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!
Colour is transformative, magical and political.
The first state art museum retrospective of one of Australia’s great artistic visionaries
A celebration of family and community across painting, video, photography and installation. Read our review here.
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.
Explores the art and lives of 50 trailblazing women artists
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.
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.
A colourful, touchable, wearable play space created by artist HOSSEI
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Celebrate the 2026 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras with a movement class for LGBTIQA+ community and friends
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.
The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes delight and surprise audiences every year with fresh presentations of contemporary Australian painting and sculpture.
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.
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.
Sculpture by the Sea will return to Bondi in 2025 as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition.
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.
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.
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.
The Makers & Shakers Sydney features a curated lineup of 130 handmade stalls including homewares, slow fashion, food and drink.
Cerith Wyn Evans creates epic contemporary environments of light and sound in our major winter exhibition.
From the extraordinary Bangarra Dance Theatre comes an iridescent new theatrical experience.
For Vivid Sydney 2025, the MCA will showcase a nightly projection by Vincent Namatjira, featuring powerful symbols of First Nations strength, pride and resilience.
Australia’s most popular annual arts events.
Join us for Architectures of Bankstown, an exhibition following Western Sydney University’s Urban Transformation Summer School supported by Holdmark and Powerhouse.
Gul Collective: Plant Stories in Thread presents a suite of artworks inspired by plants. This exhibition, the culmination of more than two years of working together in the Multicultural Women’s Hub at Arts & Cultural Exchange in Parramatta, is an exploration of individual and shared plant histories, memories and connections to place. The works of art exhibited here are transcriptions of the artists’ plant stories and personal experiences, articulated through traditional and contemporary textile techniques.
Join us for three packed days celebrating creativity at The Finders Keepers Sydney Design Market and discover over 180 of Australia’s best designers, makers and foodies. Support small, independent makers while finding unique handmade treasures.
Join the artists from Theatre Madam Bach (Denmark) creators of You Are Here for a professional music and sound making for early years creative workshop.
Learn from industry experts and meet new friends as you become the designers of your own musical theatre show!
