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Support a worthy cause and meet like-minded people in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.
Women's yoga class
Join this free hatha style yoga class suitable for beginners and advanced.
Fascinating Thaitown 2025
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Thaitown with Thai dance performances, long drum procession parade and cuisine.
A Feast Fit For A Snake by YEAHYEAHCHLOE
Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival
Lunar New Year Jet Pack + Firework Shows
Catch spectacular performances in Lunar New Year themed costumes, soaring sky high over the waters of Cockle Bay
Lunar New Year Lion Dances in Darling Harbour
Catch a traditional Lion Dance roaming around Darling Harbour this Lunar New Year.
ode together || under moonlight entwined
Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival
Pockets of Prosperity, Yee Sang & Longevity Noodles Kim Siew
Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival
Sydney City Farm volunteer working bees
Help out with farm activities, from watering and weeding to planting and harvesting
Barbara Licha Art Exhibition
Artist Barbara Licha will present her oeuvre at the Polish Club Ashfield’s newest gallery space
Empower your life through self-inquiry meditation
Bring clarity, peace & purpose to every area of your life in this transformative 2hr workshop with Swami Turiyananda
Face Value
See the work of Archibald-Prize winning Aboriginal artist Blak Douglas in a free exhibition at NSW Parliament
Inundated
Explores the harrowing impacts of the 2022 floods in Lismore told through the lens of photographer Natalie Grono.
KGV Fitness – Full Body Circuit
A 45 minute, all body workout that will challenge you and leave you on a high
Lunar New Year at the Chinese Garden of Friendship
The Chinese Garden of Friendship will be at the heart of Lunar New Year celebrations at Darling Harbour
Bike Buddies 1-on-1 guided rides and cycling skills
Get a free guided bike ride or cycling skills session with a qualified instructor
Family Sunday: Celebrate Lunar New Year
Visit the Library for a free family event to welcome the Year of the Snake!
Free yoga meditation beginner class at Sydney CBD
Manage stress, remove troubling thoughts and emotions, and find long-lasting happiness with heartfulness meditation
Marie Curie Book Launch
In this fascinating biography, Sydney Srinivas intertwines the science, the scientist and the person.
Special Preview Screening - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
See this Oscar nominee before it's official cinema release at an exclusive preview screening!
KGV evening futsal competitions
Play your way to a better day, enter a social or corporate team
KGV Netball Monday evening & Friday lunch competitions
Play for social and corporate teams, at lunchtime and after business hours
Cake baking and table tennis
A free safe space for local young people ages 11 to 18 years to connect after school.
Chair yoga
Yoga movements have been adapted to be performed while seated in a chair.
Forms and case management help in Mandarin and Hokkien
This free service is provided by Chinese Australian Services Society (CASS) trained volunteers and caseworkers.
Gamarada - Community Healing & Life Training
Reconnect to kinship and learn practical skills for positive change
Gentle exercise
Low intensity guided movement techniques to improve your balance, strength, coordination and movement
Ukulele class
Learn how to play the ukulele in this fun class for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers
KGV Tuesday lunch mixed volleyball competition
For social and corporate teams, at lunchtime and after business hours
Crochet for beginners - short course
Unlock your creative potential in a relaxing, creative and supportive atmosphere.
Green Square Knitters meet up
Come and knit squares to create blankets for Wrap for a lovely cause.
Learn to read music and sing
No experience is needed to join this free singing and theory class
Lunch with friends
Order your lunch and make new friends at the Cliff Noble Community Centre
Social art class
If you love art and a chat, then pop down to the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre
Social sewing sessions
Use our sewing machines and get help with your sewing projects in these weekly group sessions.
Yoga class for all ages and experience
Weekly yoga class for mind, body & spirit - all welcome
Youth boxing at Redfern
Free after school sports and fitness program for ages 11 to 18
Bush School (2.5 to 5 year olds)
Bush School is a unique nature play program for children aged 2.5 to 5 years
Come and get techie at Redfern Community Centre
Get help with a technology question about a device or website from our City of Sydney Library team
English class for seniors (Booked out)
Free weekly class suitable for beginner and intermediate level learners
Free chair yoga and meditation beginner class
Learn to relax, meditate and live stress-free with a simple heart-based meditation practice
Movement & Meditation Classes
Relieve stress, shift energy and find focus during your lunch break.
