VIVID SYDNEY 2026

Heartthrob Saint Levant brings his trilingual love songs to Sydney for the first time, serenading audiences at City Recital Hall.First emerging in 2022...

A vital voice in contemporary music and literature, English rapper and poet Kae Tempest will return to Sydney this June for two special nights.The shows...

English producer and composer Daniel Avery has spent more than a decade reshaping what dance music can be.Touring his most ambitious album to date, Tremor...

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...

Mysterious and alluring, New York's Chanel Beads plays Australia for the first time, bringing his dreamy swirl of spectral electronica, indie-pop and post-punk...

Renowned for her richly personalised, effortless style of hook-rich songcraft, British artist Clara La San is one of the most magnetic names shaping the...

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

Join Academy Award–winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao for her first appearance in Australia, following the global acclaim of Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and...

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

Join prolific American author and cultural critic Roxane Gay at City Recital Hall for an exclusive conversation with Whadjuk Noongar journalist, author...

Music industry tastemaker and broadcaster Zane Lowe dives deep into the sound of now, in a Vivid Sydney exclusive conversation with triple j Mornings host...

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...

NSW's landmark food and wine producers come together in a never-before dining experience, underneath the gorgeous tinted-glass ceiling of the heritage-listed...

Southern bluefin tuna – a premium tuna with a marbled, melt-in-your-mouth texture – takes centre stage, in a five-course dinner at Shell House dedicated...

Jennifer Wong debuts her new comedy show at Mary’s Underground, in a night of funny food stories with bar snacks and cocktails inspired by her book Chopsticks...

Highlighting Byron Bay in a multi-sensory feast as part of the Regional Dinner Series, Bundjalung woman and culinary powerhouse Mindy Woods (Karkalla...

A feast for the senses, where music, moving image, history and a three-course dinner come together in the atmospheric surrounds of The Mint.In partnership...

Lighting up the night skies in a show-stopping blockbuster, the popular Vivid Sydney Drone Show returns for its longest season yet as Star-Bound: 22 shows...

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

It’s your turn to light up Sydney Harbour's world-famous skyline - even the Sydney Harbour Bridge!  Each year, Sydney Harbour’s iconic landmarks...

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