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 2017 Events in Sydney and New South Wales
- 1 January (Sunday) 2017 – New Years Day (Public Holiday)
- 2 January (Monday) 2017 – Additional Public Holiday for New Year – it’s a long weekend!
- 11th to 15th January 2017 – 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 (Thursday) 2017 – Australia Day – Public Holiday. see Themes For Parties.com.au for Australia Day party ideas and costumes).
- 27 January (Friday) 2017 – 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 Monday.
January Events from the forum
These events are in the order that they have been posted - not in date order.
- 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... - Art Exhibition: Summer Weekends in January - by Artsite
Drop by Artsite Gallery and explore our stockroom's hidden gems on the last two weekends of January! Artsite Gallery is allowing guests exclusive... - Art / Film Festival: FREE Australia Day 2017 Celebrations at Sydney Olympic Park - by VerveComms
*FREE AUSTRALIA DAY 2017 CELEBRATIONS AT SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK * Bring the family to Sydney Olympic Park this Australia Day and celebrate our... - Art Exhibition: Designing Your Future - by VerveComms
*Designing Your Future* Now in its sixth year, Designing Your Future is an educational design collaboration between Sydney Olympic Park and South... - Kids in the Park Summer 2016-17 - by VerveComms
*GET THE KIDS OFF SCREENS AND INTO KIDS IN THE PARK DAILY DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AT SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK* With growing community... - Art / Film Festival: Movies by the boulevard 2017 at sydney olympic park - by VerveComms
*SYDNEY'S FREE OUTDOOR FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL MOVIES BY THE BOULEVARD 2017 AT SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK * Among the most popular events on the Sydney... - Theatre: Pip Utton Australia Tour - January 2017 - Eternity Playhouse - by audamin
Award-winning solo performer Pip Utton tours three of his most acclaimed pieces of political theatre in his debut Australia tour with Imagination... - 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...
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