Vivid Sydney (@vividsydney)

But we can fix that … 🎪 Cristal Palace 🗓️ 5–7 June, 7.30-8.40pm 📍 Sydney Opera House Forecourt ✨ Free, however entry is subject to capacity. We recommend arriving early for a spot. #v#vividsydneyc#cristalpalacel#longweekendID: Stunning footage of acrobats and musicians performing from a giant chandelier in front of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

For the grid 📷 With 43 mesmerising installations and projections dotted along the free #vividsydney Light Walk, you’re spoiled for choice when it comes to taking sparkling photos! ✨ But there are certain artworks that we’re seeing light up Instagram again and again. From iridescent to interactive, here are your votes for the most photogenic spots to take snaps for a glowing grid, as voted by your uploads! 👇 🌙 Lighting of the Sails: Opera Mundi ❤️ Koro Loko ⚡ Laser Lightfall ⌛ TIME:WARPED 🏛️ The Fringe of Infinity 🌴 Vaiola 🌅 Sunrise Any surprises? ID: A compilation of Vivid Sydney projections of spectacular design and colour

Save the date! Vivid Sydney will be back in 2027 from Friday 28 May to Saturday 19 June. We can’t wait to see you again. ID: Sydney is lit up with projections, light installations, music gigs, interesting talks, fire spurts and flame-cooked food for Vivid Sydney.

Wish you were here. 📍 Warrane (@Sydney), @New South Wales #vividsydney #SeeAustralia #ComeAndSayGday ID: Shots of Sydney illuminated by the light festival Vivid Sydney play out with beautiful colours and artwork across buildings, the night sky and in installations with people enjoy their festival experiences.

23 nights and days of Vivid Sydney comes to an end. As we celebrate lights off tonight and look back at our favourite moments, we want to show our gratitude to all the artists, volunteers, sponsors and partners for contributing to a festival to remember. And thank you to everyone who attended - you make Sydney shine bright! We’d love to hear your festival highlight, drop a comment below! #vividsydney ID: Quick shots of moments of every night of the Vivid Sydney festival including music, food, lights and the minds program, showing a vibrant and energetic Sydney nightlife.

When the nights get longer, Sydney comes out to play. You might know Vivid Sydney as the festival of lights, transforming our icons into glowing canvases of creativity. But millions of visitors also come to dine and to dance; be entertained and be inspired; to wander and to discover; and to make memories that last a lifetime. 📍 Warrane ( @Sydney) @New South Wales #vividsydney #SeeAustralia #ComeAndSayGday ID: People enjoy Sydney’s iconic landmarks under the glow of projection artwork and lasers, dance in open-air amphitheatres, and attend talks with international guests. #creatorsearchinsights

This was the year you had the opportunity to create #vividsydney magic. We invited people from across the globe to create their own light show to dance across Sydney Harbour and Circular Quay for 30 seconds … and boy did you deliver! From Canberra to Colombo, Warsaw to Wagga Wagga, our inbox was flooded with unique designs from every corner of the world. The team at Mandylights brought dreams to life with projections known as Your Connected City. 🎨 The global submissions have been intertwined with Mandylights’ own synchronised displays of colour using dynamic lasers, searchlights and projections, transforming the Sydney Harbour and local landmarks into a fully connected canvas running across the evening each night of the festival. There was only one composer that could deliver a score to match the scale of this iconic light show. Viral Australian composer Bailey Pickles created a bespoke soundtrack that powered the city, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and skyscrapers all perfectly synced to his vision. Bailey Pickles: “It was a pleasure getting to score Sydney City! Huge thank you to Vivid Sydney for having me.” ✨ Your Connected City 📍 Circular Quay 📅 22 May – 13 June 💡 @mandylights 🔈 @Bailey Pickles 📷 @Matt Lambley ID: Sydney Harbour is in full colour as lights synchronised to music dance over the harbour, iconic landmarks and the night sky.

TIME:WARPED at Argyle Cut in The Rocks has captured major attention at Vivid Sydney this year. Like if you’ve seen it yourself, share with someone who needs to see it with you. ✨ TIME:WARPED 📍Argyle Cut, The Rocks 🗓️ 22 May - 13 June ID: People standing around are looking up towards the ceiling of Argyle Cut, which is revealed to have spectacular projections lighting it up.

