Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL
MM
125
Inches
Rainfall
Autumn is Sydney's
rainiest season, with
March being the wettest
month, while spring is
the driest time of year.
Rainfall, however, can
often be unpredictable.
Long stretches of sunny
weather are common,
but so, too, are periods
of unrelenting rain.
5
100
4
75
3
50
2
25
1
0
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mar).
A programme of more
than 40 events, many free,
including swimming, sailing,
snorkelling, heritage tours and
the Sydney Harbour Regatta.
Archibald, Wynne and
Sulman exhibitions
(Mar)
, Art
Gallery of NSW
(pp108-11)
.
Annual exhibition of that year's
entries in the portraiture,
landscape, genre works and
drawing competitions.
Autumn Racing Carnival
(six
weeks during Mar and Apr)
.
Top-class races and big prize
money, at Rosehill and Royal
Randwick racecourses.
AUTUMN
After the humidity of the
summer, autumn brings fresh
mornings and cooler days
that are tailor-made for
outdoor pursuits. There are
many sporting and cultural
events - some of them
colourful and eccentric - to
tempt the visitor. For many,
the Royal Easter Show is the
highlight of the season. Anzac
Day (25 April) is a national
holiday on which Australians
commemorate their war dead.
Woodchopping at the Easter Show
MARCH
EASTER
Darling Harbour Hoopla
(Easter long weekend)
,
Darling Harbour
(see pp92-3)
.
Circus acts and street theatre
by magicians, acrobats, mime
and other artists.
Dragon Boat Races
Festival
(late Feb-
early Mar)
, Darling
Harbour
(see pp92-3)
.
Brilliantly decorated
Chinese dragon boats
race across Cockle Bay.
St Patrick's Day Parade
(17 Mar, or closest Sun).
Hyde Park
(see pp86-7)
to The Domain. Pubs
serve green beer on the day.
Sydney Harbour Week
(early
Sydney Royal Easter
Show
(opens for two
weeks over Easter
period)
, Olympic Park.
Homebush. Country
meets city for around
14 days of ring events,
livestock and produce
judging, woodchopping
competitions, sheepdog
trials, arts and crafts
displays and sideshow alley
attractions.
APRIL
National Trust Heritage
Festival
(dates vary)
.
Celebration of the natural and
cultural heritage of Sydney.
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au
Anzac Day
(25 Apr)
. Dawn
remembrance service held at
the Cenotaph, Martin Place
(see
p84)
, with a parade by war
veterans along George Street.
St Patrick's
Day beer
MAY
Sydney Writers' Festival
(dates vary)
, Pier 4/5 Hickson
Road, Walsh Bay.
Bridge to Bridge Power Boat
Classic
(first Sun)
. Race from
Brooklyn Bridge to Upper
Hawkesbury Power Boat
Club, Windsor
(see pp156-7)
.
Sydney Half Marathon
(Sun in May)
, from Pier One,
The Rocks. A 21-km (13-mile)
run open to all standards.
Traditional decorative dragon boats on Darling Harbour's Cockle Bay
