Events calendar

Saturdays & Sundays

Island Highlights Tour (all-ages)

Want a crash course in Cockatoo Island's history? This guided tour charts the island's transformation and different uses across time.

Cockatoo Island

11am and 1:30pm

Saturdays

Convict Prison Tour (all-ages)

During this tour, our guide will lead you through the turbulent history of the island's former penal establishment.

Cockatoo Island

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Sundays

Historic Dockyard Tour (all-ages)

Journey through 134 years of maritime history at Cockatoo Island and discover key landmarks from the former dockyard.

Cockatoo Island

11am to 12pm

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

'Kids get crafty' with Marina Café & Bar

Let your little ones' creativity shine at Marina Café & Bar's free school holiday activity, featuring rock painting, bark painting and nature collage making!

Industrial Precinct, Cockatoo Island

10am to 3pm

11 October

Island Highlights Tour (all-ages)

Want a crash course in Cockatoo Island's history? This guided tour charts the island's transformation and different uses across time.

Cockatoo Island

11am and 3pm

11 October

Convict Prison Tour (all-ages)

During this tour, our guide will lead you through the turbulent history of the island's former penal establishment.

Cockatoo Island

1pm

12 October

Mode Festival

Produced by Bizzaro, Mode Festival is an all-day dance and visual arts odyssey spanning 5 stages around Cockatoo Island.

Cockatoo Island

1:30pm to 10;30pm

19 October

Dark Past Tour (all-ages)

As you visit iconic landmarks and buildings from different eras, our guide will blend history with mystery to captivate your imagination.

Cockatoo Island

6:30pm to 8pm

19 October

Ghost Tour (18+)

As you search for ghosts and explore historic buildings rarely open to the public, our guide will share hair-raising paranormal stories.

Cockatoo Island

9pm to 11pm