The Best Time in Sydney Australia is January

January is the best month to spend your time in Sydney Australia. It is summer, a holiday season and the right time to have fun at the beach. And if you were there for the New Years Eve you could have also enjoyed live the best fireworks in the world. But it is also the month when Sydney Festival takes place every year.

In 2011 the festival is packed with great entertainment. Lots of things to do in Sydney during this month. Australian artists and international performers offer great shows in almost all genres:

music,
dance,
theatre,
circus,
burlesque,
vaudeville,
film and visual arts,
literature and debates,
light installations.

The Best Time in Sydney Australia - Festival Opening Night

The opening of Sydney festival is a free event. It starts in the afternoon with shows for children and families in Hyde Park and goes well into the night, with music, dance, entertainment, lights, film and videos.

Some of the best entertainers provide a free show for everyone. If you like what's on offer buy tickets and go to see artists perform on various stages of the city during January. For all the information about these Sydney events and tickets visit: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2011

The exciting places to be during the opening night are:

Hyde Park with family shows, circus acts, bands, cabaret, magic, satire, film;
Martin Place - music, hip-hop;
Macquarie Street - music, drumming;
Chifley Square - multi-media;
The Domain - music, aboriginal show;
St Mary's Cathedral forecourt with a big screen that captures some of the best moments from other venues and lots of food stalls and bars.

The first night of the festival attracts huge crowds to the city. Here's a promotional video by the organisers to get you into the right mood. Click and enjoy the party feel.

And here's more: listen to the unofficial national anthem of Australia, Waltzing Matilda, sung in a Northern Territories Kriol language by Ali Mills playing the ukulele.

See here more of the Sydney events in January.

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