So much happens on Australia Day it is difficult to decide what to do.
Personally I like to be on the bridge at 11 am to see the Ferry Races. I then tend to wander to the Rocks and then up Macquarie Street to Hyde Park. The Rocks has some great entertainment and places to eat and drink, one of them is featured below. There will be stages with various bands playing in the Rocks and the Park at Circular Quay. Macquarie Street will be packed with old cars and Hyde Park will have stages, food and more. The trouble is I am then too tired to make it to Darling Harbour and the Fireworks. So this year even I am not sure what to do and putting this together I found new events to add to the list of possibles!
Sample Sydney
You will find that most museums are open for free today, so if you are looking for culture make the most of it -
* Australian Museum
6 College St, Sydney (opposite Hyde Park)
* Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray St, Darling Harbour
* Government House
Macquarie St, Sydney
* Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Queen's Square, Macquarie St, Sydney
* Justice & Police Museum
Corner Albert & Phillip Sts, Circular Quay
* Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital
Lucy Osburn-Nightingale Foundation Museum
8 Macquarie St, Sydney
* Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George St, West Circular Quay, The Rocks
* Museum of Sydney
Corner Bridge & Phillip Sts, Sydney
* Parliament of NSW
Macquarie St, Sydney. Opposite Martin Place, between the State Library and Sydney Hospital
* Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris St, Ultimo
* Reserve Bank of Australia
65 Martin Place, Sydney
* Royal Australian Historical Society
133 Macquarie St, Sydney
* St Stephen's Uniting Church
197 Macquarie St, Sydney
* Susannah Place Museum
58-64 Gloucester St, The Rocks
* Sydney Observatory
Watson Rd, Observatory Hill, The Rocks
* The Mint
10 Macquarie St, Sydney
Here are Twelve great suggestions of what to do on the 25 - 26 January 2011, Australia Day!
Darling Harbour Celebrations
From 11:30 pm to 9:00 pm Darling Harbour will be alive with entertainment.
CHILDREN'S STAGE
11.30am - 4.30pm, Curtain Call Lawn
Jay Laga'aia will host the ever-popular ABC for Kids concert on the Curtain Call Lawn. Catch Roary the Racing Car, Spot the Dog, The Koala Bros, The Wot Wots and everyone's favourites Miffy and Postman Pat. The entertainment will continue after the concert with exciting Chinese face-changing magician Thomas Lin and French clown Leo Bonne.
MEET AND GREET ZONE
11.30am - 3.30pm, Curtain Call Lawn
Say hello to some of your favourite ABC characters including Spot the Dog, Postman Pat, Miffy and Shaun the Sheep.
AUSSIE SHORTS
12 noon - 4pm, Harbourside Amphitheatre
For the first time on Australia Day, Darling Harbour will host Aussie Shorts, an inspiring program of Australian short films curated by Cinewest. Sit back and take in the best short films by a swathe of new Australian film-makers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE
12pm - 6.30pm, Cockle Bay South
This splendid floating stage will host a colourful line up of bands and dancers celebrating our cultural diversity. The stage will showcase some of Australia's best world music artists with everything from Indigenous performers and contemporary Indian dance to West African music, Chinese performers, European folkloric groups, Caribbean reggae and Latin dance.
AUSTRALIA DAY SPECTACULAR
7pm - 9pm, Cockle Bay
Quite simply the biggest event on the NSW Australia Day calendar! The Australia Day Spectacular will include addresses from the NSW Premier and the Governor, boat parades, a live concert featuring the original music of Nigel Westlake played by the Sydney Youth Orchestra, a multimedia symphony of light, sound and music and a breathtaking finale of fireworks.
Australia Day on Fort Denison
Sydney Harbour will come alive in a display of action and entertainment this Australia Day and there’s no better place to witness it all and enjoy a lazy lunch than on historical Fort Denison.
Part of Sydney Harbour National Park and steeped in history from the city’s colonial past, the carefully restored Fort Denison features the only Martello Tower to be built in Australia. A ticket to lunch on the island includes traditional damper, scones and tea and coffee on arrival, followed by a National Park-guided tour of the tower and island’s museum and gourmet three-course Australiana-themed lunch with a matching glass of Australian wine or beer.
