There is a light at the end of the tunnel, as we swing into the final month of winter! But here are the top things to see and do in Ol’ Sydney Town for the month of August! Puffy jackets are optional this time…….
Dog Lovers Show- 3 – 4 Aug
1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park
Like the Easter show, but a 2 day show just for pooch lovers! Come to the Sydney showground to meet over 800 breeds of dogs, from non-insta stars to your four-legged insta favourites! Also expect workshops, lectures, doggy performances, K9 merch, and if you feel like taking a puppy home! – Go for it at the dog adoption zone! Kennels open from 9.30am – 5pm, tickets are running out fast!
For more info and tickets, click HERE!
All Holden Day- 3 – 4 Aug
Hawksbury Showground, Clarendon
One show! One weekend! One make! Holden! All types of Holdens, both stock and custom, will be on display on 4 Aug- representing every era of Australian Holden manufacturing! Aside from the lion-badged vehicles, there will be a parts swap meet, trade stalls and food stalls! $5 Adult entry, kids under 15 go free! Vroom. Vroom.
For more info, click HERE!
Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival- 17 – 25 Aug
Auburn Botanic Gardens, Chisholm Road and Chiswick Road, Auburn
With a tag-line of “A festival all about food, flowers, and feeling good”? I’m sold! For nine days in August, the Auburn Botanical Gardens will play host to the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival! Witness these rare flowers in full bloom – with each of the 9 days with its own theme/entertainment!? Something for the kids, something for the seniors, something for everyone! Gates open 9am – 5pm!
For more info, click HERE!
Paddington Markets– Every Saturday
395 – 435 Oxford Street, Paddington
Throughout the month of August, all plates of food at the Paddington Market food court will be $5! Get your tummy filled as you stroll around the stalls. And remember, a portion of all proceeds go to worthy causes in the local area! Stalls open for trade from 10am till 4pm! Be there!
For more information, click HERE!
Private Dining at Sea life Sydney Aquarium – bookings open 14 days in advance
1 – 5 Wheat Road, Aquarium Pier, Darling Harbour
You’ve seen the ‘Bachelor’ dating scenes, a solo table set in an iconic venue? Here is your chance to dine like no other at the Sydney Aquarium! Your table for two set-up in one of 6 reef zones (of your choosing), treated to a private 45 min guided tour beforehand, cocktails on arrival, and a 3 course dinner (with 2 hour drinks package) while you dine alone, with only the aquatic life watching on! Costs range from $450 – $550 per couple, new available dates are released 14 days in advance every Wednesday morning.
For more info and dates, click HERE!
The Spanish Cat– Anytime
Level 2, 70 – 72 Bathurst Street, Sydney
We started with dogs but we end with cats! Spanish Cats, that is – a Spanish language school in da City! If it’s travel which is calling you, or you just want to exercise your mind! Then give the Spanish Cats and their native speaking teachers a go in teaching you Spanish- the language of passion! For $269 per course, you can be transformed into your very own Don Juan or female equivalent in no time! Después de ti.
To sign-up or for more info, click HERE!
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