Sydney Festival 2009, First Night
UPDATE 2012: check latest update about January events in Sydney this year.
Main event in Sydney in January is annual Sydney festival. Everybody can find what to do, what to listen, what to see. It is music, theater, dance, visual arts, talks. A lot of performance are free, including Festival First Night. Expect big crowd there if it is nice day. The above picture was taken last year during First Night concert. This year the gates to the domain and main stage were closed very early as was no place left for more people. In such case is worth check what is going around in Hide Park, Martin Place and I am sure it will be something interesting happening there too.
Another big event in January is nationwide event – Australia Day – on 26th of January. Check official web site about what is happening that day in city. Also it is good day to see fireworks in Darling Harbor in case you missed New Year Eve fireworks. Not such big, but still very spectacular.
Thanks for sharing an informative post. Academy Award-winning composer of the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, A.R. Rahman, will give an exclusive free concert at Parramatta Park on Saturday 16 January as part of the 2010 Sydney Festival program.
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[...] Sydney Festival 2010 is over, but other events start in February. From February 12 until 28 Sydney celebrates Chinese New Year – Year of Tiger. Will be a lot different festivities in Chinatown and over venues. A highlight of the Festival will be spectacular Twilight Parade on 21st of February. Straight from Twilight Parade head to The Domain as on the same day at night will be shown finalists of World’s largest short film festival – Tropfest. Go there early as place fills up very quickly if it is not raining of course And the last big event at the end of February – Mardi Gras Parade. It will be as always huge parade of theatrical and spectacular floats on Oxford Street. [...]