Seven great ways to spend Australia Day with your Family!
Pack up the kids and the esky and head over to either Pirrama Park, Enmore Park, Club Five Dock, Darling Harbour, The Rocks or Bicentennial Park (SOP) for some fair dinkum Aussie Day fun! Beauty mate!
Sydney Ports Jazz on the Water Concert
When: 26 January 2012
Where: Pirrama Park & Johnstons Bay
Time: from 3:00 PM
Audiences both on and off shore will be able to chill out to the sublime sounds of the Sydney Ports Jazz on the Water concert from 3.00pm at Pyrmont Point Park.
Pack a picnic, bring your mates and enjoy refreshments and a licensed bar from 3.00pm onwards. Winners of the Best Dressed Vessels competition will be announced during the event.
The line up for 2012 will be:
3:00pm – 3:45pm Royal Australian Navy Band
3:45pm – 4:00pm Change-over/MC James Valentine
4:00pm – 4:45pm Gerard Masters featuring Wes Carr
4:45pm – 5:15pm Change-over / MC James Valentine
5:15pm – 6:00pm Bodacious Cowboys Play the Music of Steely Dan - 10 piece
6:00pm – 6:25pm Change-over / MC James Valentine
6:25pm – 6:30pm Sydney Ports Corporation Welcome Speech
6:30pm – 7:30pm EON Beats featuring Evelyn Duprai and Lily Dior - 10 piece funk band
7:30pm – 8:00pm Change-over / MC James Valentine
8:00pm – 9:00pm Son Veneno - 10 piece original Salsa Band
Enmore Park Australia Day Celebrations
When: Thursday 26 January 2012
Where: Enmore Park, Enmore Road, Enmore
Time: 3.00pm to 9.00pm.
Come along and enjoy Australia Day Celebrations with locals and visitors alike in Sydney's Inner West.
Entertainment on the main stage will feature local inner west acts to keep you dancing well into the night. Our Australia Day Ambassador is renowned fashion stylist, Donny Galella.
The main stage line up and set times are:
3.00pm - Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year announcements and Citizenship Ceremony, plus kids activities in the park
4.30pm - Sydney Self Defence School Demonstration
4.45pm - Out of the Blue, Greek blues
5.25pm - Jesse Morris and the 3 Beans, Reggae
6.05pm - Azadoota, Iraqi Flamenco fusion
6.50pm - Lady Sings It Better, Cabaret
7.35pm - The Crooked Fiddle Band, Gaelic fiddle
8.25pm - Cumbiamuffin, Columbian Latin music
9.00pm - Fireworks finale
Food on offer will cover various international cuisines from around the world and of course everyone's favourites - ice cream and fairy floss.
For the Kids
Free children's activities will keep the little ones occupied. The ever popular Magic Yellow Bus will make its appearance, Earthbeats drumming workshop, the Circus Playground and the Flying Penguin Amazing Race.
BYO is allowed however the event will be GLASS FREE for the safety of everyone.
The Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre will also be open during the day too enjoy a cool dip to escape the Summer's heat.
Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park Australia Day Celebrations
When: Thursday 26 January 2012
Where: Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park
Time: 12pm to 9pm
More info & Directions: http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/whats_on/family_fun_events/australia_day_celebrations_2012
Why not visit beautiful Bicentennial Park for Australia Day celebrations to remember. Bring along your family and friends and enjoy a fun-filled day, including:
- Food stalls from 12pm, entertainment and rides from 2pm
- Live entertainment from 2pm featuring Endless Summer, the Stringybark bush band, Whiz Kidz and Kym Campbell
- Australia Day Ambassador, Robyn Moore - radio presenter, voice over artist and motivational speaker
- Aboriginal Dance ceremony and interactive workshops in Aboriginal painting, sand art and dance
- The Outback Aussies kids show - a brand new show from John Field (musical director of The Wiggles)
- Cultural performances from Sydney Cook Island Dance Group, Ethiopian Gospel Choir and Cedars of Lebanon
- Sheep shearing shows, sheep dog trials, whip cracking performances and an animal farm
- FREE amusement rides from 2pm, FREE pony rides and FREE face painting
- Roving performers, a community bazaar, and much, much more!
