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WHAT’S ON THIS AFTERNOON

Bike care and maintenance course


Sydney Park Cycling Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


BIKE CARE AND MAINTENANCE COURSE


Today 10am to 1pm
Brett Whiteley Studio


Brett Whiteley Studio
Tours & experiences


BRETT WHITELEY STUDIO


Today 10am to 4pm
KGV Sports Competitions


King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre
Community & causes


KGV SPORTS COMPETITIONS


Today 11.30am to 10.30pm
London International Animation Festival


Sydney Opera House
Theatre, dance & film


LONDON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL


Today 1pm to 10am
Lunar New Year Photography Competition


Chinese Garden of Friendship
Children & family


LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION


Today 12pm to 5pm
Mother Nature


The Concourse
Exhibitions


MOTHER NATURE


Today 8am to 5pm
Sydney FC Holiday Clinics


Dulwich Hill
Sport & fitness


SYDNEY FC HOLIDAY CLINICS


Today 9am to 3pm
Tarek Atoui: Waters' Witness


Museum of Contemporary Art
Exhibitions


TAREK ATOUI: WATERS' WITNESS


Today 10am to 5pm
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Upcoming events


OUR PICKS

Orpheus & Eurydice

Sydney Opera House
Music


ORPHEUS & EURYDICE

Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the
grieving Orpheus rescuing Eurydice.
Today 7.30pm to 9pm
Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari (they made them a long time ago)

State Library of NSW
Community & causes


WADGAYAWA NHAY DHADJAN WARI (THEY MADE THEM A LONG TIME AGO)

30 Aboriginal objects, back on Country after 200 years.
Today 10am to 5pm
Ramses & The Gold of the Pharaohs

Australian Museum
Exhibitions


RAMSES & THE GOLD OF THE PHARAOHS

More than 3,000 years in the making, discover over 180 ancient Egyptian
treasures
Today 9am to 5pm
Australian Open 2024

Cruise Bar
Food & drink


AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024

Catch all the grand slam action live on our huge screens & indulge in our
limited-time specials.
Today 11.30am to 11.30pm
Spin

Pier 2, Walsh Bay
Theatre, dance & film


SPIN

A different kind of dance rave
Today 8pm to 8.45pm
KGV workout of the day

King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre
Sport & fitness


KGV WORKOUT OF THE DAY

New workouts for every day of the week
Today all day
Fair Day

Victoria Park
Shopping, markets & fairs


FAIR DAY

Our very own big queer day out where all our communities shines bright
18 Feb 2024
Sydney Lunar Streets – Haymarket street festival

Sydney
Nightlife


SYDNEY LUNAR STREETS – HAYMARKET STREET FESTIVAL

Mark your calendars for the biggest street party of the year
10 Feb 2024
East Asian Ceramic Influence & Techniques

Australian Design Centre
Exhibitions


EAST ASIAN CERAMIC INFLUENCE & TECHNIQUES

This talk will touch on the history of porcelain and traditional East Asian
Ceramics
Today 2pm to 3pm
Sunrise Yoga

Pier 2, Walsh Bay
Sport & fitness


SUNRISE YOGA

Sun-soaked yoga sessions at The Thirsty Mile
Today 6.30am to 7.30am
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WHAT TO DO IN SYDNEY THIS JANUARY

Honour the survival of the world's oldest living cultures, immerse yourself in
art & make the most of school holidays. Here are 10 things to enjoy this month.

10 - 25 February 2024


SYDNEY LUNAR FESTIVAL

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Lunar New Year Photography Competition

Chinese Garden of Friendship
Children & family


LUNAR NEW YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Your chance to have your photo on display in the Chinese Garden, plus score a
$750 prize package.
Today 12pm to 5pm
Chinatown 'Bites and Culture' treasure hunt experience

Chinatown
Tours & experiences


CHINATOWN 'BITES AND CULTURE' TREASURE HUNT EXPERIENCE

Think 'The Amazing Race', outdoor escape room and a walking tour with an
adrenaline rush
Today 11am to 8pm
Lunar New Year celebrations at great heights

BridgeClimb Sydney
Children & family


LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT GREAT HEIGHTS

Connect with loved ones as you ring in the Year of the Dragon atop the iconic
Sydney Harbour Bridge
1 Feb 2024
Lion Dance Kids Roam Chinatown

Chinatown
Theatre, dance & film


LION DANCE KIDS ROAM CHINATOWN

Lion Dance Kids Roam Chinatown: Festive street celebration, dynamic shop
blessings celebrating New Year spirit!
4 Feb 2024
Lunar New Year Afternoon tea

