What’s On in Sydney This Silly Season (December 2025)
Your guide to the biggest events, pop-ups and summer moments – REDDS style.
Sydney in December always feels like it’s operating three degrees hotter and 100% more social than usual. From pop-up bakeries to warehouse festivals, beach cinemas and Christmas markets, the city comes alive – long days, late nights, and that familiar hum that “summer has properly started.”
To help you map out your calendar (and maybe spot one of our custom REDDS cups while you’re out), here’s everything worth showing up for this month.
1. Iggy’s x PIÑA at Venroy — Dec 6–7 & 13–14
Bondi Beach
A weekend-only takeover at Venroy featuring Iggy’s cult pastries and PIÑA’s iced matcha + cold brew. Expect exclusive collab items, limited-edition merch, and a very Bondi energy. Arrive early — these will sell out.
Keep an eye out… you might just spot a REDDS custom cup in the wild.
2. Good Things Festival — Dec 6
Sydney Showground, Olympic Park
Good Things returns with its biggest rock lineup yet – Tool, Weezer, Garbage and more. If you’re ready for a loud, sweaty, high-energy day, this is it.
3. Subsonic Festival — Dec 5–7
Riverwood Downs, NSW
One of NSW’s most respected underground festivals, blending bush energy with world-class selectors. Expect techno, house, footwork, and that signature Subsonic atmosphere.
4. BWS Cool Room — Dec 7
Secret Sydney location
Chaos In The CBD, Adriana and Wax’o Paradiso – all inside a giant ice-cold dance space. It’s one of the most creative party concepts this season and will 100% sell out.
5. Iced Matcha + Breakfast Run: The Morning Circuit — Dec 6
Circular Quay
A new run-club meets sandwich crossover event landing on the first Saturday of summer. Think scenic laps, great food, and morning community energy.
6. Sunset Cinema — Nov 13–Dec 20
Bondi Pavilion
Outdoor movies on the sand, with 2025’s biggest releases plus nostalgic classics. Bring a blanket, bring snacks, bring your summer situationship.
7. Christmas at Darling Harbour — Nov 17–Dec 25
Darling Harbour
A full month of lights, pop-ups, markets, live performances and waterfront shows. One of the city’s most festive spots to wander with friends or family.
8. Gatsby at The Green Light — Dec 13–15 (and ongoing)
Sydney Opera House
A glamorous, immersive cabaret-meets-club experience inspired by The Great Gatsby. Think sequins, cocktails, and a world you step into rather than watch.
9. Dom Dolla — Dec 20
Allianz Stadium
A major moment for Sydney nightlife: Dom Dolla’s first-ever Australian stadium show. Expect fireworks, lasers, and a very, very large crowd.
10. Opera House: “Marvel’s Infinity Saga Concert Experience” — Dec 5–7
Epic orchestral retellings of the MCU, for the Marvel fans who want theatre-level drama with their nostalgia.
11. NYE: elrow Bondi Beach XXL — Dec 31
Bondi Beach
Sydney’s largest New Year’s Eve party lands on the shoreline — a 15,000-person immersive festival produced by Fuzzy in partnership with global party giants elrow.
Expect HoneyLuv, Kölsch, Patrick Topping, TSHA, William Kiss, plus a stacked lineup of local favourites across two stages.
Born in Barcelona and Ibiza, elrow is known for explosive colour, theatrical performers, surreal stage design and a dancefloor where the crowd becomes part of the show. This is one of the most anticipated NYE events in the world — and it’s happening right on Bondi.
December in Sydney = sun, crowds, festivals, and accidental 12-hour days
Whether you’re starting with pastries, ending with techno, or jumping between Bondi, the city and Olympic Park, this month is stacked. Summer has officially started – and Sydney is moving.
And if you spot a REDDS custom cup out there… tag us!
