Art and Culture Month

01

Sep

30

Sep

Unlock The Rocks

Art and Culture Month

Stumble into a month-long spell of art and spontaneity. This September, The Rocks becomes a living gallery, with art on every corner and every street a stage.

When

Tuesday,

01 Sep 2026

Wednesday,

30 Sep 2026

Art, music, comedy and live performance take over Sydney's oldest neighbourhood this September. Come Unlock The Rocks with us as Art & Culture Month turns the historic precinct into an open-air cultural celebration.

Drop in after work, make a weekend of it or plan ahead. Much of the program is free.

Use the quick links below to explore the program, find your way around and see what’s happening throughout the month.

What's on

Not everything here needs a plan, but these are the ones worth turning up for.

Unbound: Street Performance Festival

For one weekend the performers spill out and take over the streets in The Rocks. Turn a corner, find a show. Then another.

SAT 26 – SUN 27 SEP | 10AM – 7PM

The finale weekend goes out loud. Kath and Kim inspired duo host a wine session at the Cellar Door, giant bin-chicken puppets cause trouble down the laneways, and Legs on the Wall turn the harbour steps into a stage. Buskers, fire-eaters and a DIY disco where you pick the playlist fill in the gaps.

Two days, no set route, and the whole precinct in on it. Free to wander, so just turn up and follow the noise.

See what's on

Sun 27 Sep | 2pm

Free Balter Beer Tasting

Beer lovers are invited to The Aussie for a complimentary tasting with the team from Balter Brewing.

26–27 SEP | 10AM–7PM

NSW Wine Cellar Door

Discover the best of NSW’s wines at the Cellar Door experience this September at Dawes Point Park, located under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Map

Find your way in

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Museum of Contemporary Art

Step into a cutting-edge gallery in a grand art deco building. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is dedicated to collecting and presenting contemporary art from Australia and all around the world. The continually changing exhibition program means theres always something new and exciting to inspire you.

Visit Museum of Contemporary Art

Hunting Hue

Hunting Hue showcases a striking range of limited edition creations, pocket squares, silk scarves, napkins and children’s swimwear, featuring ever-changing iconic Sydney imagery. All images are captured by founder, Rebecca Collinson-Smith, whose passion for design and photography has been fostered through her extensive travels, experience of living in Sydney and the strong design culture of her own family.

Visit Hunting Hue

DUX Collection

Set against the precincts historic backdrop, you can find DUX by the following the delicious smell of hand-poured candles. Many of their exceptional products are now being used in boutique hotels across the world. From the soaps to the aromatherapy sprays, everything is created using the best botanicals, with natural and plant-based organic ingredients. Theyre non-toxic, paraben-free, chemical-free and of course the entire DUX Collection is made without animal testing.

Visit DUX Collection

AHW Studio

Every piece of jewellery from AHW Studio tells a story. The unique style is a blend of old-world elegance and rare creative vision. Handcrafted with bygone watch parts, industrial fragments, raw brass and silver, AHW Studio is a family run business, evolved over generations, coaxing new aesthetics from the defunct.

Visit AHW Studio

We acknowledge Gadi Country, her lands, sea and sky, we acknowledge her custodians, the people of the Grass tree, their kin the Wangal, Bidjigal, Cabrogal and Cammeraygal who often visited this Country to connect and share. We offer our respect to their Elders both past and present.