ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ðə pˈæləstˌaɪn dʒˈʌstɪs mˈuːvmənt sˈɪdni ɐnˈaʊnst ɐ bˈɔɪkɑːt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl, ˈɜːdʒɪŋ "ˈɑːɹɾɪsts hˌuː əpˈoʊz ɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd tə wɪθdɹˈɔː ðɛɹ pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə fˈɛstɪvəl", fɔːɹ "ˈɔːl mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə pˈʌblɪk hˌuː əpˈoʊz ɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd tə nˌɑːt ɐtˈɛnd fˈɛstɪvəl ᵻvˈɛnts" ænd fɔːɹ "fˈɛstɪvəl bˈoːɹd mˈɛmbɚz hˌuː əpˈoʊz ɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd tə ɹɪzˈaɪn fɹʌmðə bˈoːɹd".
In December 2021, the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney announced a boycott of the 2022 Sydney Festival, urging "artists who oppose apartheid to withdraw their participation from the festival", for "all members of the public who oppose apartheid to not attend Festival events" and for "Festival board members who oppose apartheid to resign from the board".