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Outdoor Event Areas
Centennial Park has event sites for both private and public functions and events, large and small, all situated within its uniquely beautiful surroundings.
Parade Grounds
The Parade Grounds are located between the Parklands Office, Centennial Parklands Restaurant and Grand Drive.
The flat, open setting with a pine forest backdrop allows event organisers, in coordination with the Trusts representatives, to tailor their event to their specific requirements.
With the location providing good public transport access both from the City and from Bondi Junction, the Parade Grounds has staged a variety of events with audiences from 5,000 to 38,000. The maximum capacity of the site is 70,000.
In 2001, Parade Grounds was also the venue for the festivities for Federation Day and the Centennial Ceremony.
Numerous large concert events have been staged on the Parade Grounds including Big Bold and Brassy, Bob Dylan, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Santana, Jack Johnson, the Good Vibrations Festival and the V Festival. The JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge is also held annually on Parade Grounds. This event incorporates a road race with corporate teams of runners competing for a place in the international series.
Brazilian Fields
Bounded by Loch Avenue, Parkes Drive and Dickens Drive, the Brazilian Fields are situated behind the Parklands Office in the centre of Centennial Park and has a backdrop of the beautiful Pine Grove. The site is suitable for events of up to 50,000 people.
Previous events that have been held on the Brazilian Fields include Parkfest, a one-day festival celebrating cultural diversity with food, song and dance, and the Sydney Morning Herald Spring Picnic. The Brazilian Fields also plays host to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk Village as part of the Walk to Cure Diabetes event held annually in the Park.
Belvedere Amphitheatre
The Belvedere Amphitheatre is built into a grassy embankment and has views across the Parklands to Botany Bay. It has been the home of Moonlight Cinema each summer season since 1997 and Sydney Dance Company’s Free Radicals in 2001.
The Amphitheatre is located at the corner of Loch Ave and Broome Ave and is close to public transport routes. The area has a capacity of approximately 2,500.
Mission Fields
The Mission Fields are located between Grand Drive and Busbys Pond on the western Side of Centennial Park.
The Mission Fields are popular with music promoters as a concert venue. In recent years the Good Vibrations Festival and a Jack Johnson concert have been hosted at this site. The area is approximately 2.5 ha and has a capacity of up to 20,000.
Loch Avenue South
Loch Ave South is located on Dickens Drive between Loch Ave and Grand Drive. Nestled in the heart of Centennial Park and surrounded by trees it is an ideal venue for smaller events. It has a capacity of approximately 7,500.
Loch Avenue South has been used for many events over the past few years. These events have included the RSPCA’s Million Paws, the Hillsong’s Fun Run for Timor and the Sydney Children’s Hospital Gold Dinner.
Centennial Square
Centennial Square is a marquee site set in the heart of Centennial Park.
Landscaped with a sense of seclusion and overlooking a grove of woodland, it has a lakeside location and is serviced with power, water and lighting.
Centennial Square is ideal for product launches, corporate picnics, wedding receptions and elegant dinners.
In recent years Centennial Square has hosted a Golden Slipper Cocktail Party and Australiana bush-themed barbecue dinner events for the incentive group market, as well as many festive family-focused celebrations.
The site measures 46 metres x 55 metres and can accommodate up to 1,200 people comfortably.
Event site enquiries and bookings
For more information on any of these sites, please contact Centennial Parklands on (02) 9339 6699 or email info@centennialparklands.com.au or complete an application form on our Bookings page.
