Free creative play at Wild Things

Unleash your creativity with free family activities in the Western Foyer and Centre for Creativity over our Wild Things Festival.

Tinker Play!
Ages 6+ (Children under 15 years to be accompanied by an adult)

Kids can discover their inner tinkerer in a room full of interesting bits and pieces to play with and have a tinker with! The Centre for Creativity will be transformed into the “Centre for Tinkering” to celebrate the Wild Things performance Tinker Tales!

Before or after the performance, try your hand at something new as you build, twist, prod, poke, screw, connect and problem-solve your way through a variety of self-led tinkering stations.

Only available with a ticket to Tinker Tales! performance. Limited availability. 

3 – 5 October in the Centre for Creativity 
10am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3:30pm (45 minutes)
 

Create a piece of dark
All ages

Whether you are heading to see the Wild Things performance ZOOOM or exploring the festival, stop by the Western Foyer and fold your own shape or shadow as you imagine what the dark might look like when we create it with our own hands.

If you are coming to see ZOOOM, Patch Theatre invites children to “bring a piece of dark” with them to the performance. As you enter the theatre, your dark is exchanged for their own personal light, a small spark that will keep you safe and guide you through the interactive performance.

Otherwise, take your piece of dark home. Just don’t leave it under the bed!

26 – 29 September in the Western Foyers 
9:30am – 4:30pm 

Make a sea friend
All ages

Korean theatre company Haddangse love playing under the sea. In their Wild Things performance Waiting!, Bada looks for her fisherman father in the deep sea. In this free drop in activity, you can craft whales, jellyfish and other iconic sea creatures from the show. Which friend will you make?

30 September – 2 October in the Western Foyers
9:30am – 4:30pm 

Wild Things photo booth
All ages

Dress up! Grab your costumes, funny hats, swirly skirts, disco pants and bring your most wildly expressive face. If you forget your outfit, we have accessories to help. Strike a pose and let your inner artist shine!

Visit our Wild Things photo booth experience to capture a wild family memory and have it sent straight to your inbox.

26 September – 11 October in the Western Foyers
9:30am – 4:30pm
 

Kids dream it up
All ages

The Wild Things animals are hungry! Can you feed our ideas suggestion box? Our new Kids Creative Council has been thinking up ideas about what kids want to do at Sydney Opera House. Can you help?

Got ideas? Big ones? Weird ones? Brilliant ones? Good. We want to hear them. Come and find out more in the Western Foyer every day of the festival.

Our “suggestion box” is open.

26 September – 11 October in the Western Foyers
9:30am – 4:30pm

Draw a wild thing
All ages

Feeling inspired by your visit to the festival? Put your wild imagination to work!

Fill a blank page with your wildest thing and go in the draw to win a double pass to one of our ticketed festival performances.

Can you imagine and create a glorious world where all Wild Things thrive? What is your Wild Thing’s name? Does it live at Sydney Opera House, in the city or in the countryside? What is the one thing your Wild Thing really loves doing?

3 – 11 October in the Western Foyers
9:30am – 4:30pm 

More things to do at Wild Things Festival

Bursting with stories, workshops and free experiences, our new international festival invites kids and grown-ups alike to explore, create and play. The Forecourt transforms into an outdoor playground filled with giant swings, surprise performances and plenty of fun, all for free. Discover stories from around the world that celebrate our differences and the things that connect us.