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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.
Cam Knight: Sydney Comedy Festival
A brand new comedy show for anyone who smiles through life with gritted teeth
Disney's Snow White at The Grounds of Alexandria
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to The Grounds of Alexandria we go!
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
Sydney Comedy Festival at the Entertainment Qarter
Sydney Comedy Festival at The Entertainment Quarter
Sydney Film Festival: Official Competition
Audacious, cutting-edge and courageous films from around the world
The Rocks Ghost Tour
A two hour evening walking tour which looks into the darker side of The Rocks
Sydney Bar Crawl
Experience the best of Sydney's nightlife and meet new friends from all around the world on the Sydney Bar Crawl!
Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories
Join Sydney's most unique nightlife - focusing on the best bars in Sydney's city centre.
Brigitta Brown Personal Space
A sapphic spectacle from the early 2000s that mixes standup, drag and music
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!
Smoke and Mirrors Comedy Cabaret Show
Smoke and Mirrors is Sydney’s wildest night out!
Time again
Time again is taking over Kalyx lounge bar and club for our next edition and is set to be one hell of a night.
Surry Hills and Darlinghurst Secret Bars & Stories Tour
Drink and discover on Sydney's best nightlife tour! Perfect for locals, this is a fun and unique night out.
Boards & Bottles: wine & games
Bring your own games or enjoy ours. The more games, the merrier.
Glamour Feud
Survey says... It's time to play Glamour Feud – the fiercest family face-off!
The Running Joke Comedy Club
Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton
Comedy class - improvisation
Meet new people, gain some comedy skills and have a lot of fun
Ephemera + Payge Eminovski
Ephemera jazz/classical trio + jazz saxophonist Payge Eminovski – Indie chamber works meets jazz
Post Malone x Justin Bieber Party
Get ready to lose yourself at Sydney’s wildest midweek party, as we bring you a night dedicated to Post Malone and JB!
Asphalt Words and Ocean Dreams
A cosy open mic for poets and writers in a Newtown brewery
Flux State (Live) + Reenie
Join us every Thursday this May at Ricardo's for live music, dancing, and good vibes with Flux State
Harvey Comedy @ FORTRESS SYDNEY
A night of laughs with the best comedians in the country, games, prizes and a secret raffle to be won!
Let’s get quizzical: trivia night
Hosted by Glitter King KevinInTheCity, have fun and win prizes every Thursday at the Burdekin Hotel
Thursday Night Interactive Trivia
Get your game face on at the Polish Club Ashfield's free interactive trivia night
MoshPit 8th birthday party
Come and celebrate our 8th birthday with more live music than you can poke a stick at
Lauren Bok: Boklesque
It's Dita Von Teese meets The Muppets in this ridiculous, raunchy, rollercoaster of a show!
Pauly Fenech’s ‘Speed Roast’
Oz comedy legend’s rollicking, dangerously funny take on roast comedy.
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
Vivid Sydney – King Dingo
The MCA’s commission for Vivid Sydney 2025 is 'King Dingo' by artist Vincent Namatjira.
MCA Harbour dining and Vivid Sydney views
Enjoy the spectacle from Canvas and the Sculpture Terrace, with exclusive dining packages and an after-dark curator talk
Unique Vivid Sydney Cruise – Lights, Cabaret & Dinner
Treat yourself to a spectacular Vivid Sydney cruising experience coupled with a one-of-a-kind cabaret entertainment.
AniSong Sydney Special Pg0 – Eurobeat Autumn: Midnight Drift
Anime nightclub event featuring anime music, vtubers, and this time, eurobeat
Love Shy Art Club Presents MODA Designer 2025
A collision of fashion, music, and light, platforming the next wave of emerging designers.
Jazz Upstairs featuring Hannah James Quartet
A rising star of jazz in Australia presents her dynamic new quartet
Women in Media Oration & Dinner – featuring Kitty Flanagan
Black-tie gala dinner event featuring one of Australia's most popular creatives.
Vivid Party Cruise
4-hour boat party watching the Vivid lights as we dance to top tunes
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.
Cone of Confusion & Zeal.H (fka Mia Petra)
PsyconFest Records and Rudi Music present a night at the Vanguard with Cone of Confusion & Zeal.H (fka Mia Petra)
Queer comedy class (improvisation)
Join our queer event to laugh nonstop, learn comedy, and be quicker at thinking on your feet
Sydney Film Festival Opening Night – Together
Big stars, big buzz, big screen – be there for the premiere of the most anticipated Australian film of the year
Sydney Film Festival: Special Presentations
Big premieres, big screen experiences, and big nights out
Aus Music Countdown: Vivid Sydney supper club
Plug in to Aus Music Countdown with Aussie performer Luke Carroll’s ultimate Australian mixtape
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music
A celebration of 10 years of First Nations excellence in music
Sound Escape
Sound Escape is Vivid's day-into-night party, taking over City Recital Hall in a surrealist dream of music and light.
10 Years of NLV records
An all-out, late-night venue takeover celebrating a decade of boundary-pushing club sounds
Awaken & Align: Energy Healing
Step into a serene and transformative space designed to reconnect you with your inner wisdom and energetic flow.
Dr Sketchy's Sydney: Anti Art School
Where Art meets Cabaret! A life-drawing class with a twist
Stand-up comedy course
Master the art of storytelling, joke-writing and presenting on stage
Damian Wright & Metin Yilmaz
A special performance of flamenco guitar and Kurdish flute, two distinct strongly rooted cultural and musical traditions.
An Evening with Ernie Hudson
The legendary Ghostbuster, Ernie Hudson will be joining us for a LIVE on stage Q&A with a screening of GHOSTBUSTERS.
Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.
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
Circle Mirror Transformation
Rebecca Gibney makes her STC debut in a play about the magic of art, from an award-winning US playwright.
Echoes of Piazzolla: From the Rivers of South America
From the ports of Buenos Aires to the harbour of Sydney, enjoy a night of Piazzolla, tango & folkore from South America.
10cc – The Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
Legendary art-rock band 10cc bring their Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour to Australia in 2025.
Marcus Holden Trio
A well-earned reputation as purveyors of the finest gypsy swing trio in town!
The Specialties
With their unique spin on classic blues, jazz, rockabilly, and soul, the band features some of Sydney’s finest musicians
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The world-premiere stage adaptation of the twentieth century’s most iconic thriller.
Whitefella Yella Tree
Australian theatre is at its very finest in this elegant and moving First Nations drama.
The Shiralee
This sensational outback classic is transformed into a charming and epic theatrical adventure.
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Kat Stewart takes the STC stage in an exquisite new production of Edward Albee’s explosive classic.
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.
Celebration NYE 25/26: MCA Sculpture Terrace
The best LGBT+ New Year's Eve Party on Sydney Harbour
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent, Cremorne’s own Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club has it all!
New Year's Eve Opera Gala Concert at Sydney Opera House
Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and leave the crowds behind. Make this your most glamorous New Year ever.