Sydney is set for a bumper weekend of events in August when the Bledisloe Cup clash, the Netball World Cup and The Good Food and Wine Show take place at Sydney Olympic Park.
The events, all to be held on the weekend 7-9 August, is expected to draw major crowds to the city.
In the ultimate trans-Tasman battle, the Qantas Wallabies face off against arch rivals the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium to try and win back the Bledisloe Cup after a 13-year drought, meanwhile rivalry continues between the Aussies and Kiwis in the round robin stage of The Netball World Cup, which returns to Sydney for the first time in more than two decades.
Food and wine lovers can also pop into The Good Food and Wine Show to discover hundreds of local and international exhibitors, meet celebrity chefs; enjoy live cooking demonstrations.
The bumper August weekend follows the recent ‘Sydney Super Week’, which included Vivid Sydney and the week which every major code of football was played across a series of major sporting events.
“Sydney continues to set the benchmark as Australia’s international sports capital, securing some of the world’s most prestigious teams and sporting events. Sydney Super Week showcased Sydney to a global audience and we can’t wait to do it all again with the next round of sporting events during the big August weekend,” NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said.
To date this year Sydney has secured and supported a spate of major sporting events including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the AFC Asian Cup, State of Origin Game One, The Star Australian Badminton Open and major English Premier League football clubs, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC with more events lined up for the remainder of the year.
According to Ayers, the recent Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC matches alone injected $16 million of visitor expenditure into the NSW economy with almost 20% of all ticket sales for both games sold to interstate or international fans.
“Major sporting events and festivals continue to attract visitors to our State,” Destination NSW ceo, Sandra Chipchase said.
