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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!

I Pet a Dog – A True Story (Darling Harbour)

Darling Quarter 1-25 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Taylor Nodell plays guitar and sings on topics like petting dogs, lunar phenomenon, and his pet fish Harold. Taylor Nodell is a singer/songwriter bringing focus to the little things in life that give him joy. He used to sing in...

The Listies Make Some Noise (Riverside Theatres)

Riverside Theatre - Parramatta Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta, NSW, Australia

A riotous mixtape of silly songs, stupid sketches plus crazy clowning! For over a decade the award winning Listies have toured the world doing shows for literally gazillions of kidults (that’s kids and their adults). Now it’s your turn. Make...

$34

Little Bozu and Kon Kon (Riverside Theatres)

Riverside Theatre - Parramatta Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Fusing Japanese folklore traditions and contemporary storytelling, perfect for the whole family. Little Bozu and Kon Kon follows a shapeshifting raccoon and a misunderstood fox from different worlds. They find each other in a shared need for friendship and, from...

$35

The Gruffalo (Seymour Centre)

Seymour Centre Corner of City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale, NSW, Australia

After sell-out seasons across the world, including London’s West End & Broadway, The Gruffalo returns to Australia. Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia...

$46

The Librarian (Glen Street Theatre – Belrose)

Glen Street Theatre Cnr Glen Street, Blackbutts Rd, Belrose, NSW, Australia

A Bookish Circus Adventure At first glance, Paul-Émile Dumoulin seems like just a regular librarian. He is serious, proud and very orderly. Every book is in its place on his impeccable shelves. The only problem? As soon as Paul-Émile gets...

$40

The Librarian (Glen Street Theatre)

Glen Street Theatre Cnr Glen Street, Blackbutts Rd, Belrose, NSW, Australia

At first glance, Paul-Émile Dumoulin seems like just a regular librarian. He is serious, proud and very orderly. Every book is in its place on his impeccable shelves. The only problem? As soon as Paul-Émile gets his nose in a...

$40

Cicada (Sydney Theatre Company)

Sydney Theatre Company Wharf 2, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia

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, NSW, Australia

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

Waru: Journey of the Small Turtle (Sydney Opera House)

Sydney Opera House Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia

In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. A contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, Waru – journey of the...

$30

Dog Man the Musical (Seymour Centre)

Seymour Centre Corner of City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale, NSW, Australia

With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy...

$44