What the Ocean said

We warmly welcome you to join us for:

✨🌊 What the Ocean said 🌊✨

Join creativity and wellness for young children, with our specially commissioned storytelling and meditation experience with digital projections. This is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation and the wonder of our Sydney Harbour. 

A sensory world of projections and vivid storytelling.

What The Ocean Said is a relaxing storytelling experience for children and their grownups.  

You are invited to relax in a sea of pillows amidst a magical space of calm. Follow the journey of a humpback whale diving deep into the water, and expanding into the reaches of the ocean itself. With mindfulness techniques wrapped up in a story time adventure, we’ll introduce younger children to meditation, and offer bigger kids a whole new perspective. 

What the Ocean Said is a Sydney Opera House New Work Now commission, enabled by Jane & Russell Kift and by the Turnbull Foundation. 

Presented by Sydney Opera House 

After the event you will have the chance to enjoy some afternoon tea and meet with other families from the Down Syndrome NSW Community.

📅 Saturday 11 October 2025

⏰ 1:00pm-3:00pm

📍Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW 2000

🚉 Closest Train Station: Circular Quay

🅿️ Closest Parking: Wilson Parking, Sydney Opera House

♿ Wheelchair accessible - There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations available.

📖 Social Story - A social story provides information about what to expect when attending a venue or show. It has short descriptions with images. See the Centre for Creativity Social Story 

⏳ Run time The duration of this event is 60 minutes. Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change. 

Age: Recommended for ages 4+. Young people under the age of 15 must be accompanied at all times. Under 12 months (babes in arms) admitted free of charge and do not require a ticket - all other attendees require a paid ticket. The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy 

This event has been made possible through the support of the Department of Social Services Information Linkages and Capacity Building Program.

Registration is essential to attend this event. Please ensure you register every family member attending. 

Why we ask for demographic information
We collect this information to help us understand who attends our events and to report to our funders. It is shared de-identified, meaning your personal details are not included. This helps us improve our programs and secure funding to keep them running.

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Membership is FREE. Sign up here: Become a Member – Down Syndrome NSW. We have lots of member-only events throughout the year as well as discounts for our conferences, workshops and training and other great member benefits soon to be announced! 

Down Syndrome NSW is the peak body for Down syndrome in NSW. We work with pride to support people with Down syndrome to reach their full potential. Your support at our events makes our work possible. Where we can, we provide events for free or at cost recovery only. We greatly appreciate your support. 

We look forward to seeing you!