Welcome to our What’s On Sydney page for kids, teens and adults! Event information is supplied by organisers and may change at any time. We recommend checking the official event page provided via our More info link before attending. Have fun exploring Sydney!
Presenting the work of early-career artists living and working in Australia, aged 35 years and under.
A presentation of recent and new installations by Yasmin Smith.
Make yourself at home in an underground art park. Read our review here.
In the Eye of the Giant by Kate Mitchell takes the form of a slowly ascending digital scroll. The moving-image work, commissioned for the large screen in the Naala Badu atrium, visualises seven emotional states that shape the artist’s practice.
This exhibition is the first of its kind in a major Australian museum and is presented as part of the Sydney International Art Series 2025–26.
The internationally celebrated artist returns to Australia with a major new exhibition.
SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art is a major exhibition that brings together more than 30 of Australia's most dynamic artists – from underground graffiti writers to celebrated contemporary painters – united by a single electrifying medium: spray paint.
Our much-loved annual exhibition highlights outstanding artworks by Year 12 visual arts students from across New South Wales.
Humans are indivisible from nature – we are dependent on its systems and rhythms, and subject to its whims. Artists have long engaged with nature as a place where we seek solace and meaning.
The 25th Biennale of Sydney will take place 14th March to 14th June 2026 - more info coming soon.
Encounter towers of mangosteens, big bowls of dragon fruits and giant stacks of canned food in this new interactive exhibition that bursts with colour, memory and ritual.
Drawing on her own stories, Venezuelan cultural archives, and the diasporic conditions that shape her sense of belonging, her works often take the form of textiles, paintings and multidisciplinary installations.
The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes delight and surprise audiences every year with fresh presentations of contemporary Australian painting and sculpture.
The newly renovated Brett Whiteley Studio opens in mid 2026 with Brett Whiteley: Chapters 1970–79, an exhibition showcasing ambitious works produced by Whiteley during the 1970s, including his 16-metre-wide autobiographical epic Alchemy 1972–73.
This captivating exhibition brings together centuries of art and storytelling from South and Southeast Asia celebrating Vishnu, the Hindu deity who preserves order in the universe.
This exhibition of new work by Dharug artist Billy Bain reflects on the migration of the long-finned eel – a passage from saltwater to freshwater that mirrors his own path of cultural return.
The Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026 brings together 11 artists from across Australia who use a range of materials – pastel, pencil, watercolour, ceramic, light and thread – to channel drawing’s intimate potential.
From indelible visions of the outlaw Ned Kelly to epic portrayals of Central Australia, Nolan redefined perceptions of place and nation in Australia’s cultural imagination.
Celebrate the 2026 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras with a movement class for LGBTIQA+ community and friends
We gather because we must. Join us amongst the sculptures of Lucy Simpson, as Uncle Matthew Doyle kindles fire and smoke and Nardi Simpson leads a joyous community chorus with songs spanning generations.
Our free, fun-filled festival for kids and families returns to the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January 2026.
In Sydney today, conversations across difference can feel fraught and polarised. It’s never been harder to sit across a table and truly listen. In this moment, Conflictorium offers a space to dignify contradictions, recognising conflict not as failure but as a vital part of life.
Sculptor Julia Phillips creates work that examines relationships between individuals and the public, between people and institutions. Her participatory public artwork Observer, Observed invites you to think about public surveillance and what it really means to “look”.
A colourful, touchable, wearable play space created by artist HOSSEI
Ten years since its spectacular premiere, David McAllister’s opulent production, The Sleeping Beauty, returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance.
An earth-shattering experience from three of the world’s most inspired choreographers, Prism will leave you breathless with its raw intensity and revolutionary design.
Affordable Art Fair is returning to Australia’s biggest city in 2025, and we are delighted to announce our new home in the iconic arts precinct at Carriageworks.
These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge.
Explore a showcase of Australia’s best established and emerging artists and craftspeople.
Mervyn Bishop is one of Australias most important photographers. His extraordinary archive of more than 200,000 images makes a landmark addition to the State Library of NSW’s collection.
Sculpture by the Sea will return to Bondi in 2025 as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition.
Explores the art and lives of 50 trailblazing women artists
Making young learners and curious visitors on a journey, Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country brings Adnyamathanha culture to life through vibrant illustrations, songs and Dreamtime storytelling.
The Play! Kids Festival brings back the beloved art workshops, designed for kids of all ages.
Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf has announced the finalists for the 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Australia’s most prestigious award for small-scale sculpture.
Ku-ring-gai’s Sculpture Trail celebrates sustainable Art in the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden.
Key works from the Kaldor Collection feature in an exhibition space created by Thomas Demand. Read our review.
Some of the most dynamic architecture captures movement in a single moment. Explore Utzon’s designs and other examples of stage design to create your own installation for a set design at the Opera House for a dance or ballet performance. The workshop includes a short tour of the magnificent Syndey Opera House Concert Hall for inspiration.
A celebration of family and community across painting, video, photography and installation. Read our review here.
The annual Future Fashion exhibition will open at Powerhouse Castle Hill on 2 August, showcasing the stand-out collections of final year graduates from Sydney’s leading fashion and design institutions.
Inspired by the unique design genius of architect Jørn Utzon and the Sydney Opera House, get creative through a series of fun and playful design exercises for beginners or design lovers, whilst learning about the architectural history of the Sydney Opera House.
The first state art museum retrospective of one of Australia’s great artistic visionaries
City of Wonder is an interactive workshop for families and kids that fosters creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration in an engaging and inclusive way.
Indigenous artists from some of the most remote regions of Australia will gather on 5-6 July 2025 for the sixth National Indigenous Art Fair (NIAF) — a two-day ethical art market and festival held on Gadigal Land at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks, Sydney.
The Powerhouse Winter School Holidays program runs from 5–20 July 2025.
Ranging from a robot bull used for cattle herding to a pair of boots worn by Australian costume designer Catherine Martin, Chloe explores her sensory and cerebral obsessions and memories through a collection centred on horses, country life, fashion and the importance of difference.
Join us for the launch of Powerhouse Materials: Textiles with a full day of free activities programmed by guest curator Chloe Hayden and featuring special guests, actor and singer Ayesha Madon, content creator Sam Todd and youth climate leader, Grace Vegesana.
The art of Yirrkala is inextricably intertwined with its cultural, political and social history.
