What's on in Sydney this weekend

40 things to do in Sydney this Friday, Saturday and Sunday — live music, theatre, comedy and free events, all checked by hand rather than scraped.

Free

Film at the House Exhibition

3 June – 3 Dec

Sydney Opera House

Arts

Great Opera Hits 2026

5 July – 26 Oct

Sydney Opera House

OtherFrom $69

Pride & Prejudice (sort of)

16 July – 30 Aug

Sydney Opera House

TheatreFrom $65

The Merry Widow

17 July – 18 Aug

Joan Sutherland Theatre

OtherFrom $50

Bennelong in London

18 July – 16 Aug

Wharf 1 Theatre

TheatreFrom $46

Free

Skate!

18 July – 15 Aug

Carriageworks

Sports

Carriageworks Farmers Market

18 July – 18 July

Carriageworks

Food & Drink

Rigoletto

21 July – 21 Aug

Joan Sutherland Theatre

OtherFrom $50

Velvet Inferno

24 July – 13 Sept

Sydney Opera House

CabaretFrom $50

Architecture Club

25 July – 14 Nov

Centre for Creativity

OtherFrom $69

Free

Public Choir - Big Heart Sing

27 July – 9 Nov

Sydney Opera House

Music

lacuna

30 July – 15 Aug

Downstairs Theatre

TheatreFrom $45

Fiddler on the Roof

31 July – 3 Oct

Theatre Royal Sydney

Theatre

Geordie Greep

3 Aug – 31 Aug

Metro Theatre

Music

A View from the Bridge

5 Aug – 5 Sept

New Theatre

TheatreFrom $25

People Inside Me

5 Aug – 15 Aug

Flight Path Theatre

Theatre

The Drover’s Wife

7 Aug – 15 Aug

Joan Sutherland Theatre

OtherFrom $50

Festival of New Work 2026

10 Aug – 23 Aug

Hayes Theatre Co

Theatre

Parkway Drive: Killing With A Smile Anniversary

12 Aug – 21 Aug

ENMORE THEATRE

Music

Vivaldi's Legacy

12 Aug – 18 Aug

City Recital Hall

MusicFrom $50

Orchestral Dances with Håkan Hardenberger

12 Aug – 15 Aug

Sydney Opera House

MusicFrom $36

Burn the Floor Luminous

13 Aug – 29 Aug

Sydney Opera House

DanceFrom $89

Two Blood

13 Aug – 15 Aug

Carriageworks

DanceFrom $34

Dita Von Teese Nocturnelle

13 Aug – 15 Aug

State Theatre

CabaretFrom $100

Parkway Drive: Horizons Anniversary

13 Aug – 22 Aug

Enmore Theatre

Music

The Shah – Dj Set

Fri, 14 Aug · 10:00pm

METRO THEATRE

Music

Charlie Ivan Band - 'Of Nothing' Tour

Fri, 14 Aug · 7:00pm

The Vanguard

MusicFrom $15

Nazeem Hussain

14 Aug – 15 Aug

Enmore Theatre

Comedy

Prop Records Present Icon Series #2

Fri, 14 Aug · 7:00pm

Oxford Art Factory

MusicFrom $37

Australian Story Live: Celebrating 30 Years

Sat, 15 Aug · 1:00pm

Sydney Opera House

OtherFrom $29

ABBA Thank You For the Music

Sat, 15 Aug

Riverside Theatre

MusicFrom $79

Broke AF Emo Night Sydney

15 Aug – 16 Aug

Oxford Art Factory

MusicFrom $12

Hayu FanFest

Sat, 15 Aug · 2:00pm

Hordern Pavilion

OtherFrom $130

Daily J

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm

Oxford Art Factory

MusicFrom $40

Gayc/Dc

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm

METRO THEATRE

Music

Sunset Bros Present: Dimension

Sat, 15 Aug

Roundhouse

Music

That Gurl Bella

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm

The Vanguard

MusicFrom $20

London Calling (The Clash Tribute)

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:30pm

FACTORY THEATRE

Music

Jaspreet Singh

Sun, 16 Aug · 5:30pm

Factory Theatre

Comedy

Jack Botts

Sun, 16 Aug · 7:00pm

Metro Theatre

Music