| Things To Do: 100 Events Found; Nov 25, 2009 - Nov 25, 2010
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New Zealand Film Festival: Whangarei | Whangarei 12 - 25 Nov 2009 (annual) As part of the countrywide tour, Whangarei hosts its leg of the New Zealand Film Festival, which visits 15 different towns and cities. The screenings draw on the same stock of around 120 full-length film features and even more shorts. |
New Zealand Film Festival Overview | New Zealand 9 Jul - 26 Nov 2009 (annual) New Zealand goes film crazy during this annual series of film festivals, playing main cities from July to November. Starting in Auckland, where the festival began as an offshoot of Auckland Festival in 1970, it now reaches 15 destinations countrywide. |
Idul Adha | Yogyakarta 26 - 27 Nov 2009 (annual) On Idul Adha, the last day of Ramadan, Muslims in Yogyakarta commemorate the day Abraham almost had to execute his son. They pray to God and give thanks for his blessings, sacrificing livestock to distribute food to the poor. |
Brisbane City Christmas Tree | Brisbane 27 Nov 2009 (annual) Join Brisbane's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, a host of special guests and Santa for the lighting of the Brisbane City Christmas tree. This year the lights are powered by solar power and the tree returned to King George Square. |
Parky: The One-Man Show | Sydney Opera House, Sydney 27 - 28 Nov 2009 (various dates) Chat-show veteran Michael Parkinson brings his sparkling wit and charm to the Sydney Opera House. In Parky: The One-Man Show, the Yorkshire-born journalist shares anecdotes from his life, career and most memorable celebrity interviews. |
Concerts in the Caves | Jenolan Caves 28 Nov 2009; Sat only (various dates) The spectacular Jenolan Caves in New South Wales host classical music recitals in their Cathedral Chamber. The Concerts in the Caves take place on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. |
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge | Lake Taupo, Taupo 28 Nov 2009 (annual) New Zealand's magnificent Lake Taupo is the setting for one of the world's largest fun bike events - the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, first held in 1977. More than 10,000 people are expected to pedal their way round the 160km course. |
GlobalGathering Australia - Brisbane | Doomben (Brisbane Turf Club), Brisbane Nov 2009 (annual) Having captivated audiences in the UK, Poland and Russia, legendary dance music festival GlobalGathering broadens its horizons and heads down under for the Australia tour. The Brisbane leg of the festival takes place at the Doomben (Brisbane Turf Club) racecourse. |
The November Basho | Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Fukuoka 15 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual) The greatest Sumo wrestlers in Japan, and therefore the world, meet at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center for the November Basho, one of the year's six Grand Tournaments. Crowds cheer as meaty men fight for victory using throws, trips and tricks. |
Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai 29 Nov 2009 (annual) Come rain or shine, 20,000 runners pound Shanghai's streets for the International Marathon. Anyone who can't face the full distance can enter the Half Marathon or Health Race (4.5km). Failing that, join the cheering spectators and exercise your vocal chords. |
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