Sydney
Food & drink


LUNAR NEW YEAR AFTERNOON TEA

Revel in the festivities with our special-edition Lunar New Year Afternoon tea
5 Feb 2024
Lunar New Year cocktails

Sydney
Food & drink


LUNAR NEW YEAR COCKTAILS

Raise a toast to the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year with a range of
unique cocktails!
5 Feb 2024
Lunar New Year dining experiences

Sydney
Food & drink


LUNAR NEW YEAR DINING EXPERIENCES

Usher in abundance, prosperity and vigour this Lunar New Year with our curated
dining experiences.
5 Feb 2024
Lunar Sea

Australian National Maritime Museum
Children & family


LUNAR SEA

Celebrate the year of the Dragon at the Maritime Museum
10 Feb 2024
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Walking, shopping and dining


SYDNEY STREETS

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Sydney Lunar Streets – Haymarket street festival

Sydney
Children & family


SYDNEY LUNAR STREETS – HAYMARKET STREET FESTIVAL

Mark your calendars for the biggest street party of the year
10 Feb 2024
Sydney Streets on Macleay Street

Potts Point
Food & drink


SYDNEY STREETS ON MACLEAY STREET

Celebrate Potts Point with a day of outdoor fun
17 Feb 2024
Sydney Streets on Stanley Street

Darlinghurst
Food & drink


SYDNEY STREETS ON STANLEY STREET

Celebrate Darlinghurst with a day of fun on Stanley Street
24 Feb 2024
Sydney Streets on Glebe Point Road

Glebe
Food & drink


SYDNEY STREETS ON GLEBE POINT ROAD

Celebrate Glebe with a day of outdoor fun on Glebe Point Road
9 Mar 2024
Sydney Streets on Redfern Street

Redfern
Food & drink


SYDNEY STREETS ON REDFERN STREET

Celebrate Redfern with a day of outdoor fun
16 Mar 2024
Sydney Streets on Harris Street

Pyrmont
Children & family


SYDNEY STREETS ON HARRIS STREET

Celebrate Pyrmont with a day of outdoor fun on Harris Street
23 Mar 2024
Sydney Streets on Crown Street

Surry Hills
Children & family


SYDNEY STREETS ON CROWN STREET

We’re stopping traffic for a day of fun on Crown Street
6 Apr 2024
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Fun and educational ideas


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Keeping children and teens entertained in the school holidays can be a tricky
business, so we’ve done the hard work for you.

16 February – 3 March 2024


SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS

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Arabian Knights

Darlinghurst
Music


ARABIAN KNIGHTS

Queer Arabian Knights in Shining Glitter will bellydance and Opa to Arabic and
Greek Music at Arabian Knights!
3 Feb 2024
Rainbow Families Storytime (0-5 years) - Kings Cross Library

Kings Cross Library
Children & family


RAINBOW FAMILIES STORYTIME (0-5 YEARS) - KINGS CROSS LIBRARY

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a special storytime and singalong embracing LGBTIQA+
families and identities
13 Feb 2024
Queer Screen's 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival

Sydney
Theatre, dance & film


QUEER SCREEN'S 31ST MARDI GRAS FILM FESTIVAL

A celebration of queer cinema from around the world
15 Feb 2024
The Two Queers Comedy Festival - Opening Night Gala

Paddington Town Hall
Theatre, dance & film


THE TWO QUEERS COMEDY FESTIVAL - OPENING NIGHT GALA

The Opening Night Gala for the Two Queers Comedy Festival presented as part of
Mardi Gras 2024!
16 Feb 2024
Festival First Light

Bondi Beach
Tours & experiences


FESTIVAL FIRST LIGHT

Mark the beginning of the 2024 Mardi Gras season by honoring the land Australia
inhabits.
16 Feb 2024
Madonna bar – Mardi Gras 2024

Erskineville
Music


MADONNA BAR – MARDI GRAS 2024

Dance to Madonna music all night long with drag shows and giveaways
16 Feb 2024
Laser cut jewellery - Mardi Gras bling 16+yrs

Darling Square Library
Talks, courses & workshops


LASER CUT JEWELLERY - MARDI GRAS BLING 16+YRS

Create your own dazzling laser-cut jewellery in this 2-hour workshop to
celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras
17 Feb 2024
Frankie Fearce - The Two Queers Comedy Festival

Darlinghurst
Nightlife


FRANKIE FEARCE - THE TWO QUEERS COMEDY FESTIVAL

Frankie Fearce is bringing their show, Are You a Boy or a Girl? to the Two
Queers Comedy Festival for Mardi Gras
17 Feb 2024
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Connecting the city with the country


SYDNEY CITY FARM

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Sydney City Farm volunteer working bees

