Sydney
Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine and design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches. Wikivoyage
Population 5,450,496 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Field Day Festival
January
An Australia-wide rock/alternative music festival with a side of dance, plays to up to 60,000 Sydneysiders at a time for one or two days in late January (normally on the January 26th public holiday).
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St. Jerome's Laneway Festival
January – February
An alternative/indie music festival held in January/February each year (see website for upcoming dates), where bands play in laneways around the city, this festival a rather unique vibe and atmosphere.
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
February
A festival organised by and for the gay community. It includes sports, cultural and arts events that run throughout February, culminating in the Mardi Gras parade in [[Sydney/Darlinghurst
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Cockatoo Island Festival
March
Where lots of friendly people enjoy a fabulous mixture of music and culture while discovering one of Sydney's best kept secrets
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Sydney Film Festival
June
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize.
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NYE In The Park
December
NYE In The Park is an annual music festival that is held in Victoria Park, Sydney, Australia. The first festival was held on 31 December 2017.
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New Year's Eve
December
Features massive displays of pyrotechnics around Sydney Harbour and the Harbour Bridge (including fireworks shot from the bridge itself).
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Sydney); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.