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The Planets - Concert and Stargazing 2025

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  • Dickens Lawn, Loch Avenue South, Centennial Park
    Loch Avenue South, Centennial Park, Centennial Park NSW 2021, Australia

Listen to the amazing Sydney Youth Orchestra's Symphonic Wind Orchestra performing Gustav Holst's The Planets and more starry music before you embark on an evening of star and planet gazing.

Dr Luke Barnes from Western Sydney University will provide you with an introduction in the stargazing. The Sydney City Skywatchers will provide guidance with their amazing telescopes, all whilst our campfires keep you warm on a winter's night. 

Join us for a beautiful night of music, science and incredible nature! Picnics are welcome.

Children need to be supervised and dogs need to be on a lead.

BYO picnic blankets or seats.

Entry from 2:30pm

Concert:     3-5.00 pm (with intermission) 

Stargazing:  5.30-8pm 

Sydney Youth Orchestra's Symphonic Wind Orchestra will perform:

  • Soaring with John Williams (selections from Superman, Empire of the Sun & Star Wars)
  • Nebula (Standridge)
  • Mars & Jupiter from The Planets (Holst)
  • Doctor Who: Through Time and Space (Doctor Who medley)
  • Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) – as featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey
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