Sydney Film Festival

Celebrated since 1954, the Sydney Film Festival attracts local and foreign visitors. The festival features multimedia expo and performances by both international and local tourists. In June 2016, the event showcased 253 films, art gallery events, video art, and parties. In 2017, it featured 288 films such as “The Lady Macbeth” and the sci-fi “Otherlife”, along with animations and documentaries.

The Sydney Film Festival 2018 presents 12 days of film previews, over 200 films, 59 country participants, the awarding of film prizes, international documentaries, family films, animations, virtual reality immersions, and Italian cinema. You can buy tickets for general admission ($19.00) or book online at their official site, sff.org.

The Festival will take place from June 6^th to the 17^th, 2018, from 10 am to 11:45 pm. The venue is in State Theatre 49 Market Sydney which is south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and north of the Sydney airport. Public transports include Bus stops at Castlereagh St, George St, Elizabeth St and Market St, as well as train stations at St. James and Town Hall.

How to get there

From Sydney airport by car, take O'Riordan St or State Route M1. If you travel by train, start from Domestic Airport Station (T8), which will take you to Central Station. Take T4 in Bondi Junction to be dropped off at the Town Hall Station and walk to the State Theatre.

Parking

For short stays of more than five days or longer than a week, take short-term parking services that feature amenities such as shelter, indoor parking, lighting, 24/7 access, security and CCTV. The nearest parking lots to the event are indoor parking areas in George and York Streets, QVB George St, Hilton George St and Pitt St. There’s also one indoor parking area in Bowlers Club in York Street, as well as an undercover parking space in Kent Street.
For longer stays such as a month or more, use long-term parking - undercover or indoor with CCTV, disabled access, security patrols, arrange transfers, lighting, and security gates. The nearest long-term parking spaces to the event are the indoor parking spaces in the junction of Clarence (near the French consulate) George Market Streets near MECCA Myer Sydney and HCF Sydney, in the Hilton at Pitt. Also, you can avail of valet parking and lock up garages between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets near Sydney Tower Eye.

How Parkhound can help

To ensure that you get to the Sydney festival on time and access secure, accessible, affordable parking space, make sure that you book early. Parkhound provides you with the following: detailed parking lists, interactive map and smartphone app. In comparison to traditional operators, which charge up to $75 for 3 hours, Parkhound’s day rates start at $12.65. For longer term solutions, parking costs around $255.30 per month.