Mat Jodrell Joins James Morrison for Gallery Jazz Night
James Morrison Quartet with Mat Jodrell at AGNSW on 2 August, including private Archibald viewing. Tickets $95-$120. Past concerts sold out.
Location: Sydney
Fire Pit Cinema Returns to The Rocks for 10 Magical Nights
For 10 nights only, a lawn in The Rocks becomes a winter cinema with private fire pits, unlimited marshmallows, and Christmas movies under the stars.
Free NAIDOC Week Open Day at Maritime Museum July 5
The Australian National Maritime Museum opens free on Sunday 5 July 2026 for NAIDOC Week, with a Welcome to Country, dance, art, music and hands-on workshops. All drop-in, no bookings required.
Northern Beaches bus real-time tracking to go dark from 18 June
Northern Beaches bus real-time tracking will be unavailable for two weeks from 18 June due to industrial action. Commuters should check Transport for NSW and allow extra travel time.
Moods, Moments, Memories: AWI 102nd Exhibition Opens
AWI’s 102nd exhibition ‘Moods, Moments, Memories’ opens at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney 13–28 June, featuring Australian and international watercolourists.
Sydney to Host World-First Global Wellness Day
Sydney becomes the first city worldwide to host Global Wellness Day on 13 June with a free, ticketed harbourfront session featuring Barry Du Bois and sound baths on Bennelong Lawn.
Opera House Forecourt to Allow 7,000 Fans and Midnight Music
The NSW Government will allow amplified music until midnight and increase Forecourt capacity to 7,000, ending a “Sydney sport” of noise complaints from nearby residents.
Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson transforms Maritime Museum into Vivid’s largest Indigenous program
Torres Strait artist Brian Robinson’s Cosmic Chase transforms the Maritime Museum rooftop into an animated Pac-Man battleground for Vivid Sydney’s largest Indigenous program.
Sydney chefs revive 60,000-year recipes during Vivid 2026
Vivid Sydney 2026 showcases 60,000-year Indigenous culinary traditions through intimate dining experiences led by Aboriginal chefs using native ingredients from finger lime to wattleseed.
Clare Wright wins NSW Literary Awards double for Yirrkala Bark Petitions history
Professor Clare Wright OAM wins Book of the Year and Douglas Stewart Prize at NSW Literary Awards for her history of the 1963 Yirrkala Bark Petitions, a 640-page work already in its fourth print run.
King Stingray headlines Opera House debut in Yolŋu surf-rock first
King Stingray makes their Sydney Opera House headline debut on 22 May, the first Arnhem Land-based band to command the Concert Hall stage in the venue’s 53-year history.
Vivid Sydney 2026 adds daytime magic for families
Vivid Sydney 2026 introduces daytime programming for the first time, making the festival accessible to families with young children before the lights switch on at dusk.
Booker Prize winners stream free to Sutherland libraries this May
David Szalay and Yann Martel headline free livestreams to Sutherland and Central Coast libraries from 21-24 May, as Sydney Writers’ Festival expands regional access to 152 venues.
Sydney wins Southern Hemisphere’s largest tourism trade event for 2027
NSW secures the Southern Hemisphere’s largest tourism trade event for 2027, with ATE returning to Sydney as Western Sydney Airport opens and the Rugby World Cup begins.
Sydney’s winter festivals offer 23 nights of free entertainment
Vivid Sydney leads a winter festival season offering 80% free programming across seven major events from May to August, with extensive family entertainment requiring no advance booking or tickets.
The Flynn returns with $12 spritzes and crab mafaldine
The renovated Flynn on Bligh Street now offers full table service and chef Justin North’s restaurant-quality menu with $12 spritz cocktails during 5-8pm happy hour.
Fashion Week returns to harbour for 30th anniversary
Australian Fashion Week returns to Sydney Harbour after 14 years, bringing Toni Maticevski back to the runway and opening public access through free Fashion Pass registration.
Vivid Sydney offers 23 nights of free music at Tumbalong Park
Matt Corby headlines 23 nights of free live music at Tumbalong Park, with international artists from Nigerian afrobeat to K-pop performing without charge throughout Vivid Sydney 2026.
Metro closes full M1 line two weekends running for Southwest testing
Sydney Metro shuts the entire M1 line for consecutive weekends in May as Southwest extension testing intensifies ahead of the second-half 2026 opening.
Flying Lotus returns for Astral People’s Opera House takeover
Flying Lotus returns to Sydney Opera House for the first time in over a decade as Astral People stages a 15th anniversary venue-wide takeover on 27 May during Vivid LIVE.