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Sydney’s Central Station to be transformed with live performances ahead of Parkes Elvis Festival

The station will welcome a train full of Elvis lovers and impersonators on their way to the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival.

7 Jan 2025 15:29

Autumn Whiteman

An Elvis impersonator in a red jump suit holds up his hands on the platform next to a blue train. Parkes Elvis Festival.

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An Elvis impersonator arriving at the station to attend the Parkes Elvis Festival in 2024. Image: Supplied.

This Thursday (9 January) Sydney’s Central Station will be packed with hundreds of passengers in Elvis costumes boarding the annual NSW TrainLink Elvis Express, headed to Parkes for the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival, transforming the station into a sea of bejewelled jumpsuits and pompadour wigs.

Held over five days from Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 January 2025, the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival has been recognised as one of the most popular festivals and events in the country. It regularly attracts over 25,000 visitors and is reported to have a global reach of 1.874 billion.

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