With 66 ticketed events and 26 free events, Sydney Festival took place over 23 days, reaching a predicted audience of 500,000 people. The Festival recorded 121 sold-out performances and a box-office of over $7.3 million with a program that included 10 world premieres, 3 Australian premieres and 25 Australian
exclusives, with more than 750 artists coming from 17 different
countries. Stretching from Bondi to Penrith and from Chatswood to Sutherland, Sydney Festival took over the entire city this January.