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Alumni Festival

A festival for University of Sydney alumni, family, and friends

The Alumni Festival brings together alumni from around the world to experience the magic of campus as you’ve never seen it before. Explore behind the scenes, connect with old classmates and discover our world-leading research through hands-on experiences.

Save the date: Alumni Festival 2024

Taking place on 30 November 2024

2023 Program at a glance

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13+

Family friendly activities

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30+

Music performances

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24+

Tours

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12+

Open buildings

2023 Alumni Festival Highlights

Man blowing large bubbles in front of sandstone building — The Quadrangle provided a stunning backdrop for the 2023 Alumni Festival activities.

Two indigenous Australian dancers wearing red cloth and traditional body paint performing in front of a large sign that reads Alumni Festival — Dancers from the Gadigal Centre performed on the Front Lawns.

Two female alumni building a stucture out of exta large Lego bricks in front of a sandstone building — Plenty of activities were available on the Front Lawns for people to enjoy while they took a break.

Two people in Wizard costumes pose with an alumna in front of a sandstone building — We took advantage of the magic of the Quadrangle to snap some wizarding pics, which were popular with all ages.

Vapor billowing out of an experiment while three University of Sydney staff smile at the camera — Research Alley showed alumni all the interesting work being done by the university in fun, practical ways.

A man playing piano accompanied by a friend on violin while a large audience looks on — Tik Tok superstars and current Sydney Conservatorium of Music students, Bailey Pickles and Hugo Hui were just two of the musicians who played pop-up sets around the university.

A group of people watching a presenter handle fragile-looking old books — Fisher Library ran a number of activities, including the very popular tour of its Rare Books collection.

Two woman facing each other, having a seated panel discussion in front of a large group of people. — Alumni Award-winning lawyer, Georgia Dawson, spoke about her pioneering legal career to a rapt audience.

A group of people having a panel style discussion on stage in front of a blue curtain — TV chef Adam Liaw worked with Professor Luigi Fontana on the Healthy Longevity Challenge, with scientists from the Charles Perkins Centre.

Three woman stand together, smiling at the camera. — Alumni and superstar athletes Chloe Dalton OAM and Carmen Marton OLY spoke to Alumni Council member Jackie Lee Joe about women in sport.

Seven people posing for a photo in front of a blue curtain — Dr Karl and Adam Spencer joined our Superstars of STEM to field all our tricky science questions.

A group of people in black graduation gowns walking around a sandstone building — Members of the Sydney University Musical Society filled the Great Hall for their annual CarolFest.

Man standing at a podium addressing a crowd in front of a blue curtain — Vice Chancellor Mark Scott AO addressed the crowd before the singers to the stage.

Large stained glass window with a stage in front of it, filled with performers. An audience watches them. — The Great Hall made a stunning setting for SUMS CarolFest.

A view from a bar on a balcony looking back toward a sandstone building — Manning Bar was a great stop for refreshments and provided a fantastic view of the campus proceedings.

A group of 7 people posing for a photo in a bar — TheatreSports performers had the crowd in stitiches all afternoon.

A woman in a black dress talking animatedly on stage. — Alumna and veteran comic, Jordan Raskopoulos, kept the crowd hyped up throughout the afternoon.

A man playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. — Dr Toby Martin, alumnus, University of Sydney lecturer and lead singer of ARIA winning rock band Youth Group took the stage at Manning Bar.

Three men standing on stage, waving to the crowd — Art vs. Science closed out the evening with their infectious brand of electronic pop rock.

Man blowing large bubbles in front of sandstone building

Two indigenous Australian dancers wearing red cloth and traditional body paint performing in front of a large sign that reads Alumni Festival

Two female alumni building a stucture out of exta large Lego bricks in front of a sandstone building

Two people in Wizard costumes pose with an alumna in front of a sandstone building

Vapor billowing out of an experiment while three University of Sydney staff smile at the camera

A man playing piano accompanied by a friend on violin while a large audience looks on

A group of people watching a presenter handle fragile-looking old books

Two woman facing each other, having a seated panel discussion in front of a large group of people.

A group of people having a panel style discussion on stage in front of a blue curtain

Three woman stand together, smiling at the camera.

Seven people posing for a photo in front of a blue curtain

A group of people in black graduation gowns walking around a sandstone building

Man standing at a podium addressing a crowd in front of a blue curtain

Large stained glass window with a stage in front of it, filled with performers. An audience watches them.

A view from a bar on a balcony looking back toward a sandstone building

A group of 7 people posing for a photo in a bar

A woman in a black dress talking animatedly on stage.

A man playing a guitar and singing into a microphone.

Three men standing on stage, waving to the crowd

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