Explore a vibrant tapestry of life! Step inside this immersive, sensory exhibition featuring spectacular rare and unusual tropical and subtropical rainforest plants. Read our review here!

Embark on a journey to the past that has already been enjoyed by more than 1 million others with Horizon of Khufu!

Life Chronicles in Sydney takes you on a breathtaking journey through the Earth's history, from the origins of life 3.5 billion years ago to the rise of humans.

Colour is transformative, magical and political. 

Step into the heart of a high-stakes trial with The Jury Experience in Sydney.

Bubble Planet is an immersive experience in which you'll surround yourself with bubbles like never before! Read our review here.

Australian Reptile Park offers the opportunity to see virtually every Aussie creature, from the cute kangaroos to the crafty komodo dragons, making it a unique and exciting wildlife experience.

Dive deep into Australia's connection to the seas at the Maritime Museum, and immerse yourself in an ocean of interactive exhibits and aquatic attractions. Step aboard a submarine and discover the stealthy world of underwater warfare, before taking the fight to the surface as you clamber onto the HMAS Vampire navy destroyer. See beautiful art exhibitions, be blown away by the museum's 3D cinema, and enjoy a whole raft of other activities.

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty has arrived in Sydney! This beloved tale is brought to life through classical dance, stunning choreography, and beautiful glow-in-the-dark costumes. Get your tickets for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in Sydney!

The Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON will return to Sydney from July 2025. Read our review here.

With a mix of carefully chosen classics and spontaneous improvisation, this feel-good live music performance takes you on a journey to the roots of this revolutionary genre.

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.

The Jury Experience is back with a thrilling new case in Sydney! In this live theatre show, the audience is the jury. Listen to testimonies, examine the evidence, and deliver the verdict: guilty or innocent? Get your tickets for The Jury Experience: An Immersive Courtroom Trial - Case 3 in Sydney!

Listen to famous arias from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more performed by some of Opera Australia’s finest opera singers, accompanied by piano.

Discover rare and beautiful works by leading contemporary artists, from the Library’s little-known collection of artists’ books.

Australian Drummer, Singer, Songwriter and Producer G Flip – Meets Their Wax Double at Madame Tussauds Sydney

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Step into 1304 and defend medieval Europe's largest fortified city, Carcassonne, in a pulse-pounding virtual reality experience, The Last Stronghold: An Epic Medieval Adventure. Explore a city on the brink of revolt, train for battle, and shape history from inside the fortress walls.

Key works from the Kaldor Collection feature in an exhibition space created by Thomas Demand. Read our review.

Presenting the work of early-career artists living and working in Australia, aged 35 years and under.

Anything is possible with papier-mâché, paint and a sprinkle of magic.

Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson uses painting, printmaking, sculpture and design to encompass the region’s mythology, cosmology and spirituality.

With timeless classics like Mr Archimedes’ Bath, Mr McGee and Alexander’s Outing, Pamela Allen has captured the hearts of readers for more than 40 years. 

BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical is coming to the Sydney Lyric Theatre from September 2025! Read our review!

A presentation of recent and new installations by Yasmin Smith.

Make yourself at home in an underground art park. Read our review here.

One of the world’s best team-based virtual reality experiences has finally come to Sydney! Blending the escape room concept with a full 3D cinematic experience, Virtual Room delivers a unique, immersive and mind-blowing adventure.

Explores the art and lives of 50 trailblazing women artists

La Ronde - A captivating new experience for the bold and the curious is heading to Sydney’s
Grand Electric this October

Check off Christmas in style at The Grounds!

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. 

Tickets for Escape Hunt - Exhilarating Escape Rooms in Sydney. Experience heart-pounding excitement while collaborating to solve clever clues with your team!

Experience a world of contraband and corruption at Alcotraz, the world's first immersive, prison-themed bar. Don your orange jumpsuit, collude with the corrupt guards and enjoy a range of delicious drinks within your cell whilst you try to keep your contraband hidden from the prying eyes of the Warden.

See nature in a whole new light in The 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, a South Australian Museum exhibition.

All that studying got you feeling off-script? Step into the spotlight at Madame Tussauds Sydney with our exclusive student ticket, just $24 and you’ll be strutting down that red carpet! No paparazzi required. 

Need a break from the books? Take your learning to new depths and plunge into SEA LIFE for just $24 with our exclusive student ticket!  

All that studying making you feel wild? Shake off the stress and head into the wild with our exclusive student ticket, just $24 for entry to WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo.  

All that studying getting you down? Elevate your mood, and treat yourself to some new perspectives with our exclusive student ticket to Sydney Tower Eye for just $19.  

