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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Unscripted & Unfiltered with Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally
Vivid Sydney is thrilled to welcome Emmy Award-winning actors and real-life partners Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally for an exclusive joint appearance...
Why We Sleep, featuring Professor Matthew Walker
Good sleep is as essential to our health as diet and exercise—yet it remains as mysterious to us as our dreams. In this insightful discussion, brought...
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...
Celebrating Eurovision | Vivid Sydney Supper Club
Man the glitter cannons and roll out the bunting—it’s time to celebrate the camp and spectacle of Eurovision, hosted by the dazzling Chloé Zuel of...
Beyond the Summit with Jimmy Chin
Join Vivid Sydney and Sydney Film Festival for an exclusive evening with Academy Award-winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and New York...
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...
Ester x James Lowe | Vivid Chef Series
For three nights only London’s James Lowe joins Mat Lindsay at Ester for an exclusive Vivid Chef Series collaboration. James, the chef-owner of Michelin-starred...
Planet City: Live
In a world of escalating climate crises, bold dreams aren’t optional—they’re essential. What if, instead of unchecked expansion and environmental...
An Evening with Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis is an Australian music icon—Dirty Three founder, longtime Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds collaborator, film composer (The Proposition, The...
Your dream night
Lighting of the Sails: Kiss of Light by David McDiarmid
A defining voice of late 20th century radical counterculture, David McDiarmid fused art, fashion, nightlife with bold activism and unapologetic self-expression.On...
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...
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 &...
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...
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...
The Lucid Dream Collective
Where do our dreams go when we sleep? Imagine a hazy, fantastical pool where all our dreams collect—a mosaic of light, textures, and faces representing...
Endling
What if you could fast-track to the end of human history? What if we have already written our final chapter? Alone in a display case, the last...
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...
Luna Park in the Dark
Experience the magic of Luna Park Sydney in a whole new light… with all the lights switched off! This iconic amusement park will be celebrating Vivid...
The dream lineup
Charley + Ayesha Madon | Tumbalong Nights
Kick off Tumbalong Nights with an uplifting night of pop from two of Sydney’s leading lights in a new wave of Aussie music.Charley follows up a whirlwind...
Anohni and the Johnsons | Vivid LIVE
Mourning The Great Barrier ReefFor the first time in a decade, the singular voice of Anohni (formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons) returns for two...
Beth Gibbons (Portishead) | Vivid LIVE
Few voices are as instantly recognisable, as spooky and seductive, as Beth Gibbons'. The English singer-songwriter rose to fame as the voice of trip-hop...
The Sabres of Paradise | Vivid LIVE
Andrew Weatherall's The Sabres of Paradise are one of the most defining electronic dance acts of the 90s, influencing the likes of Underworld, Massive...
10 Years of NLV Records feat. Ninajirachi
An all-out, late-night venue takeover celebrating a decade of boundary-pushing club sounds.Founded by Australian dance music icon Nina Las Vegas, NLV Records...
My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music
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...
Skegss
Skegss are set to bring their raw mix of surf and garage rock to Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks. From the northern beaches of NSW, Skegss’ Jonny Lani...
Black Star
Hip-hop icons Black Star - Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli - are bringing their razor-sharp lyricism and undeniable influence to Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks.Since...
Soccer Mommy
Under the moniker Soccer Mommy, Sophia Allison has carved out a space all her own in the indie rock scene—somewhere between the fuzzy guitars of the...
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...
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.