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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Where Do Ideas Come From? Creativity Inside TIME's Cover
For over a century, TIME magazine has captured the defining moments of our era, distilling the zeitgeist into striking, thought-provoking covers. A mother...
Neil Perry | Our Shared Dream: A world with no waste
One of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Neil Perry brings his signature bold flavours and meticulous technique to the table at Refettorio OzHarvest.Known...
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...
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...
Dreams of the Future: Powerful Stories for Change
Like a single pebble creating ripples across a vast lake, one person’s dream has the power to reshape the future. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic I...
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...
Dreams On A Plate
Experience the warmth, hospitality and culture of Afghanistan, Ukraine and Palestine with this one-night-only dining experience hosted by Kyiv Social and...
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...
Colour The City
Paint our town red… green, pink, blue or whatever colour or pattern you dare to dream up! The ASN Clock Tower is transformed into a canvas for us all...
King Dingo
A dingo stands tall, crowned in royal regalia, eyes alive with defiance. Landscapes flicker—empire dissolves into Country—as we are led through Australia’s...
House of Romance: Dreams Collide
Animated by Australia’s newest immersive studio, Supergiant, the projection invites you to journey through a fabulous tribute to the duo's creative output...
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...
Tunku and Ngaadi
Watch as valleys, plants, animals and waterways take shape before your eyes, transforming the rooftop of the Australian National Maritime Museum into a...
Free music
Vivid Sings! | Tumbalong Nights
A singalong under the stars.Hosted by the inimitable Bob Downe and directed by celebrated choirmaster and composer Jonathon Welch AM, Vivid Sings! unites...
Pania + Devaura | Tumbalong Nights
A night of genre-defying R&B, soul and hip-hop, led by two fierce voices in the Australian music scene. Rising star Pania has been making waves...
MonoNeon + Manfredo Lament | Tumbalong Nights
Get ready for a night of funk, soul, and futuristic sounds.Tumbalong Nights welcomes bass virtuoso and experimental funk master MonoNeon. Known for his...
PASIFIX | Tumbalong Nights
A powerful celebration of Australia’s proud Pacific-Islander community, PASIFIX blends traditional culture with modern sounds in a night of reggae, soul...
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...
Dobet Gnahore + Immy Owusu | Tumbalong Nights
A celebration of Afrobeat, highlife and global sounds.Grammy-winning Ivorian artist Dobet Gnahoré takes to the Tumbalong stage with her powerhouse voice...
Vivid Zones
Martin Place and CBD
For the first time since 2018, Vivid Sydney lights up Martin Place & the 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 talks and performances 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 spectacle of music, light and interactivity, Darling Harbour is a dream playground for people of all ages and interests. Alongside the waterfront spectacle, this zone is also home to Tumbalong Nights, a free program of music running all festival long.
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.
