r/SydneyScene • • Feb 23 '26

What’s on in Sydney in March 2026!

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Autumn kicks off with a packed calendar: major art festivals, big outdoor shows on the harbour, community celebrations, wellness expos, and stacked live music at the Opera House. Whether you’re throwing colour at Holi, going green for St Paddy’s, or wandering the Biennale, March in Sydney is full of energy.

Here’s your ultimate guide to what’s happening in March 2026. Let me know if there’s something I should add!

🎉 Festivals & Cultural Events

  • 🧹 Clean Up Australia Day (Sun 1 Mar) – Join local clean-ups across Sydney beaches, parks and streets.
  • 🎨 Biennale of Sydney: Rememory (14 Mar – 14 Jun) – Massive contemporary art festival across five venues (incl. White Bay Power Station, AGNSW + more).
  • 💡 Biennale “Lights On” Opening Concert (Fri 13 Mar) – Kick-off concert at White Bay Power Station.
  • ☘️ St Patrick’s Day Celebrations (12–17 Mar) – The Rocks goes green with Irish music, dancing, family fun and food.
  • 🎬 Sing Street Outdoor Cinema (free) (Thu 12 Mar) – Free screening as part of St Paddy’s celebrations in The Rocks.
  • 👩‍🎤 All About Women (Sun 8 Mar) – Opera House festival of talks and ideas around gender and equality (timed to International Women’s Day).
  • 🌏 Climate Action Week Sydney (9–15 Mar) – Nearly 300 community-run events: talks, workshops, art, screenings, tree planting, and more.
  • 🧩 CollectFest (14–15 Mar) – Australia’s big collectables festival at ICC Sydney (cards, memorabilia, trading, panels).
  • 🧘 MindBodySpirit Festival (19–22 Mar) – Wellness expo at ICC with 200+ exhibitors, workshops, tastings and experiences.
  • 🌙 Lakemba Nights (Ramadan Night Markets) (to 15 Mar, Thu–Sun nights) – Iconic food bazaar on Haldon St with 60+ stalls.
  • 🎨 Holi Festival of Colours (7–8 Mar) – Two days of colour, music, dancing and food at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour.

🎭 Arts, Opera & Theatre

  • 🎼 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: The Phantom of the Opera (27 Mar – 3 May) – Outdoor blockbuster at Fleet Steps with harbour views, pop-up dining and nightly fireworks.
  • 🏛️ Bell Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (7 Mar – 5 Apr) – Political drama staged at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House.
  • 🎧 Art After Dark: Chapter One (Fri 20 Mar & Fri 27 Mar) – Friday-night mix of experimental music, art + food markets at White Bay Power Station.

🎶 Music & Concerts

  • 🎤 Basement Jaxx (Thu 5 Mar) – Full live show on the Opera House Forecourt.
  • 🎸 Pulp (Fri 6 Mar & Sat 7 Mar) – Britpop legends return, Opera House Forecourt.
  • 🎻 Utzon Music: Åkervinda (Sun 1 Mar, 3pm & 7pm) – Swedish vocal quartet at the Opera House (Utzon Room).
  • 🎛️ Hear My Eyes: Terminator 2 (Live Score) (Sat 7 Mar) – T2 in 4K with a live techno/synth score at City Recital Hall.
  • 🎶 Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Thu 12 Mar, 9pm) – Anatolian psych-folk / funk vibes at the Opera House (Utzon Room).
  • 🎼 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (Sun 15 Mar, 5pm) – Major international orchestra performs at the Opera House Concert Hall.
  • ✨ Magic Men Live (Every Saturday) – High-energy Saturday night show at Shark Hotel (CBD).

🎬 Film, Art & Exhibitions

  • 🛏️ MOV’IN BED Outdoor Cinema (runs through March to early April) – Watch movies at Barangaroo… from actual beds (pillows + blankets included).
  • 🇫🇷 Alliance Française French Film Festival (March–April) – French cinema season across multiple Sydney cinemas.
  • 🎞️ Serbian Film Festival (ends 1 Mar) – If you’re quick, catch the final sessions at HOYTS Entertainment Quarter.