Sitting in the heart of the harbour and centre stage for all the action, guests will be treated to a show of boats, choppers and canons as Sydney turns it on to celebrate the nation’s big day. Australia Day festivities kick off at 11.00am with the Ferrython, which starts at Fort Denison, looping Shark Island and finishing at the Harbour Bridge and conclude with a medley of sea and air displays courtesy of the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.
A strictly limited number of tickets are available at $150 per adult and $85 for kids under 12, which includes a water taxi to and from the island and all NSW National Park fees. For more information or to make a booking, please phone TE Catering on 02 9361 5208 or email all enquiries to fortdenison@tecatering.com.au
Dance with Sails
Darling Harbour, Sydney, Wednesday January 26th, 2011 – EastSail’s luxury Beneteau and Sydney yachts have been selected to be a focal point of Sydney’s Australia Day evening celebrations in 2011. The 16 yachts will be within the exclusion zone at Cockle Bay performing “Dances with Sails” just before the fireworks are set off.
The sails will be lit up in a rainbow of changing colours and the EastSail skippers will be keeping the yachts in formation for this amazing display of colour on the water….. and there are a limited number of places on board offering front row seats! “Be the centre of attention in the exclusion zone”
The yachts will be fitted with specialised lights and as the sun goes down the yachts will “dance” in front of the thousands of spectators on the shore. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the crew of a luxury sailing yacht and be part of Sydney's iconic Australia Day 2011 celebrations! There are only 4-6 places available aboard the yachts.
EastSail is located at Rushcutters Bay, just minutes from Sydney's CBD. Established in 1983, EastSail offers a variety of fun and exciting ways to experience Sydney Harbour by sailing yacht and motor cruiser. www.eastsail.com.au
Dinner or Lunch with Vagabond Cruises
Dinner Cruise
Celebrate Australia Day with a bang - catch the Darling Harbour fireworks with a beautiful dinner cruise on the harbour.
The $95pp ticket includes a delicious seafood and carvery buffet, all-night DJ rocking the boat, and ends with the fantastic display of fireworks.
Your ticket includes: 3 hour cruise from 7.00-10.00pm Delicious hot and cold buffet including dessert Fully licensed bar with reasonable priced drinks Excellent harbour and city light views Open observation decks and wraparound windows First class seats to the Darling Harbour fireworks display Funky all-night DJ Allocated seating Australia Day is a great time to be out on our spectacular harbour.
Lunch Cruise
With so much going on in Sydney Harbour on Australia Day, a cruise is the only way to truly celebrate Australia's unique identity. Join in the action on Sydney Harbour for the annual Ferrython and Australia Day parade. Our vessels will be in the thick of it to see the Sydney State Ferries dressed up in spectacular colours as they race for first place under the Sydney Harbour Bridge followed by a parade of tall ships, small ships, big boats and beautiful classics on our magnificent harbour.
Tickets are $95per adult and include:
3 hr cruise on spectacular Sydney Harbour
Delicious seafood and Carvery buffet lunch
Coffee, tea and dessert
Spacious open observation decks and wraparound windows
Exciting views and commentary by the captain
Reasonable priced drinks from our fully licensed bar
Catch the ferrython and Australia Day Parade
Come join us, and celebrate Australia Day in style!
Australia Day in Hornsby Shire
Hornbsy Shire Australia Celebrations include -
Free Sausage Sizzle in Hornsby Mall - 10 am - 2pm
To celebrate Australia Day, the Hornsby Lions club, Berowra Apex and Leos Club of Hornsby, on behalf of Hornsby Shire Council, will host a free sausage sizzle in Hornsby Mall, along with live entertainment. (A limited number of sausages and flags will be available.)
Koala Park free ticket giveaway
Hornsby Shire Council's annual free ticket giveaway to Koala Park is available again for 2011. Council will be offering residents the opportunity to register for four free tickets per household to enjoy on Australia Day 2011.
Registrations for tickets will open at 9am on Monday 10th January, To register, visit http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au.
Australia Day on Dangar Island
Take a short trip across the river and enjoy community art exhibits, live music in the park, historical tours of the island, children's craft workshop, face painting and a flag ceremony. All day food and beverages available at both the cafe and the bowling club.
Half price ferry tickets for families and groups leaving from Brooklyn.
For more information and updates visit www.dangarislandcafe.com
Hornsby Park Celebrations 10am until dusk
To celebrate Australia Day, the Country Women's Association will serve tea, scones and damper in their tea rooms, there will be a free jumping castle and a variety of free entertainment for the community to enjoy.
