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VIVACITY SYDNEY
Kicking off with the world famous New Year’s Eve Fireworks display on Sydney Harbour and ending with the biggest celebration of Chinese New Year outside of Asia. Sydney’s vivacious attitude comes out in January with an excitement and buzz like nowhere else in the world.
31 December 2008
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Sydney Harbour
A spectacular celebration around the shores of the world's most beautiful harbour.
Until 26 January 2009
Monet & The Impressionists
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The only Australian venue for this superb exhibition from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 29 of the finest paintings by the Master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, are accompanied by superlative paintings by his contemporaries.
3 - 7 January 2009
3 Mobile Test Cricket
Sydney Cricket Ground
Test Match Cricket at its competitive best as Australia take on South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the New Year Test.
10 - 31 January 2009
Sydney Festival 2009
Sydney CBD, Sydney Olympic Park, Parramatta
10 January 2009: Sydney Festival First Night (Sydney CBD)
17 January 2009: Festival Jazz (The Domain)
24 January 2009: Festival Symphony (The Domain)
Sydney’s annual mega-event is a celebration of music, dance and theatre featuring Festival First Night which will transform Sydney’s laneways, streets and parklands into one big party on 10 January.
11 - 17 January 2009
Medibank International Sydney
Sydney Olympic Park
Experience world class tennis featuring the world's number one and two ranked female players, Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams, with a cast of others including Llyton Hewitt.
12 January - 21 February 2009
St George Open Air Cinema
Royal Botanical Gardens
Experience Sydney at its alfresco best with a movie by Sydney Harbour and a selection of gourmet treats, fine wine and Sydney's silky summer evening air.
23 January - 15 February 2009
Chinese New Year Festival
Chinatown
Say goodbye to the Rat and hello to the Ox in true Sydney style with parades, markets and dragon boats. The headline event of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of the Asia is the spectacular twilight parade on 1 February.
23 January 2009
Commonwealth Bank Series
Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia play South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a crucial one-day international in the best-of-five Commonwealth Bank series.
26 January 2009
Australia Day
Sydney Harbour, Darling Harbour & Hyde Park
Join the festivities at Darling Harbour or Hyde Park, or find a spot on the harbour and watch the tall ships, tugs, ferries and vessels pass by in the official Australia Day parade.
31 January 2009
Mazda Opera in the Domain
The Domain
Put the champagne on ice, pack the picnic and head to the Domain for two passionate one-act operas: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.
For more information on Vivacity Sydney visit www.vivacity09.com
1 January 2009 - 31 December 2009
Master Events Calendar for Sydney & NSW
View the Master Events Calendar for Sydney & NSW, featuring several huge new events and many transformed others.
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