Program at a glance

Alumni Festival full program and map now available. Download pdf. 

Talks - Register via the Festival planner

When

What

Where

10 am

In conversation with Geraldine Brooks AO (BA'79)

K2.05 Quadrangle General Lecture Theatre 

11 am 

Healthy Longevity Chef Challenge! Featuring Professor Fontana and Adam Liaw

Wallace Theatre

11 am

In conversation with Law School alumna Georgia Dawson 

The Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building

12 pm

Art and play- with Sanné Mestrom

Chau Chak Wing Museum

12.15pm

Breaking Boundaries Down Under: Empowering Women in Australian Sport

TAG Family Foundation Grandstand

1.30 pm

Dr Karl and our superstars of STEM- Ask us STEM! Hosted by Adam Spencer

Wallace Theatre

10.30 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm

Museum mini lectures

Chau Chak Wing Museum

Tours- Register via the Festival planner

When 

What

Where

10.30 am 

Wizarding tour of ​St John’s College

10 Missenden Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050​

10 am - 12.30 pm

Tours of the Technology and Engineering Precinct 

Maze Crescent, Darlington

10 am – 1 pm ​

Pharmacy Building​

Science Road, Camperdown

10am - 5pm 

University of Sydney History Hike (self guided)

Camperdown and Darlington

10am , 11am 

Wesley College Tour

Western Avenue, Camperdown

10 am – 1 pm ​

Medical Museum in the Edward Ford Building​

Fisher Road, Camperdown

10 am

Sydney Law School Building Tour

Eastern Avenue, Camperdown

10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm ​

Heritage tours of Quadrangle

Quadrangle Clocktower​

10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm​

Sustainability tour

F23, Michael Spence building, cnr Eastern Avenue & City Rd​

12.30 pm​

Indigenous heritage Walk

Quadrangle Clocktower​

10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm

Carillon tour

Quadrangle Clocktower​

11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm

Rare books experience​

Fisher Library​

11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm  ​

Museum tours

Chau Chak Wing Museum​

12 – 5 pm 

Anderson Stuart Building  –immersive tour of the faculty of Medicine and Health Media Lab​

Eastern Avenue, Camperdown ​

Music and Entertainment

When

What

Where

10 am - 6 pm

Pop up music program 

Various locations around campus – keep your ears open​

12.15pm

Muggera - Storytelling through song and dance

Quadrangle Front Lawns

12.30pm

TikTok sensation Bailey Pickles!​

Quadrangle

6 pm

Carolfest – SUMS annual Christmas carol concert​

The Great Hall and streamed onto the front lawns​
Register via the Festival planner​

8.30 pm

Fireworks

View from the front lawns ​

Live from Manning Bar- Buy tickets via Festival planner

5 - 6.15 pm

Jordan Raskopoulos and TheatreSports™  curated by Jim Fishwick​

6.45 - 7.15 pm

2023 Battle of the Bands winner Chiara Kovac

7.30 – 8.30 pm ​

Youth Group

8.45 – 9.45 pm ​

Art vs Science

Open Buildings and Exhibitions

When 

What

Where

10 am – 1 pm ​

Abercrombie Building ​Business school 

Cnr of Abercrombie Street and Codrington St, Darlington

10 am – 1 pm ​

Engineering and Technology Precinct

Maze Crescent, Darlington

10 am – 1 pm ​

JD Stewart Building (Vet Science) ​

Regimental Drive, Camperdown

10 am – 4 pm ​

Fisher Library Open Door – photo exhibition, display of the A-Z of rare books, Piscator Press experience and rare books experiences​

Fisher Library, University Place, Camperdown​

10 am – 4 pm ​

Sydney College of the Arts  - New Contemporaries​

Old Teachers College – Manning Road, Camperdown

10 am – 4 pm ​

Architecture, Design and Planning end of year exhibition 

Wilkinson Building, Maze Crescent, Darlington ​

11 am - 4 pm

Gadigal Centre including weaving workshops

John Woolley Building, Science Road, Camperdown

Family friendly 

When

What

Where

10 am 

Wizarding tour of ​St John’s College

10 Missenden Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050​
Register via the Festival planner

10 am – 5 pm 

Scavenger hunt ​

Alumni marquee – front lawns, quadrangle ​

10 am – 5 pm 

Museum tours, activities, object handling workshops and music ​

Chau Chak Wing museum – University Place, Camperdown ​

10 am – 5 pm 

Lawn games, food and fun​

Quadrangle front lawns ​

10 am – 4 pm ​

Sydney University Sport and Fitness - 2-hour Sport camp taster sessions

Arena Gym and Sport Centre, Western Avenue,  Camperdown
Booking required

10 am – 6 pm ​

University of Sydney Cricket Club home game, with face painters, skills challenges and more​

Oval 1, Western Avenue, Camperdown ​

11 am - 4 pm

Weaving workshops at the Gadigal Centre

John Woolley Building

12.15pm

Muggera - Storytelling through song and dance

Quadrangle front lawns 

1.30 pm​

Dr Karl and the superstars of STEM- Ask us STEM! Hosted by Adam Spencer

Wallace Theatre
Register via the Festival planner

12 – 5 pm ​

Research Alley – get hands on with fun experiments and research demonstrations with some of the university’s leading researchers

Quadrangle, Camperdown ​

12 – 3 pm ​

Archaeology Research Lab open door – check out the work of University archaeologists and its remarkable collection

Under MacLaurin Hall ​

11 am – 4 pm ​

Graduate photo activation – take or retake your graduation photos. Children’s gowns and entertainment available.​

MacLaurin Hall ​
Register via the Festival planner - limited spaces

6 pm ​

Carolfest – SUMS annual Christmas carol concert​

The Great Hall and streamed onto the front lawns​
Register via the Festival planner

8.30 pm ​

Fireworks 

View from the front lawns ​