Join us for the ultimate farewell weekend party with free music under the stars from Aussie legends Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Matt Corby. 🗓️ Friday 12th June Five-piece Ethiopian-Australian group Chikchika will set the Friday night mood with DJ Huwston keeping the vibes high between sets. Then, for their first full Sydney show in more than fifteen years, Eddy Current Suppression Ring take to the stage with their timeless garage rock setting up an electric weekend. 🗓️ Saturday 13th June Gretta Ray brings her sweeping, intimate and emotionally gripping indie-pop to Tumbalong Park, joining Jack's Hit House on the decks to heat up the winter crowds. Closing out the festival is the multi-ARIA Award-winner and multi-platinum national treasure Matt Corby, and there’s nowhere else you’ll want to be as the lights start to fade on an unforgettable 2026 Vivid Sydney. Two massive nights of free music with generational Aussie talent. Tumbalong Nights is going out with a bang, not a whimper. 📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour ID: Crowds of people enjoy free music at Tumbalong Park as part of the Vivid Sydney Tumbalong Nights program.

It’s the food truck sensation with a cult following, and it's at Vivid Fire Kitchen. Have you had Firepop yet? 🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Barangaroo Reserve ID: Two men chat in front of an open-flame grill, with shots of wagyu meat and cooked corn.

How quickly can you pack and stack digital grocery items? Find out when you race against the clock at Foodbank Truck Packer in Tumbalong Park! ⏰ Reminiscent of popular falling block games, this interactive puzzle experience is a fun way to see the scale of Foodbank NSW & ACT’s work to get food where it’s needed most. Whilst playful, the installation shines a light on the urgent need for food relief across NSW and the ACT, where one in three households are experiencing food insecurity. As the #vividsydney Charity Partner for 2026, we’re proud to support @Foodbank NSW & ACT in its tireless work delivering food to those doing it tough. ❤️‍🩹 ✨ Foodbank Truck Packer 📅 22 May – 13 June 📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour ID: A compilation of shots of people playing an arcade style game on a large screen across a purple truck at Vivid Sydney.

This one is not to be missed! By popular demand, we’ve added an extra night of Sky Symphony. ✨ Sky Symphony: Fireworks, Lasers, Music 🗓️ Wednesday AND Thursday evening, 7:30pm and 9:30pm 📍 Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour This activation contains bright lights, lasers, colour changes, and occasional flashing effects. These may be triggering for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy, sensory sensitivities, or conditions affected by intense visual stimuli. If you are sensitive to these effects, please use caution when approaching the area and step back if you feel uncomfortable. ID: Lasers and fireworks light up the skies over Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour.

It’s no surprise that the tunes coming out of Tumbalong Nights have been incredible. But the vibes? Absolutely electric! ⚡ This is the ultimate #vividsydney destination for groovers and good-timers, with free top-tier music under the stars every single night of the festival. That’s 23 nights of Aussie musical icons, up-and-comers, international legends, and DJs igniting your winter nights in the heart of Darling Harbour. If you haven’t visited yet, don’t miss your chance to sing, boogie and soak up the contagious energy! We’ll see you on the dancefloor? 🪩 🎵 Tumbalong Nights 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour   💸 Free  ID: This video shows the Tumbalong Nights precinct at Darling Harbour full of people enjoying the atmosphere, with people dancing to an energetic performance on stage, before transitioning to food trucks, light installations and fire side chats.