Sydney City Farm
Community & causes


SYDNEY CITY FARM VOLUNTEER WORKING BEES

Help out with farm activities, from watering and weeding to planting and
harvesting
25 Jan 2024
Sydney City Farm new volunteer induction session

Sydney City Farm
Community & causes


SYDNEY CITY FARM NEW VOLUNTEER INDUCTION SESSION

To join our volunteer team you first need to attend an induction session
25 Jan 2024
Edible gardens for renters workshop

Sydney Park Pavilion
Talks, courses & workshops


EDIBLE GARDENS FOR RENTERS WORKSHOP

Grow your own produce on a balcony, courtyard or small space.
10 Feb 2024
Bush food discovery tour

Sydney City Farm
Food & drink


BUSH FOOD DISCOVERY TOUR

Sample bush foods and find out what you can grow in your backyard or balcony
24 Feb 2024
Seasonal guided walk

Sydney City Farm
Tours & experiences


SEASONAL GUIDED WALK

Join a tour of our urban farm
24 Feb 2024
Herb propagation workshop

Sydney Park Pavilion
Talks, courses & workshops


HERB PROPAGATION WORKSHOP

Learn to grow delicious, seasonal herbs at home.
9 Mar 2024
Worm farm basics talk

Sydney City Farm
Talks, courses & workshops


WORM FARM BASICS TALK

Learn how to set up and manage a worm farm
23 Mar 2024
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OUR SYDNEY FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

With opera, dance, performance art, music (and giant seagulls!) plan your
festival from 5 to 28 January.

Events and activities for all ages


COMMUNITY CENTRES

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Yin yoga at Juanita Nielsen Community Centre

Juanita Nielsen Community Centre
Sport & fitness


YIN YOGA AT JUANITA NIELSEN COMMUNITY CENTRE

A mind and body practice combining physical postures, breathing techniques, and
meditation
Today 10.30am to 11.30am
Seniors strength and movement class

King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre
Sport & fitness


SENIORS STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT CLASS

Join KGV's seniors strength and movement class at KGV gym
Today 11am to 11.45am
Forms and case management

Ron Williams Community Centre
Community & causes


FORMS AND CASE MANAGEMENT

Free service provided by Chinese Australian Services Society trained volunteers
and caseworkers
Today 10.30am to 1pm
KGV workout of the day

King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre
Sport & fitness


KGV WORKOUT OF THE DAY

New workouts for every day of the week
Today all day
Table tennis at Ultimo

Ultimo Community Centre
Children & family


TABLE TENNIS AT ULTIMO

Free outdoor table tennis
Today 10am to 4pm
Table tennis hire

Ultimo Community Centre
Community & causes


TABLE TENNIS HIRE

Professional tables for hire
Today 10am to 4pm
Informal coffee and chat sessions

Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Community & causes


INFORMAL COFFEE AND CHAT SESSIONS

Come join us if you'd like to make new friends in an easy environment
Today 1pm to 3pm
Mixed Monday evening futsal competition at Ultimo

Ultimo Community Centre
Sport & fitness


MIXED MONDAY EVENING FUTSAL COMPETITION AT ULTIMO

Get healthy, have fun, play futsal with friends and colleagues in social
competitions
22 Jan 2024
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Ceramics, printmaking, jewellery and other creative workshops for kids and
adults led by experienced tutors


PINE STREET CREATIVE ARTS CENTRE

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School holidays: silver jewellery making, 12-17yrs

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Children & family


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: SILVER JEWELLERY MAKING, 12-17YRS

Create your own one-off jewellery pieces in this 2 half-day introductory
workshop for young people
22 Jan 2024
School holidays: wheel throwing for kids, 9-12yrs

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Children & family


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: WHEEL THROWING FOR KIDS, 9-12YRS

Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for kids
22 Jan 2024
School holidays: wheel throwing basics, 12-17yrs

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Children & family


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: WHEEL THROWING BASICS, 12-17YRS

Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for teens
23 Jan 2024
School holidays: hand building for kids, 9-12yrs

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Children & family


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: HAND BUILDING FOR KIDS, 9-12YRS

Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this one-day workshop for kids
24 Jan 2024
Ceramics: beginner wheel throwing (Sundays)

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


CERAMICS: BEGINNER WHEEL THROWING (SUNDAYS)

Learn the basics of working with clay in this 5-week course
4 Feb 2024
Printmaking: introduction to printmaking

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


PRINTMAKING: INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING

Discover the fundamentals of printmaking in this 5-week introductory course
4 Feb 2024
Ceramics: beginner wheel throwing and handbuilding (Mondays)

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


CERAMICS: BEGINNER WHEEL THROWING AND HANDBUILDING (MONDAYS)

