What’s On Randwick

Your guide to the best theatre, food, entertainment and live music happening in Randwick and other nearby neighbourhoods.

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🍹 Sella Sundays

📍 Sella Vinoteca 

📅 Every Sunday from 5pm

Sundays just got an upgrade at Sella Vinoteca. Introducing Sella Sundays, a new weekly event serving up the best Sunday afternoon vibes around. Grab your mates and roll up from 5pm to enjoy a rotating lineup of live music from some seriously talented local artists. There’s also some epic food and drink specials on offer. Whether you’re in recovery mode or ready to keep the party going, Sella Vinotecca has your Sundays sorted. Check the website for the weekly lineup.

Details: sellavinoteca.com 

🎤 Open Mic Night

📍 Coach & Horses Hotel

📅 First Thursday Each Month

Watch Randwick’s most talented amateur musicians jump on stage to belt out their favourite tunes. It’s a night full of fun with Joker Poker on from 6pm, happy hour 5-7pm and a $20 Irish curry special. Open Mic starts from 7:30 Contact Russell to book a spot - 0411 827 571.

Details: coachandhorseshotel.com.au/#whatson 

🥩 Mega Meat Raffle

📍 The Avenue

📅 Saturdays at 3pm

Saturdays are sorted with the Mega Meat Raffle, kicking off at 3pm each week. Grab your tickets from 1:30pm and go in the draw to win premium meat trays and Nestlé Stars - perfect for stocking the fridge ahead of a weekend feast. Great value, great prizes, and a fun weekly tradition. Details: theavenuerandwick.com.au/whats-on

🎵 Amplify Music

📍 Various Locations

📅 May 2, 16, 30 | June 13, 27

Bringing live music into Randwick’s streets, beaches and neighbourhood hubs, transforming everyday public spaces into vibrant stages. Running on select Saturdays, the program showcases a rotating lineup of local musicians performing free, live sets across Randwick, Coogee, Maroubra, Kingsford and La Perouse. 

Details: randwick.nsw.gov.au/community/whats-on/major-events/amplify 

🌟 Stargazing in the Park

📍 Centennial Parklands

📅 May 9 | June 8, 12 & 13 | July 10 & 15

Experience Astronomy in the Park, a relaxed evening under the stars. Learn to navigate the night sky with expert guidance, explore constellations and planets through telescopes, and discover the stories behind what you’re seeing above. A simple, awe-inspiring way to reconnect with the universe right in the heart of the city. 

Details: centennialparklands.com.au/whatson/astronomy-in-the-park 

🏃🏻 Wings For Life World Run

📍 Royal Randwick Racecourse

📅 May 10 at 9pm

The UNSW Business Society is bringing back the Red Bull Wings for Life World Run - a global charity run with no fixed finish line. Participants run alongside thousands worldwide, staying ahead of the Virtual Catcher Car, with 100% of registration fees supporting spinal cord research. This will be a high-energy event with refreshments, food trucks, and a prize for the longest distance runner. Details: wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en/locations 

🍸 Sydney Spirit Festival

📍 Winx Stand, Randwick Racecourse

📅 May 15 (5:30 - 8:30pm) | May 16 (12 - 3pm & 4:30 - 7:30pm)

Sip, sample and discover at the Sydney Spirits Festival at Royal Randwick, featuring over 50 distillers and hundreds of spirits from around the world. With three-hour tasting sessions, food trucks, and the chance to meet the makers, it’s a celebration of craft spirits, flavour and discovery. Details: hscandcareers.com.au

🎓 HSC & Careers Expo

📍 Winx Stand, Randwick Racecourse

📅 May 28 - 30: 9am - 3pm

Welcoming over 11,000 visitors annually, the HSC & Careers Expo features 84+ exhibitors and 30+ seminars, providing the perfect environment for school-leavers to explore their options and plan their tertiary education pathway. Details: hscandcareers.com.au

🕰️ The Sydney Fair

📍 Winx Stand, Randwick Racecourse

📅 May 29 - 31: 10am - 6pm (May 31 till 5pm)

