| 1/1/2002, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/28/2002, Mon | Australia Day: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 2/12/2002, Tue | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/12/2002, Tue | Chinese New Year Festival Parade |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Major parade for Chinese lunar New Year held at twilight.
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| 2/13/2002, Wed | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 2/14/2002, Thu | Chinese New Year Festival |
- Religion
- Chinese
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
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| 3/2/2002, Sat | Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Streets closed for several hours, hotels booked
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| 3/24/2002, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/29/2002, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/30/2002, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/31/2002, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/1/2002, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/25/2002, Thu | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/10/2002, Mon | Queen's Birthday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/5/2002, Mon | Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/7/2002, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/2002, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/2002, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/2002, Thu | Boxing Day/Big Yacht Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Sydney to Hobart Race begins, attracts crowds.
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| 12/26/2002, Thu | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/2002, Tue | New Year's Eve Firework's Show |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/2002, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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