VIVID SYDNEY 2026
Your festival of light, live music and new ideas. Vivid Sydney 2026 will take place from 22 May – 13 June 2026
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Kae Tempest
A vital voice in contemporary music and literature, English rapper and poet Kae Tempest will return to Sydney this June for a special night, joined by...
Matt Corby + Gretta Ray | Tumbalong Nights
Two-time ARIA Award-winner and multi-platinum national treasure Matt Corby will take to the Tumbalong Nights stage to send off Vivid Sydney with a special...
Skeleten + Ashkan Shafiei | Tumbalong Nights
Sydney's innovative underground takes Tumbalong Nights, with Skeleten's cerebral dance music and Ashkan Shafiei's jazz and funk-fused take on Persian folk.Skeleten...
U>N>I>T>E>D
“Visually arresting and full of possibility” – Dance Australia Chunky Move return to Sydney for the first time since 2022 with U>N>I>T>E>D...
Vivid Minds
Wonderverse
Adventure through worlds of awe-inspiring light, music, imagination and more with Wonderverse, a 40-minute interactive, immersive experience where children...
Roxane Gay: In Conversation
Join prolific American author and cultural critic Roxane Gay at City Recital Hall for an exclusive conversation with Whadjuk Noongar journalist, author...
Midweek Minds: Legally Bonded
How do artists maintain ownership of their work and voice in an era shaped by constant circulation, reinterpretation and reuse? As images move fluidly...
Beyond the Bleach
The Great Barrier Reef’s demise is widely seen as a foregone conclusion – but is that framing limiting our imagination of what comes next?In an invigorating...
THERE, NOW, HERE
Travel through Sydney past and present with this colourful, interactive sculptural playground in the heart of Circular Quay.Standing 7-metres-tall, THERE...
Vivid Food
Vivid Fire Kitchen
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...
Aster: The Golden Age
1920s Hollywood glamour meets an unforgettable view at Intercontinental Sydney's rooftop Aster Bar, overlooking Sydney Harbour transformed in a synchronised...
Perspective at Infinity by Mark Best
Perspective is a multi-sensory immersive dining experience unfolding over 90 minutes, guiding guests through a journey inspired by the landscapes surrounding...
Regional Dinner Series: Riverina with Luke Piccolo & Giovanni Pilu
Luke Piccolo, chef-owner of the Riverina region’s Limone Dining, brings produce direct from his own Piccolo Family Farm for two collaborative dinners...
Vivid Light
Sky Symphony: Fireworks, Lasers, Music
Vivid Sydney always lights up the night – but Sky Symphony: Fireworks, Lasers, Music brings the heat and extra firepower to Cockle Bay each Monday, Tuesday...
Laser Lightfall
Australia's most ambitious free outdoor laser spectacular arrives, spanning light, seas and sky. Over 23 nights, choreographed light transforms the...
Molecule of Light
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...
TIME:WARPED
An all-out collision of lasers, experimental projection, narrative and sound, TIME:WARPED is a twisting seven-minute ride through time itself. No TARDIS...
Lighting of the Sails: Opera Mundi
Renowned French multimedia artist Yann Nguema, known for his mesmerising projections onto significant buildings around the world, brings his unique fusion...
Vaiola
Sāmoan-Australian artist Angela Tiatia presents Vaiola, a new large-scale light projection on the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia...
Pendulum
What’s more hypnotic than a Newton’s Pendulum – those office toys where five spheres knock each other back and forth? What about a supersized version...
Sky Portal Studio
Samsung invites Vivid Sydney visitors to capture their Light Walk adventure and create memories with Sky Portal Studio – an immersive and interactive...
Kia Refraction
Step into a world where light, form and motion collide with Kia, a proud Major Partner of Vivid Sydney.By day, Kia Refraction appears as a bold, sculptural...