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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Haus of Horror presents Edward Scissorhands
It’s all chills and family-friendly thrills for this special screening of Tim Burton’s 1990 masterpiece Edward Scissorhands. Presented by Australia’s...
Law and Life: Transgender Stories
Trans people have always existed, yet in recent years, their identities have become politicised, exoticised, and—far too often—weaponised in cultural...
My Sis: Celebrating Bad Apples Music ft Barkaa + Ladi6
Welcome to My Sis, a celebration of 10 years of First Nations excellence in music.Founded by rapper Briggs, Bad Apples Music has spent a decade shaping...
Kamasi Washington
American jazz icon Kamasi Washington returns to Sydney for Vivid Sydney. A saxophonist and composer, Washington is known for his critically acclaimed albums...
Zaeden + ASHWARYA | Tumbalong Nights
A night of boundary-pushing Indian pop.Zaeden is one of the biggest names in India’s thriving pop scene, with a sound that blends electronic beats and...
Sound Escape
Vivid Sydney’s ultimate day-into-night party Sound Escape will take over City Recital Hall on Saturday 7 June, with over six hours of music, from over...
Haus of Horror presents Poltergeist
"They’re here…" Experience the most chilling line uttered in cinematic history in a terrifying setting with this late-night screening of 1982 horror...
Dobet Gnahore + Immy Owusu | Tumbalong Nights
A celebration of Afrobeat, highlife and global sounds.Grammy-winning Ivorian artist Dobet Gnahoré takes to the Tumbalong stage with her powerhouse voice...
A dream night
House of Romance: Dreams Collide
Iced Vovo inspired frocks, a multi-coloured crochet collage reminiscent of your nan and a neon-underwater reef burst to life across the façade of Customs...
Neon Dreams
A 1979 mail plane has landed at the Pier Street underpass in Darling Harbour, touching down to deliver Neon Dreams by Trolley'd, a retro-futuristic roller...
Chasing Dreams Tunnel by Chas Clarkson
Travel through space and time as you step into Chasing Dreams Tunnel, an immersive passageway of programmable TWINKLY-powered fairy lights. This celestial...
Samsung Space to Dream
Three iridescent floating waterfalls rise from Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour—the canvas for a spectacle like no other. Transforming water into art, these...
Lumina Dream
Are the glowing, pulsing forms before you raindrops? What causes their fantastical patterns to constantly shift and illuminate? Welcome to Lumina Dreams...
The Dream Herd
Stand beneath a glowing cloud of fluffy white sheep—a surreal and whimsical sight illuminated against the night sky. Is this an image you’ve conjured...
Sweet Dreams
Shiny gumballs, pastel macarons, freshly made pop-corn—this confection of colour, light and nostalgia transforms the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylons into...
BioDream
Loss is both an ending and a beginning—a moment for reflection, renewal and transformation.Welcome to BioDream, a psychedelic dreamscape that explores...
Dream Scene
Step into a digital canvas where children's dreams come alive in an evolving dreamscape. Dream Scene showcases the wonderous, whimsical imaginations of...
Dream dinners
Dream Mist at Botanic House
Let the otherworldly setting of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney after dark envelop you at Dream Mist, where scent, story and flavour intertwine for an intimate...
Eleven Barrack x Claude Bosi | Vivid Chef Series
For two extraordinary nights—June 10 & 11—the Vivid Chef Series presents a world-class collaboration as acclaimed French chef Claude Bosi joins...
Dance of Dreams with Danielle Alvarez
Step into a world where food, art and dance merge, as celebrated chef Danielle Alvarez crafts an elegant dream-inspired tasting menu for this immersive...
Vivid Fire Kitchen
Vivid Fire Kitchen reignites at The Goods Line, delivering a sensory feast of fire and flavour. This year, we’re turning up the heat with “Fire &...
Dreamscapes at Aster
Ascend to one of the best views of Vivid Sydney’s dazzling lights at Aster, InterContinental Sydney’s premium rooftop bar, and experience an elegant...
Saltbush & Starlight Dining
Enter one of the Sydney Opera House’s most exclusive hidden spaces, transformed by captivating light projections for Vivid Sydney.This intimate communal...
MCA Harbour Dining and Vivid Sydney Views
Make your Friday nights shine brighter during Vivid Sydney with exclusive after-dark access and two unique dining experiences to choose from at the Museum...
Food Park at Tumbalong Park
Re-fuel and explore global flavours under the stars at Food Park at Tumbalong. This curated collection of food trucks and a lively bar will ensure your...
Vivid Zones
Martin Place and CBD
For the first time since 2018, Vivid Sydney lights up Martin Place and CBD, transforming the city’s heart into a hub of Light, Music, Ideas and Food. Experience the centre of Sydney in a whole new light with dining experiences in unexpected places, large-scale works transforming buildings and world-class food, performances and talks.
Circular Quay and The Rocks
This dazzling zone is home to Sydney’s most iconic landmarks, transformed. Bold and imaginative projections, world-class performances, thought-provoking experiences and the very best of the world’s cuisine illuminate this picturesque zone.
The Goods Line and Inner City
Sydney’s creative underground comes to life at The Goods Line, where hidden spaces and urban landscapes become the stage for creativity, fire and light. Experience mesmerising installations, gather around glowing fire sculptures and explore experimental performances that push boundaries and reimagine the possibilities of our city.
Darling Harbour
A vibrant spectacle of light and creativity by the water.
Barangaroo
A cultural and creative nexus, Barangaroo is where storytelling and technology come together. A great family-friendly zone for those seeking a quieter festival experience.