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge.

Celebrate the wonder and fragility of our blue planet through the world’s leading ocean photography competition, returning to the Australian National Maritime Museum this November.

Christmas is coming early to the Hunter Valley. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Christmas lights display, Hunter Valley Gardens’ Christmas Lights Spectacular, returns Friday 7th November 2025, running through to 26th January 2026 (closed Christmas Day), with more lights, installations, and festive spirit than ever before.

Sydney Tower Eye offers a chance to stand at Sydney's highest point and see the New South Wales capital with high-powered binoculars.

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.

Moonlight Cinema, Australia’s favourite outdoor cinema, celebrates its 30th birthday season with The People’s Program; a nationwide vote to shape this season’s line-up.

Get ready for Mind Games - Art Alive! in Sydney with over 65 mind-bending installations by 15 artists that twist perception through light, sound, and motion. Discover illusions, shifting rooms, and living art that make reality feel delightfully uncertain.

The tallest Christmas tree in NSW is decorated with more than 110,000 LED lights, a 3.4-metre colour-changing star and 330 specially created glossy baubles.

🚨 By popular demand, Stranger Things: The Experience is returning to Luna Park Sydney for one last run, just in time for the highly anticipated fifth and final season of Netflix’s hit series. 🚨

Head to Hollywood with the dazzling stage adaptation of one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time – Pretty Woman: The Musical!

Opening in December 2025, Unearthed will display a fascinating selection of objects excavated from the site.

Dig It! will deliver a rich, multisensory, family-friendly experience that invites you to experience the excitement and challenges of archaeological excavation for yourself.

The internationally celebrated artist returns to Australia with a major new exhibition.

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City transports you back 450 years ago to the heart of the ancient Inca Empire in stunning virtual reality.

The Jazz Room is hosting a night of soul music! With live musicians, stellar vocalists, and a feel-good vibe from start to finish, this is the night out you’ve been waiting for. Get your tickets for The Jazz Room: Tribute to Soul in Sydney!

The whole family is invited to step into Creature by Box of Birds/Stalker Theatre – a free, interactive experience that brings the Australian bush to life.

The party of the summer returns following a sell out season, don't miss your chance to be on the guest list at the hottest club in town.

Discover Sydney’s iconic Taronga Zoo, home to over 4,000 animals and boasting one of the most breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour. Explore nine unique trails, from Australian Walkabout to African Safari, while learning about conservation and wildlife.

Dive into an Underworld Adventure with SpongeBob at SEA LIFE Aquariums!

Introduce your little ones to the magic of Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker – a festive, interactive ballet for children aged 3+.

The centrepiece of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s summer program is an activation called The Beach. It is an exhibition and an all-ages playscape.

An immersive, interactive experience where every builder, dreamer, and problem–solver discovers the power of imagination.

Summer at the Sea Museum brings the waterfront and galleries alive with programs and activities for all ages and this year’s biggest splash… The Beach, a bright, interactive experience the whole family will love. 

For the first time in Australia, four world-class illusionists - Adam Trent (USA), Enzo Weyne (FR), Andrew Basso (ITL) and Gabriella Lester (RSA) - unite as The Horsemen, transforming the magic of the films into a live stage spectacle with never-before-seen feats of wonder.

Slow down this summer and discover Scenic World and the surrounding Blue Mountains at your own pace.

Get ready for a wild summer at Taronga Zoo Sydney, where there’s something for every age — from the new Rhino Reserve and the Junior Investigators Trail brought to you by Disney's Zootopia 2 to splash-tastic presentations and treetop thrills at Wild Ropes — all set against Sydney’s most spectacular harbour backdrop.

Museum of Illusions, the world’s largest and fastest-growing chain of private museums, will make its Australian debut this summer with the opening of Museum of Illusions Sydney, an interactive world where the impossible becomes possible and curiosity knows no bounds. 

An extraordinary new show from the creators of the global smash hits The Illusionists, Circus 1903 and Le Noir comes Cirque Alice.

Get ready for an unforgettable adventure these school holidays as Sydney Zoo transforms into a thrilling safari experience.

Enjoy a 40-minute railmotor ride, operating daily throughout the summer school holidays from 26 December to 26 January!

Step into a world where teacups tumble, sugar cubes fly, and nothing makes sense (in the best possible way)! Mad Hatter's Tea Party is a star-studded immersive circus-cabaret to delight the young and young-at-heart.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly returns to the Sydney Opera House in Moffatt Oxenbould’s award-winning production. A breathtaking tale of love, loss, and tragedy with world-class singers and unforgettable staging.

