Free Events and Activities This Month

Enjoying the outdoors, doing some good for nature, and having fun things to do near you with family and friends  doesn’t have to be expensive!
There are plenty of free outdoor events in Sydney, from birdwatching tours to hiking, sustainability workshops, and wildlife activities for all ages.
It’s a great way to explore Sydney’s natural beauty, learn something new, and help our planet and wildlife—all for free!

11 Oct 8am-11am

Hornsby Shire Aussie Bird Count - Chelte...

Cheltenham

11 Oct 9am-12pm

Water Bug Blitz at Wallaroo

Nowra

12 Oct 7am-5pm

Wollongong Botanic Garden

Keiraville

12 Oct 8am-12pm

Wolli Creek Valley bushwalk: Bexley Nort...

Bexley North

12 Oct 9am-4pm

Sustainability Lane

Lane Cove

12 Oct 10am-2pm

Wildventure: Verge & Urban Gardening...

Castle Hill

12 Oct 10am-12pm

Wildflower wander

Picnic Point

14 Oct 4pm-5pm

Learn & Spot: Feathered Friends of F...

Five Dock

15 Oct 10am-12pm

Garden Discovery Buggy Tour 2025

Keiraville

15 Oct 10am-11am

Preschoolers Bush Scramble (Wednesday)

Middle Cove

16 Oct 10am-11am

Preschoolers Bush Scramble (Thursday)

Middle Cove

16 Oct 10am-12pm

Compost and Worm Farming - Community Rec...

Thornleigh

18 Oct 9am-11am

Introduction to iNaturalist

Pennant Hills

18 Oct 9am-12pm

Native Plant Propagation Workshop

Saint Ives

18 Oct 9am-11am

Tannery Creek Habitat Walk

Riverview

18 Oct 10am-12pm

Birding for Beginners

Birrong

18 Oct 11am-3pm

Waverley Community Garden Open Day

Bondi Junction

18 Oct 11am-6pm

Project Planet 2025

Wolli Creek

19 Oct 7am-5pm

Wollongong Botanic Garden

Keiraville

19 Oct 8am-11am

Birds of Flat Rock- Guided bushwalk

Northbridge

19 Oct 10am-2pm

Concord Community Garden Open Day

Concord

19 Oct 10am-11am

Gardening at Waverley Cemetery Open Day

Bronte

20 Oct 10am-12pm

New Bub Bushcare

Mount Colah

20 Oct 1pm-2pm

Infocus: Small bird habitat corridors an...

North Ryde

20 Oct 5pm-8pm

Sustainable Early Learning Expo 2025 (BB...

Chatswood

22 Oct 10am-12pm

Garden Discovery Buggy Tour 2025

Keiraville

22 Oct 6pm-8pm

Earth Flix Screening: Night Calling

Bowral

23 Oct 9am-11am

Wild Walk

Lane Cove West

25 Oct 8am-10am

Breakfast with The Birds

Milperra

25 Oct 8am-11am

Birdy Breakfast and Great Southern Biobl...

Moss Vale

25 Oct 9am-12pm

Beecroft Reserve Bushwalk

Beecroft

25 Oct 10am-12pm

Imperfectly Sustainable: Organic Gardeni...

Waverton

25 Oct 11am-12pm

Guided Illawarra Rainforest Walk

Mount Keira

25 Oct 7pm-8pm

Great Southern Bioblitz Moth Night

Thornleigh

26 Oct 7am-5pm

Wollongong Botanic Garden

Keiraville

29 Oct 10am-12pm

Garden Discovery Buggy Tour 2025

Keiraville

2 Nov 7am-5pm

Wollongong Botanic Garden

Keiraville

2 Nov 9am-2pm

Bella Vista Farm Open Day 2025

Bella Vista

2 Nov 9am-1pm

Lloyd Trig and Deerubbin loop walk, Cowa...

Cowan

2 Nov 1pm-3pm

Bug talk and walk

Woolwich

5 Nov 10am-12pm

Garden Discovery Buggy Tour 2025

Keiraville

5 Nov 6pm-7pm

Secret lives of Wollongong’s native be...

Wollongong

8 Nov 9am-12pm

Wolli Creek Valley bushwalk: Bardwell Pa...

Bardwell Park

8 Nov 10am-12pm

Nature Safari @ Bankstown City Gardens

Bankstown

8 Nov 1pm-3pm

Pollinator Workshop

Pennant Hills

9 Nov 7am-5pm

Wollongong Botanic Garden

Keiraville

9 Nov 9am-12pm

Gibberagong Waterhole Bushwalk

North Wahroonga

9 Nov 10am-2pm

Growing Food for Wildlife Working Bee

Annangrove

More to Explore

You can also check out fun volunteering opportunities for nature, pets and wildlife —most of them are completely cost-free but leave you with plenty of treasured memories to take home!

Or, check out the local farmers’ markets near you and second-hand markets for a lovely picnic, fresh food,  or hunt for a hidden gem.

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