Over 50 of Australia’s most outstanding dealers will be exhibiting furniture, decorative arts, jewellery, art, prints and posters, books, vintage fashion and couture, and luxury vintage goods. Details: thesydneyfair.au

🎥 Sydney Film Festival 

📍 The Ritz Cinema

📅 June 3 - 14

The Sydney Film Festival returns to The Ritz Randwick this June, bringing a curated selection of over 200 films across 13 venues citywide. From red carpet premieres to breakthrough international cinema, catch some of the year’s most anticipated films on the big screen first.

Details: ritzcinemas.com.au/events/sydney-film-festival-2026 

🐚 Seaside Foraging Workshop

📍 Clovelly Beach

📅 June 30: 10am - 12:30pm

Join Diego Bonetto for a seaside foraging workshop along Sydney’s coastline, where you’ll discover the edible plants and seaweeds growing right at the water’s edge. This hands-on experience is all about learning how to identify, connect with and understand wild coastal foods in their natural environment.

Details: diegobonetto.com/shop/seaside-foraging-june30

Nearby Neighbourhoods 

🎟️ Steel Magnolias

📍 Theatre Royal, Sydney

📅 May 13 - 30

TV favourites Lisa McCune, Belinda Giblin and Debra Lawrance lead a sparkling ensemble in this heartwarming play, set inside a lively beauty salon. Full of laughs, tears and unforgettable friendship, it’s a witty, feel-good treat celebrating resilience, love and the bonds that carry us through all of life’s highs and lows. Details: steelmagnoliasplay.com 

🌈 Duruflé’s Requiem & Poulenc’s Gloria.

📍 Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

📅 May 16 at 1pm

Exquisite colours and effervescent joy combine in Duruflé’s Requiem & Poulenc’s Gloria. These two ‘mid-century modern’ French composers make the perfect pairing; clean lines, elegance and directness, with an inventive way of giving fresh life to old traditions to these choral masterpieces. Details below or call 02 9874 6200.

Details: sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/events/durufles-requiem-poulencs-gloria

🎓 The Athena School Open Day

📍 28 Oxford St, Newtown

📅 May 20 at 10am - 12pm

You're invited to experience a morning of fun and discovery at the Athena School’s upcoming Open. Kids can enjoy pony rides, meet friendly farm animals and get creative with face painting, while parents explore the school grounds and learn more about the Athena community. Tea, coffee and light snacks will be available. 

Details: athena.nsw.edu.au/upcoming-events 

⚖️ Legally Blonde The Musical

📍 Seymour Centre 

📅 June 2 - 4 

Presented by International Grammar School Sydney, Legally Blonde is a vibrant, feel-good story about determination, self-belief and staying true to yourself. Packed with catchy songs, dynamic dance numbers and plenty of fun. A fantastic experience for families and community members. This production celebrates the talent, creativity and dedication of IGS students, while offering families a glimpse into the vibrant learning the school has to offer. 

Details: seymourcentre.com/event/igs-legally-blonde-the-musical

🩰 Engine (Sydney Dance Company)

📍 Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House

📅 June 24 - July 12

Bringing together three visionary choreographers, Rafael Bonachela, Melanie Lane and Fran Diaz, Engine is a bold and fearless dance program. Bonachela premieres The Journey Itself Is Home, Lane returns with the vibrant Love Lock, and Diaz presents the hypnotic The Mass Ornament, exploring collective movement in its Australian debut.

Details: sydneydancecompany.com/performance/engine

😇 Haydn’s Creation

📍 Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

📅 July 4 at 1pm

Haydn’s Creation oratorio depicts the creation story in luminous musical colours. It’s the perfect work for Sydney Philharmonia’s 140-voice Symphony Chorus and the theatrical instincts of our three soloists, taking on the roles of archangels and the first humans. Voice, energy, joy?  This music has all three in abundance. Details below or call 02 9874 6200.

Details: sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/events/haydns-creation