postado em: 04/12/2019 às 10:10

Christmas in the City – Martin Place

Enjoy a kaleidoscope of colours and decorative lights every 15 minutes from 7pm to midnight. Sing along with choirs at the Martin Place tree every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 28 November to 22 December from 6pm to 8.30pm. The tallest Christmas tree in NSW is decorated with more than 110,000 LED lights, a 3.4-metre colour-changing star and 330 specially created glossy baubles. The tree’s 800 branches are dressed with 15,000 flowers representing 9 different kinds of Australian flowers: banksia, waratah, bottlebrush, wattle, eucalyptus gum flower, kangaroo paw, flannel flower, pink wax flower and white wax flower. And don’t’ forget to treat yourself to a special Christmas sweet at the GPO Dessert Bar. The dessert bar offers a range of gelato, homemade sweets, cakes, coffee, cold beverages and savoury options, and casual seating with a view of the tree.

postado em: 04/12/2019 às 09:58

The Rocks Christmas Markets

Enjoy seasonal styles, shopping for gorgeous gifts and gourmet goodies, all with a festive air. Find unusual handmade gifts for friends, family or even yourself. Browse through hundreds of great finds as you stroll down sandstone steps and up cobblestoned lanes. Discover Christmas decorations, toys, gifts and more. With mouth-watering morsels all around you, there’s no need to stop shopping when you’re hungry. The air will be coming alive with the sights, scents and sounds of street food being served. Expect local produce sizzling to perfection, and sweet treats lovingly prepared by talented providores.

postado em: 04/11/2019 às 07:15

Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup Day is one of Australia’s most popular social and racing events. The main racing event takes place at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. More than 100,000 people usually attend Flemington Racecourse. Local races are held throughout the country on this day and when the main race of the day occurs at the Flemington Racecourse it is televised on screens at race tracks across Australia. The race is televised live to an audience of about 650 million people worldwide. Many people stop what they are doing shortly before 3pm on Melbourne Cup Day to watch or listen to the main race either via television, Internet or the radio. At the races, people dress up – many women wear their best or most colorful hats and dresses, with some participating in fashion parades on the field. Marquees are set up for VIP guests, including local, national and international celebrities who attend this festive event.  Champagne, wine and gourmet finger foods are usually served on this day. Many offices across the Australia stop work closer to the time of the main race to celebrate the event. Activities include office parties that feature hat and dress competitions, staff lunches at restaurants and afternoon teas where a television is available so workers can watch the main race. Bets are made on this day – even those who usually do not bet try their luck with a small wager or entry into a sweep, which is a lottery in which each ticket holder is matched with a randomly drawn horse.  

postado em: 04/11/2019 às 06:47

Sculpture by the sea

Sculpture by the Sea returns to the Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach coastal walk as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition. See the spectacular coastal walk transformed into a 2km long sculpture park over three weeks featuring 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. Join it!

postado em: 16/10/2019 às 21:32

Cirque Du Soleil – Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities

Cirque du Soleil will return to Australia from October 2019 with its most acclaimed touring show, Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities. Kurios will premiere under their signature Big Top on 2 October in Sydney at The Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park. Written and directed by Michel Laprise, Kurios is a tale in which time comes to a complete stop, transporting the audience inside a fantasy world where everything is possible. In this realm, set in the latter half of the 19th century, reality is quite relative indeed as your perception of it is utterly transformed.