ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌvðə sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl ɑːɹ ɪnðə wˈɔːɹæɾə fˈɛstɪvəl wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks baɪ ðə sˈɪdni kəmˈɪɾi ænd tˈʊk plˈeɪs fɹʌm lˈeɪt ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tʊ ˈɜːli noʊvˈɛmbɚ, kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdɪŋ wɪððə blˈuːmɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˌɛnˌɛsdˈʌbəljˌuː ˌɛmbəlmˈæɾɪk flˈaʊɚ ðə wˈɔːɹæɾə.
The origins of the Sydney Festival are in the Waratah Festival which was established in 1956 by the Sydney Committee and took place from late October to early November, coinciding with the blooming of the NSW emblematic flower the Waratah.