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Find some great arts events, Sydney families! 

All events are based on the organiser’s information provided at the time of listing. Please confirm details of time, date, location, price and suitability with the official event page before making plans!

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Paper Planet (Parramatta Town Hall)

Parramatta Town Hall 182 Church Street, Parramatta

Enter the captivating and ever-growing Paper Planet. Explore the gigantic cardboard forest and make it grow using only paper, sticky tape and your imagination! Children and families are invited into this strange and delicate space where theatre and play merge,...

$10

Room on the Broom (The Concourse -Chatswood)

The Concourse - Chatswood 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

Room on the Broom, adapted from the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things, and they all hop on the broom for...

$45

Room on the Broom (The Concourse – Chatswood)

The Concourse - Chatswood 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

Adapted from the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books. How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind… The witch...

$45

The Librarian (Riverside Theatres)

Riverside Theatre - Parramatta Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta

Acrobatic theatre, clown, beat box and circus-requires an acrobatic climbing pole! Paul-Émile Dumoulin has been working at his town’s library for 25 years. He’s serious and nervous, also proud and sometimes so clumsy. Bookshelves must be impeccable, each book in...

$29.50

There’s a Sea in My Bedroom (Pier 2/3)

Australian Chamber Orchestra Pier 2/3 Suite 3/13A Hickson Rd, Dawes Point

This immersive and theatrical performance, adapted and directed by Tim McGarry, weaves together captivating storytelling with an original score from Australian composer Paul Stanhope, performed live by an ACO string quintet. This enchanting production, perfect for young audiences, touches on...

$39

Carnival of the Animals (Carriageworks)

Carriageworks 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh

Carnival of the Animals whisks you away on a thrilling circus escapade inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns delightful salute to feathers, fur and fins. Bringing this classical music suite to life for a whole new generation of circus, music and animal lovers, Carnival...

$40

Cicada (Sydney Theatre Company)

Sydney Theatre Company Wharf 2, Dawes Point

Adapted from CICADA by Shaun Tan Cicada spends his days dutifully working away in a grey office. Overlooked by his superiors and overworked by his colleagues, he is getting very close to the end of his tether. But one day, looking out...

$49

Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies (Royal Botanic Garden)

Royal Botanic Garden Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney

This Spring school holidays, join in an enchanting world of song and dance as the adventurous Tinkerbell flies into the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney from Saturday 28 September to Sunday 13 October. Along the way, she’ll meet up with some fairies from A Midsummer Night’s...

$30