Famous Sydney Events

“In Australia, we all have a story,” says Sydney.com. With Australia Day 2020 fast approaching, let’s quickly go back to last year’s celebrations and understand the significance of the theme. Australian stories, tales and culture date back from the time of the Aboriginals. Home to one of the oldest cultures in the world, Australia Day represents so much more than just a current day citizenship to all natives. That’s also the reason why it’s known under various names unofficially like Anniversary Day, Foundation Day and ANA Day. Alternatively, it’s also known as Invasion Day and National Day of Mourning, prominently to signify the invasion of Britishers on Aboriginal land. Captain Arthur Phillip landed at Port Jackson in 1788, giving a start to the British rule in the country of Aussieland. To commemorate the same, NSW started colonisation on Australia Day. It wasn’t until 1994 that all Australians started celebrating 26th of January as Australia Day every year. Eve...

With over a million people making their way into the stunning harbour city for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, a little planning is sure to ensure that you have an awesome night. With inner-city roads being blocked from early afternoon, driving may not be an option lest you choose your route wisely. Also, Ubers and taxis are also hard to come by. With public transport certainly being the best way for transport in and around the city, it’s also advised to keep an hour or two as buffer and making sure you leave ahead of time to get to your NYE destination on time. It’s even more difficult to make your way home post the world-famous Midnight Fireworks, for which over a million and a half people gathered in the harbour to witness the epic Sydney event. With over a thousand extra trains and buses operating in and out of the city, public transport still may not be short unless you don’t mind having to wait till after 1.00am so that the crowds will clear. It’s a moot point to thi...