Visit Historic Netherby Homestead and Museums
The Friends of Fagan Park will open the heritage area including Netherby Homestead, working displays and hands-on activities. Tea, coffee and cake will be served. Entry to Fagan Park is $5 per vehicle.
For more information on events in Hornsby shire - http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/whats-on
Thong Tossing Championships at Bungalow 8
(for all you poms it is flip flop throwing!)
Join in the fun at Bungalow 8
The day starts at 12 noon with a sausage sizzle, BBQ specials and icy cold beers followed by harbourside afternoon activities including a jumping castle and plaster painting for the kids and a thong tossing competition!
Book a table today! - www.bungalow8sydney.com
Australia Day At Penrith Lakes
With more spark than ever before, Penrith City's Australia Day 2011 will dazzle participants with the first ever ‘Australia Day Spectacular'; the largest fireworks and water show outside of Sydney CBD.
A free, action-packed line up on 26 January celebrating what's great about our nation will feature an outdoor cinema screening Aussie family films as well as live music, water slides, rides, sports and interactive displays to transform the Sydney International Regatta Centre into the perfect playground.
The festivities kick off at 2pm with water-based activities, the koala retreat, the Kids' Carnival Corner and a range of market stalls stocking Australiana merchandise and showbags. The spotlight will then be on the Grandstand Stage from 2.30pm with children's performances, dance shows and a live band. Spectators can also head to the Main Lake for awe-inspiring aquatic stunts and free jet ski rides for those willing to brave the thrills and spills.
Who said that you can't walk on water? New to Penrith City's Australia Day is the ‘Aquativities' area where you can traverse the lakes with this summer's hit sensation ‘water walking balls' or take the leap down our massive inflatable giant 12-metre waterslide. For those less daring, spray tents and swimming zones are available to take the heat off the day.
The Twilight Ceremony Water Parade, celebrating our local services, will showcase our community's heroes with incredible live performances on the water. The State Emergency Services (SES) will perform a simulated rescue and set the scene for the Australia Day Spectacular.
Australia Daze at the Fringe Bar
Be prepared for the big one by joining the crowds on the 25 January Australia Day Eve at The Fringe Bar
$4 Beer, $4 Wine & $5 Spirits with DJ's until midnight!
Return at 12 noon on Australia Day for a recovery Bacon and Egg Rolls & Bloody Mary's for $15!
With hottest 100 live all day and a great Aussie sausage sizzle & $10 jugs of VB and Carlton
If that's not enough!
7pm - Pool Party!
$5 everything $5 Pizza's
STDJ, Mr Belvedere + Special Guest DJ!! who will that be?
Australia Day Cruises - Prestige Cruises
Fusion - Australia Day Lunch
Adults: $110 Children: From $40
Cruise Inclusions:
- 4 hour cruise
- Canapes on arrival and a scrumptious seafood buffet menu
- Unlimited house beers, wines, sparkling wines, soft drinks and juices
- A DJ playing classic Australian tunes
- Spacious Outdoor decks for fabulous views of the Australia day activities - Annual Ferrython, the 21 Gun Salute, Search and Rescue displays and the Hornet Flyover!
Fleetwing - Australia Day Lunch
Adults: $135 Children: $95
Cruise Inclusions:
- 4 hour cruise
- Canapes upon arrival
- Deluxe Aussie BBQ
- Welcome beer, wine or soft drink on-boarding
- Licensed bar for purchasing drinks
- Spacious outdoor and indoor decks with fabulous viewing for the harbour activities
ONLY 45 guest on-board
Jerry Bailey - Australia Day Lunch
Tickets: $80 per person
Cruise Inclusions:
- 3 hour cruise
- Cocktail Menu
- Licensed bar for purchasing drinks
- Spacious outdoor and indoor decks with fabulous viewing for the harbour activities
Fusion - Australia Day Dinner
Adults: $95 Children: $45
Cruise Inclusions:
- 4 hour cruise
- Open bar for Beer, Wine, Sparkling Wine & Soft drinks
- Seafood Buffet
- Live entertainment
- Spacious Outdoor decks for fabulous views of the fireworks display
Fleetwing - Australia Day Dinner
Special offer Adults: $110 Children: $79
Cruise Inclusions:
- 3 hour evening cruise on Sydney Harbour
- Aussie BBQ with seafood
- Vessel decorated
- Fireworks display
- Welcome drink on boarding: Beer, wine, sparkling and soft drinks
Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under at the Opera House
With special guests Neil Gaiman, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentleman, The Jane Austen Argument and a virtual Meow Meow!
