What's on in Sydney this weekend
Fri 28 Aug to Sun 30 Aug 2026. 602 things on around Sydney, and Keen can tell you which of your mates are free for them.
Friday 28 August
+2 more · From $210
Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Carriageworks · Eveleigh
10am · +2 more · From $42
Banksy Limitless
The Rocks · The Rocks
4pm · Free
Flour Mill Nights - Friday night markets
Flour Mill Wy, Summer Hill NSW 2130, Australia · Summer Hill
5:15pm · From $35
Happy Endings Comedy Club Fridays
Happy Endings Comedy Club · Potts Point
5:35pm · From $79.95
SkyHouse After Hours at the BridgeMuseum
The BridgeMuseum · The Rocks
6pm · +2 more
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Fever Pavilion · Sydney Olympic Park
6pm
2026 NRL Telstra Premiership Sea Eagles v Dragons (Round 26)
4 Pines Park · Brookvale
6pm · +1 more
Harlots by Emma Wright
The Old Fitzroy Theatre · Woolloomooloo
18+6pm · From $44.45
C.W. Stoneking - Live
Hotel Brunswick · Brunswick Heads
6:30pm · +2 more · From $60
Disney's The Lion King
Capitol Theatre · Haymarket
6:30pm · +2 more · From $69
Fiddler on the Roof
Theatre Royal Sydney · Sydney
6:30pm · +1 more · From $69
Burn The Floor
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
6:30pm · From $39.90
Alright Hey: Bring Back Glamour – Encore
The Comedy Store · Moore Park
6:30pm · From $245
Jake Kellie x The Grill
The Grill at The International · Sydney
18+7pm · From $89.95
The Jungle Giants - Experiencing Feelings of Joy Tour w/ The Tullamarines // Tear Drive
Waves, Wollongong · Towradgi
7pm · +1 more · From $35
The Boys are Kissing by Zak Zarafshan
Qtopia Sydney · Darlinghurst
7pm · Free
Rainbow Rodeo Saddle Club
Randwick Town Hall · Randwick
18+7pm · From $50
OCTAVE ONE (Live)
Oxford Art Factory, Main Room · Darlinghurst
7pm · +1 more · From $30
Pocket Operas: Cosi fan tutte and Katya Kabanova
Bondi Pavilion · Bondi Beach
7:30pm · +3 more
Disney Presents The Lion King (Australia)
Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket
7:30pm · From $35
Cabaret, Cocktails & Karaoke in August
Seymour Centre · Chippendale
8pm · +2 more
Carl Barron: Just Wondering Why
State Theatre, Sydney · Sydney
8pm · +2 more
Alex Warren
Afterpay Arena · Sydney Olympic Park
8pm · From $75
Michael Paynter: Great Australian Songbook Tour
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace · Cremorne
8pm · From $55
Cabaret l' Rouge
Rouge · Sydney
8pm
2026 NRL Telstra Premiership Penrith Panthers v Bulldogs (Round 26)
CommBank Stadium · Parramatta
9:15pm · +2 more · From $29.50
Zoe’s Killer Instinct
The Old Fitzroy Theatre · Woolloomooloo
9:45pm · +1 more · From $69
Late Night Vice
The Grand Electric · Surry Hills
Saturday 29 August
10am · Free
Paddington Markets
395 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia · Paddington
1:30pm
The Lion King (Australia) Relaxed Performance
Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket
1:30pm · From $49.99
DRAGAROUND – NEWTOWN Edition
Newtown
3pm · From $7.60
Latin Lights Music Fest 26 - The Fundraiser for Colombia & Venezuela
Chubbs Brookvale · Brookvale
5:30pm · From $89
Pasta Cooking Class at Hay St
Hay St Market · Haymarket
5:30pm
2026 NRL Telstra Premiership - Sydney Roosters v Dolphins (Round 26)
Allianz Stadium · Sydney
7:30pm · From $65
James Morrison Quintet featuring Patrick Bartley
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace · Cremorne
7:30pm · From $69
Hear My Eyes: Memento
City Recital Hall · Sydney
8pm · From $51.50
CHILLINIT - THE LAST LEG TOUR | SECOND SHOW
Liberty Hall · Moore Park
8:30pm · From $40.50
Candlelight: Ed Sheeran Meets Coldplay
St Stephen's Uniting Church
8:30pm · From $32
Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles
The William Inglis Hotel Warwick Farm
9:30pm · From $15
Time After Time: A Time-Leaping Unscripted Play
Improv Theatre Sydney · Alexandria
18+10pm
Red Rave X Sydney - Sat 29th August
Trough X · Surry Hills
Sunday 30 August
On all weekend
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 19 Oct · From $20
Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Museum of Contemporary Art · The Rocks
Until Mon 5 Oct · From $10
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
Art Gallery of NSW · Sydney
Until Sun 11 Oct · From $20
Treasures of the Viking Age - The Galloway Hoard
Australian National Maritime Museum · Sydney
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 11 Oct · From $20
Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires
Australian Museum · Sydney
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
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