Sydney First Night Festival 2011

The center of Sydney will be turned into an extraordinary district hosting year lasting events and everyone is welcome to witness the festival events for free! Festival First Night officially opens in Hyde Park at 3pm. All the entertainment will finish at 11.00pm.

The first Festival started in 1977 and it has since grown to being one of Australia’s largest annual cultural celebrations.

The Sydney First Night Festival on January 8 holds explosive events for all ages, there’s for fun, glamour, theatre, circus, drama, comedy, cultural, and a whole lot more! Definitely a privilege that you cannot afford to miss in Sydney, because it is one of the year’s biggest in Australia.

Watch out for these Sydney Festival  Events on January 8:

• 21 Circus Acts in 20 Minutes
• A Life in Three Acts
• Alice and Alice
• Arrested Development
• Daara J Family
• Eddie Perfect in Misanthropology
• Emmylou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys
• Exposed: Photography & the Classical Nude
• Festival First Night
• First Contact: Michel Tuffery
• Hanggai
• John Baldessari: Your Name in Lights
• Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
• Lah Lah’s Musical Wonderland
• Nukkan Ya Ruby
• Orkestra del Sol
• Smoke & Mirrors
• Snow on Mars
• TaikOz
• The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
• The Last Kinection
• Welcome to Country

Know more about the Festival; get yourself a PDF of the Festival Brochure highlighting events you shouldn’t miss.

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Summer Fun and Music Festival in Sydney Australia

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December is the season of bright skies in Australia. For Aussies and other visiting foreigners, it means travel and all fun under the

sun. For others, it means music, music and music.

If you love music, let Sydney Australia treat your ears with different beats and rhythm through its Sydney Summer Music Festival.

If you want to engage in some loud melodies by Australian bands, come to the Sydney Entertainment Quarter, Hordern Pavilion & surrounds on December 18 starting at 1pm.

photo: peats ridge festival

This is the day of No Sleep Til Festival absoultely loud live bands music by various bands like Megadeath, Descendents, NOFX, Dropkick Murphys, Parkway Drive, A Day to Remember, GWAR and more.

If the punk rock, metal or thrash metal music is no good for you then probably the Peats Ridge Festival would suit best on your personality, it’s a cool and a fun music festival for all ages. The festival will be held at Glenworth Valley just one hour north of Sydney on December 29 to January 1. The events starts 11am on Dec 29, whereas 9am on the remaining days. The music is all about rock, pop, hip hop, rap, soul, RnB, trance, house and everything! Peats Ridge Festival is a family friendly event with a full program organized for kids including family camping facilities.

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Adelaide Fashion Festival – November

Set on November 5 to 13, Adelaide’s fashion comes to climax with Adelaide Fashion Festival. The event is considered a premier in fashion so it a must see when you come to Adelaide this November. The event is hosted by one of the State’s popular alfresco dining and shopping boulevards – The Parade, Norwood. It is the place where you can treat yourself for about anything: food, massage, wine or coffee and of course fashion. The Parade Norwood Precinct is a must-experience for every visitor in Adelaide.

Click the image to see the official program.

If you have more time, scroll the nearby attractions just like Norwood Concert Hall, it is the district’s premier must see which at the same time stands as an outstanding model of late Edwardian architecture and protected by the National Trust. Other attractions to fancy are the Whirling Mandala, After Cheap Oil, and the Magill Road. They are little icons of the district but representing no other than Adelaide.

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The Whitsunday Reef Festival – October

Celebrate the good life and the 10^th year of The Whitsunday Reef Festival this October 21 – October 24. Here is another chance for you in Australia to travel with toppings hence, more fun! On October 21 Come to Airlie Beach, experience the fun of the festival.

What’s on? See the Whitsunday Reef Festival program

Apart from the festival, Whitsunday is an awesome destination warmly inviting travelers all over the world. Accommodations and lodging are varied, be it budget or luxury everyone has a room in Whitsunday. You may also be interested in 5 Affordable things to do in Airlie Beach, like Sea Kayaking, Whitsunday Great walk and more.

Campervanners are also welcome, the famous Adventure Whitsunday Resort Caravan Park is the best option. The facility won the Whitsunday Tourism Awards in 1996 to 2009 including the Supreme Award for Excellence in 2009.

The powered sites at Adventure Whitsunday is individually landscaped with rockgardens featuring rainforest trees, palms and flowering tropical shrubs to provide both peace and privacy. The rates for the powered sites are reasonable, they ranges from $29 to $60 depending on the season. Unpowered sites are also available visit them for more information.

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Melbourne Cycling Festival – October 2010

This event is a celebration of all things related to cycling, just like racing, commuting or recreation and anything fun in between. 

Melbourne Cycling festival is a 5-day celebration, held from October 13 – October 17 in partnership with the City of Melbourne and Bicycle Victoria. Overall, the celebration ties the National Ride to Work Day (October 13^th) and the HBA Around the Bay in a Day (October 17^th) with the Go Bike Expo.

The Ride to Work Day is held annually, in 2009 an estimated 125,000 people joined Ride to Work Day Australia. Be one of the people to cycle to work and breakfast at the Federation Square in Melbourne CBD. If you are in Sydney you should check out the Ride to Work Day in Sydney

The HBA Around the Bay in a Day is another cycle event that promotes a healthy lifestyle, and at the same time help raise funds for The Smith Family’s programs helping to support disadvantaged children. HBA Around the Bay in a Day event is on its 18^th year. It started in 1993 with 2500 participants that continuously grow. In 2009 the participants were estimated at 15,000. This event has several challenges depending on your fitness, choose HBA 50km challenge, 80km School Challenge, 100km, 210km or the 250km ride option.To see a detailed list of the festival activities visit Melbourne Cycling Festival Program.

To know more about the festival get clicking with Melbourne Cycling Festival.

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