VIVID SYDNEY 2024
Your festival of light, live music and new ideas. Vivid Sydney 2024 will take place from 24 May - 25 June 2024
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Plates with Purpose - A Taste of Ukraine
Break bread (pampushka, a fluffy and crispy garlic roll, to be exact), immerse yourself in Ukrainian culture and pay your meal forward two-fold.A specially...
After The Fact
React in real time, delve beyond click-bait headlines and understand the world better. Every weeknight of Vivid Sydney, kick back with a drink and watch...
MO'JU + ZOË COOMBS MARR + Dave Woodhead | Vivid Sydney Supper Club
Step into MO'JU’s world for a night of music, story and truth-telling. This Naarm/Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist crafts a powerful, unique...
Aster Vivid 2024
Ascend to Aster, InterContinental Sydney’s premium rooftop bar, for a 270-degree vista of our harbour and a bespoke Vivid Sydney cocktail and two-course...
Vivid Fire Kitchen
It's back and blazing brighter than ever. Vivid Fire Kitchen returns, igniting its new home at The Goods Line with flame-seared street food from around...
Nowhere To Be
31 cinematographers. 21 countries. 1 global pandemic. Nowhere To Be is an intimate documentary and invitation to see the COVID-19 pandemic with fresh eyes...
Fever Ray | Vivid LIVE
From the spectral synth beats of The Knife to the shapeshifting pop soundscapes of their solo work, Swedish avant garde alchemist Karin Dreijer – aka...
Free + Equal Human Rights Conference
Join this pivotal and timely conversation about human rights in Australia and help strengthen justice, equity, compassion and respect as cornerstones of...
Messina Milk Bar
It’s time for a scoop of nostalgia. Rediscover the charm of the quintessential Australian milk bar, reimagined by the cult-gelato innovators at Messina...
VIVID SYDNEY LIGHT WALK
Nest
The dance of the Brolgas surrounds us, as their graceful movement plays out like the unfurling of a ribbon.An expansive circular structure welcomes you...
Hika Rakuyo
Reflective dark water, brilliant lasers and projections, Japanese philosophy – see Cockle Bay in a new light. This spectacular artwork is a celebration...
Sea, Sand and Stars
Breathe-taking. Whimsical. Profound. Plunge into Guan Wei’s visionary world at the MCA, as his signature iconography illuminates the night. This is the...
Gumscape with Road and Creatures
The classic Aussie road trip turned on its head. Delve into this wild and surreal world as you journey from the familiar to the micro world of bacterial...
Connection
Step into a canopy thick with countless LED ropes and connect to our shared humanity.As individuals, we are connected by countless invisible threads —...
Humanity / Humility
A large, red neon word, Humanity, punctuates the darkness of night at The Goods Line.The sign flickers as if broken, but upon closer inspection we see...
Lighting of the Sails: Echo by Julia Gutman
Commissioned by Sydney Opera House and Destination NSW for Vivid LIVE 2024.Denim, hessian, a stitched and bunched patchwork of scrap material – fabric...
Neuron
Peek inside the most mysterious, powerful, and wonderous structure in the world – your very own brain.Neuron is a motion-triggered light installation...
Omnivisu
A building that looks back at you. The otherwise faceless silhouette of our city is given a human touch with this playful, interactive art installation...
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Vivid Residence: Kiln x Manoella Buffara
Chef Manoella Buffara, Latin America's Best Female Chef 2022 and a true trailblazer of sustainable dining, brings her culinary artistry to Sydney’s shores...
Champions of Change: Mackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson
From the football team that united Australia in 2023, join Tony Gustavsson, head coach of the CommBank Matildas, and Mackenzie Arnold, celebrated CommBank...
Plates with Purpose - A Taste of Ukraine
Break bread (pampushka, a fluffy and crispy garlic roll, to be exact), immerse yourself in Ukrainian culture and pay your meal forward two-fold.A specially...
Dark Spectrum: A New Journey
The immersive sound and light phenomenon returns to Wynyard Tunnels with an entirely new experience, Dark Spectrum: A New Journey. It’s time to go deep...
The Porter House x Selassie Atadika | Vivid Chef Series
The vibrant flavours of West Africa meet modern brasserie cuisine in the stunning historic setting of The Porter House Hotel Sydney – MGallery for this...
The Huxleys present Personality Crisis
Prepare for a night of extravagance, liberation, and queer celebration with Melbourne performance-art duo The Huxleys and their self-described “disco...
No Fixed Address
With special guests: Stray BlacksPrepare for an extraordinary night of resilience, culture and electric music at Machine Hall Precinct, with legendary...
Window Dressing
Who is the stranger? The one who looks or the one who is looked at? Is our curiosity to peek into the intimate lives of others always a bad thing?Crypto-scopo-philia...
Global Rainbow
Global Rainbow is a beacon of hope and inclusivity and a guiding light above the Vivid Sydney festivities.A spectrum of light reaches out from the Sydney...
PLAN YOUR VISIT
If you're visiting Vivid Sydney, please catch public transport and avoid the traffic delays. Alternatively, arrive early ahead of Lights On to avoid the congestion as car parks will reach capacity through the evenings.
Discover a deeper experience at Vivid Sydney - put on some headphones and enjoy immersive HD audio as you explore the Light Walk with Cinewav.
Create your own event planner and map out your Vivid Sydney journey.
There are accessible options available to make Vivid Sydney memorable for guests of all abilities.