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New South Wales Events & Festivals - the perfect reason
for a holiday in New South Wales
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| Australian Surf
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31 August - 7
September 2015
Coffs Harbour
www.australiansurffestival.com.au
Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW are
pleased to announce the 2015 Australian
Surf Festival, which incorporates the
Australian Longboard Titles, Australian
Surfmasters Titles, Australian Logger
Titles and the return of the Australian
Bodyboard Titles. All events will run
consecutively in the beautiful town of
Coffs Harbour on the NSW Mid North
Coast. |
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| Coates Hire Rally
Australia |
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10 - 13 September
2015
Coffs Harbour
www.visitnsw.com/events/coates-hire-rally-australia
The beautiful Coffs Coast of New South
Wales will play host once again to Rally
Australia, the annual Australian leg of
the FIA World Rally Championship. Only
Australia's second world championship
event, alongside Formula 1, this epic
competition features some of the world's
greatest drivers battling for supremacy
in the toughest and most varied
conditions on the planet. Multi-million
dollar "factory" teams from Germany,
France, Korea and Britain, plus the
cream of privateer outfits from around
the world and Australia tackle
open-country and forestry stages across
300 kilometres in spectacular
sub-tropical scenery. |
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| Sydney New Years Eve |
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31 December 2015
Sydney
www.sydneynewyearseve.com
Sydney is renowned as the New Year’s Eve
capital of the world, thanks to its
spectacular fireworks display on Sydney
Harbour. The harbour has many excellent
vantage points that are ideal for
watching the fireworks, but CBD viewing
spots reach capacity early and do not
permit alcohol. Other parts of Sydney
offer an ideal alternative for
revellers, with their clear harbour
views, first-rate dining and drinking
options, and accessible transport |
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| Sydney Festival |
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8 - 26 January 2016
Sydney
www.sydneyfestival.org.au/info/
Every January, Sydney Festival enlivens
and transforms Sydney with a bold
cultural celebration based on the
highest quality art and big ideas.
The program is kaleidoscopic in its
diversity, from burlesque circus to
Chicago rap to Dutch theatre; from
contemporary dance to family programs to
traditional
Indigenous arts practice. In all, the
program comprises around 370
performances and around 100 events
performed by over 700 artists in more
than 30 venues each year. |
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| Thredbo Blues Festival |
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15 - 17 January 2016
Blue Mountains
www.thredbo.com.au/thredboblues
Only a handful of music festivals in
Australia can claim a 21 year legacy,
and this summer’s Thredbo Blues Festival
is shaping up to be the biggest and best
yet.
You know you’re onto a good music
festival when the very people who form
the backbone of it, the artists, call it
their personal favourite. Clear and
crisp mountain
air, beautiful surrounds, electric
village vibes and soul soothing blues
tunes make the Thredbo Blues Festival
one of the top events to attend this
summer. |
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| The Emirates Australian
Open |
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18 – 31 January 2016
Sydney
www.ausopen.com
The Australian Open is a major tennis
tournament held annually over the last
fortnight of January in Melbourne,
Australia. First held in 1905, the
tournament is chronologically the first
of the four Grand Slam tennis events of
the year – the other three being the
French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. |
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| Australia Day |
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26 January 2016
Sydney and Regional NSW
www.australia.com/en/events/2016/january/australia-day.html
Australians celebrate their national day
– Australia Day – with fun in the sun.
It is a designated public holiday with
hundreds of small and large events
taking place
across the nation. In Sydney, thousands
of people gather along Sydney Harbour
foreshore for the celebrations on the
water. In towns and cities there are
community breakfasts, beach parties,
corroborees and concerts, parades and
pageants, sporting events, cultural and
historic exhibitions and fireworks
displays.
Citizenship ceremonies are held to
welcome new residents. It’s a day for
Australians to celebrate everything
that’s great about being Australian.
There’s no better time to visit to meet
Australians and see the country at its
most relaxed. |
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| Sydney Chinese New Year |
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6 - 21 February 2016
Sydney
www.sydneychinesenewyear.com
Sydney’s Chinese New Year Festival is
one of the largest celebrations of the
Lunar New Year outside of mainland
China. The festival includes more than
70 associated
events attracting a total audience of
approximately 700,000 people.
