What’s On In Sydney This Week, This Month And Beyond
Lizzie Scorer
Contributor | Urban List, Sydney, NSW
Eloise Luke
Contributor | Urban List
Ilaria Sanzari
Contributor | Urban List, Sydney, NSW
2025 is serving a massive lineup of events and activities in Sydney/Eora to keep your calendar absolutely loaded.
Expect a jam-packed November in Sydney with heaps of food-filled experiences, unique events, theatre shows, and a banging roster of entertainment.
Here are Urban List's picks for the best things to do in Sydney this week, all of November and further into 2025.
- November 2025 Food Events And Markets
- November 2025 Art, Culture And Exhibitions
- November 2025 Music, Theatre And Film Events
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November Food Events And Markets
Ghost In The Rocks Returns
The Rocks, Sydney CBD | Thursday 30 October—Sunday 2 November
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After selling out in a flash last year, Ghost In The Rocks is back and better than ever—with four jam-packed nights of live music, spooky theatre, and DJs that might just raise the dead. Take a stroll through Poliakov's Haunted Woods, a ring of cabins serving scarily delicious eats from cult favourites like Messina. At the centre, the Poliakov Vodka Mainstage keeps the party pumping with live DJ sets all night long—or take a seat at the vodka bar and let the master mixologists whip you up a cocktail.
You certainly won't be short for plans this Halloween, as there's an activity for every age. If retail therapy is more your deal, keep on walking to the Halloween Market on Playfair Street—by day, expect pumpkin spiced treats and artisan wares; by night, bubbling fog, witches gathered on dark corners, and all sorts of curious creations. Need a break from the action? Settle in to a deckchair at the Ghost Cinema, where cult classic horror films are airing on the big screen; or party with the dead in some of Sydney's most haunted spots. The festival is free to enter, with certain ticketed events available to purchase online.
Lane Cove’s Food And Wine By The River
Burns Bay Reserve, Riverview | Sunday 2 November, 11am–5pm
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It’s indeed as perfect as it sounds, Food and Wine by the River is returning to Sydney’s lower north shore to deliver you a vintage glass of red in one hand and a sacred bagel in the other. This event is boasting over 20 wineries and producers, alongside food stalls featuring gourmet produce like pressed olives and sweet chilli, plus market stall classics like paella, gnocchi, and BBQ.
With the Mudgee Wine Region providing these goods, you can get a taste of that Aussie-made flavour while picnicking and listening to some funky jazz–there’ll be a BYO vinyl concept where your favourite song can be spun on an Oh My Days sound system. For that little extra incentive, this event is dog-friendly, with a dog show and prizes up for grabs for that dose of cuteness. Entry is free and tasting packages start at $30.
Letra House Paella Party
344 Kent St, Sydney | Sunday 9 November, from 12pm
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Exclusively for one flavourful Sunday lunch, Letra House is bringing a paella party–a Valencian ‘Fiesta del Arroz’–to Sydneysiders’ doorsteps. There’ll be two versions on offer for that ultimate experience: a pan of Paella de Butifarra y Sepia, featuring house-made butifarra blanca and topped with rosemary, beside a pan of Paella de Marisco mixing in all the best of seafood (think prawns, mussels and squid).
Whipped together and cooked up by none other than McComas-Williams and Head Chef Brandon Jones, this set menu also features the must-have tapas, alongside other small plates and a finish of dessert. With music playing and an option for lively al fresco dining, this experience starts at $90 per person.
Kiln Supper Club
Ace Hotel Sydney, 47-53 Wentworth Ave, Sydney | Saturday 15 November, from 10pm–2am
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For a late-night party with a Sydney skyline view, Kiln at Ace Hotel Sydney is hosting a DJ-packed and heavily snacked evening on level 18. Starting at 10pm and going late into the night, this evening is promising a flavourful bite of Kiln’s best mini dishes (included with the ticket), groovy beats from Sydney’s favourite DJs like Levins, and a selection of drinks to keep you going. Grab a ticket for $25 and enjoy an (actually) late-night out.
