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The Sydney Festival
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5 - 26 January
The 2006 Sydney Festival ran for three weeks
from January 7 to Australia Day, January 26,
and featured local and international theatre,
music, dance, multi-disciplinary and visual
arts. Some festival events continued beyond
January 26.
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Mardi Gras Parade and Party
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9 February - 1 March
The New Mardi Gras Parade and Party - Sydney's
annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is the
world's most glamorous civil rights protest.
The costume parade celebrating gay, lesbian,
bisexual, transgender and queer culture is now
in its 29th year and attracts hundreds of thousands
of people to the pink heart of Sydney on the
first Saturday in March.
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Sydney St Patrick's Day Parade and Family Day
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16 March
St Patrick's Day celebrations begin with the
Street Parade followed by a day of entertainment
and fun for the whole family at Hyde Park.
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Sydney Royal Easter Show
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20 March – 2 April
Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual extravaganza
including some of the latest and most heart-stopping
carnival rides, rodeo events, motorcycle and
skateboarding stunts, livestock races, wood
chopping competitions, diving (if not flying)
pigs, a variety of parades, fashion shows, food
stalls of various kinds, and a showcase of new
and popular products.
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The Greek Festival of Sydney
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29 - 30 March
Expecting more than 250,000 people, this year's
celebration marks the Greek Independence Day
(March 25) will also include the Greek Independence
Day March, dancing groups, stand-up comedy,
children's' activities, musical performances,
mouth watering Greek delicacies and special
guests.
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Hoopla Acrobatic & Street Theatre Festival
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14 - 17 April
Throughout the four day festival, the Hoopla
showcases some of the world's best circus and
acrobatic acts as they juggle, abseil, do aerial
stunts, plate-spinning, trampoline, stilt walking
and much more.
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Sydney Film
Festival
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4 - 22 June
The Sydney Film
Festival is Australia's International film event
of the year, showcasing contemporary cinema
from Australia and around the world.
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Cronulla Spring Festival
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13 - 14 September
The Cronulla Spring Festival is a two day event
featuring more than 100 market stalls, entertainment
on stage and is fun for all ages. Stalls include
food, fashion and eclectic items from Cronulla
businesses and outside traders.
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