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Self-guided audio tours
Journey through Cockatoo Island’s layered history at your own pace with our 3 new immersive audio tours.
28 to 30 August
Fear Island
Fear Island brings Tunnels of Terror and The Thriller Dinner to Cockatoo Island for a chilling Sydney horror experience packed with scares, atmosphere and immersive thrills.
Cockatoo Island
4pm to 9pm
30 August
Third Quarantine Cemetery Tour
During this volunteer-run tour, a knowledgeable guide will share stories of those who succumbed to small pox and other epidemics.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
11am to 12pm
1 September
Steam crane demonstration
See a demonstration of a one of Cockatoo Island's heritage steam cranes. Steam and spectacle – plus some toots and whistles – guaranteed!
Cockatoo Island
10:30am to 1:30pm
11 September
Night at the Barracks: Boy & Bear
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 5:30pm
13 September
Night at the Barracks: Dave Gleeson
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 4pm
18 September
Night at the Barracks: The Temper Trap
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 5:30pm
19 September
Night at the Barracks: Sneaky Sound System
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 5:30pm
25 September
Night at the Barracks: PNAU
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 4pm
26 September
Night at the Barracks: Ben Folds
Night at the Barracks will light up North Head Sanctuary in Manly as some of Australia’s most iconic artists take to the stage for an unforgettable open-air concert series.
North Head Sanctuary, Manly
From 5:30pm
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Owners of the lands, waters and sky of Sydney Harbour, including the extraordinary places we manage and protect. Today, the homelands of the Borogegal, Birrabirragal, Cammeraygal, Gadigal, Gayamagal, Wallumedegal and Wangal peoples host destinations under our stewardship. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
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