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Discover theatre, dance, film and performances in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.

The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

One of the most playful operas ever written, this classic comedy features Mozart’s famous melodies.
27 Aug 2025
The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

The Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production The Book of Mormon returns to Sydney
Tomorrow
Rent

Rent

The musical that rocked Broadway is back!
Tomorrow
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

This sensational outback classic is transformed into a charming and epic theatrical adventure.
Tomorrow
4 Minutes 12 Seconds by James Fritz

4 Minutes 12 Seconds by James Fritz

A viral video. A shattered family. In the digital age, truth is slippery—and innocence isn’t what it seems.
Tomorrow
Ballet classes: Ages 5-7 years (Pyrmont)

Ballet classes: Ages 5-7 years (Pyrmont)

Your child will learn the fundamentals of ballet technique in a fun, relaxed atmosphere where learning best takes place
Tomorrow
Continuum

Continuum

Sydney Dance Company presents ‘Continuum’, a monumental triple bill that brings together three visionary choreographers.
Tomorrow
Eora by Michael Riley

Eora by Michael Riley

Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.
Tomorrow
Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes

Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes

Belvoir in collaboration with director Kate Champion present Meow Meow’s ‘The Red Shoes’
Tomorrow
Same Like Yesterday

Same Like Yesterday

Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country
Tomorrow
Best of Bloodfest

Best of Bloodfest

Teen-friendly horror shorts, chills, thrills, and bold storytelling
29 Oct 2025
Bonny & Read: A New Musical

Bonny & Read: A New Musical

A new queer musical based on real female pirates of the 1700s.
29 Oct 2025
Dom's Broadway Basement: Musical Theatre Piano Bar

Dom's Broadway Basement: Musical Theatre Piano Bar

Sing-a-long to the musical hits of your choice accompanied by an award-winning pianist! No singing experience required
29 Oct 2025
Film series: Brazil! Brazil! A century of cinema

Film series: Brazil! Brazil! A century of cinema

Art Gallery Cinema presents the most comprehensive retrospectives of Brazilian film ever staged in Australia.
29 Oct 2025
Free Salsa Classes in Moore Park

Free Salsa Classes in Moore Park

Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Wednesday and Thursday night classes in Moore Park.
29 Oct 2025
Free Salsa Classes in Woolloomooloo

Free Salsa Classes in Woolloomooloo

Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Monday and Wednesday night classes in Woolloomooloo!
29 Oct 2025
La Ronde at The Grand Electric Sydney

La Ronde at The Grand Electric Sydney

A new international cirque-cabaret from the creators of Blanc de Blanc and LIMBO.
29 Oct 2025
Salsa classes for beginners at Tropical Soul Dance Studio

Salsa classes for beginners at Tropical Soul Dance Studio

Learn the most popular latin dance in the world! Meet new people, make new friends and learn how to dance Salsa
29 Oct 2025
Special Screening of Nansie

Special Screening of Nansie

Special screening of Nansie: Love, Memory, and Resilience
29 Oct 2025
Adult ballet classes for beginners

Adult ballet classes for beginners

Learn ballet basics with our performing arts short courses in Sydney
29 Oct 2025
Mini Ballet Classes: Ages 6–9

Mini Ballet Classes: Ages 6–9

Learn ballet technique with our dance short courses in Sydney!
29 Oct 2025
Stargazer Cinema

Stargazer Cinema

Discover Barangaroo’s new free outdoor cinema in the stunning Barangaroo Reserve.
30 Oct 2025
Movement and dance class

Movement and dance class

Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
30 Oct 2025
2MBS Book, LP & CD Fair

2MBS Book, LP & CD Fair

Great bargains on books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl and sheet music
30 Oct 2025
Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs (Tramsheds)

Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs (Tramsheds)

During this class you and your dancer will explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
30 Oct 2025
Ghost Cinema

Ghost Cinema

Watch the Screen… But Watch Your Back
30 Oct 2025
La Ronde

La Ronde

A captivating new theatre experience for the bold and the curious
30 Oct 2025
Sam Campbell - Window Sucker

Sam Campbell - Window Sucker

Sam Campbell is touring his new show, "Window Sucker" to Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney and Hobart!
30 Oct 2025
The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

The verbatim drama by Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project
30 Oct 2025
Bachata Beginners classes at Tropical Soul Dance Studio

Bachata Beginners classes at Tropical Soul Dance Studio

Weekly Bachata Beginners classes. Learn this beautiful rhythm from the Dominican Republic
30 Oct 2025
The Lovers

The Lovers

A Midsummer Night's Dream like you've never heard it before
31 Oct 2025
Addams Family Burlesque

Addams Family Burlesque

Addams Family Burlesque Halloween tribute – a wickedly funny and spooky parody like no other!
31 Oct 2025
Drawing with a Drag Queen Workshop

Drawing with a Drag Queen Workshop

Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama
31 Oct 2025
Improvised Comedy Night

Improvised Comedy Night

Our house teams improvise an hour-long comedy show 'Big House' based off your suggestions.
31 Oct 2025
ITS Aliiive!

