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Discover nightlife in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.
SUMMER SLUSHIES at Three Bottle Man
Three Bottle Man in collaboration with Olmeca Altos
After Hours: Month-Long Student Offer
This February, Side Bar heats up with After Hours – a student-only event bringing good vibes and late-night energy
Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Experience the Australian premiere of this thrilling quest filled with magic, monsters and mayhem.
Full Moon Party Pub Crawl
Our energetic party hosts will take you to 4 awesome bars and clubs in Sydney's CBD
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend
Let’s get quizzical: trivia night
Hosted by Glitter King KevinInTheCity, have fun and win prizes every Thursday at the Burdekin Hotel
The Laugh Inn Comedy Club
Showcase of professional comedians from all around the world
Sydney Bar Crawl
Experience the best of Sydney's nightlife and meet new friends from all around the world on the Sydney Bar Crawl!
Find your Valentine gay men speed dating, ages 35-55
A date night @ The Rock's hottest cocktail bar - Frank Mac's
Glamour Feud
Survey says... It's time to play Glamour Feud – the fiercest family face-off!
TheatreSports™ Scared Scriptless!
A night of brilliant improvisation, guts and glory!
Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories
Drink, dine and discover on Sydney's most unique bar crawl - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.
Chinatown Comedy Club - Lunar New Year Special
Chinatown Comedy Club is back and ready to celebrate Lunar New Year!
Slay Wednesdays
See Sydneys hottest up and coming performers at this drag competition
Comedy class - improvisation
Meet new people, gain some comedy skills and have a lot of fun
Project X Party
We’re reinventing the cult classic Project X to bring you the house party to end all house parties!
Harvey Comedy @ FORTRESS SYDNEY
A night of laughs with the best comedians in the country, games, prizes and a secret raffle to be won!
Life Drawing in the cafe at Parliament on King
This is life drawing in an intimate and quite beautiful space. It’s a gentler, more social approach.
Single in the City MEGAParty, 32-42 years
Join 300+ wingles and find your Valentine 2025
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia
Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night
Sunset Variations: E Fishpool
Electronic musician e fishpool performs an immersive and evolving 3-hour set at Sydney Observatory
Galentine’s Day at Salty's Bondi
Grab your besties and head to Salty’s for a Galentine’s Day celebration by the beach.
Gervais Koffi & The African Diaspora
Caribbean reggae on World Music Sunday – Get down and get funky with originals and classic African grooves
Love Island Valentine's Party
Expect a night of flirty fun, iconic Love Island moments, and a dancefloor hotter than an Aussie summer.
The Royal Heart Revue Burlesque Valentine's Edition
Join us for our annual (never not sold out) Valentine’s Day cabaret spectacular.
Valentine's Day 2025 at Planar
Treat your sweetheart to an unforgettable evening at Planar with two ways of celebrating love and romance
Valentine's Day at Mjølner Sydney
Conquer Hearts This Valentine’s Day with a Legendary Viking Feast.
Valentine's Day Dine & Dance at Mode Kitchen & Bar
Friday 14 February 2025 | Two Seatings 5:30 - 7:30 pm & 7:45 pm - 9:45 pm | $180 Per Person
RAVE CAVE XIV - Hexexen
Featuring Finland's Hexexen performing for the first time in Australia!
No Swipes Valentines Boat Party
Join 400 awesome humans on Sydney Harbour for the ultimate boat party, where everyone happens to be single!
Secret Comedy Club in Surry Hills
Now in their 12th year of sold out comedy shows, the Secret Comedy Club returns to Surry Hills at the Crown Hotel!
Playground
A brand-new cabaret show with top-tier circus artists, dancers, and burlesque performers.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Some of Australia’s finest young theatremakers take on a potent Australian mystery.
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
Asphalt Words and Ocean Dreams
A cosy open mic for poets and writers in a Newtown brewery
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!
Sunset Variations: Maryam Rahmani
Iranian-born santur player Maryam Rahmani performs an immersive and evolving 3-hour set at Sydney Observatory
Jeffrey Lewis
The beloved anti-folk maverick Jeffrey Lewis will be returning to Australia for the first time in 15 years.
Kings of comedy’s Sydney showcase special
It's non-stop laughs, all night long. Come and make date night special again
The Great Shanty Off!
Set sail for an unforgettable night of music and merriment as the museum bursts to life with the sounds of sea shanties!
Joseph Keckler
Joseph Keckler possesses a magnetic stage presence, strange mind, and a powerful and expressive voice.
Jazz Upstairs featuring Loretta Palmeiro and Mark Isaacs
Saxophone Sonata world premiere + extemporisations
Sunset Variations: Rona.
Kaytetye artist and DJ RONA. performs an immersive and evolving 3-hour set at Sydney Observatory
The Ultimate Mardi Gras Pub Crawl
Whether you're new to Sydney or just expanding your social circle, pub crawling is a fantastic way to meet new friends!
Dirty Disco | Mardi Gras Parade Night 2025
Five levels of queer extravaganza in the heart of Oxford Street!
Dance Hall: 2manydjs
As Soulwax & 2manydjs, David and Stephen Dewaele consistently push the boundaries of music for nearly two decades.
Stand-up comedy course
Master the art of storytelling, joke-writing and presenting on stage
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.
Craig Conant – The Woopsie Daisy Tour
Catch US Comedian Craig Conant on his Australia Tour!
Stand-Up Comedy Course + Perform (4 weeks)
An in-depth course in stand-up comedy course where you will build you stage presence and then perform in a comedy show!
Comedy class for women (improvisation)
Come along to our women-only event to laugh nonstop, make new mates and learn comedy
Sarah Millican – Late Bloomer
The incredible and hilarious Sarah Millican is coming back to Australia!
One Night with Marilyn starring Isabella Bliss (UK)
Blonde Bombshell and Platinum Pin-Up, Isabella Bliss brings to life the immortal goddess that is Marilyn Monroe
Queer comedy class (improvisation)
Join our queer event to laugh nonstop, learn comedy, and be quicker at thinking on your feet
SONDER: Mary Ocher at The Vanguard
Mary Ocher has been pushing the boundaries between pop and avant-garde for almost two decades.
Adam Kay – This is Going to Hurt
Back by popular demand following an absolute sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2024!
Ben Schwartz & Friends
Ben Schwartz, star of Parks and Recreation and the voice of Sonic, is bringing his smash-hit improv show to Australia.
Rohan Arneil: The Never-Ending Smoko (SCF 2025)
Following his sold-out run in 2024, Rohan returns to SCF in May with new jokes and visions of a Never-Ending Smoko.
Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.
Circle Mirror Transformation
Rebecca Gibney makes her STC debut in a play about the magic of art, from an award-winning US playwright.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The world-premiere stage adaptation of the twentieth century’s most iconic thriller.
Romeo & Juliet
Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.
Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)
Merlynn Tong’s thrilling, semi-autobiographical family drama is a historic international collaboration.