Circular Quay and The Rocks
The dazzling harbourside home to Sydney’s most iconic landmarks, transformed.
Circular Quay
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Getting there
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Path | 900 metres from Barangaroo Reserve via Argyle St |
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Train | Circular Quay Station (weekdays) or Wynyard Station |
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Bus | Elizabeth St and Bridge St |
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Ferry | Ferries run regularly to and from Circular Quay |
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Uber | Two designated Uber pickup and dropoff zones located on Macquarie Street |
The dazzling harbourside home to Sydney’s most iconic landmarks, transformed.
This year, Lighting of the Sails at the Sydney Opera House is Opera Mundi, an ode to nature and the Sails’s designer John Utzon by French artist Yann Nguema. Revered Samoan artist Angela Tiatia transforms the Museum of Contemporary Art with Vaiola, a projection exploring her culture’s relationship to water. Customs House will play dramatically with your sense of perception with the ever-shifting geometric designs of The Fringe of Infinity by Spanish visual artist Javier Riera.
Equally gorgeous under the sun or stars, Circular Quay is also the home of Vivid Sydney’s first-ever daytime artworks, including dynamic day and night Light installations and two extraordinary large-scale public sculptures, Manawan and THERE, NOW, HERE.
Lose yourself to the music at Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House, and explore the building’s iconic architecture with Saltbush & Starlight, a guided tour followed with a show-stopping dinner from Mark Olive at TIDE, an exclusive dining venue. And indulge in world-class dining experiences paired with picture-perfect surrounds with From Saigon to Sydney with Luke Nguyen at Botanic House.
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Light Events
As Water Falls
Mysterious and majestic, a waterfall unlike any other flows day and night over a monolithic cube - just above First Fleet Park in the George Street Alcove.Glitchy...
Vaiola
Sāmoan-Australian artist Angela Tiatia presents Vaiola, a new large-scale light projection on the façade of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia...
Vivid Light On Sydney Harbour
Sydney’s ferries and boats become floating beacons as Vivid Light on Sydney Harbour sets the water aglow. Moving in harmony with the city’s illuminated...
Pendulum
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...
The Prism
Relax day or night and take a moment with The Prism, an immersive chill-out space complete with cushy bean bags in the middle of the Vivid Light Walk...
Invisible Cities
What is a city? You can’t just build skyscrapers, landmarks and roads and call it a day. It’s the people who make a city like Sydney, as millions of...
The Fringe of Infinity
Stand at the edge of everything, as Spanish artist Javier Riera transforms the façade of Custom House with a meditative projection that unearths the geometric...
TIME:WARPED
An all-out collision of lasers, experimental projection, narrative and sound, TIME:WARPED is a twisting seven-minute ride through time itself. No TARDIS...
Harbour Cruise Fireworks
Adding extra spark to Vivid Sydney’s night skies, the Harbour Cruise Fireworks return in 2026 – an eruption of colour from the Harbour’s seas, presented...
Kia Refraction
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...
Music Events
MCA Light Nights Silent Disco
Don't just watch Vivid Sydney. Get inside it. Two Fridays. One iconic harbourside building. Zero rules about how loud you sing or dance!MCA Light Nights...
Minds Events
Cristal Palace
An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats arrives to the Sydney Opera House Forecourt direct from France. Free...
THERE, NOW, HERE
Travel through Sydney past and present with this colourful, interactive sculptural playground in the heart of Circular Quay.Standing 7-metres-tall, THERE...
Manawan
An ode to Bardi Jawi Country in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region, Manawan brings the region’s towering, tropical gum trees (also known as woolybutts...
Food Events
Aster: The Golden Age
1920s Hollywood glamour meets an unforgettable view at Intercontinental Sydney's rooftop Aster Bar, overlooking Sydney Harbour transformed in a synchronised...
Wet, Cold + Delicious, The Tuna Dinner
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...
Salt & Pepper Squiz - The Vivid Sydney Exclusive Premiere
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...
MCA Dining and Cocktails with Vivid Sydney Views
Perfectly placed on the Warrane/Sydney Harbour foreshore, there’s nowhere better to take in the excitement of Vivid Sydney than the Museum of Contemporary...
From Saigon to Sydney
Vietnamese flavours, culture and art shine bright in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden, in a sensory dining experience shaped by chef Luke Nguyen's culinary...
Oysters in the House
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...
