Sydney Events & Things to Do – Dec 2022

Sydney in December offers a diverse range of events with Christmas events and celebrations topping the card.

Starlight Dinner

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Captain Cook Cruises’s Starlight Dinner Cruise sets the benchmark for a waterfront restaurant in Sydney.

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Gold Penfolds Dinner Cruise

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

The quintessential introduction to gourmet food and wine on Sydney Harbour.

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High Tea at Sea

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Their High Tea with a view revives and reimagines this great tradition with a uniquely Australian twist.

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Top Deck Lunch Cruise

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Long lunches are a revered and infamous Aussie pastime, where friends and family start by coming together with endless plates of food and

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Come From Away

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

The global phenomenon Come From Away returns to Sydney in November!

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Bronte Bazaar Saturday Markets

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Support Local! Browse over 30 local market stalls at the next Bronte Bazaar markets. Browse plants, vintage, arts, crafts and food.

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Cinderella

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is now showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre!

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Final Performances on Sale Now! Must Close 28 January!

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Nice Work If You Can Get It

Date: 30 Nov-10 Dec

The feel-good musical to end 2022 in style, Art Deco Style!

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Head On Photo Festival

Date: 30 Nov-3 Dec

Photo artists, collectors, gallerists and everyone taking photos are invited to celebrate great photography at Bondi Beach!

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The Jungle and The Sea

Date: 30 Nov-17 Dec

Following the ground-breaking international success of the multigenerational Sri-Lankan Australian family epic Counting and Cracking, Hel

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Australian Geographic Our Country Immersive Experience (Our Country)

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Australian Geographic in partnership with global presenting partner, Tourism Australia, is proud to announce the launch of Australian Geo

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Festive High Tea at Shangri-La Sydney

Date: 30 Nov-30 Dec

Did someone say High Tea by the Christmas tree? My, what an elegant festivity!

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iFLY All Abilities

Date: 1 Dec-18 Dec

At iFLY, we believe the impossible is possible. We believe in encouraging people to dream big and dream often.

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Boothill Markets

Date: 1 Dec-22 Dec

Looking for a great day out for the whole family? Look no further than the Boot Hill Markets.

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Rush Hour – BootCamp Parramatta

Date: 1 Dec-17 Dec

Rush Hour Australia offers the best variety in outdoor group fitness with their Boot Camp sessions in Parramatta.

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Sunrise Breakfast at Altitude, Shangri-La Sydney

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Over a sumptuous lobster omelette and fine glass of champagne, be one of the first in the world to witness the magic of sunrise, shining

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Peakhurst Foodies and Farmers Market

Date: 1 Dec-24 Dec

Imagine having over 40 different Farmers and Producers in the one location!

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Double Bay Market

Date: 1 Dec-29 Dec

Double Bay Market sets up in Guildfoyle Park at the end of Knox Street in the heart of Double Bay every Thursday from 9am to 2pm.

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FINTECH22 – The Future Is Here Now

Date: 44896

FINTECH22 is an exhibitor showcase of Australia’s leading Fintech products, services and firms.

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Mia Oatley: FLUTTER

Date: 1 Dec-5 Dec

Since arriving on the art scene 18 years ago Mia Oatley has been grabbing attention with her bold and vivid style.

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Convict Ladies of the Female Factory Exhibition at Lucas Gallery

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

The convict women who lived and worked in the Parramatta Female Factory are revealed in the exhibition in the Lucas Gallery of Hambledon

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Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Exhibition

Date: 1 Dec-9 Dec

The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art prize inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Reconnect with nature. The 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back at the Maritime Museum for another year!

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Clay Dynasty

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Clay Dynasty celebrates studio ceramics in Australia as shaped by three generations of makers: from the 1960s pioneers who transformed th

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Storymakers in Contemporary Japanese Art

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Immerse yourself in a world of fantasy and wonder with The Japan Foundation, Sydney’s exhibition ‘Storymakers in Contemporary Japanese Ar

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Do Ho Suh

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

South Korean artist Do Ho Suh is known for his large-scale sculptures and architectural installations, which address the often complex re

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Shaped by the Sea

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Discover stories of deep time Australia

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Campbelltown Virtual Reality

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

It’s Campbelltown, but not as you know it!

