Catch one the many amazing performances by Opera Australia at the World-Heritage listed Sydney Opera House. With your choice of seating, the 2011 season includes performances of Madama Butterfly, Carmen, The Merry Widow, The Barber of Saville, Partenope, Capiccio, La Boheme, Of Mice and Men, Lakme, Macbeth, The Love of the Nightingale and Don Giovanni. ...
A must-do Sydney Opera House experience for lovers of ballet! This guided evening tour of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Opera House also includes a 3-course dinner at either the Guillaume or Aria Restaurant (two of Sydney's best!) and an Australian Ballet Company performance. You can choose from performances such as Edge of Night, The Nutcracker, Madame Butterfly, The Merry Widow, British Liais ...
Dinner, guided tour and an Opera Australia performance - experience the very best of Sydney on this all encompassing Sydney Opera House experience. Enjoy a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Opera House, a three-course dinner at one of Sydney's best restaurants and a ticket to an Opera Australia performance. ...
Music lovers - why not enjoy dinner, guided tour of the Sydney Opera House and a Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance when you're next in Sydney. Enjoy a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Opera House, a three-course dinner at one of Sydney's best restaurants as well as a ticket to a Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance. ...
Museum of Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Explore the fascinating history of the World Heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks where thousands of convicts lived between 1819 and 1848. Learn about the daily lives of convicts and how they built the colony, try on some leg-irons, lie in a convict hammock, wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on the giant map.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and the convicts Kids Trail.
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DATE / TIME: Saturday 11th September 2010 - Friday 31st May 2013
Theatre Royal, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Jersey Boys is the story of how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi - The Four Seasons - wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.
Jersey Boys features their hit songs "Sherry", "Big Girls ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 18th September 2010 - Saturday 5th November 2011
134 William Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Connecting Lives opened in Sydney on 7th February 2011 to visitors for the next 8 months.
This interactive walk-through exhibition is designed to transport you to the heart of Africa and into the real-life world of a child struggling against incredible odds. Authentic settings, stirring audio and powerful imagery combine to make this a journey you'll never forget.
This is not an exhibition f ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Monday 7th February 2011 - Monday 31st October 2011
Corner of Bridge and Phillip Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
German internees in World War I Australia
During World War I nearly 7000 people of German background were interned as 'enemy aliens' in camps in New South Wales. One was Paul Dubotzki, a young photographer whose remarkable photographs record the experience of internment from 1915 to 1919.
When nearly 7000 people of German and Austrian descent were interned in Australia during WWI, talented B ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 7th May 2011 - Tuesday 11th October 2011
Corner of Bridge and Phillip Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
A search for beauty in the suburbs
When photographer Louise Hawson realized she was a stranger in her own city, she set herself a mission - to explore and photograph one new Sydney suburb a week for a year. Originally presented as a weekly blog with a strong online following, 52 suburbs reveals Sydney beyond the clichés of its harbour and beaches and captures beauty in the burbs in a refre ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 14th May 2011 - Tuesday 11th October 2011
Museum of Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
For more than 60 years the streets of Sydney have been home to mysterious and top-secret intelligence operations. Persons of interest lifts the lid on these operations for the first time and allows you to delve into previously secret ASIO files of a selection of unlikely 'persons of interest' in minute and personal detail.
Are you a person of interest?
Image - Frank Hardy's passport photogra ...
DATE / TIME: Saturday 18th June 2011 - Sunday 29th April 2012
Bennelong Point, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Don't miss the new production of Puccini's La boheme, the world's favourite opera now coming to Sydney following its run in Melbourne where it was a huge hit.
La boheme is a young person's opera about falling in love, and losing the love of your life. Puccini's glorious classic is transported to the glittering Spiegeltent of 1930's Berlin. The fairy lights are twinkling and the music is playi ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Tuesday 12th July 2011 - Monday 24th October 2011
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
In two intimate concerts only, internationally renowned classical guitarist Karin Schaupp will perform Cradle Songs by Karin Schaupp - a captivating selection of instrumental lullabies for babes in arms.
