What's on in Sydney on Saturday 3 October 2026
406 things on around Sydney on Saturday 3 October 2026.
90 of them are free. Top of the list: Night at The Barracks - Jet in Manly (5:30pm), All-Star Circus at The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park (3pm) and Disney Presents The Lion King (Australia) at Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Haymarket (2pm).
Updated Thu 1 Oct 2026 · we look for new events every night
Saturday 3 October
From $49Wild Things International Kids Festival
FreeAustralian Life Exhibition
From $39.2018+Big Night Out Pub Crawl
From $35Behind The Scenes: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Guided Walking Tour
From $45Historical True Crime Walking Tour of East Sydney
FreeMaroubra Beach Markets
FreeOxford Street Farmers Market
FreeThe Entertainment Quarter Markets (EQ Markets)
From $45Oceania DanceSport championship & Gala Ball
FreeSurry Hills Vintage Market
From $15Fringe kids
FreeSue Meyer Exhibition 'On Reflection' at Art2Muse Gallery
From $89Painting Classes Katoomba: Ceramic Plates & Bowls
From $195Intro to rug weaving on a floor loom
From $389School Holiday Pony Camp at Centennial Equestrian
From $212Pattern Making from a Garment Workshop
From $35Spring School Holidays at the Maritime Museum
From $25Erth's Shark Dive: Live on Stage
FreeAwirankini jilamara kapi purinjirringuwi
From $43.50Luna, A Journey to the Moon
From $8The Gruffalo's Child
FreeCeramic Art Festival
From $64Small space edible gardening workshop
From $27Life drawing Saturday morning
FreeGaden Trout Hatchery - Open Day Hatchery Tours
From $20School holiday activities with Museums of History NSW
FreeNSW Government's Try Fishing at GADEN Open Day, Jindabyne, NSW
FreeKatie McErlean "Jelly" exhibition, residency and workshops
FreeKeeper – a Brooch Club exhibition
FreePicnic Under the Bridge
From $17.77AngelHub: Angels on earth pop-up event
From $51Adaptive Tennis
FreeHeaps Decent: Behind the Music Creative Careers and Pathways
From $30Mountains Tales Mt Victoria Story
Tinkerbell and the dream fairies
Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies Sydney
FreeSally Smart AM | The Space of Inventory
From $25Sydney's - True Crime Tour
FreeAustraliana Tours: Free Sydney History Walking Tour
FreePublic Lecture - Chancellorsville: Lee's Finest Hour
From $9Art/Play/Make: Piet Mondrian
FreeMoon Festival Darling Square
TAB Epsom Day
From $22Aboriginal Bush Tucker Tour
FreeHanako Murakami: Radiant Force
FreePierre Cavalan 'Amulets for the Day After Tomorrow'
FreeZi Xin solo exhibition
FreeExhibition of artwork
From $64Turkish Mosaic Series Workshop
From $35Scary Strangers presents: Blue Mountains Improv - Blackheath
From $220999 Silver Clay Jewellery Making Class
From $75Working Harbour - early industrial heritage from the water
FreeMaggie Stein – Interior Expansion
From $168Chinese Cloisonne Coaster DIY Workshop
FreeFITM: Faith in the machine
From $38DIY Beading Workshop: Decorating Pens
From $38DIY Beading Bracelet Workshop
FreeBig ideas factory at Tumbalong Park
From $59Entombed: The Pharaoh Awakens
From $110Pottery Workshop - Hand build your own Ceramic Art
FreeYours & Owls Festival 2026
From $5518+Oktoberfest at The Diddy
FreeJordan Gower: Does the moon know the well?
FreeHeather B. Swann: The Forests of Symbols
FreeRemy Faint: A Site of Unfolding
From $10The Beauty of Beaujolais tasting
From $48.95Sydney Harbour Top Deck Lunch Cruise
FreeLabour Day Saturday is Giving Season
From $59The Dunny: An Outback Outhouse Escape
From $24Sydney Observatory Family Tours
From $89Sydney Harbour Seafood & Carvery Lunch Cruise
From $118.9518+Jazz Lunch Cruise on Sydney Harbour
From $59Magic School: Awaken your magic, defend the realm
From $41.17SIP & SING AUSTRALIA - SYDNEY - THE SHARK HOTEL!
