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Provided byEthan Rohloff; Destination NSW
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EventsGuide was updated: 12 Mayıs 2025
Sydney stages spectacular events year-round. With fireworks and arts festivals, musicals and outdoor concerts, the city enchants visitors. Start your year with the dazzling New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Festival is in January. At any time of the year, see a show at the Sydney Opera House or a blockbuster musical at a charming theatre. Don't miss Australia Day on January 26, and sports fans have plenty of choices. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras culminates with a glittering parade in March. In winter, Vivid Sydney lights up the city.
Badu Gili

Badu Gili

Badu Gili — meaning ‘water light’ in the language of the traditional owners of Bennelong Point, the Gadigal people — is a new daily experience that will explore ancient First Nations stories in a spectacular seven-minute projection, illuminating the Opera House’s eastern Bennelong sail year-round at sunset and 7 pm. A celebration of the rich history and contemporary vibrancy of Australia’s First Nations culture, Badu Gili continues the traditions of Bennelong Point, formerly known as Tubowgule, which has been a meeting place for the local Gadigal people for thousands of years. Curated by the Opera House’s Head of First Nations programming, Rhoda Roberts AO with the support of Yakazoo, the projections weave together the work of the diverse voices of established artist and community leader Djambawa Marawili AM, vibrant watercolour painter Mervyn Rubuntja, internationally renowned artist and prestigious Telstra NATSIAA awards finalist Mabel Juli, painter, lecturer and traditional healer Patricia Ansell Dodds, ceramicist Penny Evans and emerging printmaker Aiona Tala Gaidan, with an original soundscape by Damian Robinson. Badu Gili has been enabled by the Opera House, its Idealist donors and the Australia Council for the Arts.

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Vivid Sydney

Vivid Sydney

This annual event of light, music and ideas is Sydney’s premier winter festival, held over several weeks in May and June. Watch the city transform into a spectacular canvas of light displays, with signature events such as the Lighting the Sails of the Sydney Opera House and the impressive Light Walk that meanders around Sydney Harbour and the city centre. Catch live performances in Sydney's iconic music venues with the Vivid Music and Vivid LIVE programs. Connect with the world’s creative leaders at inspiring talks and workshops as part of Vivid Ideas.

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