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 Australia
Day
Australia Day 26th January
Is the biggest annual
public celebration in NSW with a massive program of events extending
state-wide. In NSW in 2003 some 2 million people participated in
Australia Day. The program offered in 2004 is as diverse as the
people of our great land.
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Biennale of Sydney
Held every two years - June to September (check website for dates)
Was created in 1973 as an
international showcase for contemporary art. Conceived, invented and financially
supported by Franco Belgiorno-Nettis, it grew out of the Transfield Art Prize
for contemporary Australian art, an acquisitive prize which reached its peak in
the 1960s. It operated for about a dozen years before Transfield decided to
transform what was a local initiative into an international exhibition.
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Carols in the Domain
Christmas Period
Over 100,000 people fill the Domain
each year to celebrate Christmas with loved ones and carols.
Australia's most popular Christmas event.
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Chinese New Year
Annual event (check website for dates)
More than half a
million people are expected to participate in Dragon Boat Races,
Markets, Exhibitions and of course, the Chinese New Year Parade
through City streets.
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City2Surf
August
One of Australias premier marathons,
this yearly event is held in August, hosted by the Sun-Herald, starting from
Hyde Park in the city to the famed beach front of Bondi. It is more than a
marathon, but an event for all. Enjoy the fun run and the activities provided
at the end.
Click here for images from our archive of the
Sydney City
to Surf 2003.
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Heritage Craft
Fair
Held on first Sunday of every month, 9 am - 3 pm (check website
for details)
St. Ives Showground, Mona Vale Rd, ST IVES NSW 2086
Ph: 02 9451
7527 Mobile: 0417 275 172 Fax: 02 9451 7538
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.
Choose from thousands of beautiful and unique handmade crafts at highly
affordable prices from homewares, gift items, clothing, garden items, jewellery,
furniture, manchester, artworks, children's items, from the everyday to the
special occasion - in just about every medium - the list goes on an on.
Come for an exotic lunch with our fabulous hot food stalls, or morning/afternoon
tea. Musicians to entertain you, kids activities to keep them happy such as the
train ride, the native animal/reptile displays, plaster painting, bungee
trampoline, face painting, pony rides.
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 Sydney
International Dragon Festival
Annual event - September
One of the largest Dragon Boat Racing Events in Australia, attracting over
2,000 competitors. Races are conducted at the
Sydney
International Regatta Centre in Penrith. This was the rowing
site for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. An event full of colour,
noise and excitement! The boats will be racing down the water with
drums beating and crowds cheering them on. The day will start with
the traditional eye-dotting ceremony where the Dragons are brought
to life! This will be followed by an Opening Ceremony with Dragon
Dances and drums beating.
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Jazz in the Domain
Part of the Sydney Festival Annual event held over January.
Check the website for details.
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Mercedes Australian Fashion Week
Annual event
A number of designers showing their
latest collections here in the southern hemisphere, usually held at prestigious
locations around Sydney.
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New Years Eve
New Years Eve
Sydney Harbour the Opera House and the Bridge
make a spectacular back drop for what many consider the most
outrageous fireworks display in the world. The bridge and other city
icons are used to full effect each year. Over 1 million people
attend vantage points around the harbour and on it to view this
truly flamboyant display of light.
Sydney 2004 NYE Photos.
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Streets Ferrython
Part of the Sydney Festival Annual event held over January.
Attracting over a
million people to the harbour foreshores to cheer on the four Sydney
First Fleet catamarans as they race down the Harbour from Circular
Quay, around Shark Island, and then back to the bridge for the
coveted trophy and line honours.
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Surry
Hills Festival
Annual event held around May
Crown St (between Foveaux and Devonshire Sts), SURRY HILLS
NSW Ph: 02 9380 6307
An annual fundraiser for the Surry Hills Neighbourhood
Centre. There is live music, food and wine stalls, and a variety of other
activities.
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Sydney's Big
Day out
Australia Day weekend - January 26th
Some people thought rock was dead, others thought hip-hop was over and of
course dance music was so last year. The reality is that now, more than ever,
people are open to everything, as long as it is good.
