�@ �@ �@ Home l Classifieds l Community l Forums Sydney City Guides General Information Directory Events and Festivals Home > Events and Festival > Australian Traditional Festivals Australian traditional festivals Sydney Festival January 6-27 Sydney Festival is reputed to be Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event. Its extensive indoor and outdoor presentations are estimated to attract in excess of one million people annually. Twilight at Taronga Series Feb 2- march 31 (every weekend) location : Taronga Zoo,Bradle's Head Road, Mosman, Sydney The Sun-Herald Twilight at Taronga showcases the best of Sydney in the summer - fabulous weather, delicious picnics in great company and sensational entertainment in an awe-inspiring setting. Greek Festival of Sydney March featuring the finest Greek-Australian talent alongside the most acclaimed Greek artists in the world today. In March 2006 the Greek Festival of Sydney (GFoS) will celebrate its 24th year as one of Sydney's premier cultural events. The Royal Easter Show April 5-18 location : Sydney show gorund sydney olympic park The Sydney Royal Easter Show is the largest annual event staged in Australia, 15,000 competitors submit some 35,000 entries for judging in over 50 unique and diverse Sydney Royal competitions including livestock, domestic animals, District Exhibits, apiculture, poultry, arts, woodchopping and a lot more. Kings Cross Food & Wine Festival May 6 location : Kings Cross Sydney The Festival, the started in 2005, attracts thousands of people to this Sunday event in the park. The Festival is preceded by a lead in week of special menus and events in local restaurants. It showcases the greater Kings Cross area as an exciting, diverse dining and entertainment destination. Scone & Upper Hunter Horse Festiva May 4-20 Nestled in the Upper Hunter Valley, Scone is home to more than 65 horse studs breeding millions of dollars worth of foals every year. Sydney Film Festival June 8- 24 Australian, international and alternative films. The Henry Lawson Festival of Arts June 7- 11 location : Main St, Grenfell, NSW 2810 The Henry Lawson Festival of Arts has been held annually since 1958 and it continues to promote and attain recognition for aspiring Australians in various fields of arts such as verse, short story, song, art, photography and television. Children are also given the opportunity hone their skills. Good Food & Wine Show June 15- 17 location : Sydney Exhibition Centre Great food and wine then this is the perfect event Biennale of Sydney June 8 - August 27 The Biennale of Sydney is Australia's largest and most exciting international visual arts event. The Sydney Garden & Flower Show August 25-27 location : Sydney Showground, The Dome & Hall 2, Sydney Olympic Park. This spectacular gardening event showcases the expertise and talents of the ABC TVfs popular Gardening Australia program with other landscape and nursery industry experts to create a fresh, dynamic and contemporary event for gardeners. Garden lovers will find the expo to be an inspirational experience filled with practical gardening advice. Festival of the Winds September 10 location : Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach and Park, Sydney Kite enthusiasts from around Australia and the world come to this annual event held at Bondi Beach. Join the crowds and watch the enthusiasm of the kite flyers jostle with kites of every colour, shape and size as they litter the skies of Bondi. Cronulla Spring Festival The Cronulla Spring Festival is in it's second decade. Each year the festival represents a theme with past themes being A Taste of the Orient, Life's A Beach and Movies & Musicals Bathurst 1000 Oct. location : Barthurst, nsw 1000-kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted each October at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Australian International Motor Show October 26 - November 5 location : Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour The show has hundreds of vehicles on display of which many are all-new, updated and revised models and with some being cutting-edge concept cars from around the world. Granny Smith Festival Oct. 21 location : The Trelawney Street Stage, The Plaza Stage, Sing Star Stage and the Eastwood Oval Stage A huge variety of entertainment will be provided all day on 4 stages Schools Spectacular Nov 24-25 location : Sydney Entertainment Centre Schools Spectacular celebrates the artistic achievements of students from public schools across New South Wales. It is a variety entertainment showcase featuring over 2500 gifted and talented performers and rising stars of public education and one of the largest variety shows in the world Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Dec 26 location : Sydney Harbour, the Tasman Sea, Storm Bay and the Derwent River. Over the past 61 years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart has become an icon of Australia’s summer sport, ranking in public interest with such national events as the Melbourne Cup horse race, the Davis Cup tennis and the cricket tests between Australia and England �@ Copyright 2008 koope All Rights Reserved trace in Home - About Us - Contact Us - Advertise - Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions