VIVID SYDNEY 2026

One of the UK's breakout alt-R&B stars of the 2020s heads to Vivid Sydney, set to transfix Oxford Art Factory with her soulful sounds.Raised in Birmingham...

NOTE: Due to injuries, Mulga Bore Hard Rock has had to cancel their national tour, including their scheduled Tumbalong Nights appearance with Gut Health...

Awesome Black returns to Carriageworks with a free Block Party takeover – a one-night all ages celebration of Blak music, Culture and community for Vivid...

Tap into Asia’s underground post-hyperpop scene with four fast-rising artists – Chinese rappers SEBii, Chalky Wong and Billionhappy, and Korean-American...

What time is it? It's Benny Time! Backed by a full band and bringing plenty of oversized props and costumes, Benny Time blends silly spectacle with his...

Legendary Sydney DJ Stephen Ferris leads a night of new and old gems of disco, funk and groove at Tumbalong Nights, bringing along some of his favourite...

Get funky with Nigeria's monumental Afrobeat act Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Indigenous-led high-energy trio Tjaka.The youngest son of Afrobeat founder...

New York City's xaviersobased arrives at Sydney's Metro Theatre, just as his "brilliantly chaotic" (NME) debut album Xavier shifts the DIY rapper-producer...

Can we have your attention? In an age of on-demand streaming, snackable content and 24/7 audience engagement and TikTok remixes, how can publishers and...

Inspired by tabletop roleplaying games, and informed by First Nations lore and cultural ideology, this immersive, free adventure at the UTS Data Arena...

Cut through the noise surrounding AI’s impact on creativity with design and innovation expert and Professor Joshua Vermillion, in a provocative keynote...

Insightful, outspoken and refreshingly unpretentious Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Jerry Saltz brings his trademark irreverence and razor-sharp wit...

Join Sean Baker, the multi-Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind Best Picture winner Anora for an exclusive conversation with Alexei Toliopoulos at Sydney...

Deemed “the internet’s sexual historian” by the LA Times, US artist and technologist Mindy Seu brings her acclaimed participatory lecture-performance...

An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats arrives to the Sydney Opera House Forecourt direct from France. Free...

Adventure through worlds of awe-inspiring light, music, imagination and more with Wonderverse, a 40-minute interactive, immersive experience where children...

Renowned chef and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi presents A Shared Table. An exclusive dinner and lunch, it's a rare chance to step into Ottolenghi’s...

A Taste of HQ: Street Eats Edition takes over Surry Hills's Foster and Hunt streets for a free-to-enter alfresco day-to-night festival of live music, roaming...

Armed with the Southern Highlands’ finest produce and organic ingredients, acclaimed Moonacres Kitchen and Jimmy Nardello chef Stephen Santucci teams...

Culinary trailblazer Christine Manfield joins Sander Nooij, the Dutch-born head chef and co-owner of two-hatted plant-forward restaurant Yellow, celebrating...

Fresh from throwing bold culinary-cultural events in Marrakesh, Sicily and Mallorca, New York-based ARLO Communal bring their celebrated multi-sensory...

Oysters in the House is a one-day spectacular at Shell House celebrating two of New South Wales’ most iconic culinary heroes: The Sydney Rock Oyster...

1920s Hollywood glamour meets an unforgettable view at Intercontinental Sydney's rooftop Aster Bar, overlooking Sydney Harbour transformed in a synchronised...

In its new home at Barangaroo Reserve, Vivid Fire Kitchen unites Australian culinary talent in an ode to the great Aussie backyard, complete with open-fire...

Renowned French multimedia artist Yann Nguema, known for his mesmerising projections onto significant buildings around the world, brings his unique fusion...

Our Connected City transforms Sydney Harbour and the CBD into a breathtaking canvas of light, uniting the city’s iconic landmarks in a synchronised display...

Australia's most ambitious free outdoor laser spectacular arrives, spanning light, seas and sky. Over 23 nights, choreographed light transforms the Sydney...

Sāmoan-Australian artist Angela Tiatia presents Vaiola, a new large-scale light projection on the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia...

Stand at the edge of everything, as Spanish artist Javier Riera transforms the façade of Custom House with a meditative projection that unearths the geometric...

Relax day or night and take a moment with The Prism, an immersive chill-out space complete with cushy bean bags in the middle of the Vivid Light Walk...

You can’t miss this celestial laser installation. No, you really can’t! Standing 23 metres tall on three metal legs, this 6.5 ton sphere with a meteorite...

Fusing swooning synth-pop, confessional darkwave and anthemic emotion, TR/ST is the musical project of Winnipeg-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter...

Two of indie rock’s most distinctive artists meet for a one-of-a-kind live performance as Welsh art-pop star Cate Le Bon and beloved American singer-songwriter...

A visionary creative polymath who has turned his gifts to cosmically funky hip-hop, jazz and beats, mind-blowing experimental sounds and surrealist sci-fi...

As part of their 15th year takeover, Sydney tastemakers Astral People are excited to present a world-first celebration of the inimitable Gil Scott-Heron...

London-based jazz hip-hop luminary Alfa Mist returns to Sydney Opera House off the back of his sold-out show two years ago, bringing his transcendent musical...

More than 25 years and countless multi-platinum albums into his career, singer-songwriter Matt Berninger – the beloved frontman and lyricist for indie...

Hot off the critical acclaim for their spectacular new album Secret Love (2026), Grammy Award-winning London art-rockers Dry Cleaning return to Australia...

For a pioneering Berlin figure who helped define the sound of techno in the late ’80s and ’90s, it made sense that Mark Ernestus would eventually travel...