My mind, my body and me: Polina Karuso
Exhibition of contemporary small works on wood blocks
Social group for Chinese speaking seniors
Join this friendly group of older people each week for coffee and conversations
The Wisdom of Compassion
Presenting the powerful Buddhist logic of compassion and methods for developing a kinder relationship with ourselves
Glebe community barbecue
Come and join us Wednesday fortnightly (excluding school holidays) for some food and fun
Seniors social group
Meet new people and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, knit or crochet, and a chat each week
Slay Wednesdays
See Sydneys hottest up and coming performers at this drag competition
After dinner walking group for older people -Booked out!
Would you like to be active & make friends while seeing the city at night?
Bilingual rhymetime at Darling Square, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Queer Materials
Queer Materials’ features seven LGBTQIA+ artists that use textiles to narrate diverse Queer experiences
Reiki Group Share
Join our Reiki Share: healing swaps, connection, community. All levels welcome for renewal and heartfelt connections!
The Bluesberries: Ukraine Charity Fundraiser
There will be three concerts at The Vanguard in February to launch The Bluesberries' ambitious and inspiring project.
Informal coffee and chat sessions
Come join us if you'd like to make new friends in an easy environment
Accessible yoga class
Everyone is welcome to join this weekly class suitable for all levels of experience.
Digitally guided mindfulness meditation
Unwind and enjoy weekly free mindfulness meditation session
Living Longer Living Stronger exercise program – Alexandria
Improve your strength, balance and mobility
Living Longer Living Stronger exercise program - Potts Point
Improve your strength, balance and mobility
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
Rhymetime at Green Square Library, 0 to 2 years
A fun storytelling program combining rhymes, singing and stories.
Wrap with Love knitting group
Join this friendly knitting group to make wraps for people in need.
Fitness class for older adults
Strength training and aerobic exercise to improve balance and flexibility
Playgroup
Messy and sensory play, reading books, playing with toys, engaging in craft activities and gross motor play
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia
Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night
Tweenies arts and board games (9 to 12 years)
Arts and craft program for 9 - 12 year olds after-school
Yoga class at the Rex
Improve your strength, balance and flexibility in this weekly 1-hour class
Journey into Self - Breathwork, Sound & Reiki Group Event
Embrace your authenticity - loving the whole you, as you deserve to be.
Move for all fitness class
A weekly 1-hour class combining light resistance training and aerobic moves suitable for all levels of fitness
Alexandria Park community barbecue
Get to know your neighbours and local services at this free monthly event
Minds Collective community football program
Free weekly football program to support people in their mental health recovery
Great Snakes game day
Our giant games are free for you to play, while a DJ spins your favourite tracks from the GOLD 101.7 Kombi van
Hidden Gems & Stories: Show & Tell
Bring your historical documents, objects, heritage memorabilia and photographs relating to Haymarket for appraisal
Fashioning the Sydney Chinese Community in the Global 60's
Learn about the role of Chinese women's associations in Sydney in the mid 20th century.
Two psychics and a medium
An extraordinary live show where two psychics and a medium connect you with messages from beyond
Annual Galentine's lunch for a good cause
Grab your girlfriends this Valentine's for a sumptuous 3-course Syrian feast for a good cause
Art class
Develop your skills in these fortnightly classes led by an artist for all levels of experience
A Right to Housing in Australia
Join us as we discuss a new report on the right to housing by the Human Rights Law Centre and authored by Jessie Hohmann
Come and get techie at Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Get help with a technology question about a device or website from our City of Sydney Library team
Reading Ulysses with Sydney u3a
Come along and join this reading group twice a month
Sydney City Farm new volunteer induction session
To join our volunteer team you first need to attend an induction session
Bingay Pride
Come out and come on down, darlings! It's the rainbow season - time to show off your colours at BINGAY's Pride Edition!
Weekly walk and talk for all ages
Free walking exercise program to get to know your local community workers and meet new people
Youth gardening in Glebe
An after-school gardening project for young people ages 12 to 18.
AIIP Intergenerational Conference, Sydney, February 2025
Join us at the 2025 AIIP Conference to explore intergenerational practice, solutions, and create meaningful connections!
