Sydney Harbour Bridge - Venue for World's Most Amazing Picnic
6,000 People Have Breakfast on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Breakfast on the Bridge is the centre-piece event of Crave Sydney, a major new festival celebrating Sydney with 31 days of food, outdoor art and fun during the month of October.
Hailed as the World's most dazzling picnic, organizers have laid 10,620 square metres of live Kikuyu grass from pylon to pylon across six lanes of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Picnic-goers will spend the morning having breakfast and enjoying the spectacular views across Sydney Harbour. Gates opened at 6.30am so ticket holders can spend the maximum amount of time on the Bridge.
New South Wales Minister for Tourism Jodi McKay said recently in the press - "The event will showcase Sydney's most famous icon in a way we've never seen it before." Ms McKay further said "In a unique twist, the Fete will feature 15 cows with a live milking display adding some extra color to the event. We have seen some remarkable things on the Bridge including horses and F1 cars, now we can add cows to that list."
The cost of this inaugural event is $1 million. NSW Premier Nathan Rees said it was likely to become an annual event, following the success of Sunday's turnout, which, he predicted, was worth $10 million in tourism dollars.Each winning ticket holder will be offered complimentary NSW produce when they enter the grassed zone. This will include local and regional fresh fruits, breads and yogurt. They can also bring their own breakfast treats and picnic gear. Wet-weather clothing will not be required as Sydney has perfect spring weather for this event.
Sources:
Seven Network Weekend Sunrise show
http://www.breakfastonthebridge.com/
http://www.sydneyharbourbridge.info/
http://www.cravesydney.com/events/breakfast-on-the-bridge/breakfast-on-the-bridge-event
http://www.premier.nsw.gov.au/Newsroom/Articles/2009_Articles/090831_Once_in_a_lifetime_chance_to_have_brekkie_on_our_bridge.html
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4 Comments
Post a CommentWish I could attend, but it's a bit far to drive. (:>))
Celebrating with 31 days of food sounds like my kind of festival, great work... :o)
Those 25 people who got to have breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge were lucky!
Wish this had been my idea. Wonderful chance to have grass and breakfast on the bridge. Thanks