Of the concert experience Karin Schaupp says "I hope that mothers (or fathers, grandparents, nannies etcetera) and their babies will enjoy sharing these wonderful lullabies which I have ...
DATE / TIME: Friday 26th August 2011 - Friday 26th August 2016
Sydney Opera House, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Opera Australia presents Macbeth.
Macbeth is a dramatic brew of the psychological, political and supernatural, brought to life in a striking new production. Verdi's music is by turns exhilirating and terrifying, with spine-tingling choruses giving way to intimate arias. Peter Coleman-Wright and Elizabeth Whitehorse take on the notoriously difficult lead roles.
A monumental set is transforme ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 10th September 2011 - Saturday 8th October 2011 (TBA)
The Grace Hotel, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Sydney food lovers are invited to enjoy the exotic flavours of one of the world's most delicious cuisines at the Flavours of Malaysia Food Festival at The Grace Hotel, Sydney.
For three weeks, Grace Brasserie will be transformed into a Malaysian food fantasy as guests taste an aromatic menu prepared by Malaysian chefs Joshua Er, Sharun bin Ramli and Tan Kok Siong. Experience a cuisine inspired ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 16th September 2011 - Sunday 9th October 2011
281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Sky Fire and Flesh will be opening this September at the wonderful artist run GAFFA exhibition space. Sky Fire and Flesh presents the works of artists Deidre Chambers DeMarco and Lucy DeSoto better known for their musical talents and their links to Australian Rock'n'Roll. This is the first time they have collaborated to display a wonderful collection of original prints, photographs, paintings and ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - Thursday 6th October 2011 (TBA)
Over 50 sites around Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Surf city returns to Sydney's beaches of the 50s, 60s and 70s and shows how a scruffy bunch of kids on surfboards, a hunger for social change and a lifestyle of pleasure and escape left an indelible, salt-stained mark on this beach loving metropolis. Meet the surfers who stirred the pot during these volatile years and discover what surf crazed Sydneysiders rode, wore, watched, heard and read. Feat ...
DATE / TIME: Saturday 24th September 2011 - Saturday 17th March 2012
Various Sydney Venues, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
As part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival, food lovers can take it to the streets with a range of community food festivals throughout NSW. Explore the Tastings of the Hastings in regional NSW. Embrace the Food Festival spirit at Fairfield's inaugural South-American Culinary Carnivale, Taronga's brand-new food-related festivities or sweets of the world at Casula Powerhouse's Sweet As ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Monday 31st October 2011
Various venues, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Crave Sydney International Food Festival celebrates Sydney as a global dining destination enhanced by regional New South Wales produce and wine.
The 2011 festival will again prove Sydney is the place to be for food lovers in October, with the launch revealing an exciting line-up of superstar chefs, a spicy South American theme, and hundreds of city and regional events.
One of the festival' ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Monday 31st October 2011
Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Laphroaig Live is coming to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time ever.
The famous annual whisky program's 5th show will broadcast live from Australia, with the backdrop of Sydney's famous harbour and the iconic Opera House.
A panel of experts, including Lin Johnston, the great-great-great granddaughter of one of the brand's founders Alexander Johnston, will take viewers through the ta ...
176 Cumberland Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The High Tea Party is a gorgeous excuse to catch up with the girls.
Relaxing with a classic high tea of delightful sandwiches, delicate chocolates and cakes, scones with jam and cream, exquisite tea and a piccolo of sparkling wine. Whilst seated in the beautiful surrounds of the ballroom, this season's beautiful fashions will be shown.
Guests will then be free to explore many of experience ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 8th October 2011 - Sunday 9th October 2011
Hyde Park North, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The Night Noodle Markets is a major highlight of the Food Festival with more than 125,000 guests dropping by Hyde Park North over 10 nights to enjoy an authentic Asian hawker market atmosphere.
Hyde Park North will be transformed for two fabulous weeks, Monday to Friday only. With up to 40 food stalls, three bars and nightly entertainment this is the must-see event of the Festival.