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Weavers, Merchants and Kings

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

This exhibit celebrates the 70th anniversary of Cadrys Rugs and recognises the Cadry family’s decades of generosity as Powerhouse donors.

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Paddy’s Markets Haymarket

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 6pm

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Billy Connolly “Born on a Rainy Day”

Date: 1 Dec-23 Dec

The Australian Premiere showing in Sydney for Billy Connolly’s “Born on a Rainy Day”.

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Zampatti Powerhouse

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Zampatti Powerhouse is the first retrospective exhibition of renowned Australian designer, business leader, philanthropist and mentor, Ca

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Sharks Exhibition

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Book now for the Australian Museum’s fierce new blockbuster, Sharks!

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Catalina

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

One of the most iconic objects in the Powerhouse collection, the Catalina flying boat Frigate Bird II will be presented in a new exhibiti

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Love Your Nature Exhibition

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Explore a kaleidoscope of colour, plants and passion with Love Your Nature!

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Unpopular

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Unpopular draws on the never-before-seen archive of music promoter, record company founder and entrepreneur Stephen ‘Pav’ Pavlovic, takin

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Borderless: A Duo Exhibition by Chinese and Australian Famous Artists

Date: 1 Dec-30 Dec

Borderless – A Duo Exhibition by Chinese and Australian Famous Artists, jointly curated by China Cultural Centre in Sydney, AC Art Space

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Gucci Garden Archetypes

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Gucci Garden Archetypes is an immersive, multimedia exhibition exploring the seminal advertising campaigns envisioned by Gucci Creative D

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Charkha and Kargha

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Taking its title from Charkha (spinning wheel) and Kargha (loom), the exhibition will feature over 100 rare items that date back to the f

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Paint and Sip Experience Liverpool

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Paint and Sip Studios is Australia’s #1 Paint and Sip Experience.

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Paint and Sip Experience Castle Hill

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Paint and Sip Studios is Australia’s #1 Paint and Sip Experience.

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Karen’s Diner

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Karens is an interactive diner and an absurdly fun experience.

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Mumm Harbour Bar

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

GH Mumm Champagne Harbour Bar – the only one of its kind on Sydney Harbour.

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Happy Hour at the Apollo Bay Distillery

Date: 1 Dec-16 Dec

It’s Happy Hour at the Apollo Bay Distillery! Every Thursday and Friday from 4-5.30pm.

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Monsuta Sumo Suit Grand Slam – Sydney

Date: 44896

Australia’s favourite seriously unserious Japanese beer – Monsutā –is on the hunt for beer connoisseurs with sumo-sized personalities to

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Sunset Dinner Cruise

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

The early evening departure and finish makes this 360 degrees waterfront restaurant experience the perfect option for pre-theatre dining,

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Oran Park Christmas Concert

Date: 44896

For the first time the Oran Park Christmas Concert 2022 will be held within Oran Park Civic Precinct and will feature the following:

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The Big Bake: Sydney

Date: 1 Dec-31 Dec

Get the aprons, piping bags and wooden spoons out as The Big Bake is coming back to Sydney this summer!

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Pinchgut Opera presents Médée by Charpentier

Date: 1 Dec-7 Dec

The greatest opera of the entire French Baroque era.

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RBG: Of Many, One

Date: 1 Dec-17 Dec

This is an intimate, behind-the-curtain audience with one woman who changed the face of the American legal system and history, all perfor

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The Tempest

Date: 1 Dec-17 Dec

The iconic Richard Roxburgh returns to the STC stage for the first time in years to play one of theatre’s greatest roles in this deeply m

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Carmen on Cockatoo Island

Date: 1 Dec-18 Dec

The ultimate femme fatale is back, in a brand new island performance in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

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The Wharf Revue: Looking for Albanese

Date: 1 Dec-11 Dec

It’s a new dawn, a new day, and a new captain at the helm of the ship of state. And what a state we’re in!

