What’s on in Wollongong in August 2026

79 events listed in Wollongong in August 2026: sport, music, festivals, arts, food and film.

• An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein

  1 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Physical venue unspecified, likely Illawarra Performing Arts Centre)

• REMINISCE: Michael Jackson Tribute

  1 Aug 2026 · The Frisky Flamingo, 2-14 Cliff Road, North Wollongong

• Michael Jackson Tribute - Reminisce 80’s & 90’s

  1 Aug 2026 · The Frisky Flamingo, North Wollongong

• Very Short Film Festival — Warrawong

  1 Aug 2026 · Warrawong (Likely Gala Cinema)

• Fashion Thrift Society Wollongong

  1 Aug 2026 · University of Wollongong, Keiraville

• Weaving Connections with Virginia Keft

  1 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• Live Music Nights at Steamers

  1 Aug 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · Steamers Bar and Grill

• Michael Jackson Tribute - Reminisce 80s & 90s

  1 Aug 2026 · The Frisky Flamingo, North Wollongong

• Garden Discovery Walking Tour

  2 Aug 2026 · Botanic Garden Duck Pond

• Bottomless Cabanas at Pepe's

  2 Aug 2026 → 25 Oct 2026 · Pepe's on the Beach, North Wollongong

• Paper Craft for Beginners (Ages 18+)

  4 Aug 2026 · Thirroul Library

• In Conversation: On the process of painting

  5 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• The Lark | Wollongong

  5 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Specific venue TBC)

• The Lark

  5 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Town Hall

• Dying to Know Day at Warrawong Library

  5 Aug 2026 · Warrawong Library

• Dying to Know Day

  5 Aug 2026 · Warrawong Library

• Music and Tea - New Beginnings: A Piano Odyssey

  6 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• Bird-spotting Walks

  6 Aug 2026 · Botanic Garden Discovery Centre

• Urzila Carlson: Fatty on a Yacht

  7 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Specific venue TBC)

• Literary Lunch with Lauren Keegan and Pamela Cook

  7 Aug 2026 · Level 9, Wollongong Administration Building

• Crown St Night Markets

  7 Aug 2026 · Crown Street Mall

• Daniel Connell: Prairie Dog

  8 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Town Hall

• Red Point Arts Makers' Markets and Open Day

  8 Aug 2026 → 12 Dec 2026 · Port Kembla

• Wollongong Goals - Community Pop Up

  8 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Belmore Basin

• Daniel Connell: Prairie Dog - Wollongong

  8 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Specific venue TBC)

• Five Islands Nature Reserve Eco Tour

  8 Aug 2026 · Port Kembla Outer Harbour Boat Ramp

• Winter Raceday - Kembla Grange Racecourse

  8 Aug 2026 · Kembla Grange Racecourse

• The Lark | Wollongong

  8 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Don Giovanni - Opera Australia - Merrigong

  11 Aug 2026 · Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong

• Don Giovanni - Opera Australia

  11 Aug 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · Merrigong Theatre Company (IPAC)

• Lantern Making at Warrawong Library

  12 Aug 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · Warrawong Library

• Mentor Walks Wollongong

  12 Aug 2026 · North Wollongong Surf Club (grassed area)

• Garden Discovery Buggy Tour

  12 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Botanic Garden

• Heartbreak Hotel

  12 Aug 2026 → 15 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Author Talk with Jeff Apter at Thirroul Library

  12 Aug 2026 · Thirroul Library

• The Icon $12 Schnitzel Thursday + Happy Hour

  13 Aug 2026 · The Icon, 10 Town Hall Place Wollongong

• Herman’s Hermits - Direct from the UK

  14 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Travelling Film Festival Warrawong

  14 Aug 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · Gala Twin Cinemas, Warrawong

• Felicity Dowd and Shalani in Concert

  14 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Crown St Night Markets

  14 Aug 2026 → 26 Feb 2027 · Crown St Mall, Wollongong

• The Eagles Show

  15 Aug 2026 · Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow

• Introduction to Trove & digitised newspapers at Wollongong Library

  15 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Library

• Farewell Tour: Joe Wilson & Chanelle Collier

  16 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• Garden Discovery Buggy Tour

  19 Aug 2026 · Botanic Garden Duck Pond, Keiraville

• Rewear Thrift Market

  20 Aug 2026 · Port Kembla

• Port Kembla Lantern Parade

  20 Aug 2026 · Port Kembla

• Greenplan Plant Sales

  21 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Botanic Garden

• THE ICON X RNB BINGO - WOLLONGONG

  21 Aug 2026 · The Icon, Wollongong

• Greenplan Plant Sales at Wollongong Botanic Garden

  21 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Botanic Garden, Keiraville

• SUNSET Five Islands Nature Reserve Eco Tour

  21 Aug 2026 · Port Kembla Outer Harbour Boat Ramp

• Greenplan Plant Sale

  21 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Botanic Garden Nursery, Keiraville

• Australian Darts Masters

  22 Aug 2026 · WIN Entertainment Centre, 5-11 Crown Street, Wollongong

• Lassù Cosmic Cabaret

  22 Aug 2026 · 37 Foley Street, Gwynneville

• 2026 Hack the Gong

  22 Aug 2026 · North Wollongong

• Toby Mobbs National Tour w/ Kane Calcite

  22 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Op Shop Prom - 90s Dance Party Fundraiser

  22 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• The Pink Pop Party - Wollongong

  22 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• South Coast Seaside Soiree and Belly Dance Expo

  23 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Australian Shortboard Titles

  24 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Beach (various)

• Book Week Dress Up Day

  24 Aug 2026 · Wollongong, Dapto, Thirroul, and Warrawong Libraries

• Discovering ancestors with the BDA

  25 Aug 2026 · The Lab, Wollongong Library

• Discovering ancestors with the Biographical Database of Australia

  25 Aug 2026 · The Lab, Wollongong Library

• Garden Discovery Buggy Tour

  26 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Botanic Garden Duck Pond

• Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee Live

  26 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Venue TBC)

• Cicada

  27 Aug 2026 → 29 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Venue TBC)

• South Coast Salsa Coalition 2026 - Seeker Brewing

  28 Aug 2026 · Seeker Brewing, Unanderra

• Cicada

  28 Aug 2026 → 29 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• Bloom Sings Stevie Nicks, Carole King and Linda Ronstadt

  28 Aug 2026 · Wollongong (Venue TBC)

• Crown St Night Markets

  28 Aug 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · Crown St Mall, Wollongong

• Spring Carnival Opening Raceday - Kembla Grange Racecourse

  29 Aug 2026 · Kembla Grange Racecourse

• Spring Carnival Opening Raceday

  29 Aug 2026 · Kembla Grange Racecourse

• Ride Wollongong Festival of Cycling

  29 Aug 2026 → 13 Sept 2026 · Wollongong CBD and surrounds

• Toby Mobbs National Tour w/Kane Calcite

  29 Aug 2026 · Wollongong

• Janmashtami - a Kirtan Celebration at Coledale

  29 Aug 2026 · Coledale Community Hall

• Markets at The Wentworth

  29 Aug 2026 · Wentworth Street, Port Kembla

• Australian Shortboard Titles

  29 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Beaches

• Film Screening of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

  30 Aug 2026 · Wollongong Art Gallery

• Rise and Shine: 40 Years of Community Action Exhibition

  31 Aug 2026 → 5 Sept 2026 · Garden's Education Centre, Wollongong Botanic Garden

• Wollongong Goals

  31 Aug 2026 → 4 Oct 2026 · Across Wollongong

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