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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.
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
Alliance Française French Film Festival returns. A French cinema celebration!
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
Discover the best of French cinema at this years French Film Festival
Julius Caesar
Betrayal and chaos rock the republic as Rome teeters on the brink of collapse.
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?
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.
Dancing group for Chinese speakers
Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!
David Williamson's The Social Ladder
David Williamson AO dissects the fragile performance of status — and the outrageous lengths we’ll go to just to be seen
Future Council – Community Film Screening
As part of Climate Action Week Sydney, UNSW invites you to a special community screening of Future Council
Jackson Wang has arrived at Madame Tussauds Sydney
Get ready, Sydney. Global icon Jackson Wang has arrived at Madame Tussauds Sydney for a limited time only!
Madama Butterfly
Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind?
Monster by Duncan Macmillan
Tiny Dog Productions, in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co presents Monster by Duncan Macmillan.
The Social Ladder
Ensemble theatre presents the world premiere of David Williamson’s ‘The Social Ladder’
Australia's Original Bed Cinema Turns Ten
Mov'in Bed Returns to Barangaroo to Celebrate
Free Salsa Classes in Moore Park
Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Wednesday and Thursday night classes in Moore Park.
Free Salsa Classes in Woolloomooloo
Discover the fun and energy of salsa with our Monday and Wednesday night classes in Woolloomooloo!
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent
Meisner Technique Acting Classes
For all skill levels, learn the best foundation for acting
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
Screen Acting Classes - In Studio and Online
Get a head start in the competitive world of screen acting.
Wael Shawky, Drama 1882
History becomes opera in Wael Shawky’s globally acclaimed work ‘Drama 1882’.
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
St Patrick's Day Free Outdoor Cinema
Get the paddy started with a free screening of 'Sing Street,' at the St Patrick's Day Outdoor Cinema.
Drawing with a Drag Queen Workshop
Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama
Ghosts, Grog & The Rocks: Haunted Pubs & Cellar Tour
Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.
Late Night Vice
The Adults-Only Circus Cabaret Sydney has never dared host...Until now
Ocean Film Festival
An extraordinary collection of short films that capture the raw beauty, untamed power, and majesty of our oceans.
‘In Common’ by One Fell Swoop Circus
A thrilling blend of acrobatics, circus and sculpture by internationally acclaimed One Fell Swoop Circus.
18 Eden Avenue
Three generations of women share life under one roof – until a handsome young boarder arrives and changes everything.
Cabaret Dinner Show at the Honeycomb Club
Tongue-in-cheek burlesque, phenomenal singing and dancing, outrageous comedy, show-stopping acrobatics, magic and more...
Gone with the Script: an improvised 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
Latin Nights by the Bay
We are bringing back the dance heat with another season of Latin Nights by the Bay
Spank'd presents Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday themed club event. Swap outfits with your friends and dance to Jersey Club, Baile Funk and House Anthems
The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée
See a world class magic show intertwined with intriguing stories about early Sydney town.
Unscripted Comedy Show
Our house teams improvise an hour-long comedy show 'Big House' based off your suggestions.
Worlds Alive 2026
Dramatic readings of 5 short contemporary plays, from South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Korea and The Philippines.
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting Studio
Learn the craft of acting for stage & screen with an organic step-by-step approach.
Leichhardt Twilight Market
Delicious food, unique stalls, live entertainment & family fun!
A magic show by Tadashi Tokieda
Join the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute for a magic show suitable for curious children and adults alike!
Our Nicole film series
Sydney Cinémathèque at the Art Gallery of NSW showcases the early films of Nicole Kidman
Magical Realism: Improv for Awakening Everyday Awe
Step out of analysis & into imagination. Lear how to transform everyday moments into adventures
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.
‘Where We Are’ Workshops
A rare glimpse into the world of dance. Teaching elements of contemporary dance.
Silly Odyssey
A hilarious heroic journey crafted on the spot - with whatever YOU remember about Greek myths (even if that’s not much!)
The Stories That Made Us: Improv for Identity & Connection
Self-awareness workshop. Explore how personal history shapes your identity & relationships.
Access Ideas and Insights: First Nations Storytelling
First Accessible Arts Event for 2026!
Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot
A production of Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot at the Old Fitz Theatre 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.
Argentine Tango fundamentals course
6- week course Beginner 1 - no previous dance experience. Beg 2 - have some prior experience
Contest at Flight Path Theatre
An unforgettable story of connection, rivalry, and endurance.
Eugene Onegin
In restless youth, adolescent gloom, she was waiting… but for whom?
Eugene Onegin at Sydney Opera House
Tchaikovsky’s Romantic opera: a profound tale of unrequited love and unintended consequences
Hamnet and His Family
Learn more about the story behind the best-selling novel and Oscar-nominated film Hamnet.
The Commitments: St Patrick's Day screening
A Saint Patrick's Day screening of acclaimed Irish cult classic film The Commitments + live music and free drink!