Associated Event categories include
Performances, Art exhibitions, Talks &
seminars, Tours & workshops, Film,
Community events, Food, Sport |
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| NSW Food & Wine
Festival |
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27 February - 1
March 2016
Sydney and Regional NSW
www.nswfoodandwine.com.au
Go local and celebrate fine produce,
wine, and wine regions with The NSW Food
and Wine Festival. Guest stars include
growers, winemakers, artisan food
producers,
chefs, restaurants, sommeliers and bars
across Sydney and regional NSW. Explore
the tastes of the state through the full
Festival program - from dinner to
dessert,
brunch to high tea, plus producer and
winemaker masterclasses and much more.. |
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| Surfest |
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31 January - 28
February 2016
Newcastle
www.visitnsw.com/events/surfest-newcastle
Surfest 2016 will be the largest surfing
festival in Australia. This will be the
31st year of competition and community
engagement in Newcastle. Surfest 2016
will host a number of the world's best
professional men and women and junior
surfers.
The World Surf League (WSL) 6000 Burton
Automotive Pro will run from 22 to 28
February on Merewether Beach, Newcastle.
This event attracts the very best
professional male surfers to Newcastle
to compete for the much cherished Mark
Richards 'MR' trophy. At the same time
Surfest are also planning to run a WSL
6000 Women's Classic featuring the best
professional women surfers in the world
competing on Merewether Beach,
Newcastle. Surfest is also very proud to
support the growth of Pro Junior surfing
in Australia. In 2016 the Hunter
Business Board Riders Pro Junior will be
held in Newcastle from 20 to 21 February |
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| Sydney Royal Easter
Show |
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17 - 30 March 2016
Sydney
www.eastershow.com.au
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is
Australia’s largest annual event,
attracting close to 900,000 people each
year. It is a celebration of Australian
culture, from our rural traditions to
our modern day lifestyles, providing
unique experiences for everyone. Each
year the country and city join together
to enjoy agricultural competitions,
animal experiences, entertainment,
carnival fun, shopping and much more. |
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| Bluesfest |
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24 - 28 March 2016
Byron Bay
www.bluesfest.com.au
It showcases music from around the world
annually on the Easter long weekend on
120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm,
just north of Byron Bay, NSW.
Bluesfest presents over 200 performances
with up to 7 stages over 5, 12 hour
days, as well as camping for up to 6,000
people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food
and market stalls, undercover food
courts, beer gardens, and children’s
entertainment.
Bluesfest presents the biggest names in
music to Australian audiences each year
including Bob Dylan, Hozier, Paul Simon,
Gary Clark Jr., Angus & Julia Stone,
Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes, John
Mayer, Jurassic 5, James Brown, Zac
Brown Band, Joss Stone, David Gray,
Trombone Shorty, Angelique Kidjo, John
Legend & BB King, to name but a few. |
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| Toyota Ironman |
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1 May 2016
Port Macquarie
www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman/australia.aspx
FEstablished in 1985, TOYOTA IRONMAN
Australia remains an iconic global event
- taking place in Port Macquarie, New
South Wales - four hours north of
Sydney. From the swim course in Hastings
River to the bike course along the
Pacific Ocean and run course in the
heart of Port Macquarie, the event is an
race that competitors come back to year
after year. |
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| Hunter Valley Food and
Wine Month |
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June 2016
Hunter Valley
www.huntervalleywinefestival.com
The fourth Hunter valley Wine Festival
will take place in June 2016, within the
grounds of the picturesque Crowne Plaza
Hunter Valley. A Schwartz Family Company
initiative, this community event will be
one to remember. With an extensive array
of wine, food, beer and cider on offer,
festival goers will be spoilt for choice
as is always the case with a true Hunter
Valley Experience.
With family friendly activities, light
entertainment throughout the day and so
many taste sensations to choose from
everyone is well catered for and more
than
welcome…we hope to see you there! |
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| Sydney Film Festival |
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8 - 19 June 2016
Sydney
www.sff.org.au
Sydney Film Festival is one of the
world's longest-running film festivals,
and is a major event on the New South
Wales cultural calendar. The 12-day
Festival screens feature films,
documentaries, short films and animation
from around the world in venues across
the city including the State Theatre,
Event Cinemas George Street, Dendy Opera
Quays, the Art Gallery of NSW, the
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in
Cremorne, Dendy Newtown, Casula
Powerhouse and the Skyline Drive-In
Blacktown. SFF also takes place at Apple
Store Sydney and SFFTV @ Martin Place |
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