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Special event extended trading hours July to December 2025
The Minister for Gaming and Racing, the Hon. David Harris, has approved events from July to December 2025 for special event extended trading under the Liquor Act 2007.
Special events include:
- NSW Waratahs v British Irish Lions
- King Street Crawl
- Wimbledon Women’s and Men’s Singles Finals (if an Australian is competing)
- Wallabies v British Irish Lions
- Australian Dart Masters
- The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash
- Women’s Rugby World Cup (Australia matches and Finals)
- D’Vine Food and Wine Festival
- Flavours of Mudgee
- New Annual Festival Opening and Global Gathering
- NRL Men’s and Women’s Grand Finals
- Bathurst 1000
- Marrickville Music Festival
- SXSW Sydney
- World Triathlon Finals
- Parramatta Lanes
- Balmain Festival
Further information including eligibility criteria, conditions and restrictions on licence classes, and which licences are granted extended trading for each event, is available on the special event extended trading web page.