See below for major events in Sydney on Australia Day 2011
DARLING HARBOUR AUSTRALIA DAY – FREE ACTIVITES ALL DAY LONG
There’s nowhere better to take the family on Australia Day than Darling Harbour! Get everyone together to celebrate our cultural diversity with a huge day of free entertainment by the harbour including the official NSW Australia Day Spectacular.
CHILDREN’S STAGE
11.30am – 4.30pm, Curtain Call Lawn
Jay Laga'aia will host the ever-popular ABC for Kids concert on the Curtain Call Lawn. Catch Roary the Racing Car, Spot the Dog, The Koala Bros, The Wot Wots and everyone’s favourites Miffy and Postman Pat. The entertainment will continue after the concert with exciting Chinese face-changing magician Thomas Lin and French clown Leo Bonne.
AUSSIE SHORTS
12 noon – 4pm, Harbourside Amphitheatre
For the first time on Australia Day, Darling Harbour will host Aussie Shorts, an inspiring program of Australian short films curated by Cinewest. Sit back and take in the best short films by a swathe of new Australian film-makers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE PROGRAM
1pm – 6pm, Cockle Bay South
This splendid floating stage will host a colourful line up of bands and dancers celebrating our cultural diversity. The stage will showcase some of Australia’s best world music artists with everything from Indigenous performers and contemporary Indian dance to West African music, Chinese performers, European folkloric groups, Caribbean reggae and Latin dance.
AUSTRALIA DAY SPECTACULAR
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Cockle Bay
Quite simply the biggest event on the NSW Australia Day calendar! The Australia Day Spectacular will include addresses from the NSW Premier and the Governor, boat parades, a live concert featuring the original music of Nigel Westlake played by the Sydney Youth Orchestra, a multimedia symphony of light, sound and music and a breathtaking finale of fireworks.