Some of ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Monday 10th October 2011 - Friday 14th October 2011
Canterbury Racecourse Function Centre,, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2193, Australia
If you love vintage and antique clothing and accessories then this is the fair for you. More than 60 exhibitors will be selling vintage and antique clothing and accessories, antique and vintage jewellery, linen, lace and textiles, small collectables such as magazines, posters, fashion plates, sewing patterns, tools and parasols.
Entertainment over the whole weekend including demonstration of v ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 14th October 2011 - Sunday 16th October 2011
Goat island, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
This October, Sydney Harbour's Goat Island will be transformed into a magical food playground, when it hosts the Kids Crazy Island Tea Party! Families will be ferried to the island where they can explore a variety of interactive adventures, get their hands dirty making the yummiest of treats and picnic while watching live entertainment.
This free event is part of The Sydney Morning Herald Crave ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 15th October 2011 - Sunday 30th October 2011
City Recital Hall, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Three of Australia's top cabaret performers unite to present a collection of the finest pop songs ever written in Get Back - The Lennon and McCartney Songbook.
In Get Back - The Lennon and McCartney Songbook, this multi award-winning trio takes the audience back through songs that defined a generation with their trademark offbeat humour and brilliant three-part harmonies.
The program inclu ...
The Cargo Hall, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Discover and taste the "best of the best" award-winning wines from the 2011 Citibank NSW Wine Awards, either in a small group guided by one of the State's most talented winemakers or as a self-guided tour around NSW's 14 diverse wine regions. All guests will receive a souvenir NSW wine glass and Top 40 Wine booklet. The wines will be accompanied by light refreshments.
This is a fantastic opport ...
Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The New Generation boys will be popping up in a secret Sydney location this October to show Sydneysiders who is making the hottest wines around and to spread the Hunter Valley love.
David Hook, Andrew Thomas, Rhys Eather, Nick Paterson, Mike De Iuliis and Andrew Margan make up the New Generation Hunter Valley, and are in essence a group of knock-about blokes who take making wine seriously, but ...
Level 7, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Rev up your racing spirit and make tracks to a TAB Saddle-Up Sundays meeting.
Featuring one Sunday meeting a month, TAB Saddle-Up Sundays will visit all the unique regions of New South Wales highlighting exciting racing, community spirit and picturesque locations.
City Slickers can take a break from the big smoke and make tracks to a country race meeting. Adventure to the rugged yet spectac ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Sunday 23rd October 2011 - Monday 24th October 2011
Various Sydney Venues, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The expanded 100 Mile Meal program has regional NSW mobilised this year, putting together the perfect regional food platter for lunches, dinners and long-table brunches at TAFE colleges and farmers' markets around the state. The new 100 Mile Challenge will see five regional NSW teams bring their best menus to Sydney for a giant regional banquet - a long lunch for 500 people.
Ticket prices vary. ...
Clockwise Circuit Around Sydney Harbour, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The Seven Bridges Walk is a free, annual event. It's a great way to see Sydney, become active, improve health and raise money for four leading charities. The event is for everyone, all ages and fitness levels. It is not a race. Participants can start and finish where they wish. There will be seven villages along the course where there will be food, entertainment and live music. Free event buses an ...
483 George Street, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Professor Noam Chomsky, recipient of the 2011 Sydney Peace Prize, will deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in the Sydney Town Hall this November.
The Sydney Peace Prize is an award given annually by the Sydney Peace Foundation to personalities that contributed significantly to the field of peace and human rights.
The Sydney Peace Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation created ...
Sydney Metropolitan and Regional NSW locations, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Former restaurant critic and now Tasmanian farmer, Matthew Evans, takes to the Market Chef stage on Saturday August 6. Back by popular demand, Matthew will be using seasonal ingredients e from our superb fresh produce stalls to create inspiring dishes from his new book, Winter on the Farm.
Don't miss his demonstrations followed by book signings.
The Sydney Morning Herald Growers' Market is h ...
2 Angel Place, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The final concert in the 2011 Selby and Friends seasons is a treasure trove of piano trios rarely heard. Mozart's fabled unfinished piano trio followed by the creative genius of Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons! Dvorak's difficult and gorgeous F minor trio ends the season in a blaze of warmth and love for melody and the favourite flavours of his native Czechoslovakia. This is a concert event to be t ...