ITS Aliiive!

Monstrously funny improv inspired by your spooky suggestions.
31 Oct 2025
Latin Nights by the Bay

Latin Nights by the Bay

We are bringing back the dance heat with another season of Latin Nights by the Bay
31 Oct 2025
Side by Side by Sondheim

Side by Side by Sondheim

A musical revue that celebrates the life and works of the late, great Stephen Sondheim.
31 Oct 2025
The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée

The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée

See a world class magic show intertwined with intriguing stories about early Sydney town.
31 Oct 2025
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting Studio

Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting Studio

Learn the craft of acting for stage & screen with an organic step-by-step approach.
31 Oct 2025
Ballet classes: Ages 5-8 years (Glebe)

Ballet classes: Ages 5-8 years (Glebe)

Your child will learn the fundamentals of ballet technique in a fun, relaxed atmosphere where learning best takes place
1 Nov 2025
CYL Lion & Dragon Dancing

CYL Lion & Dragon Dancing

Interested in learning more about Lion & Dragon dancing?
1 Nov 2025
Film series: Focus on queer 中文 cinema

Film series: Focus on queer 中文 cinema

A diverse series of queer films from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the broader Chinese-speaking diaspora.
1 Nov 2025
Meisner technique acting classes

Meisner technique acting classes

For all skill levels, learn the best foundation for acting
1 Nov 2025
Secret Comedy Club

Secret Comedy Club

Now in their 12th year of sold out comedy shows, the Secret Comedy Club returns to Surry Hills at the Crown Hotel
1 Nov 2025
Tea ceremony experience

Tea ceremony experience

Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully
1 Nov 2025
The 91-Storey Treehouse – Live on Stage

The 91-Storey Treehouse – Live on Stage

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s bestselling book comes to life – for one day only!
1 Nov 2025
The Better Half – A Live Couples Comedy Gameshow

The Better Half – A Live Couples Comedy Gameshow

Cheeky questions, hilarious confessions, and one winning couple – are you The Better Half?
1 Nov 2025
After School Improv Classes

After School Improv Classes

Unleash your creativity and get headstart on school drama and HSC projects, including playbuilding and devising!
3 Nov 2025
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – The Voices of Opera

Opera in the Pub at The Harold – The Voices of Opera

Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub.
4 Nov 2025
Best Worst Movie Club

Best Worst Movie Club

A movie club where we watch movies that are so bad they're hilarious
4 Nov 2025
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships

Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships

Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
4 Nov 2025
Attack the Block: screening + John Boyega Q&A

Attack the Block: screening + John Boyega Q&A

A special Q&A screening of British sci-fi cult classic Attack the Block, with John Boyega Q&A live on stage!
5 Nov 2025
First Films 2025

First Films 2025

The 4th edition of First Films returns to Golden Age Cinema & Bar from 5–9 November. More announcements coming soon.
5 Nov 2025
An Evening with Ernie Hudson

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.
6 Nov 2025
Film Premier: “Iterations” OMNI AI Film Festival

Film Premier: “Iterations” OMNI AI Film Festival

OMNI International AI Film Festival is offering viewers and participants a glimpse into the future of AI created cinema.
6 Nov 2025
OMNI International AI Film Festival

OMNI International AI Film Festival

OMNI international AI Film Festival presents OMNI 1.0: ‘Iterations’, the future of cinema
6 Nov 2025
The Shakesbeer Sessions: Twelfth Night at The Shakey

The Shakesbeer Sessions: Twelfth Night at The Shakey

Sydney's favourite pub Shakespeare company brings a riotous, 90-minute adaptation of Twelfth Night to your lobal pub.
6 Nov 2025
Prism

Prism

Three distinct works. One electric experience.
7 Nov 2025
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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.
7 Nov 2025
Mechanics' Cinema Club

Mechanics' Cinema Club

Berlin salon style film club on the first Friday of the Month
7 Nov 2025
The Stringer: ethics and truth in photojournalism

The Stringer: ethics and truth in photojournalism

A Saigon editor’s 50-year secret sends Gary Knight on a quest in Bao Nguyen’s film exploring truth, myth, and authorship
9 Nov 2025
Castrati

Castrati

Castrati avoid puberty. Kit, a trans man, has been through two. Explore the resonance between the two disparate voices.
11 Nov 2025
Laneway Cinema at The Rocks

Laneway Cinema at The Rocks

Free films every Wednesday in The Rocks' iconic surrounds.
12 Nov 2025
Comedy at The Nelson Hotel

Comedy at The Nelson Hotel

The best comedians in Australia come to The Nelson Hotel. Tell your friends!
12 Nov 2025
Gravity