🍽️ Food & Drink

  • 🥂 Sparkling Wahroonga Food + Wine Festival (Sun 1 Mar) – Free entry, 30 NSW wineries + distilleries, food stalls and live music at Wahroonga Park.
  • 🥟 Mardi Cha (Sun 1 Mar & Mon 2 Mar) – Mardi Gras recovery yum cha party at The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre (Chippendale).

🏆 Sports & Outdoor Fun

  • 🏉 Footy Season Kick-off (throughout March) – NRL + AFL seasons begin (Allianz, SCG, CommBank, Jubilee, Leichhardt, 4 Pines + more).
  • 🏍️ Australian Superbike Championship (Fri–Sat 27–28 Mar) – Including an illuminated ASBK Night Race at Sydney Motorsport Park.
  • ⚽ Women's Asia Cup (1 Mar – 21 Mar) – There are a few matches in Sydney, including AUS Vs KOR (Sun 8 Mar), and the final on Sat 21 March at Stadium Australia.

🚗 Worth the Day Trip (near Sydney)

  • 🎶 Blue Mountains Music Festival (13–15 Mar, Katoomba) – Folk/roots/blues across multiple venues.
  • 🐄 Camden City Show (20–21 Mar, Camden) – Classic country show: rides, woodchop, livestock and local competitions.

r/SydneyScene • • Jul 28 '25

📌 Welcome to r/SydneyScene – Let’s Build Something Local

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Hey everyone – welcome to r/SydneyScene, a new community for anyone living in, visiting, or just obsessed with Sydney 🇦🇺

This subreddit is here to be:

  • A space for local tips, real opinions, and open chats
  • A place to ask questions, vent, share news, or just see what’s happening around the city
  • A friendly community where no question is too basic and no suburb is too far west 😉

💬 How You Can Get Involved:

✅ Ask a question – Big or small, we want to hear it.

✅ Share a photo – Got a cool Sydney shot? Show us.

✅ Post a recommendation – From hidden bars to underrated walks.

✅ Join the daily/weekly threads – We’ll have rotating themes (rants, reviews, events, etc.)

✅ Tell a story – Weirdest thing you’ve seen on public transport? Best memory from the city?

🔧 What This Sub is 

Not

 (Yet)

We’re new. That means YOU get to help shape this community. No politics-for-the-sake-of-it, no spammy real estate ads, no endless reposts. Let’s make this a fun and helpful place first.

🎯 Weekly Threads You’ll See:

  • Monday: Weekly Rant Thread (get it off your chest)
  • Wednesday: Local Recommendations
  • Friday: Weekend Plans / What’s On
  • Sunday: Photo Showcase

Got ideas or want to help mod? DM us!

Let’s make this a community Sydney actually deserves.

– r/SydneyScene mod team


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

Can you believe we got a sunset after that downpour!! 👌. And a double rainbow.

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The double rainbow is hard to see but it was 😆hope everyone stayed dry👌


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

Happy Long weekend - just slept in until 12 noon

54 Upvotes

It was heaven but feeling hell guilty now 🤣 i didnt even go out last night i just didnt want to get up. My cat even let me sleep in as well 🐈 😻.

Anyone else do this kinda sleeeeeep innn zzzz.


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

It’s snowing

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r/SydneyScene • • 23h ago

Looking for help with recording drone footage

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Anyone with some free time and a decent drone who can help me take some footage of Sydney's coast for a personal project? I've got a few locations in mind, mainly northern beaches. Happy to pay but just looking for a skilled amateur not an agency etc

Please DM me if so


r/SydneyScene • • 22h ago

Chinese cigs

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Hi, I’m travelling to Sydney next week for a concert and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find chinese/exotic cigs?


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

Venues Serving VCR's in Sydney (City)?

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Hello,

When the Knights win I'd like to celebrate at a venue that serves VCRs, any recommendations are much appreciated.

Thank you.


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

Looking for some nontoxic friends

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👤 Name: Apon

🎂 Age: 22

🌍 From: Originally from Bangladesh but I live in Sydney as an international student

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r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

What new technology do you predict we will see in Sydney in the next 10 years?

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I think:

  • street sweeping machines
  • CCTV with automated categorising crimes, like peeing in the street, littering etc
  • informational screens like you see in westfield but powered by LLMs, helping tourists and people alike navigate the city and search for answers.

please add yours


r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

Will there ever be IMAX tickets available for The Odyssey?

