Free experiences

Tinker Play! With Tinker Tales!
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 build, twist, prod, poke, connect and problem-solve with. Hopefully they’re more successful than the klutzy builders of Tinker Tales!

Available with a Tinker Tales! ticket only. Show your ticket at the door. Limited capacity.

3 – 5 October in the Centre for Creativity
10am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3:30pm (45 minutes)
Drop-in sessions run before and after Tinker Tales!

Create a piece of dark with ZOOOM
All ages

What would the dark look like if you made it with your own hands? Stop by the Western Foyers to imagine and create it.

Then, if you’re seeing ZOOOM, bring your “piece of dark” along. As you enter the theatre, you’ll trade it for a tiny spark of light to guide you through the interactive performance.

26 – 29 September in the Western Foyers 
9:30am – 4:30pm
Drop-in sessions run before, during and after ZOOOM

Make a sea friend with Waiting!
All ages

In Waiting!, Bada searches the deep sea for her fisherman father, meeting glowing, glittering ocean creatures along the way.

At our creative pop-up, make your own whale, jellyfish or other underwater friend inspired by the show. Which sea creature will you create?

30 September – 2 October in the Western Foyers
9:30am – 4:30pm
Drop-in sessions run before, during and after Waiting!

Wild Things Photo Booth
All ages

Go wild with your outfit! Dive into your dress-up box and throw on your wildest costume. Capture a fun family memory, then have your photo sent straight to your inbox. Open all day throughout the festival, so stop by before or after your show.

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

Kids dream it up

The Kids Creative Council is on a mission to make Sydney Opera House even more fun for kids. But they can’t do it without you.

Got a big idea? A silly idea? A brilliant idea? Pop it in our suggestion box. 

It’s open all day at Wild Things, so stop by whenever inspiration strikes.

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

Draw a wild thing
All ages

Feeling inspired by your festival adventure? Draw something wild and go in the draw to win a double pass to one of our ticketed festival performances.

Available all day, so pop in before or after a show, or anytime in between.

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

Play and explore on the Forecourt

Our Forecourt is becoming one giant playground.

Soar through the air on the nine-metre-tall SWING. Wander around the giant inflatable boulders of Iwagumi Air Scape. Watch gravity-defying tumblers and human pyramids in Puzzle, discover how the birds got their colours in Living Sculptures, then laugh along with the delightfully mischievous flock of Les moutons.

There’s a whole wild world waiting outside. Best of all? It’s all free.