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Events - New South Wales, Australia |
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Want to see what is happening where you are going? Maybe you want to include a
destination in your plans, some stopover to coincide with events happening in
that town? Following are some events happening in New South Wales. For more information, check
the destination pages of the town or area you are visiting.
Some events happen at the same time throughout Australia, such as Christmas and
New Years Eve celebrations, ANZAC Day, Australia Day, local markets, agricultural shows etc. Some scheduled events only have approximate dates, with some dates changing
or being cancelled.
When planning your travel around events, contact
the holder of the event or the local visitor centre where the event is happening to confirm the event timetable. |
To apply for an events listing, click here
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Australia Day
• 26th January
• A day when we
come together to celebrate Australia and being Australian. Celebrations are
nation wide.
Details can be found on the government
Australia Day
site. Australia Day celebration information can also be found on the local
councils and shire websites. |
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ANZAC Day
• 25th April
• This day of
remembrance marks the deaths and sufferings of brave men and women, who lost
their lives in the fight to bring peace and harmony to the world.
It commemorates the landing at Gallipoli in 1915 (during World War I), which saw
men from two countries, Australia and New Zealand, come together and fight as
one, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
The massive loss of life, was deeply felt, and today it is a day we mark as
‘ANZAC Day: Less We Forget’. |
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Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve
• 24-31 December
• Capital cities
throughout Australia and many of the major cities often put on special events
such as Carol by Candlelight and New Years Eve firework display. Details can
often be found on the local council sites. |
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Braidwood |
Braidwood Markets
• 4th Saturday of each Month
• Monthly market day selling local
crafts etc with lots of treasures to be found. |
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Byron Bay |
Byron Bay Markets
• Held on the 1st Sunday of each month.
• With over 300 stalls, this great
market offers a huge array of arts and craft, locally grown produce, food stalls
and live entertainment. There is something for the whole family. |
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Camden |
Camden Art and Craft Markets
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3rd Saturday of each month
• A great place to check out the local
arts and craft with over 150 stalls. |
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Camden Produce Markets
• 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month - 7 am to 12 pm
• A great place to purchase and enjoy
the locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, country style baking, jams, wool
products, olive and lavender products. |
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Cobargo |
Cobargo Markets
• 8:30 am to 12:30 pm - last Saturday of each month
• Held in the RSL Hall in the main street,
the markets are a great way to experience the country charm of the historic
Cobargo. |
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Evans Head |
Evans Head Community Markets
• 4th Saturday of the month
• A great place to check out the local
wares and produce. Held at the Evans Head Recreation Reserve. |
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Forster |
Forster Town Markets
• 2nd Sunday of the month — 8 am to 2 pm
• Enjoy the ambience of the
monthly markets. |
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Gunning |
Gunning Markets
• Last Sunday of month
• Monthly markets. |
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Orange |
Orange Farmers Market
• 2nd Saturday of the month - 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
• The Orange Farmers' Market is a
predominantly fresh food market that operates monthly at the Orange Showground,
Agricultural Pavilion or when unavailable at the Northcourt - Orange Regional
Gallery. These locations will provide a suitable environment for farmers and
food producers to sell high quality farm-origin and associated value-added food
products directly to customers. |
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St Ives |
Heritage Craft
Fair
• Held on first Sunday of every month, 9 am - 3 pm
• The Heritage Craft Fair is an
immensely successful pure craft fair with 250 stallholders, all personally
producing unsurpassed Australian quality crafts from the classic to
contemporary. No mass produced, second hand or imported items in this haven to
the craft skills of yesteryear. |
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Uki |
Uki Markets
• Held 3rd
Sunday of each month
• In 1910, Norco built a butter processing plant in
the town, but this failed during the 1930’s. Today, the site is now the
Uki Markets offering local produce and wares. |
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Wellington |
Wellington Markets
• 4th Sunday of each month
• Held in the Plaza where you can find
old wares, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac and local produce. |
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Wollongong |
Wollongong Creative
Trades & Coledale Markets
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Wollongong Produce
and Creative Markets
• Every Friday
• Local growers and producers gather
every Friday bringing their fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, organic wood fired
bread, cakes, dips, nuts, olive oils and cheeses. The market is also a forum for
local artists to showcase their talents. |
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Calendar of events can be found on the following listed websites. Most local
council sites will also list events.
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Tourism NSW
• A comprehensive guide to working with Tourism NSW and marketing through Brand
Sydney and Brand New South Wales to promote NSW destinations. Also has events
information.
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Tourism New South Wales
• Visit NSW
• The site enables users to plan their holiday in NSW, including accommodation,
destination and attraction information. You can also search for events in NSW.
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APPLYING FOR AN EVENTS LISTING |
For a free listing within the events section and on the specific town/city page,
you need to be a regular annual event held in Australia. When sending us your
details, you need to provide the:
- name of the event
- organisation in charge of the event
- event date or approximate date ie 3 day event late October
- web site address for further information on the event
- location of the event ie Parkes Showground
- contact details including telephone, freecall number, fax, and email
(where applicable)
- a general brief description of the event.
- name of the person requesting the listing and contact number
To submit your event listing request,
click here.
For events that have their own website, by providing a link to
AusEmade, you can submit one image (size 175 pixels wide by 175 pixels high
max.) for inclusion with your listing. Make sure you let us know where we can
view our listing. |
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