Culture

A fantastical celebration of scraps and discards across costume, performance, film, illustration and music.

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with glowing traditional lanterns, cultural entertainment & a festive feast.

Sydney Opera House Tours

Part of the Sydney International Art Series 2024–2025

A free exhibition examining representations of the body in art and popular culture over time.

Music with Jules is a music program that is taught through play: singing, moving and playing instruments

The MCA’s annual exhibition of work by early-career artists living and working in Australia.

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

Let's enjoy the Guangxi photo exhibition to explore the largest ethnic minority population in China.

Sip, Savour, and Soak in the sun. Every day 5-6pm

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

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

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.

Discover all there is to know about Sydney on only 4 hours

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

Discover the story of Sydney on this expert-led walking tour, while hitting all of the city’s main attractions

Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night

Enjoy a 2-hour walk visiting landmark Sydney city buildings with a very knowledgeable AAA volunteer tour guide

Sample a range of regional Chinese snacks while discovering Chinatown's secrets

Showcasing stunning buildings, captivating sights, and tales of Indigenous leaders, convicts, and Sydney's underground.

Discover free tastings, festive finds, and lucky red packets!

Live music by jazz duo AlHiro

Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully

The largest one-day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia

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

This Australia Day we celebrate and commemorating the contribution of Australians of Chinese descent who fought in war.

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

The Chinese Garden of Friendship will be at the heart of Lunar New Year celebrations at Darling Harbour

Catch a traditional Lion Dance roaming around Darling Harbour this Lunar New Year.

Tango into the Year of the Snake

Join heritage architect Hector Abrahams for a lecture at History House.

Ring in the Year of the Snake with a one of a kind experience in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.

Explore how they shape personal and collective identities.

Indulge in a selection of European inspired savoury and sweet canapés

A Public Lecture by Dr Michael Pyne for the Military History Society of New South Wales

Step into a world where past, future, reality and imagination collide in the heart of Sydney's Chinatown.

Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Kensington Street!

Asian food themed trivia quiz just for you food lovers out there.

Get ready to chase the unexpected.

You are invited to a City of Sydney grants briefing session

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

Art exhibition of rice paper paintings by members of the Australian Chinese Painting Society

Learn how to play Mahjong only in 45 min at THE ARTISTRY 2025

A celebration of Asian culture at this three day festival

Join us at THE ARTISTRY 2025 on 7-9 FEB for a celebration of culture, food, live music, arts & entertainment

Ukrainian organ music concert

Let's join the China Chic Fun Party and experience the Guangxi Cultural Fair!

In this fascinating biography, Sydney Srinivas intertwines the science, the scientist and the person.

This year, we’re taking it to the next level and coming back BIGGER and BETTER than ever

Step into the world of Joyce Maynge like never before!

Exhibition of contemporary small works on wood blocks

We draw a live performer/model on acrobatic apparatus

Discover how LGBTIQA+ celebration and cultural milestones reflect transformation, identity, and creative expression.

Discover how this very old inner Sydney suburb has changed

Learn about the role of Chinese women's associations in Sydney in the mid 20th century.

Featuring ‘90s-‘00s hits, this cabaret-comedy dances you through queer milestones and parodies heteronormative culture.

Join Dan as he navigates a hidden world of lust, friendship and unorthodox working relationships.

Waverley Library's lecture series covers big issues of technology, society and ethics.

Celebrate the Year of the Snake and explore themes of transformation with stories from the museum’s collection.

A joyous and illuminating adventure about coming to terms with mental illness

Join The Fabulous Wonder Mama for her inaugural performance at Claire's Petit Cabaret - "Divas and Drama Queens!”

Discover the architecture of Pyrmont and learn about its history in a two hour walk with a trained AAA volunteer

A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK tells the fantastic journey of an orphaned Syrian brown bear

184 years after Australia’s highest mountain was named, an Australian author has written a biography about Kosciuszko

An evening of entertainment from three of Sydney’s finest opera singers - Adam Player, Jonathan Alley & Ruth Strutt

A new performance work about the politics of joy, power and gender.

This colourful midlife crisis promises to be camp cabaret gold with more than a touch of honesty.

The anthology-style show shares stories of connection, community, health, politics, bodily autonomy, and death.

Enjoy a leisurely two hour walk around the gentrified Potts Point area with a trained AAA volunteer tour guide

Dutch singer-songwriter Marike Jager is bringing her unique sound to Sydney for an intimate live performance

Join us for The MPN Annual Networking Forum. Don’t miss the chance to engage with a diverse community

Enjoy exploring and hearing about this lower northshore suburb of Sydney with Ben, an experienced AAA volunteer guide.

Strikes! Riots! High school rebellions! Aboriginal resistance! Join us for a celebration of Sydney's radical history.

An epic story of love, migration and identity unfolding across continents and decades.

This event brings international students together through Cricket, AFL & cultural games to celebrate diversity.

Sharing the magic of a European Easter through inspired foods and goods

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

Drew Gasparini’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous music comes to life in this brand new theatrical song cycle

Immerse yourself in Sydney's tattoo culture at Sydney Town Hall : Top artists, live shows, and endless inspiration!

A story of Queer love, Pasifika identity and the struggle for family acceptance.

A new queer musical based on real female pirates of the 1700s.

A romantic (un)comedy about finding yourself falling in love, falling apart, and falling back together again.

A love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important.