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Just For Laughs Sydney

Date: 1 Dec-4 Dec

In 2022, the Event will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in Australia.

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High Tea at NSW Parliament

Date: 1 Dec-15 Dec

High Tea is held every Friday in the Strangers’ Restaurant from noon.

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Twilight Greyhound Racing

Date: 1 Dec-29 Dec

See the greyhounds run!

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Talk and Tease Comedy Burlesque – Dinner and Show

Date: 1 Dec-23 Dec

Get ready to wine, dine and laugh the night away with an old fashioned dinner and show in the Bamboozle Room in Kings Cross.

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A Christmas Carol

Date: 1 Dec-29 Dec

Ensemble Theatre is celebrating the festive season with an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol.

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100 Climate Conversations

Date: 2 Dec-16 Dec

As Australia’s most ambitious climate-focused cultural project, 100 Climate Conversations inspires action by presenting an evidence-based

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Paddy’s Foodie Friday Flemington

Date: 2 Dec-30 Dec

Foodie Fridays at Flemington offers fresh produce at a great price each and every Friday!

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All-Inclusive Christmas Party Cruises on Sydney Harbour

Date: 2 Dec-24 Dec

From the shimmering acts of the Opera to the enchanting blossoms of the Jacarandas, Sydney is an iconic Australian city with one of the m

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Have A Merry Christmas on Sydney Harbour

Date: 2 Dec-24 Dec

‘Tis the season to be jolly!

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Chinatown Night Market

Date: 2 Dec-30 Dec

The Chinatown Night Market is a multicultural community market that is very popular with the city locals and is now rapidly becoming a ma

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Twilight Food Fair

Date: 2 Dec-16 Dec

Everyone’s favourite Twilight Food Fair will be returning in November 2022 for a 14-week season.

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Tinseltown: Sydney

Date: 2 Dec-30 Dec

Have You Been Naughty Or Nice? Because Tinseltown Is Coming To Town!

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PARIS NOCTURNE: A musical celebration of the Women of Paris

Date: 44897

Nikki Nouveau explores the timeless allure of Paris in her enchanting musical biography.

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The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée

Date: 2 Dec-31 Dec

Sydney’s Home of Magic.

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Retro Boat Party Cruise with Vagabond Cruises

Date: 2 Dec-23 Dec

Get out your scrunchies, sweatbands and fluro spandex. It’s time for a totally rad retro party on Sydney Harbour!

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Kings Cross Comedy Club

Date: 2 Dec-30 Dec

The Ultra Super Delicious Kings Cross Comedy Club.

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Bondi Farmers Market

Date: 2 Dec-24 Dec

The Bondi Farmers Market is held every Saturday at Bondi Beach Public School.

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Northside Produce Markets

Date: 2 Dec-16 Dec

The award winning Northside Produce Market is happening the first and the third Saturday each month.

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Sydney Comedy Club

Date: 2 Dec-16 Dec

The Sydney Comedy Club features global top class comedians (and some not so…lol) in Sydney’s most spectacular harbourside setting.

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Northside Produce Market

Date: 2 Dec-16 Dec

Northside Produce Market operates rain or shine on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 8am till midday, except for January when t

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Campbelltown ParkRun

Date: 3 Dec-17 Dec

Campbelltown ParkRun is back, although the situation is always changing.

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Paddy’s Fresh Food Saturday

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

If there is one thing Paddy’s continues to deliver over 150 years of feeding Sydney, it is the largest and freshest range of fruit and ve

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Camden Fresh Produce Market

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

Camden Fresh Produce Markets are held every Saturday from 7am until noon.

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Bradbury Market on the Parkway

Date: 3 Dec-17 Dec

Bradbury Market on the Parkway is a craft market. Most of their items are hand made and designed in Australia.

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Carriageworks Farmers Market

Date: 3 Dec-17 Dec

Carriageworks Farmers Market, previously known as Eveleigh Farmers Market, is an award-winning authentic Farmers Market held every Saturd

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Penrith Lakes Parkrun

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

It is a five kilometre run – it’s you against the clock.

