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Find the best history events and make the most of your time in Sydney. From music to pets and more, we have the biggest event range and best discovery experience, there's something for everyone.
Immerse yourself in the rich history and breathtaking architecture of the State Theatre with Palace of Dreams Guided Tours. This exclusive tour takes you through a 2000-seat auditorium adorned with 13 hand-cut crystal chandeliers, showcasing Gothic, Italian, and Art Deco design elements. Explore iconic rooms like the Butterfly Room and the College Room, marvel at the world's second largest crystal chandelier, the Koh-i-Nor, and listen to the original Wurlitzer Organ. The tour also highlights award-winning artworks by renowned Australian artists, offering a deep dive into the theatre's engineering wonders and mechanical brilliance. Please note that cancellations may occur, with efforts to re-book and notify you in advance.
Mindy Seu, known as 'the internet’s sexual historian,' presents a thought-provoking lecture-performance exploring the origins of digital tools and their relationship with sexuality. This participatory event, which requires a mobile device, has been a sell-out sensation worldwide. Dive into the hidden histories of tech and sexuality, from the first JPG to Sex OS, while engaging in a collective reading experience. Suitable for ages 18+, with content warnings for explicit references and bright lights in a dark space.
Experience a rare after-dark ghost tour at Old Government House. Guests may choose one encounter or remain for both, should they dare.
An evening with Helen Pitt, interviewed by Sarah Mcdonald, on the extraordinary story of the showmen, shysters and schemers who built Sydney's famous fun park.
Heritage Day at Parramatta North is family-friendly, with guided tours of sensitively restored heritage-listed buildings, historical talks, live music, great food, market stalls and children’s activities. This event is a part of the Australian Heritage Festival that have influenced our communities, consider how each generation reinterprets Australia’s diverse cultural heritage - breathing new life into places, objects, and traditions of the past - and imagine where it can take us next.
Join us for the Mother's Day Weekend at Eryldene in 2026. The gentle pastime of ‘taking tea’ at Eryldene allows time to enjoy the ambience of this exquisite historical place and the good company of friends and family, and to indulge in the delicacies of teas past.
Celebrate NSW's political history, food and wine culture, and First Nations innovation in art, culture, and agriculture at Australia’s oldest Parliament. Enjoy canapes and Peterson House sparkling rose while exploring an exhibit of First Nations art. Indulge in a three-course dinner featuring NSW’s finest regional produce and native ingredients from the Parliament House’s rooftop garden, paired with wines from Hunter Valley vineyard Tyrrell’s. Learn about native ingredients and their use in Indigenous cuisine from Clarence Slockee, Gardening Australia presenter and director of Jiwah.
Devonshire Tea at Lydham Hall Historic House Museum. Explore a late Victorian residence with antique furniture and a museum with a library and archives.
In the journey of research there are moments of serendipity, when the unexpected is found. This talk is about Emmeline Emily Macarthur, the youngest daughter of pioneers, John and Elizabeth Macarthur, that unexpected find and the pure joy of a subsequent ‘encounter’.
Stories of courage that changed history- discover Ellen Savage and the heroes of AHS Centaur at this special Heritage Festival event. How did a courageous country nurse survive one of Australia’s deadliest wartime attacks? Join award-winning journalist Grantlee Kieza OAM as he shares the extraordinary true story of heroism, resilience, and hope that inspired a nation, from the tragedy of the sinking to the ship’s discovery decades later.
Author Angelina Mastrippolito discusses her new book that examines life as a second-generation Italian immigrant. Angelina Mastrippolito examines her second generation immigrant experience against the background of her family’s diaspora. Angelina Mastrippolito grew up amongst the sugarcane fields of Far North Queensland. Her family lived in the small town of Ingham alongside other Italian migrants, it was in fact known as ‘Little Italy.’ She will take you to Mussolini’s rise to power, German occupied Crete, Abuzzo’s Gustav line and Adelaide’s Loveday internment camp as well as life in one Little Italy in the canefields to another in Leichhardt.
Join 'Tombstone Talker', 'Kerima-Gae, on a tour of one of Parramatta's historic cemeteries where stories will bring 'residents' to life! This special 'themed' tour as part of the Australian Heritage Festival, with the 2026 theme being 'change', will focus on words no longer commonly used, how the use of various materials, monuments and symbolism have changed over the years. You will hear about a doctor who changed the way mental patients were treated, stories of bushrangers, and industries that once flourished in the local Parramatta area. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the tour.