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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Caitlin Cassidy

Christmas in July: top things to do to escape Australia’s winter blues

Australia Act
Ice skating at the Bathurst Winter festival 2019
Among the many winter festival offerings in Australia, Christmas in July will start in Canberra and move to Sydney’s Rocks district on 14-17 July. Photograph: Click Gravity/Flickr

When Vincent Hernandez arrived in Australia from France, he loved it – but noticed something was missing. A European Christmas.

So in 2018 the festival director launched a Christmas in July celebration in Sydney’s Rocks district, to bring the festive season he knew so well from home down under.

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