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Orange Grove Organic Markets

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

Inner Westies love their organic fare, and fortunately for them the weekly Organic Food Markets Orange Grove are more than able to not on

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Cambridge Markets EQ

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

Come to the market for an amazing array of fresh and quality foods and stay to meet the people who grow the crops, bake the breads and pu

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Cobbitty Village Markets

Date: 44898

For a true country market experience visit Cobbitty Village Markets, held on the first Saturday of the month (March to December) at Cobbi

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Narrabeen Lakes Festival

Date: 3 Dec-4 Dec

The Narrabeen Lakes Festival is a vibrant festival held at Berry Reserve Narrabeen with something for everyone: entertainment, amusement

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Rozelle Collectors Markets

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

The Rozelle Collectors Market is one of Sydney’s favourite outdoor second hand, bric-a-brac and antique markets.

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Glebe Markets

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

Join the locals in their weekly visit to Glebe Markets. Glebe Markets is all at once vibrant, alternative, cool and chaotic.

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Rocking Around Campbelltown Christmas Convoy

Date: 44898

Santa and his helpers are spreading the Christmas cheer across Campbelltown and at 5 local parks when the Rocking Around Campbelltown Chr

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Paddington Markets

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

Paddington Markets has been open since 1973!

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Blak Markets at The Rocks

Date: 3 Dec-4 Dec

Blak Markets is pleased to find a regular home at The Rocks.

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The Barry Willoughby Bequest: Glass Commissions

Date: 3 Dec-31 Dec

See brand new glass works from three Australian artists on display at the Museums Discovery Centre.

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Glebe Christmas market

Date: 44898

The markets will feature a huge number of stalls with each market having a different flavour and vibe.

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Opening celebrations

Date: 3 Dec-11 Dec

Nine days of free art, music, performances and talks to celebrate the opening of their new building.

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Razorback Ridge Wines Open Weekends

Date: 3 Dec-18 Dec

Sit back and relax with a view of the vineyards, while enjoying some of Macarthur’s finest wines at Razorback Ridge Wines.

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Bottomless Brunch

Date: 3 Dec-25 Dec

Sharing is caring, and what better way to show how much you care than with our Bottomless Brunch menu!

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Harness Racing at Menangle Park

Date: 3 Dec-20 Dec

Enjoy a day at the trots, visit the outstanding track and facilities.

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Light Up Windsor Festival

Date: 44898

Hawkesbury City Council are excited to announce that the Light Up Windsor Street Festival will be going ahead.

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Paddy’s Flemington Night Food Markets

Date: 44898

Gather your family and friends and enjoy a night out at Paddy’s Night Food Markets at Flemington.

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Magic Men Sydney Cabaret

Date: 3 Dec-17 Dec

Magic Men cabaret show features live performances in a venue situated in Liverpool CBD.

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Beyond Baroque – Vivaldi, Handel, Tchaikovsky

Date: 44898

The thrilling blend of music, talent and scholarship of Camerata Academica of the Antipodes returns to Sydney with a new concert Beyond B

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Art up

Date: 3 Dec-11 Dec

Drone show with Reko Rennie

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Manly Fresh Produce Markets

Date: 3 Dec-24 Dec

Held at Sydney Road and Short Street Plaza every Sunday, at the Manly Fresh Produce Market you’ll find some of the best fresh produce and

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Blacktown Drive In Markets

Date: 4 Dec-25 Dec

Located in Sydney’s last remaining Drive In Theatre, the Skyline Drive In, this bustling market is held every Sunday.

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Sydney Bazaar

Date: 4 Dec-25 Dec

An Trash and Treasure Bazaar located in Sydneys cultural melting pot – Prestons – come along and fossick though what their stallholders h

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Bundeena Saltwater Market

Date: 44899

Bundeena Saltwater Market is run on the first Sunday of the month.

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Paddy’s Flemington Sunday Funday

Date: 4 Dec-25 Dec

Paddy’s Flemington Sunday is an iconic Market experience in Sydney.

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