History & Heritage

Parramatta is a city that holds culture, creativity, heritage and diversity at its very core.

Filled with colour, music, art and theatre, Parramatta always has something new to explore, try or see. This city has been home to the Darug people for over 60,000 years and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples continue to call the city home.

Come and discover Parramatta’s arts, culture and heritage.

Spend A Day In The People's Park

History & Heritage Spend A Day In The People's Park

This grassy, UNESCO World Heritage-listed park continues to provide an idyllic space for the Parramatta and wider community to come together, 160…

Heritage of Harris Park

History & Heritage Heritage of Harris Park

Even in this thriving city of close to a quarter of a million people, Parramatta has a rather unique ability to take you back into its history.

Parramatta’s Rich Aboriginal History

History & Heritage Parramatta’s Rich Aboriginal History

More than 60,000 years of Indigenous history make up present day Parramatta’s city and surrounds.

Old Government House

History & Heritage Old Government House

Discover UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Government House, the oldest surviving public building in Australia right here in Parramatta.

Six Places to Experience Indigenous History and Culture in Parramatta

History & Heritage Six Places to Experience Indigenous History and Culture in Parramatta

Learn about Burramatta culture – from Arrunga Bardo garden, where a wealth of bush food grows, to Third Settlement Reserve, where legendary warrior…

Explore Parramatta Park

History & Heritage Explore Parramatta Park

Celebrating 160 years as a people's park.

Parramatta Female Factory

History & Heritage Parramatta Female Factory

To commemorate the Bicentennial event of the Parramatta Female Factory we take a look at its rich history.

11 Historical Experiences to Have in Parramatta

History & Heritage 11 Historical Experiences to Have in Parramatta

Discover some of the significant pieces of Australian history housed in Parramatta.

Experiment Farm Cottage

History & Heritage Experiment Farm Cottage

Discover the story of James Ruse’s transformation from convict to pioneering man of the land, the stuff of Australian legend.

A Guide to Parramatta River

History & Heritage A Guide to Parramatta River

Discover the history and how you can spend time in, on, above or beside the centrepiece of Parramatta.

Elizabeth Farm

History & Heritage Elizabeth Farm

A remarkable piece of Australia’s early European history sits modestly among the houses and flats of suburban Parramatta. Elizabeth Farm was the…

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