VIVID SYDNEY 2026

New York City's xaviersobased arrives at Sydney's Metro Theatre, just as his "brilliantly chaotic" (NME) debut album Xavier shifts the DIY rapper-producer...

One of Jamaica's most legendary roots reggae acts performs a special free concert, plus alluring dub-gospel from Luritja Country.Formed in the 1970s and...

A vital voice in contemporary music and literature, English rapper and poet Kae Tempest will return to Sydney this June for a special night, joined by...

Get funky with Nigeria's monumental Afrobeat act Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 and Indigenous-led high-energy trio Tjaka.The youngest son of Afrobeat founder...

Two-time ARIA Award-winner and multi-platinum national treasure Matt Corby will take to the Tumbalong Nights stage to send off Vivid Sydney with a special...

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...

Sydney's innovative underground takes Tumbalong Nights, with Skeleten's cerebral dance music and Ashkan Shafiei's jazz and funk-fused take on Persian folk.Skeleten...

Big voices. Heart-stopping moments. Opera's most electrifying and famous tunes, delivered in a dramatic, joyful and slightly cheeky style.From spine-tingling...

An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats arrives to the Sydney Opera House Forecourt direct from France. Free...

Can we have your attention? In an age of on-demand streaming, snackable content and 24/7 audience engagement and TikTok remixes, how can publishers and...

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

Deemed “the internet’s sexual historian” by the LA Times, US artist and technologist Mindy Seu brings her acclaimed participatory lecture-performance...

Adventure through worlds of awe-inspiring light, music, imagination and more with Wonderverse, a 40-minute interactive, immersive experience where children...

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

How do artists own their own work and voice, under the forces of algorithmic recommendations, AI-generated content and the shifting terms of fair use...

The Great Barrier Reef’s demise is widely seen as a foregone conclusion – but is that framing limiting our imagination of what comes next?In an invigorating...

Travel through Sydney past and present with this colourful, interactive sculptural playground in the heart of Circular Quay.Standing 7-metres-tall, THERE...

In its new home at Barangaroo Reserve, Vivid Fire Kitchen unites Australian culinary talent in an ode to the great Aussie backyard, complete with open-fire...

Armed with the Southern Highlands’ finest produce and organic ingredients, acclaimed Moonacres Kitchen and Jimmy Nardello chef Stephen Santucci teams...

Oysters in the House is a one-day spectacular at Shell House celebrating two of New South Wales’ most iconic culinary heroes: The Sydney Rock Oyster...

1920s Hollywood glamour meets an unforgettable view at Intercontinental Sydney's rooftop Aster Bar, overlooking Sydney Harbour transformed in a synchronised...

Perspective is a multi-sensory immersive dining experience unfolding over 90 minutes, guiding guests through a journey inspired by the landscapes surrounding...

A massive NSW food and wine party transforms The Wine Bar at The International into the CBD's ultimate urban cellar door this June long weekend. Presented...

Join pastry chef Lauren Eldridge and OzHarvest for a four-course dinner at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, all made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued...

Luke Piccolo, chef-owner of the Riverina region’s Limone Dining, brings produce direct from his own Piccolo Family Farm for two collaborative dinners...

Fresh from throwing bold culinary-cultural events in Marrakesh, Sicily and Mallorca, New York-based ARLO Communal bring their celebrated multi-sensory...

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

You can’t miss this celestial laser installation. No, you really can’t! Standing 23 metres tall on three metal legs, this 6.5 ton sphere with a meteorite...

An all-out collision of lasers, experimental projection, narrative and sound, TIME:WARPED is a twisting seven-minute ride through time itself. No TARDIS...

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

Sāmoan-Australian artist Angela Tiatia presents Vaiola, a new large-scale light projection on the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia...

What’s more hypnotic than a Newton’s Pendulum – those office toys where five spheres knock each other back and forth? What about a supersized version...

Samsung invites Vivid Sydney visitors to capture their Light Walk adventure and create memories with Sky Portal Studio – an immersive and interactive...

Step into a world where light, form and motion collide with Kia, a proud Major Partner of Vivid Sydney.By day, Kia Refraction appears as a bold, sculptural...