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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
One of the most playful operas ever written, this classic comedy features Mozart’s famous melodies.
Wonderverse
Explore a universe of light in this immersive, awe-inspiring and interactive adventure for young children.
Children’s International Film Festival
Australia’s cutest festival, featuring 30 new kids' films from around the world, returns to Sydney this June
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
An extraordinary fusion of world-class circus and show-stopping musical performance
Free Salsa Classes in Woolloomooloo
Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Monday and Wednesday night classes in Woolloomooloo!
Heels classes for beginners at Tropical Soul Dance Studio
Learn this empowering style focused on confidence, posture, strong lines and fluid movement in heels.
NIDA Winter Production Season
NIDA’s Winter Production Season runs from 4-13 June 2026
Pride Fest
Sydney’s Queer Arts & Culture Festival is ready to PAINT THE PRECINCT PURPLE for Pride Fest
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
Sartorial: Fashion on Film
Sydney Film Festival’s ‘Sartorial: Fashion on Film’ showcases premieres and classics that explore fashion and cinema.
SFFTV: Free Screenings at Martin Place
You’ll See at SFFTV, our giant outdoor screen in Martin Place.
Sydney Film Festival: Official Competition 2026
You’ll see audacious, cutting-edge, and courageous films in the 2026 Official Competition.
Sydney Film Festival: Special Presentations 2026
You’ll see the hottest new films at the spectacular State Theatre – the beating heart of Sydney Film Festival.
Vivid Lights & Cabaret Delights On The Showboat Vivid Cruise
Experience the Vivid Lights Festival on the iconic Sydney Showboat with a 3-course dinner, live cabaret & harbour views.
Wael Shawky, Drama 1882
History becomes opera in Wael Shawky’s globally acclaimed work ‘Drama 1882’.
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting, online via Zoom
A unique opportunity for teenagers to learn the craft of acting for stage and screen.
Bachata classes for beginners at Tropical Soul Dance Studio
Bachata is a popular Latin dance focusing on smooth footwork, body movement, and strong partner connection worldwide.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular, Sydney
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Spectacular arrives at the Entertainment Quarter in 2026
Dancing group for Chinese speakers
Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!
HAIR: The Tribal Love-Rock Musical
HAIR celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory.
Hold Me Hold Me Hold Me
A series of vignettes that sweep across time and space, tethered to each other by the bond of soulmates.
Improv Class for Beginners
Reconnect with your creativity, boost confidence and make your life more spontaneous
Shooting Hedda Gabler
This daring production invites you to look closer. Nothing is what it seems
Ballet class: Dance with Me 1.5-3 yrs (Pyrmont)
Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
Ballet class: Little Ballet 3-5 years (Pyrmont)
Promotes confidence, encourages independence and group contribution
Ballet classes: Ages 5-8 years (The Rocks)
Your child will learn the fundamentals of ballet technique in a fun, relaxed atmosphere where learning best takes place
Jazz class 3-8 years (Pyrmont)
A great way for your dancer to develop their movement skills and have fun dancing
Junior Jazz Class: 5-8 years (The Rocks)
A great way for your dancer to develop their movement skills and have fun dancing
Disney's The Lion King
The world’s #1 musical is now playing at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney.
FAGA: The Trump Cabaret
Hot off a sell-out Adelaide season, this irreverent, side-splitting cabaret is sure to have you screaming QUIET, PIGGY!
Here & Queer
Bold, camp and unfiltered — a series of short plays about queer identity, love, family, and living out loud.
Little Miss Typecast
A coming-of-age story - from child star to...adult child star?
Salsa Wednesdays at Hay St
Turn your midweek into a dance floor with Salsa Wednesdays at Hay St Market — lesson, DJ and live Latin music.
Skank Sinatra: The Name on Everybody's Lips
Award-winning cabaret sensation Skank Sinatra returns with a brand new glittering cabaret spectacle.
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
Chunky Move's U>N>I>T>E>D
An epic performance, fusing dance, sound and design in a powerful vision of machine mysticism.