From $22Film and director Q&A: True history of the Kelly Gang
Cirque Alice
From $21Aboriginal Harbour Heritage Tour
From $65Hola Margarita! I Surry Hills
From $75Working harbour cruise
From $22.49The Alternative Clothes Swap
From $23.98SEADECK SATURDAYS SEASON LAUNCH | 3rd October 2026
From $159Cupcake Decorating: Beginner Workshop
GWS Giants v Essendon - 2026 NAB AFLW Season 11
Disney Presents The Lion King (Australia)
My Fair Lady (Australia)
From $55Chardy Party
The Shark Is Broken
From $65Bugsy Malone - The Musical
From $21.99SOULMATEZ: SUMMERS BACK, SATURDAY SESH
Bugsy Malone
From $64Glass Island: The Late Lunch w/ KID INK (Live Performance) - Sat 3 Oct 2026
From $59.54Draw with A Drag Queen Workshop in Surry Hills
Mr Snotbottom’s Stinky Silly show
From $37.83Woollahra Walk
From $47.7518+Rugby League The Musical
From $133.67Queanbeyan NSW Resin Art Class | with OzArtz - The Home of Resin
FreeSydney: Ethical Speed Dating Australian Museum 30-40 years old Straight $15
Keen pickFrom $29All-Star Circus
From $52Club Flamingo: Australia's Family Nightclub
From $4018+I REMEMBER HOUSE : OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND
From $52Club Flamingo
From $37.2018+Music on the Court - Mu540 and Victor Lou
From $60.20The Island: Saturday Summer Season Launch
From $89VIVA CHECHO'S PARTY (CRONULLA )
FreeHeaps Decent: Take Over Community Showcase
From $120Phone photography – Coogee beach – Playing with time
From $25Northern Lands
From $29Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
From $32.01SUNDOWN: Sunset Sessions | Sydney Long Weekend Bolly Afro Cruise
FreeQueer Friendships Photography Exhibition
From $89Sydney’s Theatre of Magic
From $25Razor Gangs True Crime Tour
From $48.9518+Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise
Night at The Barracks - Jet
From $32.5518+PulseFEST Music Festival FT. Joel Fletcher, Josh Fawaz, Teddy Cream, Mad Day & More October Long Weekend
From $29.4518+Hospital Records 30 Years – Sydney
FreeLatin Nights - Block Party at Hay St
From $3018+Finn Kelly Songbook - A Tribute to the Music of Neil Finn/Crowded House & Paul Kelly
Free18+No Life - Labyrinth East Coast Tour
From $30FOOL NELSON - Keepsake Aus Tour
From $33.08KOMIKO 2026 LIVE SYDNEY
From $58.64Magic Men Sydney - Shark Hotel (Sydney CBD)
FreeChuck's Presents - Noise Complaints
From $79Paint and Sip Classes in Sydney
From $139Resin Art Class in Sydney
From $75Saturday night Floral Design workshop
From $36Claire Robin - Nun Slut
From $356.30pm Sat Nights - Happy Endings - Same as the later show, just earlier!
From $46.25Sydney | Mingle & Dance Singles Event | Zeta Bar | 3rd October | 50s & 60s
From $69Cirque Alice
From $49Pekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
From $40Dixon and Daughters by Deborah Bruce
From $74.37PAM ANN CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF FLYING - SYDNEY
From $34.42SEADECK x JAX JONES
From $35Carly Electric: Back In My Box
From $3518+Carla Geneve ‘Guard Dog’ Tour
From $31PUSIKI
From $44.63Glass Island - One Hit Sunset Cruise - Sat 3 Oct 2026
Free18+DJ night with Deran K!
From $64.9518+Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise
From $22.24Girls Only Darling Harbour Bar Crawl | Sydney Working Holiday Girls
From $11.90Aloha Saturdays - International Social + Latin Party
From $6.61Fast Friends Sydney | Meet New People | Ages 21–40 | Happy Hour
From $49NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience
From $0.9618+Nerve - Growing Pains - AUS Album Tour ‘26
From $33Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Lassù Gosford
From $11.90Kookies | Comedy Show | Royal Hotel Darlington
From $89Vagabond Cruises: Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise, Latin Fiesta
FreeDingo's Music Bingo followed by karaoke, Moss Vale Services Club
From $11.90Kookies | Comedy Show | Royal Hotel Darlington
18+UNDERGROUND - Violet Harbour EP Launch
From $32.75The ULTIMATE Oktoberfest Pub Crawl | Saturday 3 October | Sydney
Noah Kahan
From $35“Chin Chin” – decadence, dining & dazzle
18+Nostalgic Hip-Hop Jam DJ's NAIKI, ALECTRIC BOOGIE, KAVI-R - FREE
From $21.44BREAD GANG - SYDNEY LONG WEEKEND BOAT PARTY
From $35Burlesque Nights - dinner & show
From $30Moonflower Movement presents "90s and Naughties Burlesque"
From $10Stand-Up Comedy in Panania
Free18+YOURS & OWLS OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY w/ Sultans of Spin DJs from 8pm til late!