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Sydney City to Surf
August One of Australias premier marathons,
this yearly event is held in August, hosted by the Sun-Herald,
starting from Hyde Park in the city to the famed beach front of
Bondi. It is more than a marathon, but an event for all. Enjoy the fun run
and the activities provided at the end. Click here for images from the
Sydney City to Surf 2003.
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 Sydney
Festival
January
Ph: 1900 952 002 (2UE Festival Infoline)
Annual umbrella event held every January that includes theatre, opera,
indoor and outdoor concerts, free events that draw hundreds of
thousands of people to celebrate being a Sydneysider and much much
more.
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Sydney Film Festival June
This two-week event is one of the
oldest film festivals in the world. Venues include the State Theatre and Dendy
Opera Quays.
Sydney Travelling Film Festival Its
objective is to broaden the range of cinema screened in country and regional
areas around Australia. Over the last 29 years, the Sydney Travelling Film
Festival has visited some 50 towns in NSW, ACT, Victoria, South Australia,
Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory with a programme of
international features, shorts and documentaries.
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
February through to the parade and party in the first part of March
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is
an event
that grew out of gay rights protest marches in the 1970's, and is now celebrated
with a month long festival of the queer arts one of Australia's most eclectic
and spectacular festivals run without any government funding.
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Sydney Gay
and Lesbian Sports Festival
Team Sydney
February/March
Showcasing sports tournaments,
competitions and social days, there is sure to be something for everyone -
athlete or not! The Sports Festival contains a diverse range of sporting and
fitness focused events for all entry levels.
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 Sydney
to Hobart Yacht Race
26 December
Annual yacht racing event
commencing on Sydney Harbour (Boxing Day) and finishing in Hobart.
This historic race well known for high seas drama and close call
finishes is a favourite for all Australian's. This year sponsored by
Rolex.
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Sydney
International Piano Competition
Held every 4 years (check website for
details)
Sydney is not only a
significant centre of the Arts but a city which has produced and
fostered artists of international distinction, whose contributions
to music are well known. The Sydney Opera House is a symbol of the
citys commitment to attaining the highest standards in all areas of
the performing arts.
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 Sydney
International Regatta
See website for dates
The Yachting Association of New
South Wales holds its annual regatta in Sydney Harbour. Vessels from
all Olympic classes are eligible to compete in this festival of
racing in the lead up to the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race.
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Sydney Opera House Market
Ph: 02 9315 8465 Every Sunday
9am to 5pm
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 Sydney Royal Easter Show
April (Easter period)
RAS OF NSW, 1 Showground Rd, SYDNEY
OLYMPIC PARK NSW 2127
Ph: 02 9704 1111 / 02 9704 1000 (Show Infoline)
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW is responsible for staging
Australias largest annual event: the Royal Easter Show, where the
country comes to the city. A very popular family event attracting over 1
million punters and exhibitors.
For more
information click here...
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 Sydney Writers
Festival
Annual event (see website)
Reflect the diversity of the lively nature of
literary culture and Sydney. It's a professional, innovative
festival that presents ideas, debate, performance and the best
writers and writing from Australia and around the world. It will aim
to become a festival of international stature that reflects Sydney's
unique position in the Asia Pacific region and makes the most of
Sydney's natural and cultural environment.
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Symphony in the Domain
Part of the Sydney Festival Annual event held over January.
Sydneys quintessential summertime
event Symphony in the Domain is back. Dust off the picnic rug and
make your way to the Domain to listen to the magnificent Sydney
Symphony with special guest violinist Nicole Vasilakis. Award
winning Nicole has performed as soloist with orchestras including
the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
and The Queensland Orchestra.
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Tropfest
Sunday night in February
This one-day screening of short films by emerging Australian
filmmakers is the world's largest of its type. Venues include The
Domain and Royal Botanic Gardens attracting over 120,000 viewers
last year. The event is now screened live around the country to big
screens in all state capitals.
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