January is summer holiday time in Sydney and NSW, beginning with a public holiday for New Year’s Day and another public holiday for Australia Day. School holidays continue until late January.
Major events include the Sydney Festival which incorporates film, theatre, dance and music and takes place in laneways and venues around Sydney and Australia Day events on the 26th January. You’ll also find all sorts of school holiday events at major venues like Darling Harbour, the Rocks, and the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park a well as through the outer suburbs of Sydney.
Regional events in January each year include such diverse events as the Elvis festival at Parkes, the Illawarra Folk Festival in the Illawara region and the Guyra Lamb & Potato Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival in the New England region of NSW
January 2018 Events in Sydney and New South Wales
- 1 January (Monday) 2018 – New Years Day (Public Holiday) – it’s a long weekend!
- Parkes Elvis Festival (Central NSW) On the second week in January every year, the town of Parkes in Central New South Wales comes alive to the sounds of a 5 day festival featuring hip-swivelling Elvis Impersonators. Parkes is in Central NSW, is 365km from Sydney and 306km from Canberra.
- 26 January (Friday) 2018 – Australia Day / Invasion Day – Public Holiday. see Themes For Parties.com.au for Australia Day party ideas and costumes).
- 29 January (Monday) 2018 – School Term 1 begins in New South Wales schools: Eastern division (see AU school holiday dates) This is a pupil free day, students start on the following day.
January Events from the forum
These events are in the order that they have been posted - not in date order.
- Sport Event: Hyundai A-League, Round 17: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners - by matthewslodgey
Hyundai A-League champions, Sydney FC take on Central Coast Mariners at Fortress Allianz Stadium on Saturday 20 January. Be there to see the... - Theatre: FAG/STAG by Chris Isaacs and Jeffrey Jay Fowler - by GriffinTheatre2017
FAG/STAG 10-27 January SBW Stables Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company Presented by Griffin Theatre Company and The Last Great Hunt Jimmy and... - Club / Group meeting: 3 Day - Videomaker's 101 Course - by EventsManager
Learn to shoot and edit professional videos using a smart phone camera or handycam! 19-21 January, Parramatta, Sydney NSW This 3-day course is... - Sydney Dance Companys Summer Holiday Workshops - by SydneyDanceCompany
Sydney Dance Company school holiday workshops provide an exciting and focused environment for students (5 18 years) to improve their dance... - Movies by the Boulevard - by VerveComms
Relax with friends and family as Sydney's best FREE movie festival under the stars returns in January 2018. Watch popular blockbusters and enjoy this... - Kids in the Park Summer 2017-2018 - by VerveComms
CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH OODLES OF KIDS IN THE PARK SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN The weather is heating up, the days are getting longer, school will be out for... - Sport Event: KFC BBL|07 Match 37: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - Sport Event: KFC BBL|07 Match 25: Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - Sport Event: KFC BBL|07 Match 20: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - Sport Event: KFC BBL|07 Match 13: Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - KFC BBL|07 Match 36: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - KFC BBL|07 Match 32: Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - Sport Event: KFC BBL|07 Match 28: Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder - by matthewslodgey
The summer of Big Bash cricket returns bigger and better than ever, with more matches, ticket prices remaining as affordable as ever and the same... - Music Festival: Illawarra Folk Festival, Bulli, NSW - by heidives
The Illawarra Folk Festival is a music festival held at the Bulli Showground, Bulli (just north of Wollongong). It is run by the Illawarra Folk... - Australia Day 26 January - Public Holiday & Australia Day events - by BCL Sydney
Australia Day is a public holiday around Australia. It commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788. As such, the day means... - Music Festival: New England - Tamworth Country Music Festival - by BCL Sydney
Tamworth Country Music Festival - every January get the official guide at http://www.tamworthcountrymusic.com.au/ Tamworth... - Festival: New England - Guyra Lamb & Potato Festival - by BCL Sydney
The Guyra Lamb & Potato Festival (http://www.guyra-lamb-potato.com/) at Guyra, near Armidale (https://www.bcl.com.au/nsw/armidale.htm) in the New... - Festival: Parkes Elvis Festival (Central NSW) - by BCL Sydney
Parkes Elvis Festival - 11th to 15th January 2017 On the second week in January every year, the town of Parkes in Central New South Wales comes...
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