Sydney Festival returns to Parramatta with a program of events to get your pulse racing and your feet moving.

Circolombia's URBAN arrives at Riverside Theatre for two adrenalin-fuelled weeks of mind-blowing acro-batics following seasons in London, Paris and New York, while the boys from Briefs are back with beards, burlesque and belly laughs at the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, also home to a feast of musical talent.

Don't miss our Opening Party on January 19 as we take over the streets with free events galore, then wind up the evening with a huge free concert featuring the fabulously funky Kashmere Stage Band and Malian singing superstar Rokia Traoré.

We finish our Festival in Parramatta with a family-friendly concert on January 26 featuring Lah-Lah then the remarkable Archie Roach.