Free Salsa Classes in Surry Hills
Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Thursday night classes in Surry Hills
Ghosts, Grog & The Rocks: Haunted Pubs & Cellar Tour
Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.
La Ronde at The Grand Electric Sydney
An international cirque-cabaret from the creators of Blanc de Blanc
Cabaret Dinner Show at the Honeycomb Club
Tongue-in-cheek burlesque, phenomenal singing and dancing, outrageous comedy,show-stopping acrobatics, magic and more...
Drawing with a Drag Queen Workshop
Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama
Gone with the Script: an improvised horse girl movie
Roll out the red carpet, then burn it, because Gone with the Script is throwing down an entire movie made up on the spot
Race Around the World - TV Studio Audience
Six filmmakers race across 10 countries in 100 days, crafting bold films – only one will rise above the rest.
Sydney Harbour Retro Boat Party
Get dressed in your best 80's or 90's outfit and join Sydney's hottest retro party cruise!
The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée
See a world class magic show intertwined with intriguing stories about early Sydney town.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee’s classic comes alive on stage in a story of prejudice, compassion and the fight for justice.
Unscripted Comedy Show
House teams improvise an hour-long comedy show 'Big House' based off your suggestions.
Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs (Glebe)
Explore movement and music together in creative and fun activities
Ballet Class: Little Ballet 3-5 years (Glebe)
Promotes confidence, encourages independence and group contribution
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting Studio
Learn the craft of acting for stage & screen with an organic step-by-step approach.
Basic Ballet for Adults
Rekindle your love for ballet or try something new in a safe, relaxed, inclusive class.
Dan Muggleton - Encore
Daniel Muggleton continues to be one of Australia’s most in-demand comedians despite no media attention of any kind.
JFH Dance Class with Sydney Dance Company | Pride Pop-Up
Get moving with this high-energy JFH class - a fun fusion of Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop often seen in commercial dance.
Stand-Up Comedy course for beginners
No experience necessary! Discover the secrets to transform yourself to be the funniest you can be.
Teatro Flamenco with Diana Reyes Flamenco Dance Co
Flamenco dance and music performance with live music
Tom Weil: Sixth Sense
Do you believe in a psychic Sixth Sense or is it a matter of perspective?
Wonder Mama's Pop/Art Interactive Cabaret
Wonder Mama returns to Pride Fest with a bold new cabaret where music, stories, and live audience art collide.
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
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
Rumba Caribe - Salsa Night Party at Woolloomooloo
Salsa Night Party in Woolloomooloo – eat, drink and dance
Closing Night: Paper Tiger
Bid farewell to the Sydney Film Festival at the Closing Night Ceremony at the State Theatre.
Frozen: sing-a-long monthly film screening
Let it go at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Las Vegas International School of Stand up Comedy
Professional training for Local & International stages. 5-day / 5 week course! 50 years exp, Trained 1600+ comics
Burlyflexx - 8 Week Classic Burlesque course
Welcome to the dazzling world of Burlesque with 'Burlyflexx', led by the mesmerising Lou P Scarlett
The worst of us.
One storyteller. Three stories. An eruption of music, spoken word, and hope.
Sketch Writing Course for Beginners
Get creative with developing and critiquing sketches, pulling them apart and writing your own!
Argentine Tango fundamentals course
6- week course Beginner 1 - no previous dance experience. Beg 2 - have some prior experience
Burlyflexx - 8 Week Neo-Burlesque Course
Experience glamour, confidence, and self-expression like never before with BURLYFLEXX, crafted by master Lou P Scarlett!
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
A literary adventure like no other through the world’s most iconic works of fiction
A Succulent Chinese Musical?!
What is the charge? Performing a musical?! A Succulent Chinese Musical?!
Copla: A Spanish Cabaret
Spain’s most dramatic song tradition lets its queer secrets out
Hot Nonsense
Stupid. Sexy. Fabulous. A variety night of drag, burlesque, comedy and more!
Raminten Universe: Life is a Cabaret, Film Screening
Experience a powerful story from Indonesia’s queer cultural underground and legendary drag cabaret
Uked! The First Play-Along Ukulele Musical
An interactive musical comedy about learning to love after 50 and learning the ukulele.
