Carriageworks
Carriageworks is one of Australia’s most significant creative cultural hubs, renowned for its dynamic events, performances, and exhibitions. Housed in a historic railway workshop, originally built in the late 1800’s in Sydney on Gadigal Country, today Carriageworks offers a vibrant platform for theatre, music, dance, food, design and more, collaborating with leading local and international artists to foster innovation and creativity in its iconic industrial setting.
245 Wilson St
Eveleigh NSW 2015
Australia
Getting there
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Walk | 30mins from The Goods Line |
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Train | Redfern, Macdonaldtown and Newtown stations |
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Bus | City Road is the closest bus stop |
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Carriageworks presents an ambitious program throughout the year encompassing music, theatre, dance, food, fashion, design, and more.
Famous for one of Sydney’s best markets, the Carriageworks Farmers Market, which is held every Saturday morning with locals and visitors flocking to the site for farm-fresh seasonal produce, fresh-cut flowers, artisanal delicacies and great coffee.
Since its inaugural Vivid Sydney presentation in 2012, Carriageworks has been home to wild parties, unique culinary explorations and world-class international and local music acts, including music superstar and fashionista Grace Jones, boundary-pushing musician Björk and Aussie dance music heavyweights Rüfüs Du Sol.
In 2025, Carriageworks will celebrate Vivid Sydney with a curated program of live music and food spearheaded by Australian talent. Across May and June, Carriageworks will erupt with homegrown and international artists pushing boundaries across soul, jazz, indie rock, R&B, funk and electronic sound, alongside the return of the much-loved Carriageworks Night Market.
How to get there: Carriageworks is a short walk from Redfern, Macdonaldtown and Newtown train stations. You can also hop on a bus to nearby City Road and enjoy proximity to bike lanes, with onsite bike racks if you prefer to arrive on two wheels.
Music Events
moktar
moktar arrives at Carriageworks for Vivid Sydney, delivering his signature fusion of club, techno, and traditional Arabic instrumentation inspired by his...
Pure Space & Butter Sessions: Andy Garvey & Sleep D + Guests
A night of deep cuts and raw energy, Pure Space & Butter Sessions unites two of Australia’s most vital electronic platforms for an unmissable sonic...
Skegss
Skegss are set to bring their raw mix of surf and garage rock to Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks. From the northern beaches of NSW, Skegss’ Jonny Lani...
Mall Grab
Mall Grab is back. Making his long-awaited return to Sydney, he’s set to take over Carriageworks’ Bays 22-24 bringing his Looking For Trouble label...
Echoes of the Block: A Live & Local Blak Hip Hop Collaboration
Awesome Black and leading voices in Sydney’s hip-hop scene are teaming up with Carriageworks to present Echoes of the Block: A Live & Local Blak...
Kamasi Washington
American jazz icon Kamasi Washington returns to Sydney for Vivid Sydney. A saxophonist and composer, Washington is known for his critically acclaimed albums...
Ngaiire: PAIA
PAIA is Ngaiire’s most visceral and transcendent work yet—an eruption of rage, sex, ecstasy, ceremony, ancestry, and cleansing. Rooted in the Tok Pisin...
DIIV
Originally from Brooklyn, this four-piece, brings their signature fusion of dream-pop, shoegaze, and post-punk to Carriageworks for Vivid Sydney.Known...
Black Star
Hip-hop icons Black Star - Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli - are bringing their razor-sharp lyricism and undeniable influence to Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks.Since...
Food Events
Carriageworks Night Market
Carriageworks’ legendary Night Market is back for Vivid Sydney, and this year, it’s all about dreams—big, bold, and delicious!Handing the reins to...
