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Sydney Holiday Events & Festivals
Walk
Against
Want
Join
in
Community
Aid
Abroad's
annual
Walk
Against
Want.
Start
at
Sydney's
Domain,
walk
7.5
or
15
kilometres,
and
then
enjoy
post-walk
festivities
with
live
music,
food,
street
theatre,
and
face
painting.
Your
sponsored
walk
supports
Community
Aid
Abroad's
development
projects
in
some
of
the
world's
poorest
communities
as
well
as
indigenous
Australia.
You'll
be
in
the
running
for
great
prizes
from
the
Body
Shop.
Additional
walks
are
at
Parramatta
and
12
locations
in
regional
NSW.
To
enter
or
find
out
more
information
call
1800
034
034
toll
free
of
pick
up
a
sponsor
book
from
any
Body
Shop
or
simply
click
on
the
CAA
banner.
Sydney
Festival
An
all
January
celebration
when
the
whole
city
gets
into
party
mode.
Fireworks
over
the
harbour
on
New
Year's
Eve,
ferry
races,
children's
entertainment,
art
shows,
open-air
theatre
and
free
concerts
in
The
Domain,
featuring
Midsummer
Jazz,
Symphony
in
the
Park
and
Opera
in
the
Park.
Ph.(02)
9265
0444.
Taste
of
the
Nation
An
exciting
national
food
and
wine
fundraising
event
to
be
held
on
October
17
this
year,
in
Adelaide,
Brisbane,
Melbourne,
Perth
and
Sydney.
Sydney
Gay
&
Lesbian
Mardi
Gras
A
celebration
of
gay
culture
with
art
and
performances
during
February
culminating
in
a
night
of
outrageous
entertainment,
when
Sydney's
extroverted
gay
community
dons
leather
and
lace
for
a
noisy
parade
along
Oxford
St.
Recommended
only
for
the
liberal
minded:
Information
office
Ph.
(02)
9332
4088
Royal
Easter
Show
A
huge
10-day
fair
at
Easter
when
the
country
meets
the
city
to
showcase
our
rural
heritage
-
horses,
cattle,
sheep,
goats,
pigs
and
poultry.
Fruit
and
vegetables,
flowers,
art
and
craft,
along
with
polo
and
rodeo.
The
grand
parade
of
animals
and
district
exhibits
highlight
the
best
from
the
Australian
bush.
From
1998
the
Royal
Easter
Show
will
be
held
at
Homebush
Infoline
0055
21
111
Manly
Jazz
Festival
Manly
Jazz
Festival
takes
over
the
streets
of
this
beach
and
harbourside
village.
September
Sydney
to
Hobart
Yacht
Race
Held
on
December
26th,
Sydney
Harbour
is
a
mass
of
spectator
craft,
while
every
possible
vantage
point
along
the
foreshores
is
crowded
with
Sydneysiders
who
gather
to
cheer
the
start
of
this
classic
regatta.
Photo courtesy - Tourism NSW
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