Get out and celebrate Australia Day 2008 this Saturday 26 January at one of the 5,000 events taking place across the state.

To find out what you can see and do this Australia Day, visit the Australia Day website.

Australia Day Event Guide

There is something for everyone this Australia Day!

You can pick up a copy from railway stations in the CBD or from ABC stores.

You will also be able to get a copy on the day from Australia Day Volunteers and information booths througout the CBD. 

Check out all the events that will be taking place in the CBD and on Sydney Harbour this Australia Day. 

Australia Day Official Program

If you don't have time to pick up your copy of the Australia Day Event Planner Guide, you can download the Australia Day Official Program from the Australia Day website.

The Australia Day Official Program has information about events in the CBD and on the Harbour, as well as a map to help you get around on the day.

Or if you're planning on attending several events in different locations, build your own guide by 'adding events' to your own guide.

Find out which Australia Day Ambassador will be visiting your local Australia Day celebration.

Visit Getting Around & Maps for essential transport information to help you get to Australia Day celebrations.

Having a BBQ this Australia Day?

Remind your family and friends that it's Australia Day and send an Australia Day e-Card.

Save on postage and send an e-Invite to your Australia Day BBQ.

On Sydney Harbour

Find out what events you can see and be part of on Sydney Harbour.

If you're a Captain who will be out on Sydney Harbour, make sure you have the Captain's Manual to help steer you through the waters this Australia Day. You will also be able to download important boating information to navigate through all you need to know about Sydney Harbour on Australia Day .

• Watch the Australia Day Parade at noon as hundreds of vessels of all shapes and sizes, brilliantly decorated, circle the Harbour from east to west. Enjoy the spectacle from the foreshore or follow in your own boat!

• The Australia Day Tall Ships Race starts at 3.00pm from Bradley’s Head where four of the majestic old ladies of the sea elegantly race back up the Harbour, finishing under the Harbour Bridge.

• As the sun sets, Sydney Ports Jazz on the Water concert gears up from an evening of smooth sounds at Pyrmont Point Park. Catch James Morrison, Vince Jones and others performing from 5pm. Enjoy refreshments and a licensed bar from 4pm onwards.

In Sydney City

Hyde Park offers an array of great Aussie taste sensations and entertainment! Visit the Wyndham Estate Mobile Cellar Door - a state-of-the-art wine tasting facility that allows people to sample and learn about a selection of Wyndham Estate wines brought direct to you from the Hunter Valley in NSW.

• NRMA Motorfest has come of age, celebrating over 20 years! More than 1,000 vintage and classic cars will be on display, from the mini minor to the gogo mobile and almost everything in between!

• Chill out with the kids with live entertainment on the Hyde Park Stage as ABC in the Park bring along a troupe of all singing and dancing stars in the morning before we change gears for an afternoon of music.

• Triple j's Hottest 100 is the most keenly anticipated countdown of the year.
The Domain will be playing host to the first ever triple j Hottest 100 party broadcast, and everyone's invited. Join us from noon until we reveal the number 1 song of 2007.

**This event is not BYO. It is a glass free event* 

For further venue information, please visit The Domain.

There's something for everyone this Australia Day! 

Darling Harbour Events

Live entertainment, international cuisine, boats on the harbour and breathtaking fireworks – it’s Sydney’s favourite way to celebrate Australia Day!

From 11.30am there will be free kids’ entertainment, live music, an international food fair and a vessels parade on the water.

The highlight of Sydney’s Australia Day celebrations is the Australia Day Spectacular – a stunning multimedia symphony of pyrotechnics, light, and music, culminating in a massive fireworks extravaganza over Cockle Bay.

Australia Day in The Rocks

With headline acts – Evermore, Kate Miller-Heidke (pictured) and Katie Noonan – there is nowhere else to be in Sydney this Australia Day except The Rocks.

Unfurl the Aussie flag and waltz with Matilda as The Rocks shows the rest of the nation how it’s done with an incredible line up of blues, roots and rock talent across a number of open air stages and buskers throughout The Rocks’ streets and laneways.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the best home-grown talent perform free as Sydney’s oldest suburb once again shows Australia how to party.

Visit the Australia Day website for further information.