Sydney New Year's Eve
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales
31st Dec '26
Public celebration / fireworks / live entertainment
Australia's largest New Year celebration, centred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and harbour fireworks displays.
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Sydney Harbour to Hobart, Tasmania
26th Dec '26
Sport / offshore yacht racing
The Boxing Day start on Sydney Harbour begins one of the world's most recognised offshore yacht races, finishing in Hobart.
Australia versus New Zealand Test Cricket Series
Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney
9th Dec '26 - 8th Jan '27
Sport / international Test cricket
The first three Tests take place during 2026: Perth from 9-13 December, Adelaide from 17-21 December and the Boxing Day Test at the MCG from 26-30 December.
Good Things Festival
Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
4th Dec '26 - 6th Dec '26
Music festival / rock / punk / metal
Australia's major touring alternative music festival returns for three consecutive city events (4 December Melbourne; 5 December Sydney; 6 December Brisbane).
Capital.com Australian Open Golf
Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria
3rd Dec '26 - 6th Dec '26
Sport / international golf
Australia's national golf championship returns to the Melbourne Sandbelt at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
Guns N' Roses - World Tour 2026
Adelaide, Townsville, Brisbane, Newcastle, Melbourne and Sydney
29th Nov '26 - 14th Dec '26
Concert tour / rock music
A six-city Australian stadium run, beginning with the bp Adelaide Grand Final concert and continuing through five headline stadium shows.
Harry Styles - Together, Together
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne and Accor Stadium, Sydney
27th Nov '26 - 13th Dec '26
Concert / pop music
Six stadium concerts: four performances at Marvel Stadium and two performances at Accor Stadium.
bp Adelaide Grand Final - Supercars Championship Finale
Adelaide Street Circuit, South Australia
26th Nov '26 - 29th Nov '26
Sport / motorsport / live entertainment
The final round of the Repco Supercars Championship combines street-circuit racing with a large entertainment program and a Guns N' Roses Sunday concert.
Australia versus England ODI and T20 Cricket Series
Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra
13th Nov '26 - 2nd Dec '26
Sport / international cricket
Australia and England play three One Day Internationals followed by five Twenty20 Internationals across eight cities.
Melbourne Cup Carnival
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
31st Oct '26 - 7th Nov '26
Sport / horse racing / fashion / entertainment
The four-day carnival includes Victoria Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Crown Oaks Day and Champions Stakes Day (Melbourne Cup: Tuesday 3 November).
5 Seconds of Summer - Everyone's a Star! World Tour
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
28th Oct '26 - 6th Nov '26
Concert tour / pop-rock
The Australian band returns home for a national run of major outdoor and arena-scale performances.
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix - MotoGP
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria
23rd Oct '26 - 25th Oct '26
Sport / international motorsport
A round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship staged at Phillip Island, attracting spectators from Australia and overseas.
Rugby League World Cup 2026
Multiple Australian cities, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
15th Oct '26 - 15th Nov '26
Sport / international rugby league
Three concurrent World Cups - men's, women's and wheelchair - involving 26 teams. The men's and women's finals will be held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 15 November.
Hans Zimmer Live - The Next Level
Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney
12th Oct '26 - 29th Oct '26
Concert / film music / arena production
A large-scale arena production featuring Hans Zimmer's film scores, live musicians, orchestral arrangements and cinematic staging.
Post Malone - The BIG ASS World Tour and Strummingbird
Melbourne, Ballarat, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and Sunshine Coast
9th Oct '26 - 18th Oct '26
Concert tour / music festival
Post Malone and Don Toliver perform major stadium concerts, with Post Malone also headlining the Strummingbird regional festival dates.
Repco Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales
8th Oct '26 - 11th Oct '26
Sport / motorsport
Australia's most famous endurance race and one of the country's strongest regional travel and accommodation events.
NRL and NRLW Telstra Premiership Grand Finals
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales
4th Oct '26
Sport / rugby league
The men's and women's rugby league premiership deciders are staged together at Accor Stadium.
AFL Grand Final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
26th Sep '26
Sport / Australian rules football
The premiership decider of the Australian Football League, held at the MCG with a scheduled 2:30 pm AEST start.
Dom Dolla at Marvel Stadium
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
24th Sep '26
Concert / electronic music
An Australian-exclusive hometown stadium performance and the world premiere of Dom Dolla's new stadium production.
Brisbane Festival and Riverfire
Brisbane, Queensland
4th Sep '26 - 26th Sep '26
Arts festival / fireworks / live entertainment
A city-wide program of theatre, music, dance, installations and free public events. Riverfire opens the festival with a major fireworks display over the Brisbane River (Riverfire: Saturday 5 September).