Sydney Festival seeks to foster an inclusive and secure environment that extends to everyone involved in the celebration of the arts, including our audiences, artists, workers and volunteers. Our commitment is to create an event that warmly embraces diversity and reflects the richness of our community.

We champion the rights of all individuals to enjoy freedom of speech and expression, recognising its centrality in the creation of great art.

We acknowledge there is continued distress within communities and across the nation caused by the tragic loss and suffering of innocent lives due to ongoing conflicts across the globe. We trust our community to be united in a call for the protection of all innocent lives caught up in conflict whilst acknowledging the division on how this is best achieved.

Recognising our collective duty to foster a safe and inviting environment for everyone, we urge all those involved in the Festival – be they audience members, artists, staff or volunteers – to actively embrace this responsibility. We ask individuals to collaborate with us in building an atmosphere of safety and inclusivity, characterised by mutual respect and tolerance.