Our Connected City

Our Connected City transforms Sydney Harbour and the CBD into a breathtaking canvas of light, uniting the city’s iconic landmarks in a synchronised display of colour using dynamic lasers, searchlights and projections.

With more than 38 searchlights, they’ll illuminate landmark buildings and locales, including the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Gateway Tower and the Cahill Expressway. The in-sync spectacle extends to the water too, as forty ferries and boats transform the Harbour into a flotilla of colour. This brilliant display of light around the foreshore celebrates connection—between our city, its people and our spectacular environment.

Our Connected City is powered by Mandylights and set to a sonorous score by Australian composer Bailey Pickles.

Click below to experience the live-streamed score and watch the lights dance in perfect synchrony (remember to keep your browser open whilst listening).

For the very first time, we invited all artists young and old, from across the globe to create their own light show to dance across Circular Quay for 30 seconds of magic. This opportunity has now closed, however to see if your design was selected, head to the Your Connected City page.

Our Connected City will light up the following locations during Vivid Sydney:

1 Bligh Street
33 Alfred Street
Admiralty House
Australia Square
Arts Exchange
Cahill Expressway
Circular Quay East
Circular Quay Railway Station
EY Centre
Gateway Tower
Investa Tower
Marriott Hotel
One O'Connell Street
Overseas Passenger Terminal
Park Hyatt
Quay Quarter Tower
Scentre Group
Shangri-La Hotel
Sofitel Darling Harbour
Sydney Fish Market
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge Southern Approach
Sydney Tower
Tarpeian Lawn

Image credit Destination NSW