Sunday Arvos Pizza
Ace Hotel Sydney, via 53 Foy Lane, Sydney | Sunday 30 November, 3pm–7pm
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Sunday Arvos is Ace Hotel’s new chef series, and this month they’ve got chef Jean-Paul El Tom to serve up some fresh and perfectly crisp pizzas. With JP being a seasoned chef at Sydney hot spots like Baba’s Place and Corner 75, you can trust these pizzas will have a cultural twist and especially delectable flavour. Cooked up using the new Gozney Dome XL Gen 2, RSVP and come for free to find out which slice is calling your name.
Boozy Dolci At Otto Ristorante
Shop 8, 6 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo | Until end of February
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Sydney’s beloved Otto’s Ristorante is celebrating 25 years by whipping up a unique twist on Italian cannolis. Boozy Dolci is their new dessert special featuring cannoli filling inspired by the most renowned Italian liqueurs and cocktails. Think Nocello, Aperol Spritz, Espresso Martini and Limoncello in cannoli form with that extra crunch and sweetness. These exclusive desserts will be brought around to dining guests on a Boozy Dolci trolley, with each cannolo available à la carte for $14.
Dine-Out With Uber Eats
Various Locations | Ongoing
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With eating out getting pricier by the month, plenty of Sydneysiders are rethinking their restaurant habits. But while the splurge might be shrinking, the love of a shared meal isn’t going anywhere. That’s where Dine Out with Uber Eats comes in—a new initiative helping diners stretch their budget a little further.
The first round of offers are running until 9 November, offering discounts of up to $200 off at a wide mix of Sydney restaurants. Expect fine dining favourites like nel., Chester Whites and Bottega Wine Bar, as well as mid-range gems including Island Radio, Pieno, Fabbrica and Don’t Tell Aunty. You’ll also find casual classics like Mary’s, Zeus Street Greek and Tuga Pastries joining in, making it easy to keep your local rituals alive without spending a fortune.
The best part? These offers are available any day and time the restaurant’s open (aka no happy-hour restrictions or weekday fine print) so you can plan your next dinner, date or catch-up on your own terms.
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Aria Snack Bar
Aria Restaurant Sydney, 1 Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD | Daily
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Sydney Harbour’s refined waterfront restaurant, Aria, has introduced a bougie-on-a-budget bar menu perfect for late-night dining. Highlights include a $26 Wagyu smash burger with Section 28 cheese and beer onions, $12 tuna tartare with white soy and chives, $28 Siberian caviar served with pressed potato and egg yolk jam, an $18 ice cream sundae drizzled with sherry caramel and pecan, plus a $45 cheese platter with four premium Australian cheeses and seasonal pairings. Walk-ins are welcome any time, or book online daily from 8pm.
Aprés On The Harbour
Pier Bar, 11 Hickson Road, Dawes Point | Daily, 12pm–9pm
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A floating wonderland has taken over Pier Bar on Sydney Harbour, complete with crackling firepits, sparkling lights, chic cocktails and cosy outdoor cabanas overlooking the water. The menu is filled with warming favourites like a cheesy potato bake and truffle jaffle, steak frites, oven-baked camembert, and a candle-lit Biscoff fondue served with pretzels, toasted marshmallows and fresh strawberries to dip.
A half cabana fits 4 guests with $150 minimum spend, a full cabana fits 8 with a $300 minimum spend and the entire cabana area fits up to 14 with a $600 minimum spend. Aprés On The Harbour is open daily from 12pm to 9pm.
Nothing Set: Bombies Dinner Club
Level 1/29 Moore Road, Freshwater | Thursdays, from 7pm
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A groovy weekly dinner club has landed on the Northern Beaches at '70s-style rooftop bar and live music venue Bombies above the Harbord Hotel in Freshwater. Every Thursday night, dive into a changing mystery set menu for just $45pp, matched with low-intervention vino by Doom Juice and live tunes courtesy of boogie-fied improv group Beat Mystique. And as a huge bonus: the first six tables to book in each week will score themselves a bottle of Doom Juice. To find out what’s on the menu, you’ll have to book in.
Recovery Sundays
Baptist Street Rec. Club, Corner of Cleveland and Baptist Street, Redfern | Every Sunday
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Wanna end the weekend right? Redfern’s Baptist Street Rec. Club is slinging complimentary spring rolls all day for Recovery Sundays alongside $7 beers and $8 house wines. From 2pm, you can also grab $15 Margaritas and Palomas, plus $10 Bloody Marias and West Coast Coolers ‘til 10pm. There'll be DJs spinning groovy tunes, board games to rally around and a mouthwatering menu on the lineup, too.