From $1218+Sourflour - "Forever" Single Launch
From $30Throw back - 80s, 90s, noughties Sydney harbour cruise
From $30Ultimate Tina
From $33.48INCEPTION Saturday Night Retro Party
From $35The Ultimate Oktoberfest Pub Crawl
FreeSCREAMOWEEN SYDNEY 2026
From $11.29EMOWEEN SYDNEY 2026
From $35Sydney Bar Crawl
FreeALT POP PIT SYDNEY
FreeBADDIEWEEN SYDNEY
FreeO-ii-shi! at The TROC! DJs NAIKI, KAVI-R & ALECTRIC BOOGIE!!
From $95GINI × Colombo Social: Two-Night Takeover
From $358.30pm Saturday Nights - At the Legendary Happy Endings Comedy Club
From $40.50Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi
FreeDarling Harbour Fireworks
From $1518+REACTOR 033 Yours & Owls OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY feat. Eva Charley + more
From $12.54Kandy Saturdays - Latin Nightclub
Free18+DICEY'S SATURDAYS w/ Avalanche // Buzz Wagon // Koatyl
From $16.75KYLIE vs MADONNA Bar Sydney
From $11.71GLASS HOUSE
From $15La Cueva Superclub – Latin Party
From $1018+Chinese Laundry Invites BRADEAZY [USA] + NERVE AFTERPARTY
From $22.26CLUB MODA SYDNEY | 03.10.26 | LABOUR DAY WEEKEND | BUNGALOW SYDNEY
From $6918+Late Night Vice - Sydney
From $17.1218+GOODBOYS (UK) at Felons Barrel Room
Free18+Last Words | Free Entry DJ's | Sydney Emo Night
From $16.85CAMP - Saturdays at TRIBE on Oxford Street
From $23.08LOFT - Soul Harbour pres. Brown Sugar LIVE - Sat 3rd October
From $33.08Zaya Sydney | Every Saturday | October 3rd | Long Weekend
From $3518+Soulmatez
From $15SAT 3 OCTOBER - KPOP X RAVE PARTY @ LIV SYDNEY NIGHTCLUB
18+Fun Prison – FREE Weekly Rock & Roll Party – w/ 96 Tears & Wellness Coach
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Keen pickFrom $6518+Alcotraz: Sydney's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
FreeDefinitive Dupain
From $20Connections: MCA x Tate
From $46The Year in Tatters
From $30Nolan: Origins
From $20Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
From $10Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
From $20Treasures of the Viking Age - The Galloway Hoard
From $20Hany Armanious: The Planets
FreeAustralian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
From $46‘The Elevator’ by Eloise Snape
From $37BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness
From $20Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires
FreeMargaret Olley: Australian Intimiste
FreeLorrie Graham: Photojournalist
FreeAlchemy of a Rainforest exhibition
FreeJohn and Jacqui Mullen Collection
From $31Copa on The Rocks
From $20Nell, Holding Both, 2026
Free200th anniversary exhibitions
18+Rugby League - The Musical
FreeMervyn Bishop: Close Up
From $45Return of the Godz
FreeCelebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at Market City
FreeAi Weiwei, Mushrooms, 2026
From $69We Are The Tigers
From $30Museum of Illusions Sydney
FreeArtExpress
FreeWhen the dust settled
From $50The Official Sydney Opera House Guided Tour
FreeThe Infinite Look: A History of Gazing Skyward
FreeThe Centenary Exhibition
FreeTreasures of the Anzac Memorial
From $70Whale watching cruises
FreeBarani / Barrabugu (Yesterday / Tomorrow)
From $83Taronga Zoo Sydney: Entry Ticket + Return Ferry
From $100Escape Hunt Sydney - Exhilarating Escape Rooms
From $43.50Titanic: A Voyage Through Time
From $5518+Asylum: It's all in your head...
From $30Catch a Killer: An Immersive Murder Mystery Experience in Sydney
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