Buckle yourselves in for Bondi Festival’s ridiculously good line-up for 2026! For three weeks, we’ve got an incredible roster of comedians, artists, musicians and performers taking to venues, stages and iconic spots around postcode 2-0-2-6 because this is quite literally Bondi’s year. Prepare to encounter mesmerising art installations, mouth-watering food stalls, live music and other unexpected surprises all over our neighbourhood.
Bondi Festival is on from 3rd to 19th July.
THIS WEEKEND | FREE ROAMING PERFORMANCES @ BONDI FEST
As dusk falls, experience the magic of Spark and Underwater Creatures as they light up Bondi, illuminating the space around them. Light, storytelling and community come together in a spectacular celebration of hope, wonder and connection.
On Saturday 18 July, follow giant fire puppet Nova as she leads us through the night to a bonfire to farewell the festival for another year. Sunday 19 July, and the final day of the festival, sees creatures of the sea cast a mesmerising glow against the night sky.
These free light shows are spread across two nights and are for all ages, delivering a truly unforgettable experience.
Spark
Bondi Pavilion Courtyard
6pm
Underwater Creatures
Bondi Park
4pm
See you soon!
🎡⛸️It’s your last chance to throw on some skates and glide past sweeping Bondi views by day and glimmering lights by night.
This winter, one of Australia’s largest and most trusted children’s health charities, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) has proudly partnered with Bondi Festival to bring some extra magic to the ice rink. Show off your moves to the crowds or if it’s your first time, maybe take a push-along penguin along for the ride! With skates of all sizes, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun.
Most importantly, as you hit the rink this season, $1 from every ticket purchased helps make a difference, supporting SCHF to change the future for sick kids.
You can book tickets via our website or buy them on the day.
We can’t wait to catch you on the ice, one last time for 2026!
Bondi Festival
3 – 19 July
@schf.kids
If you have only one day to spend at Bondi Festival, we’ve got you covered 🫡
With so many free activities for every age and tickets for events all under $30*, you’re spoilt for choice on how much you can do and see 😍
Come early, stay late and most of all, enjoy the ride! 🎡
Bondi Festival
🗓️ 3 – 19 July
*Does not include booking fee
🎥 @ad_hoc_films
#bondifestival #whatsonsydney #sydneyevents #bondipavilion #whatson
It’s your last chance to experience Bondi Festival for 2026 – and it’s going to be a FIRE weekend to wrap things up, Bondi style 🔥
We’ve got life drawing classes, musical plays with a hilarious twist, powerful stories from Bondi locals blended into live performance, mesmerising light shows & so much more waiting for you, right here by the beach.
Bondi Festival is on till 19 July. Don’t miss out!
STARTS TONIGHT! 🤩
We’re ready for three incredible nights of ‘For The Best’. @tlghtheatre and @whiskeyandboots have settled in to the Bondi Pavilion High Tide Room for a live performance that’s as hilarious as it is painfully relatable. Expect to both laugh and cry at emotional, raw and sometimes light-hearted tales from Bondi locals who have lost a friend, woven together with live music by Luke Dux 🎼🎸
It’s on for three nights only, so save your seat now via the link in our bio.
🎤 For The Best
🗓️ 16 – 18 July
📍 Bondi Pavilion, High Tide Room
Last weekend at Bondi Festival was a surrealist movie. 🎥
We watched humans go head to head with AI at Pigeon Fool, experienced the unhinged brilliance of @hotdepartment at Amalgamation, played bingo with a camp twist hosted by Drag Race Down Under star @itsjustvybe and took a journey like never before with Back of The Bus. Not to mention, we basked in the cuteness of all of Bondi’s pups and pooches at Paw Parade!
With the last weekend on the horizon, we’ve got some epic shows you can catch before we wrap for another year.
For The Best: 16 - 18 July
Little Squirt: 16 - 18 July
Spirit, Body, Soul Workshop with Nancy Denis: 16 July
Gladdy Drawing Club: 17, 18 July
M’ap Boulé: 18 July
Spark: 18 July
Underwater Creatures: 19 July
🎟️ Get your tickets via the link in our bio.
M’ap Boulé is Haitian Creole for “I’m on fire.” 🔥
It is a fiery, critically acclaimed theatrical cabaret written by and starring Sydney-based performer of Haitian descent, @thenancydenisshow. Blending re-enactments, original music, and poetry, this stunning performance seamlessly ties humour with important conversations about human connection, culture & community.
M’ap Boulé
🗓️ Saturday 18 July
📍 Bondi Pavilion Theatre
🎟️ Tickets start from $22
It doesn’t end there. For local creatives seeking ways to develop creative skills development, dive deep into new ways to create original, arresting theatre. Join M’ap Boulé writer, creator and performer, Nancy Denis for this intensive workshop, where she unpacks the creation of M’ap Boulé and shares how she forms and creates new ideas. So, if you have an idea or something you are already working on, this workshop is an excellent foundation for you to share your vision with like-minded people and tap into the invaluable edge that community brings.
Spirit, Body, Soul Workshop
🗓️ Thursday 16 July
📍 Bondi Pavilion, Yalagang Room
🎟️ Tickets start from $10
@performinglines
This weekend is going to be huge, with incredible artists, performers and musicians taking to the stage one last time before the festival ends for another year.
Bondi Festival
3 - 19 July
#bondifestival #whatsonsydney #sydneyevents
One click on a Facebook ad for sperm donation and Darby sets sail across the seas of queer existential mayhem, discovering the absurdities of clinical procreation and considering his own future as a potential gay parent. 🌈
Join musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation. As he navigates questionnaires, psychological evaluations and questions of parenthood, Darby finds himself stranded as a seaman in moral purgatory, facing the question: should we be having children?
Winner: Best Cabaret at Melbourne Fringe Festival (2023).
Winner: Green Room Awards for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Writing (2024)
Winner: The Somewhere: For Us Fringe Award at Edinburgh Fringe (2025)
★★★★ ““Unexpected, thought-provoking and bursting with heart”” — The List
★★★★★ “A masterpiece” — Glam Adelaide
★★★★★ “James is a major talent on the ascent.” — Theatre Matters
Little Squirt
🗓️ 16 – 18 July
📍 Bondi Pavilion, Seagull Room
🎟️ Tickets available via the link in our bio!
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