Free to be loved
An interfaith evening of open discussion, stories, poetry and music.
Recycle It Saturday: a free recycling drop-off event
Drop off household items including electronics, polystyrene, unwearable clothes, bicycles, x-rays and more
The New Writers’ Sprint (Live writing with reflection)
Access your authentic voice in words, make great connections
LGBTQIA+ Reborn collectors and reborn parents picnic
A picnic to meet fellow LGBTQIA+ people with an interest in Reborn dolls/babies
Pyrmont - Architectural Time Capsule Walk
Discover the architecture of Pyrmont and learn about its history in a two hour walk with a trained AAA volunteer
A Bear Named Wojtek
A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK tells the fantastic journey of an orphaned Syrian brown bear
Author Talk | Kosciuszko!
184 years after Australia’s highest mountain was named, an Australian author has written a biography about Kosciuszko
Tabletop games afternoon, 16 years +
Play fun contemporary favourites with fellow gamers in the city
Computer, tablet and mobile phone tech support
IT support for computer, tablets and mobile phones
SCRAPS: Sew soft toys, bags, blankets for community
Sew for a cause and socialise at the same time
Women's Reconciliation Network - Redfern Yarning Circle
Welcoming space for women from diverse backgrounds.
Readers – Books and Conversation with Anthony Sharwood
This is a monthly series of conversations with authors about their work and the ideas that inspire them.
Polish High Tea
Indulge in a selection of European inspired savoury and sweet canapés
Sundaylicious Mardi Gras Colombian Hotel
Join us on March 2nd for a Sunday session like no other at the heart of Mardi Gras – the iconic Colombian Hotel!
Designer Maker Meet-Ups
Join fellow designer makers for a lunchtime discussion and exhibition preview at ADC.
Monthly social morning tea in Woolloomooloo
A social gathering for gym members and locals on the first Monday of the month.
Healthy Ageing Hub information session
Informative talk about services the hub provides
Seniors morning tea & coffee ceremony: Older bolder smarter
Join this fun day for people ages 60 years and over to enjoy live music, guest speakers and information stalls.
Seniors table tennis competition
Join this friendly singles and doubles competition during Seniors Festival for anyone aged 55 or older.
Thrive Connect One - Creatives Meetup
A quarterly series of meaningful meetups combining networking with skills development for creative practitioners.
Inspired: Sarah Davis, Paddling the Nile & Cycling Australia
Corporate risk manager swaps spreadsheets for paddles and pedals to paddle the Nile and bikepack across Australia
Plantology book launch Sydney
Teena Crawford and Lisa Ellis will share insights from their five-year journey creating this essential guide.
Free Workshop: A Guide to Marketing for Indigenous Creatives
A workshop for Aboriginal Creatives reimagining marketing tactics focusing on building relationships and strategies.
Annual networking forum
Join us for The MPN Annual Networking Forum. Don’t miss the chance to engage with a diverse community
Lifeline Bondi Golf Day
We invite you to join us for the inaugural Lifeline Bondi Golf event.
Radical Sydney! A People's History Festival
Strikes! Riots! High school rebellions! Aboriginal resistance! Join us for a celebration of Sydney's radical history.
Ocean Film Festival Sydney City
Bringing you the world's best ocean films from above and below the surface.
The Unbound Art Show
Barnardos Australia is excited to announce our annual fundraising art show, the Unbound Art Show.
Discover the magic of sound healing: A weekend workshop
An immersive and inspiring weekend workshop exploring the fundamentals of sound healing
Lord Mayor's Welcome for International Students
Make new friends and celebrate the start of your journey at this free event
RSL & Schools Remember ANZAC Commemoration & Art Exhibition
Annual commemoration service held for school students by school students
Heaven
This daring and critically acclaimed play is a must-see for anyone who’s ever questioned the path not taken.
Leatherwork workshop: stitching, lacing & plaiting
Learn the basics of stitching and lacing with reuse materials
Indigneous Veterans Commemoration Service
Annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans Commemoration Service
Sydney Tattoo Convention
Immerse yourself in Sydney's tattoo culture at Sydney Town Hall : Top artists, live shows, and endless inspiration!
Victory in the Pacific Day Commemoration
80th Anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Second World War
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day Commemoration
Commemoration service held in recognition of those who served in the Vietnam War