Sydney is in for a heaving weekend full of WorldPride, concerts and events that are set to create significant traffic delays.
From Friday to Sunday, performers including Harry Styles, the Backstreet Boys and the WorldPride closing events will draw hundreds of thousands.
Here are the events and traffic conditions to expect for the weekend.
You can view more detail about transport to each event here.
WorldPride
Sydney WorldPride is in its last few days, as Saturday’s Bondi Beach party is expected to draw 12,000 people.
Gates open at 3pm at the edge of Bondi Beach where pop star Nicole Scherzinger and an Australian DJ line-up including dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, Charlie Villas and Dan Murphy will perform into Saturday night.
Roads will be closed for Pride Villages down Crown Street, Riley Street and Taylor Square and the Oxford Street party will also close Oxford Street over the weekend.
The villages are scheduled on Friday from 2pm to 11pm, Saturday from noon to 1am and Sunday from 10am to 10pm.
Transport NSW confirmed all roads will be likely to reopen about 4.30am on Monday.
Multiple roads in Sydney’s CBD will be closed for WorldPride events. Credit: Nikki Short
Sunday will be the biggest day for this weekend of WorldPride, as up to 50,000 participants will march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to mark the closing of the event.
The march begins on the Pacific Highway in North Sydney near the Blue Street intersection at 7am and will end at The Domain and Hyde Park about 10am.
Roads will be closed from North Sydney through to the city centre from 1am to noon. The Sydney Harbour Bridge and major roads in the city and North Sydney will be closed from 4am.
While the Sydney Harbour Tunnel will remain open, delays are expected and motorists are urged to avoid it until after 11.30am where possible.
Harry Styles
At least 70,000 fans are expected at Sydney Olympic Park for both the Friday and Saturday concerts. The gates will open at 5pm.
Parking is sold out but buses are running frequently on all nine routes to the concert from about 3.15pm.
Commuters are warned there will be significant traffic delays on roads approaching the precinct, particularly on Friday night so they should allow extra travel time if driving.
The Backstreet Boys
Iconic ’90s boy band the Backstreet Boys also have concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park. The arena has a capacity of 24,000.
Jay Chou
The third performance set for on Saturday will be by Taiwanese singer, actor and rapper Jay Chou at the Giants Stadium at Sydney Showground.
This venue has a capacity of 24,000 as fans are again reminded by Transport NSW to prepare their travel.
In total, Transport NSW is expecting more than 100,000 people at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday.
NBL Championship Series - Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers
For sport fans, game one of the NBL Championship Series will be played at the Qudos Bank Arena on Friday at the same time as the Harry Styles concert.
Transport NSW advises basketball fans to catch public transport to avoid traffic delays and the car park is also booked out.
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