Gravity

A romantic (un)comedy about finding yourself falling in love, falling apart, and falling back together again.
12 Nov 2025
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club

Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club

Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent
12 Nov 2025
Peace and Reconciliation Intergenerational Asia Pacific War

Peace and Reconciliation Intergenerational Asia Pacific War

This online and in person Symposium explores the topic of Intergenerational Peace and Reconciliation
12 Nov 2025
Chasing Freedom

Chasing Freedom

The incredible journey of child refugees
13 Nov 2025
The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear

The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear

Shakespeare’s greatest play, in an energised, classic Belvoir production, featuring the grit and power of Colin Friels
15 Nov 2025
Sydney Town Hall organ recitals

Sydney Town Hall organ recitals

Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free ticketed concert in the heart of the city
17 Nov 2025
First Nations Fine Art Auction

First Nations Fine Art Auction

Art Leven announces First Nations Fine Art Auction November 2025
18 Nov 2025
Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.
19 Nov 2025
Cowbois

Cowbois

A rollicking queer Western like nothing you’ve seen before.
20 Nov 2025
Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)

Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)

Merlynn Tong’s thrilling, semi-autobiographical family drama is a historic international collaboration.
21 Nov 2025
Fireworks at Darling Harbour

Fireworks at Darling Harbour

Fire up the fun with a spectacular display along the harbour's edge
22 Nov 2025
Hot Nonsense Cabaret

Hot Nonsense Cabaret

Stupid. Sexy. Fabulous. A variety night of drag, burlesque, comedy and more!
27 Nov 2025
Pinchgut Opera presents Messiah by Handel

Pinchgut Opera presents Messiah by Handel

Celebrate the holiday season with one of the most beloved works of Baroque music, Handel’s Messiah.
27 Nov 2025
The 7 Comedians Show

The 7 Comedians Show

With over a decade of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows, The 7 Comedians Show returns to Maroubra.
29 Nov 2025
Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

A love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important.
3 Dec 2025
Are You Pulling My Leg?

Are You Pulling My Leg?

This hilarious comedy show features some of Australia’s funniest, award-winning comedians with disability
4 Dec 2025
The Forked Tongue

The Forked Tongue

A bold retelling of the tale of Medusa
9 Dec 2025
A Celtic Christmas

A Celtic Christmas

This Christmas, the team from Pace Live is welcoming you home!
22 Dec 2025
New Year’s Eve: Opera at Sydney Opera House

New Year’s Eve: Opera at Sydney Opera House

Kick off 2026 in operatic style with one of two spectacular performances at the Sydney Opera House.
31 Dec 2025
Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly

Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind?
3 Jan 2026
Madama Butterfly at Sydney Opera House

Madama Butterfly at Sydney Opera House

A woman with a dream meets a man with a desire, but their marriage ripples into sweeping tragedy. A must-see opera.
3 Jan 2026
Putting It Together

Putting It Together

The stars align for an unforgettable Sondheim celebration
6 Jan 2026
The Classic Conjuring Magic Show

The Classic Conjuring Magic Show

Magic at its close - the ideal way to mark special occasions or enjoy a night out with family and friends.
10 Jan 2026
Turandot

Turandot

What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire?
15 Jan 2026
Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play!

Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play!

Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play! brings Mickey, Minnie, the SuperKitties and Team Spidey to Australia!
17 Jan 2026
Acting With Honour

Acting With Honour

Three comedies – sophisticated, dark and uplifting. Two Australian premieres. One-act plays delight!
23 Jan 2026
Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

Who’s that nibbling at my house? I’ll lure them in with sweets to eat, a child is a witch’s favourite treat!
27 Jan 2026
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at SOH

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at SOH

When the audience become diners in the ‘Faulty Towers’ restaurant, pretty much anything can happen....
16 Feb 2026
Hear My Eyes - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Hear My Eyes - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Celebrate the 35th anniversary with a 4K screening of the original theatrical cut with live score & epic live laser show
7 Mar 2026
Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin

In restless youth, adolescent gloom, she was waiting… but for whom?
17 Mar 2026
Eugene Onegin at Sydney Opera House

Eugene Onegin at Sydney Opera House

Tchaikovsky’s Romantic opera: a profound tale of unrequited love and unintended consequences
17 Mar 2026
Rigoletto at Sydney Opera House

Rigoletto at Sydney Opera House

Verdi’s classic opera offers hit tunes, glamour, grit, lust and revenge, with a revolving set and a Fiat 500.
21 Jul 2026
The Merry Widow at Sydney Opera House

The Merry Widow at Sydney Opera House

Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance.
28 Jul 2026
The Drover's Wife at Sydney Opera House

The Drover's Wife at Sydney Opera House

A new opera based on Leah Purcell’s groundbreaking adaptation of Henry Lawson’s classic short story.
7 Aug 2026
La Stupenda at Sydney Opera House

La Stupenda at Sydney Opera House

A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland.
20 Aug 2026