Arts in Sydney
257 events around Sydney over the next two weeks.
Today, Monday 24 August
+6 more · From $210
Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Carriageworks · Eveleigh
+1 more · From $16
The 17th Korean Film Festival
Event Cinemas – George Street · Sydney
10am · +6 more · From $42
Banksy Limitless
The Rocks · The Rocks
10am · Free
Aidan Hartshorn: On whose authority.
15 Foster St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia · Surry Hills
5pm · +13 more
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Fever Pavilion · Sydney Olympic Park
7pm · From $39
Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
Tomorrow, Tuesday 25 August
6pm · +10 more · From $69
Fiddler on the Roof
Theatre Royal Sydney · Sydney
6pm · From $10
Penguin Noir – A Crime Author Showcase
Gleebooks · Glebe
6:30pm · +4 more · From $69
Burn The Floor
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
6:30pm · +4 more · From $30
Magic & Sphen: The Unofficial Story of Sydney’s Gay Penguins
Flight Path Theatre · Marrickville
7pm · +4 more · From $35
The Boys are Kissing by Zak Zarafshan
Qtopia Sydney · Darlinghurst
9:15pm · +5 more · From $29.50
Zoe’s Killer Instinct
The Old Fitzroy Theatre · Woolloomooloo
Wednesday 26 August
9am · +4 more · Free
The Garden Immersive Art Shop
Voluptuary Ceramics · Marrickville
9am · +6 more · Free
Black Myth
White Rabbit Gallery · Chippendale
12pm · +6 more · From $60
Disney's The Lion King
Capitol Theatre · Haymarket
1pm · +14 more
Disney Presents The Lion King (Australia)
Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket
5pm · From $38.37
Cocktails & Conversation: Artists Nell and Tom Polo with Stephen Todd
Good Chemistry · Sydney
Thursday 27 August
Friday 28 August
6pm · +3 more
Harlots by Emma Wright
The Old Fitzroy Theatre · Woolloomooloo
7pm · +1 more · From $30
Pocket Operas: Cosi fan tutte and Katya Kabanova
Bondi Pavilion · Bondi Beach
8pm · From $55
Cabaret l' Rouge
Rouge · Sydney
9:45pm · +3 more · From $69
Late Night Vice
The Grand Electric · Surry Hills
Saturday 29 August
1:30pm
The Lion King (Australia) Relaxed Performance
Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket
1:30pm · From $49.99
DRAGAROUND – NEWTOWN Edition
Newtown
7:30pm · From $69
Hear My Eyes: Memento
City Recital Hall · Sydney
9:30pm · From $15
Time After Time: A Time-Leaping Unscripted Play
Improv Theatre Sydney · Alexandria
Sunday 30 August
Tuesday 1 September
Wednesday 2 September
Thursday 3 September
10am · +3 more · From $28
Sydney Contemporary 2026
Carriageworks · Eveleigh
1pm · +1 more · From $18
The 9th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Event Cinemas – George Street · Sydney
5pm · +3 more · From $30
Africa Film Fest Australia
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
7:30pm · +3 more · From $77
Current
Neilson Studio, Sydney Dance Company · Dawes Point
8:30pm · +3 more · From $35
Current
Neilson Studio · Dawes Point
Friday 4 September
Saturday 5 September
Running now
18+Until Thu 31 Dec · From $65
Alcotraz: Sydney's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
Alcotraz Sydney: Cell Block One-Six · Chippendale
Until Sun 13 Sep · From $12
Olive Cotton and her contemporaries
S.H. Ervin Gallery (National Trust Centre) · The Rocks
Until Sun 28 Feb · From $20
Connections: MCA x Tate
Museum of Contemporary Art · The Rocks
Until Sun 20 Sep · From $43
The Book of Everything
Belvoir Street Theatre · Surry Hills
Until Sun 30 Aug · From $64.90
Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
Until Mon 28 Sep · From $20
Primavera 2026: Young Australian Artists
Museum of Contemporary Art · The Rocks
Until Mon 5 Oct · From $10
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
Art Gallery of NSW · Sydney
Until Mon 19 Oct · From $20
Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Museum of Contemporary Art · The Rocks
Until Mon 26 Oct · From $20
Hany Armanious: The Planets
Museum of Contemporary Art · The Rocks
Until Sun 27 Sep · From $75
How to succeed in business without really trying
Hayes Theatre Co · Potts Point
Until Sun 20 Sep · From $30
Mum Club
Belvoir Street Theatre · Surry Hills
Until Sun 25 Oct · Free
Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste
National Art School · Darlinghurst
Until Sat 29 Aug
Burn the Floor | 13 – 29 August 2026
Sydney Opera House - Playhouse · Sydney
Until Tue 29 Dec · Free
Alchemy of a Rainforest exhibition
The Royal Botanic Garden · Sydney
Until Thu 29 Jul · Free
John and Jacqui Mullen Collection
Australian National Maritime Museum · Sydney
Until Sun 11 Oct · From $31
Copa on The Rocks
6 Atherden St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia · The Rocks
Until Sat 12 Sep · From $46
Top Silk
Ensemble Theatre · Kirribilli
Until Fri 5 Feb · Free
Mervyn Bishop: Close Up
State Library of NSW · Sydney
Until Sun 11 Oct · From $45
Return of the Godz
The Entertainment Quarter · Moore Park
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