Festivals

Major city festivals

SEP 2026 (DATES TBA) Sydney Design Week Multiple venues (Powerhouse) 8–11 OCT 2026 Sydney Festival of Magic & Illusion Regent Theatre, Richmond 8–11 OCT 2026 Irish Film Festival Palace Moore Park 1 OCT–1 NOV 2026 Ockerfest (weekends) Coogee Bay Hotel SAT 10 OCT 2026 Australian Burlesque Festival The Concourse, Chatswood SAT 10 OCT 2026 Dark Nights Film Fest (horror, 11am–9pm) Reservoir Cinema, Surry Hills 10–11 OCT 2026 Mi Casa, Tu Casa: Latin Heritage Fest Overseas Passenger Terminal 16 OCT–2 NOV 2026 Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Bondi to Tamarama walk 23–25 OCT 2026 Art & About Sydney (free) Oxford Street & surrounds 6–29 NOV 2026 Head On Photo Festival Bondi Pavilion & multiple venues SAT 7 NOV 2026 University of Sydney Community Festival Camperdown Campus 7–25 JAN 2027 Sydney Festival Multiple venues MAY 2027 (TBA) Australian Fashion Week Carriageworks, Eveleigh MAY 2027 (TBA) Sydney Writers' Festival Carriageworks, Eveleigh 28 MAY–19 JUN 2027 Vivid Sydney Bennelong Point & Harbour 11–18 JUN 2027 Sydney Film Festival Multiple venues LAST HELD 15–23 AUG 2026 Sydney Science Festival / National Science Week (2027 TBC) Multiple venues SAT 5 DEC 2026 Good Things Festival 2026 Sydney Showground SUN 24 JAN 2027 SUMMER CRAWL 2027 King Street Crawl SEP 2027 (TBA) Festival of the Winds Bondi Beach

Cultural & multicultural

LAST HELD 16–19 JUL 2026 Bastille Festival (2027 dates TBC) Circular Quay & The Rocks LAST HELD 22–30 AUG 2026 Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival (2027 dates TBC) Auburn Botanic Gardens SEP (ANNUAL) Chilean Festival Fairfield Showground 23–25 OCT 2026 Sydney Salsa & Mambo Convention Sydney OCT–NOV (ANNUAL) Diwali Festival Wigram Street, Harris Park FEB (ANNUAL) Bondi Latin Fiesta Bondi Pavilion MAR–JUN (ANNUAL) Greek Festival of Sydney Darling Harbour & multiple venues 12–14 MAR 2027 The Eid Show Bankstown Showground WED 17 MAR 2027 St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival The Rocks 30 APR–2 MAY 2027 Sydney International Bachata Festival Sydney DATES VARY (RAMADAN) Lakemba Nights Haldon Street, Lakemba

Food & drink

16–25 OCT 2026 Sydney Beer Week Multiple venues 24 OCT 2026 Cruelty Free Festival Marrickville 24 OCT 2026 Plant Powered Show Sydney 20–22 NOV 2026 Good Food & Wine Show — Christmas Edition ICC Sydney 27–29 NOV 2026 Sydney Tea Expo Sydney Town Hall 25–27 JUN 2027 Good Food & Wine Show ICC Sydney OCT 2027 (TBA) GABS Craft Beer & Cider Festival ICC Sydney

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