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Festivals, fairs and large events in Sydney

Sydney this week

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    22 Jan-04 Feb Landscape architect Peter Nowland will explain the significance of the tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship. Nowland... More details
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    03-04 Feb The 16th Annual Twilight at Taronga series offers the perfect Sydney summer evening with international and local bands... More details
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    Sat 04 Feb Fine fruit, vegetables, meats, cheeses and gourmet foods from rural NSW abound here, both hydroponically and organically... More details
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    Sat 04 Feb The world of secrets, seduction and strange plot twists will be celebrated in full force with live stage appearances,... More details
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    20 Jan-05 Feb Chinese New Year Festival Launch , Belmore Park, Sydney Fri 20 Jan, 6-8pm The fuse for Sydney’s 2012 Chinese... More details
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    20 Jan-05 Feb Festival Launch The Year of the Dragon kicks off with an explosive first night at the CNY Markets. Australian and Chinese... More details
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    02-05 Feb This exciting dance-focused festival involves some of the world’s best Latin dancers, right here in Australia. Strap on your... More details
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    02-05 Feb "This most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden... More details
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    03-05 Feb Head to the Satyananda Ashram at Mangrove Mountain in the first weekend in February and expect to find a huge programme of... More details
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    04-05 Feb Dragon boat racing has a long and proud history dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (770BC to 256BC) and endures in Sydney’s... More details
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    Sun 05 Feb What better way to experience and appreciate a city than atop a bicycle? You’re engaging with the natural topography of the... More details
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    20 Jan-05 Feb Festival Launch The Year of the Dragon kicks off with an explosive first night at the CNY Markets. Australian and Chinese... More details
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    02-05 Feb "This most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden... More details
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    04-05 Feb Dragon boat racing has a long and proud history dating back to the Zhou Dynasty (770BC to 256BC) and endures in Sydney’s... More details
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    20 Jan-05 Feb Chinese New Year Festival Launch , Belmore Park, Sydney Fri 20 Jan, 6-8pm The fuse for Sydney’s 2012 Chinese... More details
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    02-05 Feb This exciting dance-focused festival involves some of the world’s best Latin dancers, right here in Australia. Strap on your... More details
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    03-05 Feb Head to the Satyananda Ashram at Mangrove Mountain in the first weekend in February and expect to find a huge programme of... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details
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    Mon 06 Feb It is Charles Dicken's 200th birthday and to help celebrate, Miriam Margoyles will host a show of comedy, conversation and... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details
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    Tue 07 Feb The Jurassic Lounge team are currently riding high on their win in the Remix the City category at the recent FBi SMAC awards.... More details
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    07-08 Feb World-famous Aussie showgirl, Shay Stafford is bringing a bit of Paris to Sydney’s inner-west on Feb 7 & 8 when she... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details
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    Wed 08 Feb Nine Network's entertainment editor Richard Wilkins and AC/DC bass player Mark Evans give a candid first-hand account of the... More details
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    07-08 Feb World-famous Aussie showgirl, Shay Stafford is bringing a bit of Paris to Sydney’s inner-west on Feb 7 & 8 when she... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details
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    Thu 09 Feb During this Sydney Ideas event, Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class , will deliver a... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details
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    Fri 10 Feb If you like to pretend that clubbing is a legitimate workout, then check out Future Sound of Yoga. For some, a Friday... More details
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    30 Jul 2011-30 Apr For Sydney Design 2011, the Powerhouse Museum is celebrating the space in between. They’ll be pondering the spaces that... More details
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    30 Sep 2011-29 Apr Last summer it was the hippest, hottest and most extraordinary bar on Sydney Harbour. Now the Island Bar is... More details
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    07 Jan-30 Mar Renowned artist Narelle Jubelin invites you on a curated walk through the modernist architectural landmarks of the University... More details

Activities to look out for

Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Have fun with friends and kickstart a healthy 2012

Five-Suburb Sydney Derivé: Bike Tour

Take a two-wheeled architectural safari and the city will never look the same again

Sydney Latin Festival

Strap on your dancing shoes and have a go at Salsa

Island Bar

Island Bar reopens on Cockatoo Island this month

Circus Oz - Steam Powered

Powerful acrobatics will defy gravity and graceful aerial artists will win your heart

Chinese New Year celebrations

Sydney will welcome the Year of the Dragon with help from the city of Chengdu

Fairs & Festivals in Sydney

Tropfest

Tropfest turns 20!

Sydney Comedy Festival 2012

The first artist announcement is in, and it's all good

Chinese New Year Festival

The Year of the Dragon begins with a bang!

Classes, workshops & talks in Sydney

Free talks

Expand your mind without emptying your wallet

Life drawing and art nude photography events

Discover the beauty of the human form all over the city

Arcade Screen Printing

Learn an antiquated art form at this St Peters printing house

Sydney's best...

Sydney's best cooking schools

Time Out rounds up the hottest culinary courses in town

Sydney's best picnic spots

Here are Time Out's top spots for whiling away an afternoon

Razorhurst walking guide

Walk on the wild side with these dirty dozen 'no-spots' in Underbelly-land...

Sydney's best audio walks

See another side of Sydney with these guided walks

Sydney's best new markets

Add these new fashion finds to your rotation

Sydney Harbour island day trips

Discover a wealth of picnic spots and historical sites



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