School holiday activities in Sydney

865 upcoming listings in Sydney for 15 Dec–31 Jan. The summer school break in Sydney, mid-December to the end of January. That stretch is the break every Australian state shares. Past dates drop off on their own.

Listings updated (Sydney time). Past events drop off on their own.

Plan the day in Sydney: Saturday date night, Family Sunday under $50 or a free afternoon.

Tuesday 15 December

Tuesday Morning Awareness Through Movement Class - 15th December 2026

11:00 am – 12:00 pm · 333 King St · Newtown

$22–$25

POUND DRUMMOYNE

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm · Drummoyne Girl Guide Hall Ullathorne Street · Drummoyne

$15.08

Business Casual Does Christmas

6:00 pm – 10:30 pm · Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar · Marrickville

$30

Collage Class at Paddington Library

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm · Paddington Library · Paddington

$5

Sydney CBD Secret Bar Crawl with Stories

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm · Queen Victoria Statue at QVB - corner of George St and Druitt St · CBD

$69.67

Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical - Captioned Performance

6:30 pm · Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay · Millers Point

Price TBA

HeRose + Heroines: Sydney | Christians in the Creative Arts

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm · Restaurant of the Week · CBD

$12.51

Lvl 1- Vinyl Night with Special Guest Cam Undy

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm · Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar · Marrickville

Free

Show Me The Body

7:00 pm – 10:30 pm · Liberty Hall · Moore Park

$82.88

F3MIII

7:30 pm – 11:30 pm · Oxford Art Factory · Paddington

$53.05

Christmas at Sydney Town Hall

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm · Sydney Town Hall, Centennial Hall · CBD

$21.99

Remi Wolf

All day · Enmore Theatre · Enmore Theatre

Price TBA

Wundrful World Of Christmas

All day · Wundr Store

Price TBA

Summer Group Exhibition 2026

All day · Rushcutters Bay · Rushcutters Bay

Free

Unfolding Ground

All day · Chatswood · Chatswood

Free

Wednesday 16 December

Momentum

6:45 am – 9:00 am · Easts Rugby Club · Bellevue Hill

$53.84

BNI Bondi Apex Business Meeting

7:45 am – 9:45 am · Easts Bondi Junction · Bondi

$45

Zumba Gold - Ashfield - 16th December CHRISTMAS PARTY

9:30 am – 11:00 am · Inner West Council – Ashfield Service Centre - Ashfield Town Hall · Inner West

Free

Moments in Music – Jazz History

10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Lane Cove Library · Lane Cove

Free

The Nutcracker

2:00 pm · Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket

Price TBA

Hawkesbury Chamber Business After 5 - December 2026

5:30 pm · Butterfly Farm Indy 800 · Wilberforce

$35–$55

The Artist Studio Academy Showcase - 16 Dec

6:00 pm – 10:30 pm · Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar · Marrickville

$15

Wednesday Evening Awareness Through Movement Class - 16th December 2026

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm · 333 King St · Newtown

$22–$25

Sydney Korean English language exchange meetups

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm · Shark Hotel · Liverpool

$6.61

Comedy Class (improvisation) 2026

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm · The Abercrombie Hotel · Chippendale

$24.89–$43.33

Refettorio Pay It Forward Dinner | Wednesday 16th December, 2026

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm · Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney · Surry Hills

$80

Newtown Street Art & Small Bars Tour

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm · "I Have A Dream" mural · Newtown

$69.67

Vinyl Night with Special Guest Robbie Buck on Level 1

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm · Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar · Marrickville

Free

WEDNESDAY COMEDY 16TH DECEMBER

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm · Stand OUT Comedy · Chippendale

$20–$30

Sleigh Zumba! Christmas and End-of-Year Party Night

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm · East Sydney Community and Arts Centre · Darlinghurst

$14

The Festive Pause | A Christmas Sound Bath

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm · True Woo Cronulla · Cronulla

$33.08

Magic Mic Comedy - Wednesday

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm · Potts Point Hotel · Potts Point

$29.96–$174.34

A Beautiful Noise

7:30 pm · Sydney Lyric · Pyrmont

Price TBA

TWISTED TEENS (USA)

7:30 pm – 11:00 pm · Oxford Art Factory · Paddington

$55

Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical

7:30 pm · Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay · Millers Point

Price TBA

2016LYFE [smokedope2016] + [ghostfacekush] + [BARTESIANWATER]

8:00 pm – 11:59 pm · Liberty Hall · Moore Park

$60.51–$70.32

$9 Comedy Show | Amateur Open Mic | The Laugh Inn

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm · The Newtown Hotel · Newtown