Dragon’s Lair unlocked by HBO Max for House Of The Dragon
HBO Original Series House of the Dragon is returning with dragonseeds summoned for the ultimate trial by fire.
Jackie Loeb - Encore
A comedy line-up like no other: seven stand-up comics, one hour, one performer.
Celebrating Queer Icons - An Unscripted Comedy Show
Based on your suggestions, the LGBTQ+ icons of history come alive in an unscripted comedy show!
The Great Escape.. Again
An hour of nonstop chaos as Constable Grump and Officer Goof stumble to stop a villain’s great escape.
Matinee Bingay Pride
For Pride Month, here's a MATINEE BINGAY happening at the Beresford on Sunday arvo!
Dad Daughter Ukulele
A heartfelt father-daughter live music show about family, neurodivergence, growing up, and connection.
Tanya and Jack Throw a Cocktail Party
A new dark comedy premiering at Qtopia Sydney Pride Fest
An Intervention
Harvey Family Co. are bringing the razor-sharp writing of award-winning playwright, Mike Bartlett to TAP Gallery.
Free Beginner Tango Class
No obligation free introductory class to tango No partner or dance experience required
Hayes Winter Cabaret season
Nine incredible shows filled with songs, stories and cosy vibes to melt away the winter chill.
Barrel of Laughs
Stand Up Comedy is coming to The Barrel Room in Leichhardt! Every Wednesday featuring local and professional comedian
Dom's Broadway Basement: Musical theatre piano bar
Sing-a-long to the musical hits of your choice accompanied by an award-winning pianist
First, Do No Harm by Grace Malouf
A renowned surgeon’s ambition. Her son’s Olympic dream. A secret that could cost them both everything.
Sydney Dance Company - Engine
Engine is an explosive triple bill - an exhilarating performance that promises bold, fearless dance.
Asphalt words and ocean dreams
A cosy open mic for poets and writers in a brewery
Nails The Musical: In Concert
Experience the world premiere of this hilarious, heartfelt and high-octane bold Australian musical
Red Light Confidential – BIPOC edition
Red Light Confidential - Winners of 'Best Burlesque Event' in 2025!
Tinyprov: A two-person improv comedy showcase
Three improvised comedy sets. Two performers at a time. One big twist.
Homegrown | Balmain Sinfonia
A celebration of musical landscapes brought together in a vibrant mid‑winter concert
A Play in Two Days with Hilary Bell
Learn the fundamentals of playwriting with award-winning playwright Hilary Bell.
The Streets are Paved With Murder: Improvised Murder Mystery
An improvised murder-mystery where you can help catch the killers!
Theatre Jazz Class with Sydney Dance Company | Pride Pop-Up
Step into the spotlight with this fun Theatre Jazz class inspired by Broadway!
Yalla to Lebanon (Upgraded!)
Back by popular demand, this audience favourite returns sharper, funnier, and more magical than ever.
Your Inner Diva is Showing: Self-love in Sequins!
A cabaret for anyone tired of pretending to have it all figure out.
Big Gay Cabaret
Big Gay Cabaret brings together some of Australia's most impressive musical theatre and cabaret performers for PrideFest
Piano Bar with Jacqui Randa
A no-rules piano bar party packed with big cheeky banter, mass sing-alongs and request.
The Ring & I
Pop culture’s favourite vengeful ghost is back, and she’s gonna sing about it.
Sam Wade – It Takes a Village, Idiot
An interactive comedy hour on parenthood & neurodivergency
The Dapto Chaser by Mary Rachel Brown
A biting, black comedy about chasing dreams, racking up debts, and the cut-throat world of greyhound racing
Take The Stage
A real theatre production experience for people who’ve never had the chance to be cast.
Deal Me In! The Show
A bold cabaret experience where dance, theatre and storytelling collide in a world of glamour, risk, and temptation.
Millicent Sarre is Too Tired to Smash (Patriarchy)
An hour-long antidote to our collective weariness.
The Ruby Revue - East Village Hotel
Get ready for a night of high voltage celebration of burlesque brilliance!
