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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Hika Rakuyo
Reflective dark water, brilliant lasers and projections, Japanese philosophy – see Cockle Bay in a new light. This spectacular artwork is a celebration...
Lighting of the Sails: Echo by Julia Gutman
Commissioned by Sydney Opera House and Destination NSW for Vivid LIVE 2024.Denim, hessian, a stitched and bunched patchwork of scrap material – fabric...
Global Rainbow
Global Rainbow is a beacon of hope and inclusivity and a guiding light above the Vivid Sydney festivities.A spectrum of light reaches out from the Sydney...
Sea, Sand and Stars
Breathe-taking. Whimsical. Profound. Plunge into Guan Wei’s visionary world at the MCA, as his signature iconography illuminates the night. This is the...
Gumscape with Road and Creatures
The classic Aussie road trip turned on its head. Delve into this wild and surreal world as you journey from the familiar to the micro world of bacterial...
HORIZON
Enter the Horizon for a hypnotic, full-body experience. Here, trance-like sound and strobing lights play with your spatial perception and offer a glimpse...
Humanity / Humility
A large, red neon word, Humanity, punctuates the darkness of night at The Goods Line.The sign flickers as if broken, but upon closer inspection we see...
FREE EVENTS
After The Fact
React in real time, delve beyond click-bait headlines and understand the world better. Every weeknight of Vivid Sydney, kick back with a drink and watch...
Club Broadway + The Carpenters from Kempsey | Tumbalong Nights
Get ready for an unforgettable night of theatrics, singalongs, and laughter with show-stopping musical theatre nightclub Club Broadway and NSW’s silliest...
A New Normal
Convert an old petrol car into a solar-powered 'forever car', see how leftover food can heat a sauna, or use furniture made from rubbish. This immersive...
Jalbu Muna | Tumbalong Nights
Join us for Jalbu Muna, a unique night of multi-generational First Nations storytelling through music. It’s time for an unbridled and uplifting celebration...
VividPlace Food Trail
In the tradition of bustling and lively night food markets, Sydney Place and Bulletin Place laneways will be transformed for Vivid Sydney into a pedestrianised...
Budjerah + Jem Cassar-Daley | Tumbalong Nights
Wrapping up Tumbalong Nights at Vivid Sydney 2024, we're bringing two of Australia's most compelling voices to the stage. Experience the alt-pop magic...
Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Underworld | Vivid LIVE
In the world of electronic dance music, Underworld need no introduction. Since their earliest days on the underground pop scene of the 1980s, Welsh duo...
Arca | Vivid LIVE
Few voices have defined the modern avant garde pop landscape like the Venezuela-born, Barcelona-based singer, producer and conceptual artist. Arca’s...
Explosions In The Sky, Aldous Harding & The Middle East - Spunk Records 25 Finale | Vivid LIVE
What better way to celebrate the end of an era than with a performance from one of the loudest, most cathartic bands on the planet, playing their masterpiece...
Fever Ray | Vivid LIVE
From the spectral synth beats of The Knife to the shapeshifting pop soundscapes of their solo work, Swedish avant garde alchemist Karin Dreijer – aka...
Sid Sriram, Priya Ragu, Raf-Saperra with Munasib & Rakish - Astral People present Spice Trail | Vivid LIVE
Returning to Vivid LIVE after their huge birthday bash in 2022, tastemakers Astral People bring us the musical riches of the Spice Trail, with a buzzy...
Thelma Plum | Vivid LIVE
In just over a decade, Meanjin-born singer-songwriter and Gamilaraay woman Thelma Plum has become one of the country’s most beloved singer-songwriters...
Tinariwen | Vivid LIVE
From rebels in exile to world music superstars, the members of veteran Tuareg rock collective Tinariwen have led a wild life since coming together on the...
House of Mince presents Pavolvabar Feat. The Illustrious Blacks (Defected / Classic Music Company) + more | Vivid LIVE
No one throws a party quite like House of Mince. Inspired by the legendary rave scene and iconic clubs like Berghain, the Sydney dance music collective...