Hanifa Deen at the City of Sydney Library
Award-winning author Hanifa Deen, a Western Australian writer of Pakistani ancestry, will read from and discuss The Jihad Seminar.

HarbourKeepers presents "Discover Sydney Harbour' free presentation
Join award winning underwater filmmaker George Evatt on a voyage of discovery underneath Sydney Harbour

October School Holidays at the City of Sydney Library
Discover a world of fun n’ games at a City of Sydney Library these October school holidays.

Sydney Children's Festival
In the October school holidays, Sydney Children’s Festival rocks into CarriageWorks and transforms every corner of this immense building into an artistic playground for Sydney children aged 5 – 15.

National Ride to Work Day Breakfast
What better way to kick start spring and cycling to work than with the annual National Ride to Work Day. City of Sydney in partnership with Bicycle NSW will also host a free breakfast at Hyde Park South for all riders.

Anti-Poverty Week at the City of Sydney Library
Anti-Poverty Week runs from 12 - 16 October. The UN’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is Friday 17 October.

Food for the Future Fair
The inaugural Food for the Future Fair is shaping up to be one of the most exciting new events on the 2008 Good Food Month calendar. The Fair will be a celebration of locally grown and sustainable food and is being held to raise awareness of the impending food crisis.

City of Sydney Spring Cycle 2008
The City of Sydney Spring Cycle is Sydney’s premiere annual cycling event where riders of all ages and abilities can cycle across Sydney, and the Harbour Bridge traffic free! Entries now open!

Hugh Mackay at the City of Sydney Library
How we’ve changed. Why we’ve changed and what will happen next… hear psychologist and social researcher, Hugh Mackay speak at Customs House Library.

City Talks 2008 Connecting Cities: London - Sydney - Mumbai
Coinciding with the 9th World Congress of Metropolis, this free City Talk will see Clover Moore MP, Lord Mayor of Sydney join international speakers Nicky Gavron, Londonwide Assembly Member, Greater London Authority and Mayor of Mumbai Dr Shubha Raul to discuss the sustainability of our growing urban cities.

Metropolis Congress 2008
For the first time in Sydney, 100 leaders from the world’s major cities will meet for the 9th World Congress of Metropolis.

Art & About 2008
Now in its 7th year, Art & About is the largest public art festival in Sydney with three weeks of events and exhibitions in public spaces and venues across the City.

Art & About at the Library
Celebrate Art & About 2008 at the City of Sydney Library. Join us for loads of art events for kids.

Danks Street Festival 2008
Following its enormous success over the last three years, Danks Street Festival returns with lots more entertainment, fun and food than ever before, including live music, DJs, gourmet food stalls, an Artists Market, kids interactive Arty Pants area and roving entertainers.

Don Tate at the City of Sydney Library
The War Within is a chilling and gutsy memoir by Vietnam War Veteran, Don Tate. Hear Don describe his experiences at Customs House Library.

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month
The 11th annual Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month will feature a series of spectacular events from street festivals to cooking classes, farmers' markets to lunches and dinners.

Sydney Open 08
Sydney Open 08 is your day pass to uncover sites of architectural significance, ranging from award-winning contemporary designs to greatly loved heritage buildings and lesser-known urban curiosities

Glebe Street Fair
Glebe Street Fair is on Sunday 16 November and Sydney's Oldest running Street Festivals.

HarbourKeepers in the City - foreshore clean up
Marine debris kills 100,000 marine mammals and turtles and 1,000,000 sea birds every year. Plastics become serial killers as they take 100s of years to break down. Join this event and you will save lives!

HarbourKeepers in the City - weed busting
Clear the weeds that throttle native plants in the Sydney Harbour National Park

HarbourKeepers in the City - Fish Survey training
Become a HarbourKeepers Fish Surveyor and turn your normal recreation dives into conservation dives.

Glebe Music Festival
The 19th Annual Glebe Music Festival highlights the Italian concert pianist Marco Rapetti, the Albion Quartet from Manchester UK and guitarist Simon Powis from Yale University

After Hours Classical Music at the Library
Relax after work with three free classical music recitals and talks at Customs House Library.

Weekly fresh food markets in the square at Cook + Phillip Park - now on every Friday
Taste, buy and savour the region’s finest local and seasonal produce at the new Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers and Fine Food Markets.

2008 Sydney New Year's Eve
Join the celebration and take a front row seat to enjoy the best Fireworks display in the world. Sydney - New Year's Eve Capital of the World.

2009 Chinese New Year Festival
Featuring more than 50 events over three weeks, the City of Sydney's 2009 Chinese New Year Festival will be the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside of Asia.