ITS ALIIIVE! A Horror-Themed Comedy Show
Based on your suggestions, your fears come to life in this improvised comedy!
OMNI "Hyperphantasia" - AI Cinema Premiere
OMNI International AI Film Festival offers audiences a glimpse into the future of human and AI cinematic creativity
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
Andy Griffiths’ You & Me and The Land of Lost Things
Andy Griffiths’ brilliantly bonkers book brought to life on stage
Cumberland Gang Show Electrify!
Theatre Production presented by the Scouts and Guides of Sydney
Fifty Years of Deadly
NAIDOC Week 2026 commemorates 50 years of celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Flipping The Script - An Unscripted Comedy Show
Actors perform a rehearsed theatre scene with an unrehearsed improviser making up their dialogue!
Pay No Attention
A brand-new show from Flying Fruit Fly Circus where knockabout comedy meets breathtaking aerials.
Sunday Sounds
Experience a harmonious blend of nature and melody in the Chinese Garden of Friendship
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.
Winter School Holiday Workshops | Sydney Dance Company
6-17 July | Ages 5-18 | Make these Winter school holidays all about dance!
Ensemble Theatre: Winter School Holiday Drama Workshops
Spark your child's imagination
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – Opera Mid-Winter Christmas
Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub
Beyond the Tracks
Powerful living portrait of Michael Leslie, weaving movement, dance, poetry and immersive audiovisual to tell his story.
The Merry Widow
Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance.
Back of the bus
Hop aboard for the ride of a lifetime — the show starts when the wheels roll.
Pigeon Fool
Can you really tell human from AI? Put yourself to the ultimate test.
100% Dark Comedy Encore
Featuring the best dark and filthy jokes from the best comedians in Australia, this is comedy at its best!
Champagne Cabaret
An intoxicating blend of glamour, live entertainment and champagne
MaaMaa and Nonna’s Kitchen
A heartwarming, immersive theatre experience that celebrates the bond between family, culture and food
Bingo, Burlesque & Bondi
An outrageous evening of laughs, theatrics, bingo and camp brilliance.
The Jungle and the Sea
S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack’s multi award-winning The Jungle and The Sea returns to Belvoir St Theatre
Billy D'arcy - Encore
After an impressive run at Sydney Comedy Festival, Billy D’Arcy is back with an encore show and a brand-new hour.
Dr Sketchy’s Sydney - July Edition
Where art meets cabaret! A life-drawing class with a twist
Where is the Green Sheep?
A wild and woolly adventure to find that elusive green sheep.
Healing Scars
Powerful new performance by Warren Mason, tracing the intergenerational journey of First Peoples healing from injustice.
Little Squirt
Join musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation.
Nancy Denis: Spirit, Body, Soul Workshop
Dive deep into new ways to create original, arresting theatre.
Bloodsuckers Film Series
Sink your teeth into this cinematic celebration of vampires - from family favourites to cult classics.
Fady Kassab - Encore
Following sold out shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival, Fady returns to the Comedy Store for one final encore show.
The Red Room
Inspired by the opulence of a bygone era, experience an evening of glamour & tease in this cabaret burlesque revue
Yule Be Sorry – Murder Mystery Dinner
An Agatha Christie inspired, Christmas themed murder mystery dinner.
Underwater Creatures
Winter is the sea-son for magical underwater creatures to come alive at Bondi.
Rigoletto
A father’s curse, a daughter’s fate. As innocence is shattered, revenge becomes the only prayer.
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.
A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter
Hans Christian Andersen has a very, very, very dark secret. McDonagh's twisted masterpiece.
Frankie Mcnair – Encore
Nominated Most Outstanding Show Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
Harry Jun: Inside Jokes, Outside Voice – Encore
Due to overwhelming demand, Harry Jun is bringing back his hit show for one more night!
Acting classes, corporate training and vocal training
Build skill, confidence and presence with The Actors Co.
Adult Ballet Classes for Beginners
Discover the elegance and discipline of ballet in this 8-week Adult Ballet course!
The Merry Widow at Sydney Opera House
Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance.
