SXSW Sydney Launches Massive 2025 Program
Image: SXSW SYDNEY 2023, Tumbalong Park. Credit: Katje Ford
Returning bigger and better than ever, SXSW Sydney (South by Southwest Sydney) has unveiled its public program for 2025, opening a world of global innovation, culture and creativity, entirely for free.
After the wild success of previous years, the week long program features everything from midday music and line-dancing, to sunset DJ sets, fashion showcases, and even a VR games showdown.
The event will transform Tumbalong Park and its surroundings into an inclusive, free-access cultural playground, from October 13–19, with over 85 hours of programming designed for CBD workers, students, families and curious minds.
“SXSW Sydney Unlocked represents the very heart of what SXSW Sydney is all about: access, discovery and connection,” said Simon Cahill, Co-Managing Director of SXSW Sydney.
“We’re incredibly proud to offer a dynamic, free program that invites everyone, from families and students to workers on their lunch break, to experience the energy and ideas that define this global event. Whether you’re watching a runway show, getting hands-on with future tech at our Expo, or dancing with your kids in the park, this is a celebration of ideas and imagination, and everyone’s invited.”
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The week kicks off with FOMA: Fabrics of Modern Australia, returning with its most ambitious showcase yet after its acclaimed pop-up debut last year. The fashion-meets-culture experience highlights cross-cultural creativity and innovation, featuring over 25 nationalities and championing inclusive representation through its Faces of FOMA initiative
Also in the program is a powerful celebration of Indigenous voices, with Blak To The Future: A Celebration of First Nations Creatives. Curated by Winda Film Festival and Awesome Black, the evening will feature a collection of short films from emerging First Nations filmmakers, as well as live music from SXSW Sydney showcasing artists, and the launch of the Screen NSW’s First Nations Screen Fellowship Program, with the inaugural recipient announced live on stage.
On Saturday, The Innovation and Games Expo will be open to the public for the very first time. The park will become a hands-on playground of robotics, gaming, and space tech, with the Australian Space Agency transforming The Ideas Done into a space-themed hub. You can also meet and explore the Roo-ver, the Aussie-built lunar destined for the moon on a future NASA mission, which comes complete with a sketch-bot that will “send your face to the moon”
“SXSW Sydney will once again showcase our city as a global hub for culture and innovation with the best of the creative and tech industries from across the Asia Pacific and beyond on display,” said Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Steve Kamper.
“[It’s] a celebration that energises our city precincts, supports Sydney’s vibrant nighttime economy, and provides a global platform for the incredible talent and ideas coming out of NSW that is not be missed.”
Explore the current lineup of free events at SXSW Sydney Unlocked this October here.
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