Darling Harbour - Annual events

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Annual events

The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority produces a hugely successful program of FREE annual events in Darling Harbour.

Even prior to European settlement, Darling Harbour was known to the local Aboriginal people, the Cadigal, as a meeting place.

And today if you ask a Sydneysider where the centre of our city's festivities and celebrations is, the chances are they will say 'Darling Harbour'.

Since its transformation 22 years ago, Darling Harbour has quickly became synonymous with major events and festivals, whether it is the fireworks of Australia Day, the compelling dance grooves of Fiesta or the death defying stunts and acrobatics of Hoopla.

Below are the major festivities in Darling Harbour for the next 12 months. Jot them down so you don't forget.

To find out about other events in Darling Harbour, check out our online calendar

Darling Harbour Fiesta
FREE EVENT
1-4 October 2010

Close your eyes in Darling Harbour and wake up in Latin America with three passionate days and nights of free Latin music and dance at Fiesta.

Turn up the heat with a huge line-up of bold and sexy performers on three outdoor stages.

Watch the hottest Latin dance stars rip up the floor, feel the intensity of Latin big bands, discover your own rhythm on the open-air dance floors and taste unique flavours at the Latin American food fair.

Darling Harbour Christmas
FREE EVENT
Lighting of the Tree: Saturday 27 November 2010
Carols by the Tree: 2-5, 9-12, 16-19 December 2010 (every Thursday to Sunday)
Christmas Eve Carols and Fireworks: Friday 24 December 2010

Share in the Christmas spirit at Darling Harbour with fantastic FREE entertainment for the whole family to enjoy throughout the festive season.

Darling Harbour New Year's Eve
FREE EVENT
31 December 2010

This year, head to Darling Harbour for an unforgettable New Year's Eve.

Celebrating in the New Year as only Sydney can, a kaleidoscope of breathtaking fireworks and effects will explode over Darling Harbour at 9am and midnight marking the start of 2010!

Live performances will help you celebrate the New Year and party into 2010.

Australia Day Darling Harbour
FREE EVENT
11.30am - 6pm
7pm - 9pm Australia Day Spectacular
Wednesday 26 January 2011

Meet your family and friends at Darling Harbour to celebrate our national day.

A day of family entertainment, Darling Harbour celebrates the diversity of our community from our first peoples to the 200 different cultures who today contribute to the vibrancy and colour of contemporary Sydney.

The day starts with free live music and entertainment before the focus moves to Cockle Bay for the culmination of the city's celebrations, the Australia Day Spectacular.

Hoopla
FREE EVENT
22 - 25 April 2011 (Easter long weekend)

A long weekend of partying with some of the world's best acrobats, stunt performers, street artists and circus entertainers.

Hoopla, the only annual circus festival in Australia brings performers from across the world to Darling Harbour for a weekend of tight ropes, trapeze, fire eaters and stunt daredevils.

Hoopla - it's a crazy, quirky, madcap, dangerous, awe-inspiring and a captivating weekend of fun.

Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival
FREE EVENT
11 - 13 June 2011 (June long weekend)

A stellar line up of blues, soul, funk and swing talent from big open air sets to intimate jazz sessions.

The Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival showcases legendary names in jazz and blues, rubbing shoulders with emerging and young Australian musicians.

The Festival's eclectic programming reflects the broadening of the contemporary jazz music scene incorporating funk, soul, big band swing, hip pop, jazz-rock, R&B and New Orleans jazz sounds.

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