Suntory Bar
Whisky Thief, Prefecture 48, 230 Sussex Street, Sydney CBD | Until Saturday 8 November
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Premium Japanese beverage house Suntory takes over Prefecture 48’s Whisky Thief for a three-month-long stint of Tokyo-level cocktails and elevated malts, alongside exclusive snacks by legendary chef Tetsuya Wakuda—marking the first chance to taste Tetsuya’s cooking since the closure of his eponymous Sydney CBD restaurant in July 2024.
Try a botanical Roku G&T, an ‘80s-style Japanese Slipper starring Suntory’s Midori melon liqueur, and the hero serve: a refreshing Hakushu Highball, made with crisp Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve whisky from the highest distillery in the world, paired with soda and fresh mint.
There’s also premium whisky flights available and a strong roster of Suntory’s RTDs, such as Minus 196, Jim Beam & Cola and Canadian Club, plus The Premium Malt’s Beer.
November Art, Culture And Exhibitions
What Ability Day
North Sydney Oval, 2 Fig Tree La, North Sydney | Saturday 1 November 10am–12pm
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Sydney’s annual What Ability Day is heading to North Sydney Oval for a morning of all-inclusive outdoor fun. Welcoming anyone with disabilities who are looking to play some sports, toss around a ball, and grab a photo or two with local athlete icons, this event comes ticketed at the unbeatable price of zero dollars. Come on up with your family members and carers too, to enjoy some excitement during this sunny spring season.
Ceramic Studio Sessions
Australian Ceramics Open Studios, Various Locations | Saturday 8 November–Sunday 9 November, 10am-4pm
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Across Sydney city and nationwide, ceramic studios are prepping those spinning wheels and clay for this year’s Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS) event. If you’ve been trying to learn a new skill, keep those kids busy with something hands-on, or wanting a unique handmade centrepiece for home decor, these studio events will fire it up.
There’ll be wheel-throwing demonstrations, ins and outs tours of the studios, exhibitions and, most importantly, many shelves of professionally-crafted ceramics to take home. Bonus: Entry is free, and these events are family-friendly. Take a peek at the directory to find studios near you.
Flack Studio’s Book Launch
Ace Hotel Sydney, 47-53 Wentworth Ave, Sydney | Thursday 13 November, 6pm–10pm
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Flack Studio, famed for their sleek and innovative architecture and interiors, is launching their debut book this month and generously extending the invite. With their Open Library popping up at the Ace Hotel Sydney for the first time, this evening features a conversation with founder David Flack himself, alongside author Evan Roberts.
With copies of Flack Studios: Interiors ready to be signed, and a celebratory lobby party from 7pm onwards, this evening will be bursting with creativity and contemporary design geniuses. Spots are limited for this exclusive event, so RSVP and prepare to be inspired.
The Island: Summer Season
Departure: Man O'War Steps, Farm Cove Street, Sydney CBD | Every Saturday
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The Island’s Summer Season is in full swing, with a five-hour parties from 3pm until sunset every Saturday. Expect next-level DJs, cocktails and unbeatable harbour views at Sydney’s favourite floating bar. Guests can level up with VIP Banquette booths, Rooftop access or table packages, while water taxi transfers run every 20 minutes from Man O’War Steps from 2:50pm, making it the easiest way to get to the action.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition
Fever Pavilion, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park | From Friday 29 August
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Explore Renaissance Rome without leaving Sydney at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition, open from Friday 29 August at Fever Pavilion in Sydney Showground. The immersive 60-90 minute experience brings to life 34 of Michelangelo’s frescoes, including The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment, in true-to-size, high-definition reproductions.
Whether you’ve seen the originals or not, the exhibition provides a rare chance to walk through one of history’s greatest masterpieces from a never-before-seen perspective, letting visitors admire every brushstroke up close without the busy Vatican crowds around. Sign up for the waitlist to book tickets online.
