Story Week 2025 returns this year from 16-26 October with the theme Grow Deeper. Across Sydney and the Blue Mountains, audiences will be invited into poetry slams, story dinners, and intimate conversations that put words and community at the centre of the experience.

Celebrate Indigenous culture at the Australian Native Food Festival with market stalls, live cooking demos, and bold native flavours.

The 2nd edition of Africa Film Fest Australia, coming to Sydney Opera House on 4-5 Sept 2025 and Riverside Theatres (Parramatta) on 6-7 Sept 2025.

Experience pure joy at the Sydney Dog Lovers Festival! Join us for an unforgettable celebration of our canine friends. Whether you’re a proud pooch parent, a passionate dog enthusiast, or just love being around happy, wagging tails, this is the event of the year for you!

Purr for Joy at the Sydney Cat Lovers Festival! Join us for Australia’s only educational and truly immersive celebration of our feline friends! Whether you’re a devoted cat parent, a passionate cat enthusiast, or simply enchanted by whiskered wonders, this is the ultimate event for you!

The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) is set to return in 2025 with a fresh line-up of ten Australian premiere films screening in Sydney, followed by a Touring Program offering free screenings in six regional cities across the country.

La révolution is BACK, Sydney! Join us for 4 days of French Food, Wine & Art, right in the heart of Sydney, featuring exclusive experiences:

Australia’s premier celebration of spirits and craftsmanship returns to Sydney this winter, with the 2025 edition of the Sydney Spirits Festival taking over the iconic Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay from 11–13 July.

A madcap musical about childish grown-up men, featuring two performers, songs, funny quarrels, a bit of bickering and eventually a happy ending. 

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 Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) returns for another joyful celebration of global storytelling, adventure, and imagination.

Celebrate the Magic of the Winter Solstice with a Lantern-Making Workshop!

The 72nd Sydney Film Festival (SFF) will take place from Wednesday 4 June to Sunday 15 June 2025, bringing 12 days and nights of the best in global cinema to Sydney’s silver screens.

Pulsing with energy, and the spirit of the underground, Kiss of Light celebrates David McDiarmid’s specific alchemy of lust, rage and hope.

Step onto the Museum of Sydney’s forecourt and immerse yourself in a breathtaking experience of light and sound that brings the ancient songlines of Country to life. As part of Vivid Sydney 2025, this dynamic work by artists Alison Page and Charlie Chan is designed to transport audiences into the rhythms of nature, awakening the deep connections between land, sea and sky.

The 2025 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) officially unveils its program today, delivering an engaging week of literary discussion and courageous storytelling across Sydney, 19–27 May 2025.

This gorgeous interactive children’s comedy is making its Sydney return after a SOLD OUT FIRST SEASON! Get your tickets quick before it sells out again!

The South African Film Festival (SAFF) returns from May 4 to May 31, with an action-packed  program of compelling films, engaging discussions, and – through its support of Education without Borders – the ability to change lives.