Darling Harbour will celebrate its 21st birthday next week in a grand celebration that will include music, dance, entertainment, food and fireworks overrun the inner-city precinct of Sydney.
By Gwen O’Toole
Darling Harbour will celebrate its 21st birthday next week in a grand celebration that will include music, dance, entertainment, food and fireworks overrun the inner-city precinct of Sydney.
Fireworks will once again adorn the sky for Celebrate! —
Darling Harbour’s 21st birthday celebrations
Darling Harbour’s 21st birthday celebrations
Held on May 3 and presented by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Celebrate! is a FREE event that will bring together 200 of Australia’s best multicultural performers, dancers, musicians and more.
The celebrations are expected reach their peak with a carnivale parade and concert featuring Wes Car, TaikOz and fireworks on Cockle Bay from 6:00pm onwards.
Entertainment at the multicultural event will encompass everything from Indigenous performers, contemporary Indian music and Korean dancers to Polish folkloric groups, Carribean reggae bands, Spanish flamenco and west African dancers.
Children’s entertainment will begin from midday with clowns, craft and hat-making workshops hosted by Circus Solarus.
Drumming group TaikOz will combine Japanese taiko and the sound of bamboo shakuhachi, or Japanese flute, with a synchronised fireworks spectacular to create a dramatic, explosive finale.
For more information on Celebration! click here.
