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Family fun in Sydney
Getting around Sydney with the whole family is easy with a Family Funday Sunday pass. Find out where to buy the pass that includes travel on ferries, trains and buses around Sydney on Sundays for just $2.50 per person. Find out about more school holiday fun in Sydney.
What's on in the school holidays
Sydney offers an endless variety of activities and attractions to entertain the kids at any time of the year.
Christmas in Sydney means seafood and barbeques and the city aglow with baubles and fairy lights. Sing traditional carols with the kids in the Domain at Carols by Candlelight or oceanside at Carols by the Sea on Bondi Beach. See santa at the Darling Harbour Christmas Concert or marvel at the the huge fireworks display at the New Year's Eve celebrations. Summer also means lots of outdoor and family events so don't miss the calendar of family entertainment at the Sydney Festival or cheer on the competing ferries in the Ferrython on Australia Day in January.
During the Easter school holidays in April, Sydney is home to one of the most popular family events in Australia. The annual Sydney Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park is jam-packed with activities for the kids. The show brings the best of the country to the city so take advantage of the opportunity to get up close to baby farm animals, meet the farmers and producers, taste fresh produce, buy show bags, watch the woodchop show and climb aboard a ride. If you're a kid, there's no better event.
Winter delivers a taste of alpine lifestyle at the Sydney Winter Festival, don't miss the highlight - the country's largest outdoor ice skating rink. From September to October, the Sydney Children's Festival bursts into venues across wider Sydney with music, theatre, circus and science events just for kids and at least half the events are free.
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Bondi Beach Sydney East, Sydney, Bondi
Bondi Beach is Australia's most famous beach. Bondi's mixture of lifestyles would suit most visitors, whether you're drawn to the fashi...
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Bondi Winter Festivals
Sydney East, Sydney, Bondi
The Bondi Winter Festivals aims to capture the feeling of alpine winter events, offering A richer mix of activities than ever before including the hug...
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- Saturday 29 June to Monday 15 July
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Lake Parramatta Reserve Sydney West, Sydney, Parramatta
Lake Parramatta Reserve is a 73 hectare bushland and parkland reserve located within two kilometres of the Parramatta central business district. It is...
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Narrabeen Beach
Sydney North, Sydney, Northern Beaches
Narrabeen Beach is one of Australia's iconic surfing and swimming beaches. Over three kilometres of sand stretch from Long Reef in the south to th...
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Royal Australian Navy: International Fleet Review
Sydney City, Sydney, Sydney Harbour
From 3-11 October 2013 the International Fleet Review will offer a spectacular program of naval events to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Austral...
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- Thursday 3 October to Friday 11 October
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Greenwich Baths
Sydney North, Sydney, Surrounds
Greenwich Baths is a beautifully located harbour beach at the tip of Greenwich Point, run by leisure management company, Bluefit. Shark-netted and ful...
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Great River Walk - Penrith
Sydney West, Sydney, Penrith
Over the past five years Penrith City Council has created almost eight kilometres of walking track along the Nepean River. Known as the "Great Ri...
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Picton Botanical Gardens
Sydney West, Sydney, Picton
Take a relaxing break in these picturesque surrounding with many walking tracks and cycling trails. The Park provides push button barbecue's, wet...
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Lisgar Gardens
Sydney North, Sydney, Hawkesbury
Lisgar Gardens covers an area of 2.4 hectares (6 acres).The site was originally purchased in 1917 by Max Cotton (1887-1967) from his brother Leo, spec...
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Cumberland State Forest
Sydney North, Sydney, Hawkesbury
Cumberland State Forest is a 40 hectare oasis of green in Sydney's north-western suburbs.Enjoy a stroll on one of Cumberland's forest walks, meander t...
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