Premier Barry O’Farrell revealed in 2013 that major events generated in excess of $468 million for the State’s economy and the upcoming year would build on the outstanding result.
“NSW is the home of major events – in 2014, we will see an even more exciting and extensive list of events in Sydney and NSW, many exclusive to this State,” Mr O’Farrell
said.
“This weekend I visited Tamworth, which is hosting the annual Country Music Festival, an event, which will inject an estimated $50 million into the local economy.
“Other highlights in 2014 include the Opening Series of Major League Baseball – staged in Australia for the very first time – the world premiere of Baz Luhrman’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical, and a bigger and even better Vivid Sydney Festival, which was last year named Australian Event of the Year.
“In 2014, Sydney will be home to Australia’s richest horse racing carnival, The Championships, and play host to Italy’s most successful football clubs, Juventus,” Mr O’Farrell said.
“Our major event calendar is fantastic for people living in Sydney and NSW, but it also attracts tens of thousands of visitors to NSW from interstate and overseas, and is an
important driver of jobs and economic activity in NSW.
“The NSW Government, through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW, will continue to work hard to ensure that this State remains the Best Event State in
Australia,” he said.
Some of the major events already confirmed for Sydney and NSW in 2014 include:
- Toyota Country Music Festival Tamworth
- Major League Baseball’s Opening Series – Arizona Diamondbacks vs LA Dodgers
- World premiere of Baz Luhrman’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical
- An expanded Vivid Sydney Festival
- The Championships – Australia’s richest racing carnival
- Juventus FC vs A League All Stars
- Surfest 2014
- Top Gear Festival Sydney
- Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Madama Butterfly
- State of Origin II
- Bledisloe Cup rugby
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