Sydney Open 2025
Event recap
With 57 buildings in the program, 2025 was the largest version of the Sydney Open flagship event ever held
In 2025, we presented the largest Sydney Open flagship day since the event began in 1997. With 57 buildings in the program, the city was awash with orange banners signalling a Sydney Open site and smiling volunteers in their bright t-shirts welcoming visitors into spaces not normally seen by the public.
With activations ranging from vintage car displays and jazz bands at Government House to architect-led tours of the new and acclaimed Pier Pavillion at Barangaroo, our visitors enjoyed relaxing, entertaining and informative opportunities throughout the day.
The biggest challenge for Sydney Open 2025 visitors was choosing which of the many buildings to explore during a busy and exciting day out in the city.
57
buildings4
precincts4,146
attendees367
volunteersParticipating buildings
1 Elizabeth
24 York Street, Sydney
39 Martin Place
50 Martin Place
363 George Street, Sydney
Ace Hotel Sydney
Anzac Memorial
Australian Museum
Australian National Maritime Museum
Bangarra Dance Theatre, Wharf 4/5
Bundarra
BVN Architecture: Sydney Studio
Christ Church St Laurence
City of Sydney Creative Studios
Create NSW and The Rocks Creative Hub
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS Business School
fjcstudio, Level 6, Australia Square
Former Sydney Sailors' Home, The Rocks
Foundation Hall: Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia
Gannon House
Good Luck Restaurant Lounge Burns Phillip & Co Building
Government House Sydney
Hassell Studio
Hyde Park Barracks
Justice and Police Museum
King Street Court Complex
Law Courts Building - Level 13
Little National Hotel
Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Museum
Merchants' House
Mortuary Station
Museum of Sydney
Naala Badu AGNSW
National Art School
National Trust Centre - Former Military Hospital
One Shelley
Parbury Ruins
Parkline Place
Parliament of NSW
Pier Pavilion Barangaroo
PTW Architects on Level 11 of Aurora Place
Qtopia Sydney
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Science House
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
St James' King Street
St Philips' Church
State Library of NSW
Sydney Observatory
Sydney Trades Hall
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney
The Grace Hotel Sydney
The Great Synagogue Sydney
The Mint
The NSW MASONIC CLUB and The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel
The Rocks Former Police Station
UTS Building 10, The Fairfax Building
Yirranma Place
Big thanks to the organising team. I loved spending the day satisfying my curiosity about "I wonder what it's like in there?"