Sydney Writers’ Festival Program
State Library of New South Wales, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney CBD | From Thursday 18 September
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Racking up over 101,000 attendees earlier this year, the Sydney Writers’ Festival is launching a year-round program of exciting literary events in addition to its popular annual festival. The first program drop features four live talks at the State Library of NSW, including 2025 Stella Prize winner and Theory & Practice author Michelle de Krester in conversation with Malcolm Knox on Thursday 18 September, romance writers Melanie Saward and Saman Shad discussing cultural identity and love from perspectives hardly seen on the page on Thursday 25 September, discussions on the Booker Prize on Thursday 6 November, and a whole day dedicated to family and kids events with Family Day on Sunday 23 November. Tickets start at $35.
RELICS: A New World Rises
Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Darlinghurst | Until Tuesday 27 January, 2026
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Created by LEGO® Masters winners Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler, RELICS: A New World Rises is an immersive exhibition at the Australian Museum showcasing 14 mini LEGO® worlds inside vintage objects. Think lively LEGO® towns inside an antique piano, and newsroom scenes in old TVs.
Running until 27 January 2026, the exhibition also has an interactive build area, custom scavenger hunts and audio guides. Tickets are $29 for adults, $25 for concessions, $19 for children aged 4-15, and free for children aged 0-3 and Australian Museum members.
Pup Yeah!
QT Hotels & Resorts | Ongoing
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QT Hotels & Resorts is pampering pooches across Australia and New Zealand with dog-friendly stays. Pup Yeah! boasts pet-appointed rooms, luxe orthopedic memory foam CUB beds, St Argo’s hand-baked treats stocked up in the mini bar, dog-friendly room service with dishes like steak tartare and bacon ice cream, plus a bunch of designer grooming products from smith&burton to truly spoil your furry best friend.
To top it all off, each QT destination has a Strut Your Pup digital map, offering guides on the best local walks, parks, pup-friendly cafes and photo ops. Book a well-deserved stay for you and your pooch online.
November Music, Theatre And Film Events
First Nations Music With Sovereign Sounds
Botany View Hotel, 597 King St, Newtown | Saturday 8 November, from 7:30pm
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If you’re wanting something to groove to in this Aussie city, Sovereign Sounds is hosting the first of a series of their First Nations music and culture events. Bringing heritage to some serious beats and musical genius, this Saturday night event will see performances from several new wave talent,s including Yung Brother, MINTY and K. Law. General admission is 18 plus, and tickets are going for $24.
Tongue Tied At Pleasure Club
6 Wilson St, Newtown | Every Sunday from 2 November–end of January
Image credit: Pleasure Club | Parker Blain
From 5pm til late, Pleasure Club will be bringing out the best on the decks–including Touch Sensitive and friends–to get some heavy beats happening while cocktails are shaken up. For a late-night party worth cancelling your Monday plans for (or turning up a mess), Tongue Tied promises to make you “lose your words” and “find your rhythm”. Entry is free, just RSVP for a night of disco, funk and heat.
Live Music Lineup At Elliott's
79 Elliott Street, Balmain | Every Weekend
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Since their recent opening in Balmain, Elliott's have been curating a live music program that takes full advantage of the Inner West's recently relaxed music laws—and things are getting loud this weekend. The courtyard hosts a rotating lineup of vinyl DJs and live soul, funk and blues sets every weekend, curated by Jordan McDonald (NITE-RITE Entertainment).
Tender Comrade
White Rabbit Gallery, 30 Balfour Street, Chippendale | Until Sunday 16 November
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Until 1997, homosexuality was classified as a crime in China under the offence of 'hooliganism'. Despite no longer being considered a crime, the societal hangover and cultural pressures on LGBTQ+ individuals and communities persist. These communities call themselves tongzhi (同志) meaning 'comrade' or 'common will'.
Curated by David Williams, this month White Rabbit welcomes the opening of an exhibition that celebrates the resilience of Chinese queer communities. Leaning into the works that celebrate their powerful camaraderie, this exhibition allows its audience to immerse themselves in the tenderness that has bolstered Chinese queer communities to defy erasure.
The Book of Mormon
Capitol Theatre, 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket | Until Sunday 30 November
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Labelled “the best musical of this century” by the New York Times, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical-comedy, The Book Of Mormon, is returning to Sydney at the Capitol Theatre.
If you’re not familiar with the plot of this smash-hit, it follows two young mismatched Mormon missionaries as they aim to spread the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to a remote village in Uganda, which quickly unfolds with hilarious improvisations and satirical sing-a-longs. Tickets start at $99, plus a booking fee.
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