FAMILY FUN SYDNEY CALENDAR for week ending 05/02/12

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. This is the last week to celebrate Chinese New Year and here's where you can still join in the festivities:

Chinese New Year @ Kogarah (Thur 2nd Feb)... http://bit.ly/zvbtCY

Lunar New Year Twilight Festival @ Parramatta (Fri 3rd Feb)... http://bit.ly/Amn4v2

Chinese New Year Grand Celebration Day @ Eastwood (Sat 4th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/wwV3N0

Chinese New Year @ Burwood (Sat 4th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/xugLVK

Rockdale City Chinese NEw Year Celebrations (Sat 4th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/zTGu1B

Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Races @ Darling Harbour (Sat & Sun, 4th & 5th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/A4oRNF

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


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Other family fun events include:

Cinema Alley @ Haymarket (Fri 3rd of Feb)... http://bit.ly/wreq4Q

Dive-in Movies @ Willoughby screening movie 'Hairspray' (Fri 3rd of Feb)... http://bit.ly/vlGzTF

FREE outdoor Movie Under the Stars with the movie 'Cars 2' at Berowra (Sat 4th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/zPHMhl

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Competition @ Cattai (Sat 4th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/zAS22u

The Heritage Craft Fair @ St Ives (Sun 5th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/9Guclt

The Wascoe Siding Mini Railway (Blaxland) strts again this year (Sun 5th of Feb)... http://bit.ly/aJNopT

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

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

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Also, some not to be missed exhibitions still ongoing:

*LAST WEEK* 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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Kung Hei Fatt Choy to you & family - may this Year of the Dragon bring you much happiness & prosperity!




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