Unlock The Rocks Art & Culture Month

Art, music, comedy and live performance take over Sydney's oldest neighbourhood this September. Come Unlock The Rocks as Art & Culture Month turns the historic precinct into an open-air cultural celebration.

From live jazz and comedy nights to hands-on workshops, artist trails and weekend markets, The Rocks showcases the best of Sydney's creative talent across its laneways, historic buildings and harbourfront spaces. And the best part? So much of it is free.

And the fun doesn't stop there. For the big finale, to close out the month on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September, Unbound Street Performance Festival will transform The Rocks into a playground of performance, creativity and surprise. Encounter giant puppets, daring acrobatics, world-class buskers and interactive experiences around every corner. 

Whether you're stopping by after work, planning a weekend adventure or hunting for a reason to rediscover The Rocks, there's something new to uncover around every corner this September.

See below full program below

Days at The Rocks

• Sunday Workshops: Get creative at Dawes Point Park with a plein-air painting session with artist Jane Tryon (6 September), learning the art of weaving (13 September), and sketching the sights of The Rocks (20 September)

• Record Rummage: Dig through vinyls each Sunday with a pop-up record market

• The Rocks Markets: Browse local makers, artists and food traders each Friday to Sunday

Nights at The Rocks

• Unfiltered: Each Friday night, enjoy performances including improv from Improv Theatre Sydney, poetry slams with Word Travels and stand-up comedy MC'd by Jake Howie

• fbi.radio presents Unscripted: Every Friday, listen to live, unscripted conversations with emerging musicians and creatives at The Rocks Discovery Museum

• MCA Up Late: Each Thursday, the Museum of Contemporary Art brings together art and ideas after dark

• The Rocks Art Trail: For one-night-only (10 September), follow a self-guided gallery trail and chat to artists including Shazia Imran, Atty and Squidinki

• Jazz Sessions: Listen to a new live jazz artist each Thursday

• Fringe On The Rocks: From intimate cabaret to boundary pushing theatre, this playground of curiosity has something for everyone as part of Sydney Fringe Festival

Unbound: Street Performance Festival (26 - 27 September)

• Markets: Unbound Edition: Browse the festival edition of The Markets at First Fleet Park

• My Confessions: Share a secret at the confession booth

• Street Performers: Marvel at buskers, circus acts, acrobats and interactive performers

• Your Disco Needs You: Step under the mirror walls and disco balls at First Fleet Park

• Curious Legends: Giant puppets roam, including a fire spirit and bin chicken

• Tour de Rocks: Join a rolling conga parade around the laneways, from First Fleet Park to the Cellar Door

• The Talking Lamp posts: Chat to cheeky roving lamppost characters at Jack Mundey Place

• Woine Toime (Saturday only): Enjoy an afternoon of wine with Kath and Kim at NSW Wine Cellar Door at Dawes Point Park

• Legs on the Wall (Sunday only): Look up at aerial performances in First Fleet Park

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