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Sydney Festival 2026 dates announced

Here's the tea on 2026.

01 May, 2025 Sydney Festival

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Scalding hot tea incoming from Sydney Festival HQ.

Dip your biscuit in this, culture-gulpers: Sydney Festival dates are locked in for 8 – 25 January, 2026.

This summer will be the first Sydney Festival under the stewardship of Festival Director Kris Nelson, and the fiftieth Sydney Festival since we began Sydney Festivaling, so to speak, back in 1976.

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