Discover ceramics in this directed 8-week courses for beginner students
5 Feb 2024
Printmaking: studio access course (Wednesdays)

Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


PRINTMAKING: STUDIO ACCESS COURSE (WEDNESDAYS)

Studio access for experienced printmakers
7 Feb 2024
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Free and indoor events


BEAT THE HEAT

Brett Whiteley Studio

Brett Whiteley Studio
Tours & experiences


BRETT WHITELEY STUDIO

Step into the former workplace and home of Australian artist Brett Whiteley
(1939–92).
Today 10am to 4pm
Mother Nature

The Concourse
Exhibitions


MOTHER NATURE

An exhibition of paintings by Seya Hashemi.
Today 8am to 5pm
Tarek Atoui: Waters' Witness

Museum of Contemporary Art
Exhibitions


TAREK ATOUI: WATERS' WITNESS

A sonic landscape and performances based on the hidden sounds of port cities
Today 10am to 5pm
Little Sydney Lives exhibition 2023

Customs House
Exhibitions


LITTLE SYDNEY LIVES EXHIBITION 2023

Little Sydney Lives is the City of Sydney’s children’s photography competition
Today 10am to 4pm
Developing Sydney: on the cusp of change 1901

Customs House
Exhibitions


DEVELOPING SYDNEY: ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE 1901

Photographs from the Sydney Municipal Council: 1901
Today 10am to 4pm
Forms and case management

Ron Williams Community Centre
Community & causes


FORMS AND CASE MANAGEMENT

Free service provided by Chinese Australian Services Society trained volunteers
and caseworkers
Today 10.30am to 1pm
Free yoga and pilates classes at Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool

Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
Sport & fitness


FREE YOGA AND PILATES CLASSES AT ANDREW (BOY) CHARLTON POOL

Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool are running complimentary Yoga and Pilates classes
this season.
Today 8am to 10am
Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line

Art Gallery of NSW
Exhibitions


HODA AFSHAR: A CURVE IS A BROKEN LINE

Discover the work of one of Australia’s most innovative and unflinching
photomedia artists
Today 10am to 5pm
KGV workout of the day

King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre
Sport & fitness


KGV WORKOUT OF THE DAY

New workouts for every day of the week
Today all day
The Customs House Sydney

Customs House
Exhibitions


THE CUSTOMS HOUSE SYDNEY

Historic photographs, artworks and moving footage illustrate the history and
evolution of Sydney’s Customs House
Today 9am to 12am
2-day MAD Pride Festival

Kensington
Nightlife


2-DAY MAD PRIDE FESTIVAL

The 2-day MAD Pride Festival is celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the 1st MAD
Pride concert in 2003
Today 2pm to 5pm
A Blueprint for Ruins

White Rabbit Gallery
Tours & experiences


A BLUEPRINT FOR RUINS

New exhibition coming soon
Today 10am to 5pm
Action! Film & War

State Library of NSW
Exhibitions


ACTION! FILM & WAR

An exhibition about the power of moving images to record and shape Australia’s
history.
Today 10am to 5pm
Ai Sasaki: Wayfinder's Passage 渡りの道しるべ

The Japan Foundation
Exhibitions


AI SASAKI: WAYFINDER'S PASSAGE 渡りの道しるべ

Solo exhibition by contemporary Japanese artist Ai Sasaki
Today 11am to 4pm
AlHiro live

Ashfield
Community & causes


ALHIRO LIVE

Live music by jazz duo AlHiro
Today 6pm to 8pm
Australian Open 2024

Cruise Bar
Food & drink


AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024

Catch all the grand slam action live on our huge screens & indulge in our
limited-time specials.
Today 11.30am to 11.30pm
Ceramic Stories [digital connections]

Australian Design Centre
Talks, courses & workshops


CERAMIC STORIES [DIGITAL CONNECTIONS]

Ceramic Stories [digital connections] presents diverse ceramic sculptures fused
with digital activations
Today all day
Charles Rodius

State Library of NSW
Exhibitions


CHARLES RODIUS

The first ever retrospective of 19th century Australia's best unknown artist,
Charles Rodius (1802–1860)
Today 10am to 5pm
Collecting Emotions

Incinerator Art Space
Exhibitions


COLLECTING EMOTIONS

Monika Maria Klenner employs various mediums to capture emotions with form,
colour, and texture in her artworks.
Today 10am to 4pm
Family Space: Play with Chance

Museum of Contemporary Art
Talks, courses & workshops


FAMILY SPACE: PLAY WITH CHANCE

A free activity inspired by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia's major
summer exhibition Tacita Dean
Today 10am to 5pm
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