$10.58

Wundrful World Of Christmas

All day · Wundr Store

Price TBA

The Orpheum Jazz Lounge: The Pocket Trio with Kate Wadey

All day · Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace · Cremorne

Price TBA

Thursday 17 December

BNI Southern Business - Visitor Registration 2026

6:30 am – 8:30 am · Elouera Surf Life Saving Club · Cronulla

Free

Inner West Pacesetters

6:30 am – 8:30 am · Drummoyne Sailing Club · Drummoyne

$65

Santa Family Photos 17/12 - 24/12/2026

9:00 am – 9:10 am · MarketPlace Leichhardt · Leichhardt

$5

17TH - 18TH DECEMBER 2026 NORTH SHORE CRICKET CAMP

9:00 am – 3:00 pm · until 18 Dec · Kingsford Smith Oval · Longueville

$120

Tarot Reading Course

9:30 am – 4:00 pm · until 18 Dec · Writes of Passage Retreats · katoomba

$540

Back to Your Body: Fascial Maneuvers & Nervous System Reset (Balmain)

10:00 am – 11:00 am · EVEolution Balmain · Balmain

$22.49

Breastfeeding Education for Pregnant Women with Diabetes 17th December 2026

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm · Westmead Hospital Education and Conference Centre, Entrance 4, Level 2 · Westmead

Free

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong | Dec 17 - 29

1:30 pm – 9:00 pm · until 29 Dec · Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall · Bennelong Point

Price TBA

Caesarean & Parenting Workshop Crows Nest 17th December 2026

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm · Crows Nest Centre · Crows Nest

$450

Nightshift Members Social and Track Night, 17th December 2026

5:30 pm – 10:30 pm · Sydney Motorsport Park Brabham Circuit · Eastern Creek

Price TBA

LEARN TO LINE DANCE AT THE BEER SHED!

6:00 pm · The Beer Shed · Leumeah

$17.35

CPR Kids Thursday 17th December 2026

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm · Westmead Hospital Education and Conference Centre, Entrance 4, Level 2 · Westmead

$126.50–$253

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

6:00 pm · Fever Pavilion · Sydney Olympic Park

Price TBA

The Nutcracker

6:30 pm · Capitol Theatre, Sydney · Haymarket

Price TBA

BINGO BOTANICA [Thu 17 Dec]

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm · Universal Sydney · Darlinghurst

$39–$390

The Rocks & Circular Quay Secret Bar Crawl with Stories

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm · Customs House · CBD

$69.24

Refettorio Pay It Forward Dinner | Thursday 17th December, 2026

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm · Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney · Surry Hills

$80

OP Productions ‘SHOUT TO THE TOP’

7:00 pm · The Juniors Kingsford · Kingsford

$43.35

Speed Dating Bondi Beach 21-35 year olds

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm · Lamrock Cafe Bondi Beach · Bondi

$57

The Greasy Chicken Orchestra with Justine Clarke

7:00 pm – 11:30 pm · Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar · Marrickville

$30

Adam Newling - The Bloody Solo Tour

7:00 pm · Heaps Normal Warehouse · Marrickville

$39.80

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Market / pop-up

Chatswood Mall Markets

Friday 18 December · 10am–9pm

Chatswood

Busy multicultural street-food and produce market in the heart of Chatswood, running into the evening.

Free

Community event

The Grounds of Alexandria

Saturday 19 December · 7:30am–4pm

Alexandria

Sydney’s famous garden café precinct: lush gardens, the Potting Shed, Garden Bar & BBQ and seasonal pop-ups and themed installations. Check the website for current activations.

Free

Market / pop-up

Carriageworks Farmers Market

Saturday 19 December · 8am–1pm

Eveleigh

One of Sydney’s most popular farmers markets, in a heritage railway workshop: seasonal NSW produce, cheese, flowers, coffee and breakfast stalls.

Free

Market / pop-up

Paddington Markets

Saturday 19 December · 10am–4pm

Paddington

Iconic open-air artisan market on Oxford Street: local fashion, handmade art and craft, jewellery and food, rain or shine.

Free

Market / pop-up

Bondi Markets

Sunday 20 December · 10am–4pm

Bondi Beach

Every Sunday

Sunday beachside market: local designers, vintage fashion, prints and accessories steps from Bondi Beach.

Free

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Good to know

Which dates does this School holidays page cover in Sydney?
This page is 15 Dec–31 Jan. The dates are worked out when the page renders, in Sydney time, and they move forward once a day has passed. VibePeep currently lists 865 upcoming listings whose start date sits in this window.
How does a listing get onto this page?
Its start date has to fall inside 15 Dec–31 Jan. Cancelled listings are left off. A title that merely mentions school holidays is not enough.
Are these the official Sydney school holidays?
This page uses mid-December to the end of January, the summer break every Australian state shares. Other term holidays differ by state, so they do not get their own page.

Listings are gathered from organisers, official guides and ticketing sites and re-checked regularly. Times, prices and availability can change, so always confirm with the organiser before you go. Sponsored placements are always labelled.