MCA to Burwood

Co-presented by the Power Institute and MCA Australia, as part of the Visual Research Program.

Explore the elegance of Japanese whisky with tastings and canapés in our storied, atmospheric underground chamber.

An immersive after-dark experience of sound, light and moving image.

Part of Vivid Sydney 2026, a bold vision of Oceanic futurism by Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia

Climb during Vivid Sydney and see Sydney sparkle from the Summit!

Witness the stunning lights of Vivid Sydney at the MCA

A vibrant menu paired with a vibrant view

Journey through whiskey history with guided tastings that reveal how the spirit evolved across centuries.