2007-10-30 14:44:39 · 7 answers · asked by Sloane 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
Each capital city has a festival. Major festivals are:
Big Day Out - http://www.bigdayout.com/
Sydney Festival (January) http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/
National Multicultural Festival, Canberra (February) http://www.multiculturalfestival.com.au/index.htm
Perth International Arts Festival (February) http://www.perthfestival.com.au/
Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts (March) http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/
Ten Days on the Island, Tasmania (March)
http://www.tendaysontheisland.org/home.jsp
.. to name a couple.
2007-10-30 17:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sydney has two big summer festivals. The Festival of Sydney starts with the New Years Eve fireworks over the Harbour Bridge. This is followed by a month of theatre, dance, music and art with highlights being the big Australia Day festivities and the free concerts in the Domain - the Australia day concert, Symphony under the Stars, Opera in the Park and there is a jazz concert too.
The Festival of Sydney is followed by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival through February. Again a month of music, art, and theatre and a film festival, this time with a gay theme. The festival culminates in the Mardi Gras parade usually the first Saturday in March and the big dance party that follows the parade.
2007-10-30 21:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where to start! There are things happening all year long, but Summer is definitely when Australia comes alive.
I live in Melbourne and the main events (I am leaving heaps out) are the Boxing Day Test(cricket), the Australian Open (grand slam tennis), Big Day Out (indie music festival).
2007-10-31 16:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by JLL1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep go to Tasmania, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane or Darwin. Especially Tasmania and to Melbourne - definetly places someone who wants to see Australia should go. If your really into adventure, go to the Northern territory - Kakadu national park etc. Go and see the real Australians. There really is not much in Sydney to see - once you have seen the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Queen Victoria Building, Bondi Beach, Taronga Zoo, Sydney Aquarium, Luna park, the art Museum, Manly / North sydney, sydney centrepoint tower - there really is not much in sydney itself. There are the outer suburbs of sydney - Chatswood, Burwood, Parramatta, Hurstville, Bondi which are ok for shopping and coffee. Other places for the beach might be Cronulla, Coogee. The other attractions - the winnerys of the hunter valley, the blue mountains / katoomba - the 3 sisters, featherdale wildlife park, Jenolan Caves, the nice beaches of Dee why and the Central Coast - are all outside of sydney itself. Another really nice place - the South Coast - Wollongong, Kiama or the Central Coast at Woy Woy, Gosford - the entrance, Newcastle. Just remember that Australia is not sydney - once you have been in Sydney for a week then thats all there really is. To understand Australia you have to see the small towns as well as see Aboriginal Australia. If you have time, see Bathurst, Wagga, Dubbo, Broken Hill, Mildura. All of Australia's best kept secrets are outside of Sydney, which is nothing but the cosmopolitian stuck up, coffee drinking, race rat capital of Australia. I hate sydney. I wish they would nuke it - just as bad as Hong Kong.
2016-05-26 03:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Best place to find out whats on in each state and territory is to visit the Tourism Australia's website which covers all of Australia and it's a great website too.
Tourism Australia:
http://www.australia.com
The main event across Australia is Australia Day on the 26th of January each year which is a national public holiday for all Australians.
Australia Day:
http://www.australiaday.gov.au
Here in Canberra, our Nations Capital where I'm from. We have a number of events here such as Summernats Car Festival in early January each year, the Multicultral Festival in February, National Folk Festival at Easter and lots of other events that the ACT Government hosts.
Multicultral Festival:
http://www.multicultralfestival.com.au
National Folk Festival:
http://www.folkfestival.asn.au
Canberra Day:
http://www.celebratecanberra.com
Summer in the Capital:
http://summer.nationalcapital.gov.au
National Capital Authority:
http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/events_and_venues
The Royal Canberra Show:
http://www.rncas.org.au/showwebsite/main.html
Visit Canberra:
http://www.visitcanberra.com.au
Canberra is a great place to visit during the summer months including all year around. We have a large number of events on all year around so there's always something to see and do while your visiting Canberra.
I hope this helps you with your question.
If you would like any information about Canberra please feel free to contact me directly at: discoveraustralia1@gmail.com
Thank you
From Clint
----------------------------------------------------
Strongly supporting tourism in Canberra 900%
*************************************
"See yourself in the Nation's Capital — Canberra"
Australia's National Capital
http://www.visitcanberra.com.au
*************************************
Discover Australia:
http://www.youtube.com/discoveraustralia
2007-10-30 22:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ah....July is not in Summer.
Field Day is on New Year's Day - music (January)
Big Day Out in January - music (January)
Homebake - music (late Nov or early Dec.)
Sydney to Hobart - yacht race (Boxing day)
and of course over summer.....the CRICKET!
2007-10-30 15:12:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
can't wait to attend myself
2007-10-30 18:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by hasafer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