New South Wales
Wollongong
- Sculptures in the Garden - April/May
- Spiegeltent Wollongong - April
- Wollongong Fringe Festival - September
- Wonderwalls Festival - November
- Nan Tien Cultural Festival - December
Events website visitwollongong.com.au
Port Sydney
- Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – 26 December
- Sydney New Year’s Eve – 31 December
- Australia Day – 26 January
- Sydney Festival – January
- Sydney Mardi Gras – February/ March
- Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – April
- Vivid Sydney – May/June
- Sydney International Arts Series – November – April
Port Newcastle
- Newcastle’s Australia Day National Maritime Festival – 26 January
- Surfest Newcastle Australia – February
- Hunter Valley Food and Wine Month – June
Port Eden
Events website www.sydney.com/events
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South Australia
Port Port Lincoln
- Tunarama Festival – January annually
Port Adelaide
- Tour Down Under – January annually
- Adelaide Fringe Festival – late February – mid March annually
Events website: www.events.southaustralia.com
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Victoria
- Melbourne Cup/Spring Racing Carnival 31 Oct - 7 Nov 2015
- Australian Open Tennis 18-31 January 2016
- Australian Grand Prix March 2016
- Melbourne Food and Wine Festival March 2016
Events Website www.visitmelbourne.com/events
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Northern Territory
Port Darwin
- Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards – 14 Aug – 1 Nov 2015
- Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 7-9 August 2015
- Bombing of Darwin Anniversary Memorial Ceremony – 19 Feb 2016
- Parap Markets – every Saturday, 8am-2pm
- Mindil Beach Sunset Markets – Apr-Oct, Thurs and Sun, 5pm - late
- Darwin Blues Festival – 27 Jun 2015
- Darwin Festival – 6-23 Aug 2015
Events website www.travelnt.com/en/festivalsnt
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Tasmania
- Salamanca Market – Hobart, Saturday year-round
- Dark MOFO – Hobart, 10-22 June 2015
- Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine, 30 October – 2 November 2015
- The Taste – Hobart, 28 December 2015 – 3 January 2016
- MOFO – Hobart, January 2016
Events website: www.discovertasmania.com.au/what-to-do/events
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Queensland
Port Brisbane
- Brisbane International Tennis – January annually
- Magic Millions Race Carnival – Gold Coast, January 2016
- Airlie Beach Race Week 7 to 14 August 2015
- Airlie Beach Music Festival November 2015
- Whitsunday Reef Festival 31 July to 8 August 2015
Port Cairns
- Cairns Chinese New Year celebrations – Late January/early February 2016
Events website www.queensland.com/events
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