FAMILY FUN SYDNEY CALENDAR for week ending 29th of January 2012

There are two big events which are being celebrated in this last week of school holidays -  Australia Day and Chinese New Year. Australia Day is the national day of Australia and on this special day, hundreds of Australia Day events will be held all over NSW this Thursday. Here are just some of the main ones:

Australia Day @ Darling Harbour.... http://bit.ly/zVLFDr

Australia Day @ The Rocks.... http://bit.ly/wuXIb4

Australia Day @ Hyde Park.... http://bit.ly/vZPqjT

Australia Day @ Parramatta Park.... http://bit.ly/xs0BQe

Australia Day Thong Challenge @ Bondi Beach.... http://bit.ly/yIImu2

Australia Day @ Bicentennial Park.... http://bit.ly/zS9Pje

NRMA Motorfest.... http://bit.ly/xA1UAm

Ferrython.... http://bit.ly/yAqUZj

Sydney Ports' Jazz on the Water.... http://bit.ly/yYv5MB

Australia Day Special Offers by Cultural/Public Institutions.... http://bit.ly/zdJxlK


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Chinese New Year is the biggest and most important celebration for the Chinese. The festivities last for 15 days, beginning on the first day of a new moon (on the first day of the Chinese calendar) and ending with the day of the full moon. During Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes, give children 'ang pow' (lucky money) in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Chinese New Year in this Year of the Dragon falls on Monday, 23rd of January and is generally celebrated all around Sydney from now until early February. Here are some of them this week:

Chinatown Lion Dances (28 & 29th of January)... http://bit.ly/zvS7qX

Celebrate Year of the Dragon @ the Chinese Gardens, Darling Harbour (20th January to 5th of February)... http://bit.ly/whtLFR

Chinese New Year events at the Art Gallery (28 & 29/01)... http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/dragon/related-events/

Chinese New Year Twilight Parade (29th of January)... http://bit.ly/wsoSN8


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Other family fun events include:

Mazda Opera in the Domain (28th of January)... http://bit.ly/wYv0d1

Moonlight Cinema @ Centennial Park (8th of December to 25th of March 2012)... http://bit.ly/tyAYiA

Sydney Shakespeare Festival (5th of January to 12th of February)... http://bit.ly/Ai7XFf

Great Opera Hits on a Sunday Afternoon @ Sydney Opera House (8th of Jan to 26th of Feb 2012)... http://bit.ly/xq2RyB

Hawkesbury International Sand Sculpting Competition @ Windsor (11th to 29th January)... http://bit.ly/A3iHKN


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Also, some not to be missed exhibitions still ongoing:

Art of the Brick, a large scale LEGO sculpture exhibition (12th Dec 2011 to 5th of Feb 2012) http://bit.ly/rL4v6C

Harry Potter: The Exhibition with 100s of authentic Harry Potter film artefacts, props & costumes (19th of Nov 2011 to 18th of Mar 2012) http://bit.ly/tM92CX

Picasso Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW (12th of Nov 2011 to 25th of Mar 2012) http://bit.ly/uWaBu8


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HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY & HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR to you & family - may this Year of the Dragon bring you much happiness & prosperity!




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