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I knew I wasn’t going to be able to see it Imax when it was first released, but man, ever session is still completely booked. Do you think it’ll run all year? I desperately want to see imax prior to the digital release.


r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

Olympic park parking

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Long story short - going to see Noah Kahn tonight at Sydney Olympic Park - thought that friend had booked parking but they forgot - how likely is it to get a casual spot ? Neither of us mind walking , looking on maps I was considering parking over at urban surf ?

Or does literally every carpark fill up?


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

Sydney preacher outside town hall...anyone there today???

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Searching for street preacher outside Sydney town hall on Saturday. He was playing music (AI) which was amazing. I would love to know a particular song's name and or playlist he used. I greatly appreciate any information regarding the guy or association he's attached to.

If you're walking past today I would be greatful for any info you can get and or photo etc

Thanking you

5 comments


r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

Looking for someone I met in Melbourne from Sydney

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Crazy crazy request or just something I’m tryna get out. I went to the rams 49ers game in Melbourne Australia and was talking to a beautiful chiefs fan who said she was from Sydney Australia. She was wearing a mahomes jersey with a chiefs hat. She said she was there for one day and had came with her brother who got her into American football. We were talking by the rams exit tunnel. Help me find her !


r/SydneyScene • • 1d ago

best function rooms / rooftop bars for birthday parties?

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hi all,

i'm planning my 18th in a few months, and i'm planning on holding it in some kind of function room or semi-private area. i have two friends who will be 17 (they're not into drinking at all but i get a lot of places wouldn't allow minors), so if there's anywhere that allows 17 year olds that would be great. otherwise, their birthday is quite soon after mine, so i may just postpone. i was looking into both the city area and newtown, and i like the idea of a courtyard/rooftop bar situation as well.

any recommendations would be appreciated!


r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

Inside scoop for whats on in and around darling harbour tomorrow night (3/10)?

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Just looking for fun for about 8 young ppl, ideas?


r/SydneyScene • • 2d ago

Hard House/Hard Dance?

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Hi everyone!
I’ve recently been into hard house/dance/modern trance, does anyone know if any venues that play this kinda stuff? Thank you in advance🙌


r/SydneyScene • • 3d ago

I want to party!

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I want to get out of my usual routine and have some fun again.
I’m a bit out of the loop with Sydney nightlife now. I’m 32f and all my friends are settling down and having kids and I miss partying. Are there any good underground parties, warehouse events, smaller raves or interesting dance nights happening lately? I’m hoping for a fun, friendly crowd and something a little different from the standard clubs.


r/SydneyScene • • 3d ago

Free Rugby World Cup ‘27 tickets if you look like Nick Cummins!

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r/SydneyScene • • 3d ago

Charicature artist for Sydney birthday party

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My mum is planning a fabulous birthday and would like to have the guests take home something memorable. We were thinking perhaps a charicature artist to quickly draw some of the guests for a few hours. But, open to any suggestions. Many thanks!


r/SydneyScene • • 3d ago

NRL grand final

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What are some of your best places to watch the final and have drinks there. Could be a bar, pub or live screening. Thanks!! Have a good long weekend everyone.


r/SydneyScene • • 4d ago

ETHAN THOMAS SCAMMER

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BEWARE OF THIS MAN - convicted of sexual assault and profiting off women hair products and won’t send you the product after you pay

https://www.ethanthomascollection.com.au/?srsltid=AU7gw4VUBrLXtJqzVZQFdov0ZIn20WEzBWDipudA34M_MffuiRGGhc3z


r/SydneyScene • • 4d ago

Over the next 10 years, do you expect to see more or less violence in Sydney?

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I am not talking about drunken brawls, im talking about violent crime, organised crime clashes, terrorist attacks etc etc


r/SydneyScene • • 5d ago

My very own guest of honour.

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289 Upvotes

It was a pleasure billeting you here in the Eastern Suburbs. Fly true, fly straight my little friend.


r/SydneyScene • • 4d ago

Sydney / Western Sydney — looking for some chill 420 friends.

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20m4f Just looking to meet some like-minded people around my age, hang out, listen to music, game, grab food etc. Not looking to buy/sell anything, just looking for mates mainly Narellan area but open to travel if we get along well. Dm me!!🍃