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Free events in Sydney this week

24 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 24, 2026. Busiest venues: Art Gallery of New South Wales, State Library of New South Wales, OXFORD ART FACTORY.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Jan 10

And Still I Rise

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 5

Kate Mitchell In the Eye of the Giant

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 14

Super Nature

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Mechelle Bounpraseuth ສູ້ສູ້ Sou SouMechelle Bounpraseuth ສສ Sou Sou

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jun 1

Artists and Their Pets

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Proximate Cosmologies

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 15

Black Myth

White Rabbit Gallery · Chippendale
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Nov 8

Billy Bain By the River

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until May 9

The Edge of Things

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Apr 4

Freddie Timms and Timmy Timms Major, the East Kimberley Bushranger

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Near at Hand: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Breath of Faith The Living Sculpture of Pedro de Mena

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
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Music
12 PM

LOW LIFE ALL AGES MATINEE

OXFORD ART FACTORY · Darlinghurst
- Music
Free Sold out Tickets
Cinema
2 PM

Burnout

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Cinema
Free

Monday, October 19, 2026

Literature
Time not announced

Irish printers and book-trade piracy

State Library of New South Wales · Sydney CBD
- Literature
Free

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Literature
Time not announced

All maps lie!

State Library of New South Wales · Sydney CBD
- Literature
Free

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Cinema
2 PM

Burnout

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Cinema
Free
Visual arts
5 PM

Sydney Rare Book Week: Artists’ books for children

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
6 PM

Culture Dose: Art for wellbeing

Art Gallery of New South Wales · The Domain
- Visual arts
Free
Music
Time not announced

Spring Sessions

State Library of New South Wales · Sydney CBD
- Music
Free

Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
8 PM

AFTER DARK W/ JADED STATE + SEVEN POUND HALO + BLUE MOON

The Lansdowne Hotel · Chippendale
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
8 PM

Weekday: The Debut [FREE ENTRY]

OXFORD ART FACTORY · Darlinghurst
- Music
Free Tickets
Music
9 PM

Supahoney

Vic on the Park Hotel · Marrickville
- Music
- Rock
- Shoegaze
Free Tickets

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
9 PM

CHAPERONE

Vic on the Park Hotel · Marrickville
- Music
- Funk
- Pop
- Pop rock
Free Tickets

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