David Williamson’s ‘Top Silk’
A funny, fast-paced cross-examination of moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and the true cost of success.
Fiddler on the Roof
Coming to Sydney after a sold out season in London and winning three Olivier Awards.
Takashi Wakasugi – Encore
Winner Director's Choice Award 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Dan Rath – Encore Special Event
You probably already know me from reading the news. In 2018, I dressed up as a sewing needle and hid inside a strawberry
People Inside Me
Sex. Death. Life. And bodies... an outrageously black comic look at grief and love.
Stephanie Lake Company's VISTA
A brand new work: a dance in two halves, bound by a pulsing through-line of rhythm, invention and design.
The Drover's Wife
They will say a story ended, those who cannot understand, no-one’s story ends forever, our Dreaming is forever.
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.
An Uncertain Time
A mesmerising sensory performance for babies 0-18 months, filled with sound and movement.
Two Blood
New performance by Australian Dance Theatre that blends film, language, music and movement across borders.
Sean Collier – Encore
Winner: Best Newcomer Sydney Comedy Festival 2026... Final Show Added Due To Demand!
Shad & Pete Save The World - Encore
We all have problems – and who better to solve yours than two unqualified comedians?
The Big Bike Film Night 2026
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission – bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you.
La Stupenda at Sydney Opera House
A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland.
La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration
A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland
Ride The Cyclone
Six teens. One accident. A darkly hilarious musical about what makes life worth living.
Sonnets & Semillon
Don’t miss Bell Shakespeare’s illustrious night of collaboration between actor and winemaker
Luke Heggie: I Won't Say It Again - Encore
Due To Overwhelming Demand, Luke Heggie Is Bringing Back "I Won't Say It Again" For One More Show.
Magic & Sphen: The Unofficial Story of Sydney’s Gay Penguins
Romeo and Juliet meets Happy Feet — the true story of Sydney’s iconic gay penguin couple.
Alright Hey: Bring Back Glamour – Encore
In a world that’s gotten undeniably ugly, Alright Hey is on a mission to Bring Back Glamour.
The Music & Life of BARBRA STREISAND with Melinda Schneider
The Way We Were - a concert experience.
Shel We
A delightfully offbeat and internationally acclaimed dance work by groundbreaking New Zealand Company.
The Bugalugs Bum Thief
Laugh, sing and be thoroughly entertained as students embark on an investigative journey to catch the thief!
Pinchgut Opera presents Coffee and a Dead Canary
Distilled and delightful, tiny opera at its best.
‘The Elevator’ by Eloise Snape
Playwright Eloise Snape delivers a whirlwind of laughs and truth bombs in this no-fluff office satire.
Grand Tour | Balmain Sinfonia
A richly curated program that journeys through musical landscapes both familiar and new
NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience
NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience makes its Australian premiere at the Darling Harbour Theatre in Sydney!
SIX the Musical
Remixing five hundred years of history into an 80-minute electrifying pop-concert fit for royalty.
Oh My God: A Comedy of Biblical Proportions!
Popular Playhouse returns to Flight Path Theatre with another hilarious Bible spoof!
Cirque du Soleil – Kooza
The internationally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil production ‘Kooza’ is coming to Sydney in 2026 with tickets on sale now.
‘Snowflake’ by Mike Bartlett
A laugh-out-loud, lump-in-your-throat festive showdown about generational differences.
The Husband Stitch
A gothic horror – an intimate unravelling of womanhood, control, and the violence disguised as love.
Twisted Violet
A man wakes in the woods with no memory. A genre-smashing horror meets Arthurian fairytale.
The Australian Ballet: Copland Dance Episodes
Experience a stunning explosion of colour, fun and music, in Justin Peck’s Copland dance episodes.
Macbeth
Shakespeare’s most haunting thriller follows the story of Macbeth, a Scottish general, famed for his exploits.
The Memory of Water
Three sisters. One funeral. Grief, laughter, and the strange tides of memory.
Cocktail of Murder - Murder Mystery Dinner
An Agatha Christie inspired theatre experience
Pinchgut Opera presents Semele by Handel
Seduction, ambition and divine consequence