Kookaburra's Comedy | Sydney Stand Up Comedy | We Three
Expect an unfiltered night of big laughs, good vibes, and rowdy energy.
2026 Shore Musical - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Step into a world of pure imagination—Shore proudly presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Manly Writers’ Festival
Manly Writers’ Festival brings leading authors and big ideas to venues across Manly this March.
WhereWeAre Triple-Bill
Bold contemporary dance of raw physicality and shifting emotion that lingers long after the curtain falls.
Shen Yun 2026
A beautiful, heavenly experience. 5,000 years of culture in one night. This is what you have been waiting for.
The 7 Comedians Show
With over a decade of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows, The 7 Comedians Show returns to Maroubra.
Harbour City Pro-Wrestling presents: THE FIRST DAY
the debut event of Sydney's premier sports entertainment brand
New Dawn | Balmain Sinfonia
Let music brim with radiance, vitality, and emotional depth guide you toward new horizons
Advanced 8 Week Burlesque Course
Welcome back to the dazzling world of Burlesque with 'Burlyflexx', led by the mesmerising Lou P Scarlett!
Burlyflexx - 8 Week Intermediate Course @ One Playground
Experience glamour, confidence, and self-expression like never before with BURLYFLEXX!
Panic! At The Disco Vices & Virtues 15th Anniversary Tribute
Celebrating 15 years of Panic! At The Disco’s album Vices & Virtues, in concert!
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.
500 Days In The Wild: Live Q&A Screening
A special event screening + live Q&A with Director and filmmaker Dianne Whelan
Burlyflexx - 8 Week Beginner Burlesque Course @ Surry Hills
Experience glamour, confidence, and self-expression like never before with BURLYFLEXX!
Sydney Short Film Festival 2026
An independent short film festival with a diverse selection of short films by Australian and international filmmakers
Dom's Broadway Basement: Musical theatre piano bar
Sing-a-long to the musical hits of your choice accompanied by an award-winning pianist
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.
Buddy's Comedy - Featuring Julia Wilson
Stand Up Comedy at the Inner West’s coolest bar: Buddy's Bar Newtown!
Hong Kong Film Festival in Australia
Experience the Best of Hong Kong Cinema: The Hong Kong Film Festival Returns to Sydney
La Ronde at The Grand Electric Sydney
A new international cirque-cabaret from the creators of Blanc de Blanc and LIMBO.
Double Bill: The Impresario and Prima la musica
Two short operas: The Impresario (Mozart) and Prima la musica, e poi le parole (Salieri)
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – The Phantom of the Opera
The Music of the Night soars across Sydney Harbour. Let the spectacle astound you…
Mozart's "The Impressario" & Salieri's "Prima La Musica"
A witty opera double bill pairing Mozart and Salieri in sharp, fast-paced comedies about art, ego, and ambition.
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Pamela Rabe and Eamon Flack take on the Nobel Prize-winner’s whodunnit
Screening: Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St Matthew
A free screening of the landmark 1964 film by Italian auteur Pier Paolo Pasolini hosted by the St James’ Institute
Young & Dangerous
Emerging dancers are invited to test their skill, style and nerve in a 1v1 Popping Battle with Popping Nation.
The New Writers’ Sprint
Unlock your imagintion, reflection, connection, beyond journalling
Chín Muồi Showcase In Australia
A feast for both the eyes and the ears for music lovers
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
Fitz of Laughter: March
Fitz of Laughter brings free live comedy back to our famed upstairs bistro at The Old Fitzroy.
Free Beginner Tango Class
No obligation free introductory class to tango No partner or dance experience required
The Drummer Comedy - Featuring Luke Heggie
The funniest comedians in Sydney are coming to The Drummer every month!
ITS Aliiive! - A Scary Unscripted Comedy Show
Based on your suggestions, your fears come to life in this improvised comedy!
The Coven - An unscripted witchy comedy show
Come join The Coven, an unscripted witchy show where big characters meet big laughs
Circus of Illusion
A truly magical experience featuring cutting edge illusions and spectacular magic
Scripted Actors with Unscripted Improvisers - A Comedy Show
Actors perform a rehearsed theatre scene with an unrehearsed improviser making up their dialogue!
To Boldy Go... An Improvised Space Musical
Unplanned Melodies presents a one hour, wholly improvised musical odyssey based on audience suggestions
Sunday Sounds
Experience a harmonious blend of nature and melody in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – Keys to Opera
Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub
Erth's Dinosaurs
A pulse-pounding adventure for dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages
Picking Up The Pieces – Redfern Bingo
Biennale of Sydney: Picking Up The Pieces – Redfern Bingo
English
A celebrated new play asks: who are we when we speak in a language that isn’t our own?
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
Univers
A playful, sensory performance where live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine
WTC presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
We proudly invite you to 'Be Our Guest'!
