May 2025 in Sydney & NSW

Winter is approaching in May and it’s time to get a bit cerebral at the Sydney Writers Festival.

Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May.

May 2025 What’s On in Sydney and New South Wales

The Sydney Fair Returns to Royal Randwick Racecourse from Thursday the 29th of May to Sunday 1st of June, celebrating a major milestone: 100 years since the birth of Art Deco! First showcased at the...
ILLAWARRA LAPIDARY CLUB INC “Open Day” 51 Meadow Street, Tarrawanna  2518 Sunday 4 May, 2025 – 9am to 2pm – FREE ENTRY View the Club Rooms, purchase Mineral Specimens, Fossils, Lapidary Materials, Jewellery & more....
Sydney Writers' Festival will run from 19–25 May 2025 See https://www.swf.org.au/

National Events

Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost – Join our online celebration! 4 to 10 May, 2025 Community composting is thriving across Australia, and we’re bringing people together for a special online event to connect, learn, and celebrate!...
Check your enrolment to vote at the Australian Electoral Commission. Key Dates: Monday 7 April - Close of rolls (make sure you are enrolled correctly) Thursday 10 April - Close of nominations (if you want...
Heart Week is Australia’s national heart health awareness week held in May each year. It provides an opportunity for the Australian public and health professionals to start a conversation about heart health and take positive...
11 to 18 May 2025 Campaign focused on individuals taking pledges to drive safely. https://roadsafetyweek.com.au/
National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts towards reconciliation between Indigenous and...
20th May 2025 World Bee Day celebrates our hard-working little pollinators. Australia is home to around 2,000 species of native bee. Native bees have co-evolved with our unique native flora over thousands of years. Some...
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is the flagship species for Hairy-Nosed Day – on May 11 each year. Help us build a future for wombats & show that it is possible to save the world’s critically...

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