Festivals and Series
2026
Vivid LIVE
Crank up the volume…Vivid LIVE returns! Join us for our annual music takeover featuring over 50 cutting-edge international and Australian artists.
Art on the Steps
Free on the Monumental Steps, two new commissions by Mel O’Callaghan and Frances Barrett transform the Opera House into a living work of art through harnessing breath and voice.
Sydney Festival 2026
Sydney Festival returns with a city-wide celebration of culture, creativity, and curiosity. Dive into our 2026 program, packed with diverse storytellers, new Australian works, and the world’s best and most daring artists.
Utzon Music
Utzon Music 2026 celebrates the vibrant diversity of chamber music as it evolves across the centuries to the present day with a fascinating program that spans historically informed music to folk to electronica, improvisation and beyond. The program features musicians from Australia and abroad, many of whom will be making their Australian and Opera House debuts as they perform music from France, Iran, Japan, Sweden and other countries around the world.
Our annual festivals
All About Women
All About Women is the Sydney Opera House’s centerpiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality, held annually in the week of International Women’s Day.
Vivid LIVE
Crank up the volume…Vivid LIVE returns! Join us for our annual music takeover featuring over 50 cutting-edge international and Australian artists.
