Fire Water

Three nights of flame, food and spectacle in The Rocks.

Take a journey back to 1814 as a ghostly convict ship emerges from the dark waters of Campbells Cove and explodes into flame. Featuring a stunning re-creation of the fire that devastated the 19th-century convict ship the Three Bees sending its cannon balls blazing across the harbour, Fire Water brings history to life in a unique free harbourside event never seen before in The Rocks.

For three nights only fire sculptures, light installations, music, floating lantern workshops, flame-grilled food from local restaurateurs and the dramatic burning of the Three Bees will turn The Rocks into a spectacularly warm winter haven.

View the making of the ship for Fire Water.

PERFORMANCE

6.15pm, 7.15pm and 8.15pm

Drift between the past and present as the Three Bees emerges from the dark waters of Campbells Cove. Created by a team of Australia's leading outdoor theatre makers, this harbourside spectacle is a first for Sydney. The performance features a rich musical score performed live by Coda, floating inflatables from Erth and artists from Stalker, Legs on the Wall, Theatre Kantanka, PACT and Jannawi Dance Theatre.

WORKSHOPS

6pm - 8.30pm

Lantern Workshop - FREE Bring a 1.5 litre empty drink bottle and float a lantern on the harbour to pay homage to the convicts and their many descendants.

Candle Workshop - $5 Create a flame of your own by dipping a blank candle into coloured hot wax supplied by The Rocks' Candle Factory. Wind guards are also provided to protect your finished candle while the Fire Water performance unfolds.

Fire Water is presented by Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.