Sydney offers a wide range of romantic experiences for couples to enjoy. Date ideas include:

• Romantic dinners and rooftop bars with amazing views
• Outdoor cinemas
• Luxury hotel staycations
• Outdoor adventures like coastal walks, snorkelling, and kayak tours
• Unique experiences like the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, seaplane lunches and stargazing evenings

In Sydney there are great dates for every budget. Affordable Valentine’s Day ideas include:

• Packing a picnic for one of Sydney’s scenic picnic spots
• Visiting ocean pools or secret beaches
• Enjoying free or low-cost art galleries
• Watching a film at an open-air or retro cinema
• Sunset kayaking or paddleboarding

For a special Valentine’s Day experience that you’ll remember, book a unique experience such as:

• Arriving at lunch by seaplane
• Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Staying overnight on a yacht
• Stargazing evenings
• Making your own gin at a distillery

If the weather is wet on Valentine’s Day, Sydney has plenty of indoor options that make a great date. Weather-proof outings include:

• Art exhibitions and galleries
• Day spas and bathhouses
• Underground cocktail bars
• Old-world cinemas
• Food tours and gin or cocktail-making classes

Internationally renowned as a queer capital, cosmopolitan Sydney promises you a warm welcome, whatever your orientation or gender identity. Every March, Sydney celebrates LGBTQIA+ communities at Mardi Gras, but the city bursts with pride year-round beyond Oxford Street. Explore Darlinghurst, Enmore and Erskineville, home to many of the city’s wide range of queer venues and cultural hubs.

You’ll find LGBTQIA+ communities across Sydney, including in:

• Darlinghurst, including Oxford St
• Enmore
• Erskineville
• Redfern

Sydney’s beaches welcome all. LGBTQIA+ communities often meet at: 

• Redleaf Beach 
• Lady Bay Beach 
• Cobblers Beach
• North Bondi Beach