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Useful if you want the city’s evening energy without guessing where to go.","pricing_status":"not_sampled","date_confidence":"confirmed","source_name":"Sydney Opera House","source_url":"https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/contemporary-music/australia-day-live-2026"},{"id":"eff7f9d1-c01b-427d-94e7-f178d436fa5d","event_name":"Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras","event_slug":"sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras","city_name":"Sydney, Australia","city_slug":"sydney","month_key":"feb","month_number":2,"dates":"Feb 13-Mar 1","starts_on":"2026-02-13","ends_on":"2026-03-01","event_year":2026,"date_precision":"confirmed_range","date_parse_status":"parsed","date_parse_note":"parsed confirmed cross-month range","category":"cultural","event_category_raw":"cultural","event_category_normalized":"arts_culture","event_category_confidence":"medium","event_category_reason":"Matched arts, culture, heritage or festival terms.","event_type":"event","impact":"high","travel_pressure_score":84,"travel_pressure_label":"high","hotel_pressure_label":"likely_high","crowd_pressure_label":"likely_high","pressure_reason":"High-impact event signal. 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