Sydney is currently experiencing a festival frenzy with thousands of people attending various celebrations across the city. However, where there are crowds, there are also restrictions and traffic mix-ups. Here’s what’s on and where you should avoid:
Bondi Beach is set to play host to the Australian DJs and international icon, Nicole Scherzinger, for the final weekend of WorldPride. The estimated 15,000 attendees can expect a sea of rainbows, glitter, and joy, with festivities starting at 3 pm and wrapping up at 10 pm. The 18+ event is running on the beachfront, but traffic is likely to be heavy in the area.
Sydney Olympic Park will be hosting Harry Styles, with over 70,000 fans heading to Accor Stadium, and the Backstreet Boys playing for a crowd of up to 24,000 at Qudos Bank Arena.
The car parks at Sydney Olympic Park are sold out, and fans who haven’t pre-booked parking can use one of the many commuter car parks at key stations and continue their trip by train or bus to the venue.
Transport for NSW chief operating officer, Howard Collins, said there would be plenty of additional public transport services available for the Harry Styles concerts and Sydney WorldPride closing events.
Jay Chou, a popular Taiwanese singer, will be performing to a venue of 24,000 at Giants Stadium, while Sydney CBD’s Oxford Street will be closed to cars between College Street and Flinders Street for the WorldPride celebrations.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Cahill Expressway will also be closed from 4 am to 11.30 am on Sunday for the 7 am WorldPride march, which will begin in North Sydney and end at the Domain. Organizers are expecting around 50,000 to attend.
Public transport travel to and from the events is made easier with the cost of transport included in event tickets, and attendees just need to show their event ticket or Pride March wristband to Transport for NSW staff when boarding services.
Trains will run frequently to North Sydney station for Pride March participants, while buses will be limited and terminating on each side of the Bridge during the Pride March.
Oxford Street will also shut for a street party on Saturday between midday and 1 am and Sunday between 10 am and 10 pm, with traffic diverted through Kings Cross or Surry Hills. Motorists are reminded to allow extra travel time due to the restrictions.
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