Events calendar

Select Friday nights

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

5:30pm to 7pm

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

Shipyard Tales 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

January

Weekday Convict Prison Tour (all-ages)

Our guide will lead you through the turbulent history of the island's former penal establishment. Additional tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in December and January.

Cockatoo Island

Varies

January

Weekday Island Highlights Tour (all-ages)

This guided tour provides a crash course in Cockatoo island's history. Additional tours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in December and January.

Cockatoo Island

Varies

January

Weekday Shipyard Tales Tour (all-ages)

Journey through 134 years of maritime history at Cockatoo Island. Additional tours available on Wednesdays in December and January.

Cockatoo Island

1pm to 2pm

17 January 2025

Storytime: Marion and The Forty Thieves

Celebrate the school holidays with a storytime session at Cockatoo Island. Dr Sarah Luke, will introduce families to her new novel, Marion and the Forty Thieves, partially set on the island.

Cockatoo Island

10:30am to 12:30pm

18 January

Sunset Sessions with Azure Ryder & Sarah Sykes

Spend your afternoon in the heart of Sydney Harbour at Cockatoo Island listening to emerging artists, Azure Ryder and Sarah Sykes.

Cockatoo Island

5pm to 8pm