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What to do in Sydney this October

Fill your spring calendar with markets, festivals and storytelling. Here are 10 events to explore.

Sydney Ceramics Market

Make, marvel and meet at Sydney Craft Week

Creativity takes centre stage thanks to markets, workshops, exhibitions and open studio events at Sydney Craft Week. Don’t miss the Sydney Ceramics Markets, where you can meet, support and shop from talented local potters and artists.

10 to 19 October

Sydney Made art and design market

Shop Sydney made

Browse the stalls at Sydney Made art and design market in Sydney Town Hall. Shop from 75 local makers, artists and designers with products ranging from homewares, fashion, jewellery and art.

Saturday 4 October

Moon Festival celebrations at the Chinese Garden of Friendship

Celebrate the Moon Festival

Grounded in harvest traditions, the celebration honours the full moon and stories passed down for generations. See a lantern parade transform Sydney Observatory, sample mini mooncakes at the Chinese Garden of Friendship and celebrate with your neighbours in Green Square with games, performances and lantern making.

Various dates

Stargazer Cinema at Barangaroo Reserve

Experience First Nations storytelling under the stars

Stargazer Cinema brings the stories of First Nations filmmakers from Australia and around the world to Barangaroo Reserve for a free outdoor series.

Thursdays, until 20 November

Creative coding workshops at Darling Square library

Love your library these school holidays

There’s lots to do at City of Sydney libraries, from creative coding and 3D printing to art and craft workshops. Don’t forget, Green Square, Customs House and Darling Square libraries are still open for extended hours for those night-time HSC study sessions.

Various dates

Spot On on St Pauls Street, Randwick

Spring into the streets

Soak up the warmer weather and get outdoors in Sydney's neighbourhoods. Head to Crows Nest for a family-friendly street festival or explore a 181-year-old terrace at the Susannah Place street party in The Rocks. Thursday nights heat up in Randwick with outdoor dining and live entertainment. Little ghouls and goblins will scream for the Newtown Halloween street party.

Various dates

In my neighbourhood: Glebe stories

Discover the stories that shape Glebe

Get to know your community at this intimate evening of storytelling. Hear the stories that shape the neighbourhood as 4 residents share their memories of place, people and treasured moments.

Wednesday 15 October

Buy Rainbow at Paddington Town Hall

Buy rainbow on Oxford Street

Head to Paddington Town Hall for the only business fair in Sydney exclusively showcasing brands owned and operated by people of diverse sexualities and genders. You’ll find handmade treasures, artisan products, fashion, food and more.

Saturday 25 October

Reginald Murphy Community Centre

Explore your local community centre in Potts Point

The friendly team at Reginald Murphy Community Centre is ready to welcome you at its free open day. Try an acting class, art therapy workshop or just kick back with the locals as you enjoy live music and a sausage sizzle.

Friday 31 October

Collection Conversations: Space

Journey through human views of outer space

What do you see when you look up at the sky? Hear about the ways people throughout history and across cultures have imagined, mapped and navigated it at this talk with volunteers from the Powerhouse Museum.

Thursday 2 October

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