Annual Sporting Events in Sydney

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City to to Surf Fun Run

Month: August
Location: Sydney City -> Bondi Beach

Celebrate 40 years of fun, fitness and fundraising by being part of the worlds largest run and Sydney's favourite sporting event, The Sun-Herald City2Surf presented by Westpac on Sunday, August 8.

Sydney Marathon (Blackmores Sydney Running Festival)

Month: September
If you are a running enthusiast this is for you, this event attracts over 13,000 runners, with a course that goes around many of Sydney's famous landmarks.

NRL Grand Final

Month: October
Location: ANZ Stadium
This game is a must see for NRL fans. The ANZ (Telstra) Stadium hosts the NRL Grand Final. Melbourne Storm were the 2007 champions.

Bondi to Bronte Ocean Swim

Month: December
Location:Bronte Beach

This is a 2.2km (1.4 mile) ocean swim which has been going since 2001. It's an annual event organised by the Bronte & Bondi Surf Life Saving Clubs.

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Month: December
Location: Sydney Harbour
This great annual yacht race has been held on Boxing Day since 1945.
As the map on the event page shows, the race runs from Sydney Harbour down the Australian east coast, across the Bass Strait to the finish line off Hobart's historic Battery Point. It is regarded as one of the most gruelling long ocean races in the world

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Annual Sydney Festivals

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Name: Australia Day
Date: Jan 26,(annual)
Location: Darling Harbour
Website: Darling Harbour Australia Day Celebrations
If you want to get in where the excitement is, there is plenty to do and see with family or friends at Darling Harbour on Australia Day. The fireworks are a must see !

Name: Sydney Festival
Date: Over 3 weeks in January
Location: Various locations from pop up bars in Hyde Park and Hyde Park Barracks to the more formal setting of the Opera House and everywhere in between.
Website: Sydney Festival
Take a look at some of the best international and national concerts and performers during Summer in Sydney.

Name: Chinese New Year
Date: Over 3 weeks in February
Location:Various locations in Sydney, mostly in Chinatown.
Website: Chinese New Year
2012 will be the year of the Dragon, come and see the brilliant parades and fireworks to celebrate the new year.

Name: Sydney Film Festival
Date: Over 15 days during June
Location:Various venues in Sydney, from the State Theatre to Dendy Cinemas
Website: Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival, will be where you can see the most talented up and coming new films and directors from around the globe.

Name: Festival of the Winds
Date: September 2012
Location: Bondi Beach
Website: www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/things_to_do/whats_on
Phone: (02) 8362 3400

The skies will come alive with hundreds of kites of all shapes and sizes from local and international kite-makers and flyers alike at Sydney's most colourful festival! There will also be a day-long dynamic multicultural entertainment program, free music and dance workshops, children's entertainment, including rides, face painting, animal farm, wandering minstrels, jugglers, stilt walkers, puppeteers, clowns and craft workshops. There will be an aerial art exhibition held in the Bondi Pavilion Gallery, multicultural food stalls with food and drink from around the world and kite stalls and kite making workshops. So come down make a kite or buy a kite, but definitely come down and fly a kite!

Name: Australian International Motorshow
Date: 19 - 28 October 2012 (Sydney) Alternates between Sydney and Melbourne
Location:Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
Website: Australian International Motorshow
There was a Sydney Motorshow and a Melbourne Motorshow, now the Motor Show will be shared in alternative years between Melbourne and Sydney, commencing with Sydney in October 2010. Get ready Motor Enthusiasts!

Name: Granny Smith Festival
Month: October
Location:Across the road from Eastwood train station
Website: Granny Smith Festival
It is supported by local businesses, sporting and service organisations, churches, schools and the wider community. Last year a record crowd, estimated at around 85,000, flocked to Eastwood. It is a chance for the people and businesses of the City of Ryde to come together and celebrate the history and culture of the area.

Name: Sydney Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival
Varying months
Website: Fantastic Planet - Sydney Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival

Name: Parramasala - Australian Festival of South Asian Arts
Date: Late Oct->November
Website: Parramasala - Australian Festival of South Asian Arts

Name: Redbull Flugtag & other extreme events
Varying dates and locations
Website: Redbull Flugtag
This is always great entertainment! Don't you love seeing people jumping off the ramp in their strange flying contraptions? Awesome stuff.

Name: Japanese Film Festival
22nd - 28th November: Japanese Film Festival

Name: Sculpture by the Sea
Late Oct -> Nov
Location: Along the coast from Bondi to Tamarama.
Website: Sculpture by the Sea
Come and see sculptures of all sizes from Australian and international artists along one of Sydney's most beautiful walks.

Sydney Music Events

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Twilight at Taronga

Date: January to March
Location:Taronga Zoo
Website: Twilight at Taronga
Enjoy Summer nights with great singers and hundreds of animals.

Manly Jazz Festival

October
Location:By the beach at Manly
Website: Manly Jazz Festival
What a great location to enjoy Jazz in Sydney during Spring.

Sydney Blues Festival

October
Location:Windsor, Sydney
Website: Sydney Blues Festival
Sydney Blues Festival, Usually there are over 30 bands at 7 venues. Tickets on sale at their site.

Carols in the Domain

~18th December
Location: The Domain, off Mrs Macquarie's Road, Sydney.
Website: Carols in the Domain
The Biggest Christmas Concert in Australia. Get into the Christmas Spirit.

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Sydney Event Venues

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Events at Darling Harbour click here

Events at The Rocks click here

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre click here

Sydney Entertainment Centre click here
- If you are into big concerts/events I would keep an eye on this venue.

The Japan Foundation, Sydney click here

Sydney sporting events click here

Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium events click here

Sydney Olympic Park Events click here

What's on at the Sydney Opera House click here

Events at the State Theatre (not just theatre)click here

Big Top Sydney - At Luna Park click here

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music click here

The Sydney Observatory click here

Sydney Hills click here

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Theatre/shows

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Opera Australia All year Sydney Opera House

Sydney Symphony All year Various venues

Sydney Theatre Company All year Various venues

The Australian Ballet All year Various venues

Belvoir Street Theatre All year Belvoir Street Theatre

Sydney Dance Company All year Various venues

Bell Shakespeare Company June-November

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Other Event Sites for Sydney

• Sydney City Life
• City of Sydney
• Sydney Festivals
• Catholic Events
• Time Out Sydney
• Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

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