Spirited Away: 25th anniversary screening + live music
The Academy Award-winning masterpiece with live music performance.
Spawn: Michael Jai White live on stage
Get up close and personal at this exclusive Sydney screening.
Amplified: The Exquisite Rock & Rage of Chrissy Amphlett
★★★★★ ''A thrilling and unmistakable sensation.'' - Theatre Noise
Amplified: The Exquisite Rock And Rage Of Chrissy Amphlett
Jacaranda Productions and Seymour Centre present Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett.
Ghostbusters: 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.
The Next Step: Legacy World Tour
The Next Step: Legacy World Tour promises to be a must-see event for fans of the series & dance enthusiasts of all ages
I’m Innocent
Is he a killer, or just caught in the crossfire of a flawed system? Did he do it?
Frozen: sing-a-long monthly film screening
Let it go at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Sydney Comedy Festival Gala at Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Comedy Festival’s hottest acts. One stellar line-up. One iconic venue.
David O'Doherty - Highway to the David Zone
Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live At The Apollo (BBC) and host of the ‘What Did You Do Yesterday?’ podcast
Jason Leong - In Laughing Memory
After losing a best friend to cancer, Dr Jason Leong processed grief the only way he knows: comedy.
Greg Larsen - Unrelenting Ultra-Violence
Greg Larsen's Australian Tour at the Sydney Comedy Festival
Jenna Suffern - Lobster In A Glass
This brand new comedy show by Jenna Suffern is for anyone who isn't where they thought they’d be by now
Red Light Confidential – April edition
Sydney's longest running burlesque & variety night, featuring the best & freshest acts from all over town
Effie
Loud, proud and hilariously unapologetic – Australia’s iconic big-haired queen who steals every scene.
Rohan Arneil: You Wouldn't Have Cut Me Off...
It's the year of the Rohan, we are all just living in it.
Ivan Aristeguieta
After the smash-hit success of All Bangers No Mash, Australia’s favourite Venezuelan is back with a hilarious new show
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with a brand-new show—his first and (hopefully) only one post-divorce.
Neel Kolhatkar – Black Belt Comedy
Neel Kolhatkar loves two things — comedy and martial arts.
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare – Hamlet
The hilarious, smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out comedy festival phenomenon returns to Sydney!
Mother's Day Opera High Tea
Celebrate Mum in style! Discover a stunning hidden-Sydney venue and indulge in the world's most beautiful music
The Happiest Man On Earth
The true story of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku OAM on stage, adapted from the bestselling memoir — starring Anton Berezin
Marty Sheargold – The Red Card Tour
He’s back...! Comedian Marty Sheargold returns with his brand-new stand-up show, The Red Card Tour.
Dave Hughes - Cooked
Australia’s everyman comic Dave Hughes: sharp, relatable, relentlessly funny—Hughesy brings the laughs.
Saplings
Hip-hop infused collection of hilarious and heartbreaking stories from the youth justice system
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular, Sydney
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Spectacular arrives at the Entertainment Quarter in 2026
Promise & Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen
A one woman musical comedy mashup of Austen’s best bits
Ki 氣 Dance Festival – Masterclass
An experimental dance weekend featuring artists cross Australia and the Asia-Pacific
Pinchgut Opera presents ‘The First Murder’ by Scarlatti
An Australian premiere of epic emotional power.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
An extraordinary fusion of world-class circus and show-stopping musical performance
Mackenzie
The award-winning creator of ‘Fangirls’, Yve Blake, premieres her new work – a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Chunky Move's U>N>I>T>E>D
An epic performance, fusing dance, sound and design in a powerful vision of machine mysticism.
A Succulent Chinese Musical?! @ Flight Path Theatre
What is the charge? Performing a musical?! A Succulent Chinese Musical?!
Sydney Dance Company - Engine
Engine is an explosive triple bill - an exhilarating performance that promises bold, fearless dance.
Homegrown | Balmain Sinfonia
A celebration of musical landscapes brought together in a vibrant mid‑winter concert
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
Beyond the Tracks
Powerful living portrait of Michael Leslie, weaving movement, dance, poetry and immersive audiovisual to tell his story.
Healing Scars
Powerful new performance by Warren Mason, tracing the intergenerational journey of First Peoples healing from injustice.
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.
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.
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 at Sydney Opera House
A new opera based on Leah Purcell’s groundbreaking adaptation of Henry Lawson’s classic short story.
Two Blood
New performance by Australian Dance Theatre that blends film, language, music and movement across borders.
La Stupenda at Sydney Opera House
A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland.
Sonnets & Semillon
Don’t miss Bell Shakespeare’s illustrious night of collaboration between actor and winemaker
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.
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.
Macbeth
Shakespeare’s most haunting thriller follows the story of Macbeth, a Scottish general, famed for his exploits.
Pinchgut Opera presents Semele by Handel
Seduction, ambition and divine consequence