The evening will be capped off with a stunning firework finale at 8.50pm! Free shuttle bus from Lidcombe, Auburn and Olympic Park stations.
Club Five Dock Australia Day Celebrations
Date: 26 January, 2012
Time: From 10.00am
Where: 66 Great North Road, Five Dock
More info: Visit the Club Five Dock Website.
Dont miss all the action this Australia Day at Club Five Dock RSL with Live Entertainment rocking out your favourite Aussie Classics.
Three Peppers will be serving delicious Aussie menu specials and there will be Kids face painting and cartooning to keep everybody entertained.
Darling Harbour Australia Day Celebrations
When: 26 January, 2012
Where: Darling Quarter, Cockle Bay, Palm Grove
Time: 11.30am to 9.00pm
More info: Visit the Darling Harbour Website.
Get everyone together to celebrate Australia Day at Darling Harbour with a huge day of free entertainment including the official NSW Australia Day Spectacular.
Children's Stage - The Village Green, Darling Quarter, 11.30am - 4.30pm
Join Playschool star Jay Laga'aia, indigenous musical group Circular Rhythm, ARIA Award-winning children's show Chrissy's Island Family and energetic African musicians Afro Beats. And the inner west's very own Electric Lunchbox will be playing from 4 -4.30pm!
World Music and Dance Program - Palm Grove, 12 noon - 6pm
Six hours of the best world music featuring the energy and rhythm of Afro Moses and Moses O'Jah; Celtic favourites and originals from Seltic Sirens; Assyrian party music from Azadoota; and gypsy, Cuban and Zimbabwean dance music courtesy of Marsala.
Australia Day Spectacular - Cockle Bay, 7pm - 9pm
The biggest event on the NSW Australia Day calendar! Includes address from the Governor of NSW, boat parades, an action-packed Water Police rescue, culminating in a breathtaking symphony of light, sound, music and fireworks.
The Rocks Australia Day Celebrations
When: 26 January, 2012
Where: The Rocks, Sydney (alongside the Markets)
Time: 11.30am - 8.30pm
More info: Visit the Darling Harbour Website.
Head to The Rocks for a truly home-grown Australia Day with nine hours of free live music from more than 50 singers and songwriters from around the country bring pop, rock, funk, soul, folk and blues to the mix!
Settle in with your family and friends and enjoy performances from Archie Roach, Blue King Brown, Cat Empire's Harry James Angus, Rescue Ships, Steve Smyth, Busby Marou, Emma Louise and many more.
Soak up classics on the cobblestones, relax on the waterfront with acoustic and folk music; bring the kids to their own special sing-a-long, catch choirs singing in the lanes, and take a breather in the new chill-out area in First Fleet Park.
And the inner west's very own Electric Lunchbox will be playing the Village Green from 12.30 - 1pm and 1.15 - 2.00pm
2012 Yabun Concern
When: 26 January 2012
Where: Victoria Park, Broadway
Time: 10.00am to 6.00pm
Yabun is the largest single day Indigenous festival drawing an audience of between 10,000 and 15,000 and is one of the most important Indigenous music events in the country reflecting the huge wealth of Indigenous creative talent.
Yabun is renowned for its artistic lineup - presenting some of Australia's best in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music from around the country, including well established artists to those just emerging onto the scene.
Yabun also delivers a very current and informative cultural program, presenting panels and speeches by some of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community's most recognised leaders, academics, politicians and artists
City of Ryde Australia Day Ceremony
When: 26 January 2012
Where: North Ryde Common, cnr Twin and Wicks Roads
Time: 5pm - 9.30pm
Family Concert and Fireworks
Join the community to celebrate Australia at the City of Ryde's annual family concert at North Ryde Common. There'll be rides, sports, food stalls and a great line up of entertainment, ending with a spectacular firework display.
Entertainment
5 - 5.30pm: Shane Younger Band
6 - 6.45pm: Electric Lightbox
6.55 - 7.35pm: Shock Daze
7.50 - 8.55pm: Killer Queen
9pm: Fireworks