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Festivals and events
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The Sydney year is interspersed with festivals, both sporting and cultural, with summer the peak time for big events. The
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
starts on Boxing Day (December 26); then there's the
New Years Eve fireworks
, eclipsed by the big extravaganza of the
Australia Day
celebrations (January 26). Running throughout January is the
Sydney Festival
whose highlight is the free outdoor
Opera in the Domain
concert. The summer winds up in a whirl of feathers and sequins at the
Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
, held in late February/early March. An entirely different side of Sydney life is on view at the impressive summer
surf carnivals
, staged regularly by surf life saving clubs; check the newspapers for details.
City Infoline (tel 9265 9007,
www.sydneycity.nsw.gov.au
) has details of events including the rundown of the Sydney Festival, and
The Official Sydney Events Guide,
published quarterly, is an excellent source for
listings
and festival information (available at newsagents; $2.95). Other useful information
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