It's here, it's here, it's here! But you knew that already. You have printed the schedule, checked the map, planned your public transport, practiced the words to Manu Chao , got the kids excited for Holly Throsby and Tangle and shone your dancing shoes for the Trocadero Dance Palace.

Now, take a breath, relax and get a good night's sleep! The weather gods are smiling, Norman Jay's bus is polished, Brook Andrew's Travelling Colony caravans are in place and the As The World Tipped stage is tipping. There's nothing left to do but have a truly wonderful Festival First Night.

Join us on Sunday for another great free event, our Black Capital Family and Culture Day at Carriageworks. 

There's Erth's latest puppet and multimedia spectacle, I Bunyip, and artists from the Gadigal Music label - Marcus Corowa, Jess Beck and Duke Box. Sample delicious Indigenous fusion cuisine from Yaama Dhiyaan and keep your eyes peeled for members of the South Sydney Rabbitohs who'll be around on the day.

You can also explore Brook Andrew's Travelling Colony and the 181 Regent St: Addressing Black Theatre Exhibition.

We're excited to announce a brand new event in the Festival line-up; Can Consumption Become Sustainable? A panel discussion presented by Sydney Festival and Unilever.

Join us for a lively discussion with chair Adam Spencer and our panel, as they look at whether we can consume more without going beyond the earth's natural limits?

It's free at attend, you just need to register on our website. January 24 at City Recital Hall, Angel Place.

The Keystone Festival Bar is open for business from Sunday, with Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro and Electric Empire on that night and Deerhoof and DJ Yamantaka Eye taking over on Monday. Tickets still available for both shows!

Looking for some free fun to round out your night? We've launched the line-ups for Late in the Garden and the Jägermeister Hunting Lodge. Be quick - if you're interested in seeing Tim Finn, Emma Louise or Josh Pyke in the Lodge, you'll need to put your name in the ballot by Sunday arvo.

Zip, Principal Sponsor of Sydney Festival, is giving away over 30,000 refillable bottles of filtered chilled drinking water at Festival First Night and Festival in The Domain as well as thousands more at Sydney Festival Parramatta concerts.

In addition, Zip is equipping a further five ANZ free drinking water stations to dispense crystal-clear, great-tasting chilled filtered drinking water in Hyde Park and Sydney CBD on Festival First Night. To learn more about a Zip boiling and chilled filtered drinking water system suitable for your home visit zipindustries.com

The Sydney International Art Series brings the world’s most outstanding exhibitions to Australia, exclusively to Sydney. Festival First Night is a great time to check out Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris, with the Art Gallery of NSW staying open extra late.

Another great exhibition on now is Mexican Canadian artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s exhibition, ’Recorders‘ -  on at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Sydney International Art Series is one of five signature events on the NSW Events Calendar developed by Destination NSW. Find out more about the Sydney International Art Series.