This summer join our party of pirates on their quest to find the fabled Pants of Gold for the Captain’s Treasure chest!

A colourful, touchable, wearable play space created by artist HOSSEI

Putting It Together is a dazzling celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s greatest work. Set at a glamorous cocktail party, the show blends wit, charm, and razor-sharp insight as the cast navigate the complexities of love, ambition, and desire.

Garden of Sound invites you to follow the antics of two loyal gardeners, Dag and Dug, who are trying to bring their garden of sound back to its lush and symphonic potential.

Are you looking for fun things to do with the kids in Sydney during the Summer school holidays? The Australian Museum (AM) offers a range of educational activities to keep kids from 5-16 years old entertained.

Join Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter, Portly, and, of course, Mr Toad as they bring Kenneth Grahame's immortal story of life on the riverbank to the stage.

Held is a series of sculptural works designed by Yuwaalaraay Wirringgaa and Designer Lucy Simpson. Four forms designed to honour land, sky and sea Country from across each of the four pillars, in a grounded moment of convergence. 

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”.  

Celebrate summer and all the things loved about the Northern Beaches this January.

Get swept up in a thrilling ocean adventure in WAVERIDER, a new family-friendly, outdoor physical performance that will leave you breathless.   

Australia’s beloved mobile inflatable waterpark, Waterworld Central, is thrilled to announce its grand return to the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney, just in time for the 2026 summer school holidays!

Circa, Australia’s trailblazing contemporary circus company, takes ballet’s most beloved classic and flips it on its head.

This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life.

Following sell-out seasons across Australia, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up - and their grown-ups...

It was a huge hit when it stomped into Sydney in 2024 selling-out every show to rave reviews but this summer, DinoFest will up the ante with even more live-action dinosaurs that are guaranteed to thrill.

After its fly-away success in New York, Balloon Story lands in Sydney this summer!

Theatre is child’s play in this imaginative bicycle adventure from Ireland

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. 

Blacktown Garage Party invites the public to our backyard! Taking over the Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre for two days, artists Sione Monu and Salote Tawale create an installation inspired by the aesthetics of the garage and adorned by community. Think corrugated iron, lavalava, tarpaulins, Christmas decorations from 2003.  

A single mum, a teenage daughter, and a new life in a regional town where neither quite fits. Billie is 16 and restless, trying to navigate the chaos of adolescence. Mum, meanwhile, is spinning into a rebellion of her own – in the sweaty, rough and radical world of roller derby. 

Puccini’s Turandot returns in a spectacular new production by Ann Yee. Monumental sets, immersive visuals, and world-class voices bring this grand opera of mystery, courage, and the iconic ‘Nessun dorma’ to life.

Returning by popular demand... The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is coming to Sydney these summer holidays !

Garden of Sound invites you to follow the antics of two loyal gardeners, Dag and Dug, who are trying to bring their garden of sound back to its lush and symphonic potential.

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.

Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play!” is set to enchant families across Australia this January and February with FIVE spectacular tour stops: Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth. This immersive concert experience will bring beloved Disney Jr. characters to the stage in an interactive musical adventure perfect for young fans and their families.

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. 

From the creative minds at Grayboy Entertainment comes a heart-warming, high-energy circus adventure like no other. Meet Sawdust—a playful baby elephant discovering the wild, wonderful world of circus life! Along the way, she plays with a cast of colourful characters—each bursting with talent, humour, and heart.

Broadway’s monster smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is making its way to Sydney and Melbourne this January! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure to a far, far away kingdom… This action-packed spectacle brings your favourite animated characters to life on stage!

Is that song appropriate for your age? Haven’t you watched enough TV today? Are you sure you’re ready for YouTube? Won’t you find that book a bit advanced?   

You’ve been called for jury duty. Step into a thrilling courtroom drama where the audience is the jury. Listen to testimonies, analyze evidence, and ultimately decide… guilty or not guilty?

Step into a whimsical world with Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel. Dark fairytale meets humour, heart, and magical music in Elijah Moshinsky’s enchanting production, perfect for newcomers and opera lovers alike.

John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia today announced that the Broadway hit musical ANASTASIA, will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December 2025 before touring to Perth and Sydney in 2026.

This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life.

The sermon on the mount returns to Sydney for a victory lap as Jonathan Biggins – co-creator and star of The Wharf Revue and one of Australia’s favourite comic actors – transforms into the visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser, Paul Keating.

John Farnham. King of Pop. Australian hero. The voice of a generation.