ðə fɹˈiː pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl ɪŋklˈuːdz kˈɑːnsɚts ɪnðə dəmˈeɪn ɔːɹ pˈæɹɐmˌæɾə, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ aʊtdˈoːɹ kˈɑːnsɚt baɪ ˈɪndiən sˈuːpɚstˌɑːɹ ˌeɪˈɑːɹ ɹˈɑːmən wɪð ɐn ˈɔːdiəns ʌv fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈiːpəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ænd ðə mˈʌtʃlˈʌvd ˈænjuːəl fˈɛɹɪθən wɪð fˈoːɹ sˈɪdni fˈɛɹiz ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd sˈɪdni hˈɑːɹbɚ.
The free program for Sydney Festival includes concerts in The Domain or Parramatta, such as the outdoor concert by Indian superstar AR Rahman (with an audience of 50,000 people) in 2010, and the much-loved annual Ferrython with four Sydney ferries racing around Sydney Harbour.