Sydney Language Festival

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Registration is NOW OPEN! 🤩🥳 https://esperantohouse.org.au/esperanto-beginners-course/

Esperanto is the world’s most successful international planned language. Easy to learn, neutral and designed to bring people together.

Course starts Saturday, 30 May 2026
2PM – 5:30PM
7 Saturdays = over 24 hours of learning
Free course

The course is free. However, we require an up-front payment of $140.
But if you attend all 7 sessions, you will get the whole $140 back!

Venue:
Esperanto House
143 Lawson St
Redfern NSW 2016

Call or text Joanne Cho 0413 087 340
Email [email protected]

Big thanks to our amazing Sydney Language Festival presenters! 🎉
You inspired, challenged, and energised us with your knowledge and love for languages. The festival wouldn’t have been the same without you—what a privilege to learn from such a brilliant group of people.
Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Jonathan Cooper, Sean McLoughlin, Mujahid Torwali, Greg Cooper, Poompa Arasu, Rainer Kurz, Theresa Fuller, Katarina Loncar, Alan Downes

Even many who have heard of Esperanto, the international language, or Klingon, the fictional language from the Star Trek movie series, are surprised to learn that over a thousand languages have been constructed over the past 900 years. This talk will compare a dozen or so of the most fascinating ones, in terms of purpose, development, vocabulary and philosophy.
Jonathan Cooper has been fascinated with languages from when he was a teenager, many years ago. He even invented his own language. Then he discovered Esperanto, the world’s most widely spoken and successful constructed international language. He is now president of Esperanto NSW and vice-president of the Australian Esperanto Association. He is also passionate about another international language: art. For over 30 years he worked at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, as a museum educator.

Program of SLF2026

Great news! Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann (Linguist, Revivalist, Member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies) has confirmed his participation at SLF2026 as keynote lecturer.

Art exhibition near Esperanto House

Sydney Language Festival 2025

Professor Ghil'ad ZuckermannGhil'ad Zuckermann