Biennale’s Art After Dark at White Bay

The Biennale of Sydney’s Art After Dark series is running on Friday evenings at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle as part of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, according to the festival’s official program. The Biennale says the after-hours series pairs contemporary art with live music, food and drinks inside the former industrial site. Official event listings show the program has been staged across multiple Fridays since March and continues this month, with another event scheduled for Friday, May 22. ### When is Art After Dark actually on? Friday is the key date. The Biennale’s main Art After Dark page says the series transforms White Bay Power Station on Friday evenings, and individual event pages list start times at 6 p.m. The 2026 program has not been every single Friday through an open-ended season. Official listings show named Friday events on March 20 and 27, April 17 and 24, May 1, May 22, May 29 and June 5, with a final closing-weekend event on June 12. (biennaleofsydney.art) Time Out separately reported the series would run “most Friday nights until June 12.” ### What happens inside White Bay Power Station after 6 p.m.? White Bay Power Station is the venue, and the Biennale describes the format as a mix of music, art and food. The official Art After Dark page says the series is being delivered in three chapters curated by Liquid Architecture, Inner West Council and Vivid Sydney. Individual event pages show that a ticket to Art After Dark is required for entry to White Bay Power Station on Friday evenings, and several listings set adult tickets at A$35, with Mob Tix at A$10 and under-18s allowed if accompanied by an adult. (biennaleofsydney.art) Those pages also list extras such as NSW wine masterclasses on some nights. (biennaleofsydney.art) ### Who has been curating the Friday-night lineups? Liquid Architecture handled the early chapter of the series. The Biennale’s event pages list acts including Tujiko Noriko and Mara on March 20, and Ruhail Qaisar and Marcus Whale on March 27. Inner West Council took over for three April-May dates. The council’s partnership page says its Art After Dark music series ran on April 17, April 24 and May 1, curated by Niriko McLure, with headline sets from Body Type, Yes Boone and BOY SODA. (biennaleofsydney.art) Vivid Sydney is attached to the late-May and early-June chapter. (biennaleofsydney.art) The Biennale’s listings show Purelink on May 29, anaiis and RIAH on June 5, and a closing event called “Last Light” on June 12 presented with Vivid. ### Is this just a concert series, or can visitors still see the Biennale? White Bay Power Station remains part of the Biennale exhibition footprint, and the after-hours program is designed to sit alongside the art presentation rather than replace it. (innerwest.nsw.gov.au) The Biennale’s event pages describe Art After Dark as a soundtrack to the Biennale visit, while the broader events listing also shows daytime art tours at White Bay Power Station every day except Monday. (biennaleofsydney.art) Time Out framed the program as live music inside the Biennale venue, and Broadsheet described it as a series of one-off performances, immersive art and food offerings tied to the festival. Those descriptions align with the official program pages, which repeatedly place performances inside the White Bay site during the Biennale run. ### What is the next event on the calendar? (biennaleofsydney.art) Friday, May 22, is the next listed Art After Dark date in the official Biennale events feed. The event is billed as “Africa Day featuring Blissman and Timomatic,” with hours listed as 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at White Bay Power Station. June 12 is the last currently listed Art After Dark date on the Biennale site. (timeout.com) The closing event, “Last Light,” is described by the Biennale as a free party to begin the festival’s closing weekend at White Bay Power Station. (biennaleofsydney.art 1) (biennaleofsydney.art 2)