Macquarie Ice Rink
Vivid 2021
The ultimate in playgrounds for those who enjoy playing in the cold, the iconic Macquarie Ice Rink provides the perfect excuse to dust off your skates and take to the ice. Located within the Macquarie Shopping Centre, it offers a broad range of skating disciplines including ice dance, theatre on ice and ice hockey. Perfect for families, in addition to birthday party hosting, learn to skate sessions and mega skate sessions, it offers Friday night disco nights and even has a kiddies club for an hour each Monday and Friday during school terms.
Spark your sense of wonder and give in to your inner child by making Sydney’s most famous festival of lights and music your must-do winter activity. The opportunities for sensory overload are endless with you and your family able to view mesmerising art displays and 3D light projections, listen to an eclectic line-up of musical performers or lose yourself in thought-provoking talks and workshops from some of the world’s greatest minds.
WHEN: Open every day except Christmas Day WHERE: Level 1 Upper of the Macquarie Shopping Centre
WHEN: 6-28 August WHERE: Various locations across Sydney COST:
Free but some events may be ticketed
COST: From $27 for adults, $25 for children. Under-5s pay $10 with a full paying adult
Sydney Solstice
Sydney winters can be underwhelming in the frost department, but there are few better chances to break out our winter woollies than when the Winter Village makes its Sydney debut. Staged across five separate locations across the country and featuring a homage to all things frosty, this event offers regular snow showers alongside ice skating and food and drink pop-ups. Highlights include the chance to secure a private igloo for dining under the stars, with a hefty menu on offer with fried chicken bites, mac ‘n’ cheese croquettes, dirty fries, and chocolate ice cream sandwiches for dessert to warm your bones and soul.
Sydney Solstice redefines the longest night of the year, with a 12-day celebration highlighting the city’s music, food, drink, arts and culture offerings. Four local precincts surrounding the CBD, Darling Harbour, Oxford Street and Newtown will feature more than 80 attractions for every age and appetite. Here’s a chance to revisit your favourite city locations and see how Sydney Solstice has transformed them into a dance stage (Chinatown), winter wonderland (Darling Harbour) or unexpected music venue (Sydney Observatory, the inner west and beyond). Sydney Solstice also invites you to discover new places – such as the CBD’s buzzing new small-bar district and the new South Eveleigh precinct – while also allowing you to explore the city’s hidden corners.
WHEN: To be announced
WHEN: 8-20 June
WHERE: Parramatta
WHERE: Various locations
COST:
COST:
The Winter Village
16 TVO
Free but some events may be ticketed
varies
