Arts Kids – Sydney and Beyond
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!
Showcasing exquisite puppetry, an enigmatic host, audience interaction and a world of rare and exotic animals, ARC is a profound experience that embraces the natural world and the creatures that cohabit this place we call Earth. (Read our review of...
Bonnie Lythgoe Productions, Australia’s biggest Family Musical Panto producer is proud to celebrating its 10th year anniversary with a brand new production of Snow White here at Riverside Theatres for a strictly limited season. We can promise you a magical theatrical...
Bonnie Lythgoe Productions, Australia’s biggest Family Musical Panto producer is proud to celebrating its 10th year anniversary with a brand new production of Snow White here at Riverside Theatres for a strictly limited season. We can promise you a magical theatrical...
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...
Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of...
Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has him feeling glum and thinking perhaps the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Is life more fun for the seals or the...
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...
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...
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...
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*. Don't worry, I'll also teach the parents how to annoy their kids as well. From multi award-winning kids comedian Matty Grey. Laugh your guts out of your butthole as he brings the chaos of...
Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of...
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,...
IMAGINE LIVE, based on Alison Lester’s book “Imagine,” published by Allen & Unwin, is a joyous celebration of nature that will live in your heart for years. The Helpmann award winning team from Robot Song led by Jolyon James have translated Lester’s...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has him feeling glum and thinking perhaps the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Is life more fun for the seals or the...
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...
Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of...
Spaghetti Confetti play kids’ music for people of all ages. They are a tie-dyed celebration of positivity who perform ultra catchy pun and fun-filled songs. Spaghetti Confetti’s interactive show encourages audience participation involving singing, dancing and rocking out as members...
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...
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...
If you like making comics, join us at this holiday workshop! Our display of May Gibbs’ comic strip Bib and Bub has inspired us to invite cartoonist and illustrator Matthew Lin to share his skills in creating comics. Suitable for children aged...
Spaghetti Confetti play kids’ music for people of all ages. They are a tie-dyed celebration of positivity who perform ultra catchy pun and fun-filled songs. Spaghetti Confetti’s interactive show encourages audience participation involving singing, dancing and rocking out as members...
Experience our major winter exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine as a family with a day of free activities. In-gallery and across two floors of the Museum, you're invited to join art-making, in-gallery activations, a silent disco, a special performance by magician Adam...
Spaghetti Confetti play kids’ music for people of all ages. They are a tie-dyed celebration of positivity who perform ultra catchy pun and fun-filled songs. Spaghetti Confetti’s interactive show encourages audience participation involving singing, dancing and rocking out as members...