Join us as we raise a glass to the good, the bad and the twisted contributions our glorious nation has made to an unsuspecting world. Come celebrate with us in 2011 in a very different style at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. From grungy pubs to the Opera Theatre, Amanda Palmer has traversed this wide brown land time and time again, playing everywhere and collaborating with everyone - culminating in her latest album Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under.
In her third appearance at Sydney Opera House, she'll lead a deliciously dark evening of songs celebrating our weird and wonderful national day. Palmer will be joined onstage by a motley crew of singers, storytellers and degenerates, including Neil Gaiman, writer of ‘The Sandman' fame, sequined post-post-modern diva Meow Meow, Balkan lotharios Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, controversial artist-provocateur - Hazel Dooney - will provide visual stimuli, and Adelaide Fringe Festival Best Cabaret winners TheJane Austen Argument.
Since first coming to fame as leader of ‘punk cabaret' provocateurs The Dresden Dolls, Palmer has since built a formidable solo career as well. In 2008, with the help of fellow pianist and producer Ben Folds, Amanda released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, her debut solo album, along with an accompanying art book of the same name with short stories by writer (and husband-to-be) Neil Gaiman.
Amanda recently wrapped up a two year-long touring cycle that took her five-star-reviewed performance through Europe, the USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. After touring the world endlessly (live highlights include acting as support for Nine Inch Nails, Cyndi Lauper, and Debbie Harry) and delivering three critically-hailed performances with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, Palmer is settling down in her hometown of Boston to work on the Kander & Ebb musical "Cabaret" with the legendary American Repertory Theater in the role of the Emcee.
Palmer has won numerous Boston Music Awards (including Best Female Vocalist) and has been named "the most stylish woman in Boston" by the Boston Globe. Palmer also tends a widely-read blog and twitter-feed and has been dubbed "The Social Media Queen of Rock N Roll" by The Huffington Post.
Australia Day at the Argyle
When it comes to wining, dining and entertainment, hotspots in The Rocks The Argyle stands out from the crowd for all the right reasons. The Argyle literally offers something for everyone.
This coming Australia Day The Argyle has got a fantastic day planned - the doors open from 11am and a traditional barbecue from lunchtime and popular local band Mr Wilson will play live from 2pm.
The venue's latest addition - Bazar - has added a global tapas restaurant to the mix and is the perfect destination for sharing fabulous food with friends before or after a wander down to the harbour.
There will be no entry charge at The Argyle on the day, so guests can either drop in for cocktails or drinks in the courtyard, or book a table for lunch or dinner at Bazar. Either way, it's guaranteed to be an Australia Day to remember!
Australia Day Eve at the Newport Arms Hotel
Beergarden Party & Fireworks over Pittwater & live bands from 5pm
On Tuesday 25th January, Australia Day EVE, Northern Beaches most famous pub icon, The Newport Arms Hotel, will be hosting
their 15th annual garden party and fireworks extravaganza to celebrate the Australia Day Holiday and being an Aussie.
Activities for the afternoon will kick off earlier than previous years with LIVE Bands from 5pm featuring local legends Sunroom. So
get in early to avoid the queues!!!
Xmas Eve and NYE @ The Arms were record breaking event, and this event is the 3rd largest garden party the hotel stages each
year and thus big crowds are expected to flock to ‘The Arms' famous outdoor waterfront beergarden (Australia's largest) to help
celebrate this traditional important Australian holiday.
The fireworks display will be shot into the night sky during the night over Pittwater and it is recommended you arrive early to
secure the best vantage point.
Smooth sounds will continue into sunset followed by party anthems until late on their moonlit dancefloor all night for those
that want to party. Special STA Buses have been organised to and from the venue to help you get home safely.
For more information on these and many more head to 26 January on our calendar - http://www.whatsonsydney.com/eventListing.aspx?sdate=26/01/2011
We have also made this into a YouTube video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo95QyDrmV4
And you can view them all on a Google map click here
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