Top Things to do in Parramatta
What to do and see in Parramatta, New South Wales: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Discover the best top things to do in Parramatta, Australia including Scram Escape Rooms, Riverside Theatres, Sydney Speedway, Lake Parramatta Reserve, Parramatta Visitor Information Centre, Parramatta Park, Bankwest Stadium, Pirtek Stadium, Westfield Parramatta, Ultimate Family Entertainment Centre.
Restaurants in Parramatta
1. Scram Escape Rooms
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 125 reviews
Our aim is to entertain and bring you an hour of fun in Sydney by transporting you to a magical world of mischief and mayhem. We challenge you to find, solve and achieve. We are SCRAM Escape Rooms, and we Welcome you to The Wizard Chambers escape game. An Escape Room is a physical adventure game where players are locked in a room and must solve a variety of puzzles in order to escape.
Reviewed By stevenoweis
Shout out to Jess, 10/10 experience in the space room. The puzzle in my opinion was more on the easier side, but I still enjoyed the experience as a first time escaper! Space room is great for beginners!
2. Riverside Theatres
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Riverside Theatres is the premier performing arts venue in Western Sydney. We are the centrepiece of performance culture in Sydney’s central city, Parramatta offering live experiences you can’t have at home. Well-established and highly respected both by the local community and the national arts industry, Riverside is a successful cultural and community asset of City of Parramatta Council. Riverside plays an important role in building a diverse, thriving local city culture. By connecting artists with audiences, attracting talent and industry and supporting education and innovation, it contributes to the city’s liveliness, vibrancy and economic activity while facilitating authentic community dialogue and interaction. We aim to involve, entertain, enrich, inspire, delight and intrigue artists and audiences from Parramatta and beyond with live performance, events, festivals and community gatherings.
Reviewed By ramAustralia2018
A very nice, well equipped, friendly venue that puts on really slick first class theatrical performances. Good lighting, decent sound, decent seating, and a reasonably priced refreshment stand with decent wines. It is close to a major parking garage and not too far away from public transport (ferries, trains, buses). It is also in the restaurant district so plenty of places to eat and drink, before and after the performance. One of the best theatres I've been to anywhere in the world.
3. Sydney Speedway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By O1586FValans - Melbourne, Australia
Really enjoy Saturday night skids at Sydney Speedway. I first went there in the late seventies and was a regular visitor when I lived in Sydney. On my trips to Sydney I always try to squeeze in a sprintcar show. In fact I will once again be in Sydney for this years opening night on September 30. This is a great value night of family entertainment in a well run venue that the promoters are continually upgrading. Great racing good food offer and easily accessed by car or public transport. Some of the best weekly sprintcar racing outside of the USA.
4. Lake Parramatta Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By no1_rabbit - Sydney, Australia
Its so close to Parramatta area, short drive which took less than 5mins. We visited the place on Saturday afternoon around 130pm and was very busy and car park was packed. You can have BBQ, picnic, swim, canoe, paddle boat or bush walk. There are 3 different tracks you can do bush walk, She-Oak track(1.55km) is a easy walk along the lake edge, Banksia track(2.45km) is a moderate walk with uneven surfaces and you walk along the eastern edge taking in views of the lake, Lake Circuit(4.20km) is the most challenging track, some parts are a bit steep climb. We did the She-Oak track and did a bit of the Lake Circuit to explore the rainforest part. There was a cafe that you can order food, drinks and ice cream. We enjoyed the place so much and amazed that is in the middle of Parramatta!!
5. Parramatta Visitor Information Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
The Parramatta Visitor Information Centre’s friendly staff provide a unique starting point for discovering Parramatta - the city that tells the story of Australia. The City of Parramatta’s Hosts & Guides are based here offering a wealth of information to help you to plan your visit in and around Parramatta. Knowledgeable Hosts & Guides are also regularly stationed around the Parramatta CBD to answer any questions you may have with a meet and greet service also operating daily at the ferry wharf. The Visitor Information Centre runs regular Aboriginal programs, heritage, nature based and school holiday programs and educational activities and sits alongside a local research and family history library, Council’s archives and cultural collections. Our programs engage people in authentic historical contexts and nature based experiences, giving customers a better understanding of the past and our rich heritage.
Reviewed By sue_malc2019 - Noosa, Australia
Awesome resource :) Uli took the time to find out our requirements and then planned a really interesting walk around Parramatta for us. Conversation then moved on to our future plans and she helped us plan our campervan trip to Brisbane, providing maps and suggestions of routes and places we might enjoy. There is also a shop with unique and quite beautiful objects - we have kangaroos and koalas for our christmas tree plus aboriginal art work to take home.
6. Parramatta Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 272 reviews
Reviewed By M3063SDpamelat
Beautiful park - open spaces, play equipment, bike and walking tracks, historic buildings, ducks on river and cafes - walk from station and rivercat. Plenty of parking. What more could you want?
7. Bankwest Stadium
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Bankwest Stadium is a new 30,000 seat stadium in Parramatta made for the fans. The stadium will bring fans closer to the action than ever before in Australia. The new stadium will feature the steepest grandstands in Australia. Bringing fans close to the action and creating an awesome live event experience.
Reviewed By Dan74D - Schofields, Australia
Located in Parramatta - First experience watching the NRL at this stadium. Parramatta vs St George. The seating was fantastic. Given the structure of the stadium I feel there is no real disadvantage to sitting in any location throughout the stadium. The facilities were clean and spacious and the food and bars were plentiful so the queues were not actually too long. My experience was made better by the fact that St George did win this game.
8. Pirtek Stadium
9. Westfield Parramatta
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 120 reviews
Reviewed By anniebellel - Sydney, Australia
This shopping centre pretty much connects to Parramatta station. Quite a huge place, you will find almost everything for everyone! Clothes for women, men, children, hobby shops, cosmetic stores, travel agency, money exchanger, nail and hair salon, massage parlor, restaurants, cinemas and many more. There are two food courts, the lowest level and the highest level. I highly recommend the top level food court for more selection of food. If you're visiting on a weekend driving here, I recommend to come as early as possible as the car parks can be filled quite fast around lunchtime mark. You have three hours free parking, so keep that in mind! Enough time to go crazy with shopping or even catch a quick movie.
10. Ultimate Family Entertainment Centre
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 87 reviews
Ultimate is an Indoor Family Entertainment Centre built by families for families. It is a large Indoor Trampoline facility as well as Australia's Largest Indoor Play Centre. There is also a cafe and quiet space for parents to relax while the rest of the family enjoys themselves. Location - It's on the same side as KFC, not near the houses