The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
From 12 November 2011 until 25 March 2012 The Art Gallery of NSW will present a landmark exhibition of the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), arguably the most radical and influential artist of the 20th century. The exhibition presents iconic works from virtually every phase of Picasso's legendary career, documenting the full range of his unceasing inventiveness and creative process.
Dr ...
DATE / TIME: Saturday 12th November 2011 - Sunday 25th March 2012
Various Venues, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Enjoy a breathtaking performance by The Australian Ballet in 2011.
Madame Butterfly - It's 1904, and the American Lieutenant Pinkerton has fallen under the spell of Madame Butterfly's innocence and charm.
British Liaisons - A devilishly demanding ballet that's heaven to watch; a chessboard war of love and betrayal.
Bodytorque - Muses - Bodytorque has become one of the year's highlights fo ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 2nd December 2011 - Wednesday 21st December 2011
The Domain, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Woolworths' Carols in the Domain is Australia's largest and most loved Christmas celebration. The Domain, in the heart of Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens will be filled with festive song and spirit as the brightest stars from Sydney and around the world sing everyone's favourite Christmas songs.
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is a free event and is family friendly, with entertainers including T ...
Fleet Steps, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Celebrate New Year's Eve 2011 at Midnight at the Oasis, the perfect place to see in the new year.
Made for those of you who love eating and drinking, Midnight at the Oasis is the perfect location to enjoy the fireworks without the stress of big crowds. Located at Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, Midnight at the Oasis has spectacular unimpeded views of the Sydney Opera House and Bridge. Ticket ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 31st December 2011 - Sunday 1st January 2012
Various vantage points around Sydney Harbour, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
There's no better place to welcome the new year than in Sydney - the New Year's Eve Capital of the World.
Be one of the first in the world to welcome the new decade as Sydney dazzles you with its world-class event and a spectacular Midnight Fireworks Display.
The internationally-loved event on Sydney Harbour brings in more than 1.5 million spectators and is watched by more than 1 million vi ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 31st December 2011 - Sunday 1st January 2012
Level 2, 10 Hickson Road, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
For three weeks each January, Sydney Festival offers a rich program of around 80 events involving upwards of 500 artists from Australia and abroad covering dance, theatre, music, visual arts, cross media and forums. In any given year, the Festival makes use of most of the main theatres across the city including Sydney Theatre, Carriage Works, City Recital Hall and venues at Sydney Opera House.
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PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 7th January 2012 - Sunday 29th January 2012
Mrs Macquarie's Point, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Set beside stunning Sydney Harbour at sunset, Harbour '12 is one of the most unique and beautiful parties in the world. Enjoy the sunshine, cocktails and thousands of sexy international partygoers that make it a must-do part of any Mardi Gras experience.
Located in the lush surrounds of the Botanic Gardens, Harbour '12 will feature the best DJs, both domestically and internationally, with sensa ...
Hyde Park end of Oxford Street to Anzac Parade, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is an unforgettable night in Sydney, when the LGBTQI communities come out in full force. It is colourful, and outrageous demonstration of LGBTQI pride and diversity. Join us for this eye-opening event as thousands of people make their way down Oxford Street through Darlinghurst on colourful floats, with huge crowds cheering on in support.
The fun doe ...
Mrs Macquarie's Point, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Handa Opera on the Harbour - Beautiful music. Breathtaking spectacle. An unforgettable evening under the stars.
For three weeks only beginning in March 2012, one of the greatest operas ever written is performed on a shimmering stage, afloat on Sydney Harbour. Extravagant and devastatingly romantic, La Traviata is perfect for first time opera goers. ...
DATE / TIME: Saturday 24th March 2012 - Sunday 15th April 2012
Various venues around Sydney, Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Sydney's annual comedy festival with over 300 shows across 15 venues in three weeks. A feast of entertainment show-casing our brightest comic heroes from across Australia coupled with the best international gems on offer, the Festival plies its trade on Australia's most famous stages including the landmark Sydney Opera House and the iconic Enmore Theatre.
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DATE / TIME: Tuesday 24th April 2012 - Saturday 12th May 2012
