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Welcome to Vivacity – Sydney’s world-famous celebration of the New Year with the biggest and best events our city has to offer. Throughout January, Sydney’s vivacious attitude is on show with residents and visitors alike taking to the streets to experience the unique energy and buzz, seen nowhere else on earth.

One night could never be enough to fit in so much free entertainment, musical spectaculars, stellar sport and cultural festivities.

With the harbour and foreshore as the focal point, Vivacity invites you to take part and share in the magic, including:

• 2009 Sydney New Year’s Eve 
• Sydney Festival:
  • Festival First Night
  • A.R. Rahman Concert
• Take your time: Olafur Eliasson at the Museum of Contemporary Art
• Australia Day
• Medibank International Sydney Tennis

Whether you’re a group of life-long Sydneysiders dancing to your favourites at Jazz in the Domain, or fresh-faced international visitors seduced by the dazzling display of New Year’s Eve on the harbour, Vivacity’s the best place on earth to spend January.

With so much going on, you’ll find the Vivacity Planner an invaluable tool to help you map your month - choose one event or something every single day.

Created by Events NSW on behalf of the NSW Government, Vivacity is one of five anchor events on the NSW Master Events Calendar. And whether it’s our fireworks extravaganza or mesmerizing installation art, Vivacity will leave Sydneysiders and visitors full of vivacious energy.

So the question is, how will you make the most of New Year in Sydney?