Sydney Festival

Every January, Sydney Festival starts the new year with a bang, transforming the city with a bold cultural celebration based on critical ideas and cutting-edge art and performance.

Hot Chip, CHAII & Emma Donovan Amongst 2026 Sydney Festival Program

The 2026 Sydney Festival program is here, featuring music artists such as Hot Chip, Emma Donovan, CHAII, and many more.

New NYE Sydney Festival to Start This Year

Sydney's Bondi Beach will play host to a new New Year's Eve festival this year, with Fuzzy to produce the debut event.

2024 Sydney Festival Underway: Jalen Ngonda, Hak Baker, JFDR, BARKAA, and More

Sydney Festival 2025 is here, bringing top-notch performances to the city

Sydney Festival Drops 2025 Lineup with Global Stars and Local Legends

Sydney Festival is bringing the heat for summer 2025, announcing a star-studded music program kicking off from January 4th to 26th

PHOTOS: SUO @ Sydney Festival, ACO The Neilson

PHOTOS: SUO @ Sydney Festival, ACO The Neilson. Photos By Ashley Mar.

PHOTOS: Eliza Hull @ Sydney Festival, ACO The Neilson

PHOTOS: Eliza Hull @ Sydney Festival, ACO The Neilson. Photos By Ashley Mar.

2024 Sydney Festival Underway: Courtney Barnett, Courtney Act, Kate Miller Heidke’s Musical, and More

Sydney Festival 2024 is officially underway.

PHOTOS: St Jerome’s Laneway Sydney Festival 2023 @ Sydney Showground

PHOTOS: St Jerome’s Laneway Sydney Festival 2023 @ Sydney Showground. Photos By Ashley Mar.

Sydney Festival unveils 2022 program

Sydney Festival will return in 2022, with a vibrant live music and art program set to breathe life into the city throughout January.

Illy, The Rubens and more set for new all-ages Sydney festival, Out Of Bounds

There’s a new kid on Sydney’s festival block with Out Of Bounds, and they’re bringing some big names for their first year. Coming to the...

Police arrested dozens of Sydney festival punters for drug offences over the weekend

Another festival and, predictably, another host of arrests for drug-related offences, as Sydney police swooped on the city’s festival attendees over the weekend. As Music...

150 Sydney festival-goers caught with drugs over the weekend

NSW Police ran drug operations at a number of festivals in Sydney over the weekend, resulting in 150 busts. A series of festivals and large...