Vivid Sydney always lights up the night – but Sky Symphony: Fireworks, Lasers, Music brings the heat and extra firepower to Cockle Bay on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm and 9.30pm. ✨ Sky Symphony 📍 Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour This activation contains bright lights, lasers, colour changes, and occasional flashing effects. These may be triggering for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy, sensory sensitivities, or conditions affected by intense visual stimuli. If you are sensitive to these effects, please use caution when approaching the area and step back if you feel uncomfortable. ID: Reel features sweeping laser projections and illuminated light formations moving across the night sky above Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour during Laser Lightfall at Vivid Sydney. The Video captures shifting beams of light, glowing visuals, reflections across the harbour

I know a place. And it’s only here for a limited time. The Harbour Bar is a pop up at Vivid Fire Kitchen with the most breathtaking views over Sydney Harbour and Molecule of Light (and its celestial lasers). The drinks menu features 34 NSW wines available by the glass, alongside a delicious selection of beers, ciders and cocktails, so find an old favourite or try something new. And don’t miss our Sunday Session with Sydney’s very own Maybe Sammy and their 3 winter warming cocktails: the Jasmine Negroni, Lychee Martini and Eucalyptus Gimlet. 🍷 The Harbour Bar at Vivid Fire Kitchen 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Barangaroo Reserve ID: Friends are seen meeting on the balcony of the pop up bar at Vivid Fire Kitchen enjoying views of the harbour and Molecule of Light installation at Vivid Sydney.

It’s lights out, and away we go – home! With Uber, you can simplify your journey into the city or home after your night of Vivid Sydney adventures. As an Official Partner of the festival, @Uber Australia and New Zealand is helping to make getting to and from the action easier and more comfortable than ever. Find four dedicated Uber pickup and drop-off zones in convenient locations across Circular Quay, Barangaroo and Darling Harbour. When you’re ready to ride, simply open the Uber app and you’ll be directed to the nearest one. Uber users with accessibility needs can also use the accessible pick up and drop off zone at Hickson Road in The Rocks. Plus, scan the QR code displayed at the pick-up zones to enter the Uber Backseat Arcade, funmaxxing your trip home with retro games! 🚗 To plan your trip, open the Uber app or visit uber.com/ride to request a ride.

Got $50? Make it money well spent at Vivid Fire Kitchen. Here’s how we’d spend $50 across four courses, enjoying premium food, unbeatable flavours and generous portions. 🌮 Beef Brisket Birria Taco from Smokey Sue’s Mexican BBQ — $10 🍗 Chicken Pitogyro from Olympic Meats — $18 🍨 Churro Flan-Tastic from Gelato Messina — $15 ☕ Middle Eastern Coffee from Yummy Yummy Knafeh — $6 🥁 Grand total… $49! Leave with your cup full and your tummy even fuller. 👌 🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Barangaroo Reserve ID: A man stands in the middle of Vivid Fire Kitchen food festival and shows menu items that he has bought from the local vendors.

Calling all sweet tooths! This June long-weekend, the Vivid Fire Kitchen is dialing up the heat with the dessert takeover of your dreams. 🤤🍦 Whether it’s something creamy, cheesy or chocolatey you’re craving, we’ve lined up exclusive treats you won’t find anywhere else in the city, with demonstrations from some of the biggest names in dessert. Crack into a freshly blowtorched Bon Brûlée delight, the this-weekend-only creation Fry Hard from Gelato Messina, and warm up with a decadent hot chocolate from THICC cookies S’mores Bar. Enjoy the delicate flavours of an edible Opera House from KOI Dessert Bar & Dining, or dig into stuffed bueno churros from Mr Spanish Churro. Savour the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of Nabulsi Knafeh from Yummy Yummy Knafeh, and refuel at The Coffee Mill, also serving chocolate-smothered crepes. Plus, don’t miss Sweet Heat – a series of cooking demonstrations happening every night at the Food For Thought Stage. We started off strong with baking queen Emelia Jackson (Fri 5), and master pâtissier Adriano Zumbo (Sat 6), Gelato Messina head chef Donato Toce (Sun 7) and MasterChef winner Laura Sharrad (Mon 8) ready to take us through the long weekend. Spoons at the ready! 🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen: Dessert Takeover 🗓️ Friday 5 – Monday 8 June 📍 Barangaroo Reserve ID: A man enjoys an indulgent dessert at Vivid Fire Kitchen, before footage of various desserts and fire-cooked delicacies show the available food on offer. Two women appear on stage sharing a laugh.

Meet you at Vivid Fire Kitchen? 🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Stargazer Lawn, @barangaroosydney Reserve #vividfirekitchen #jutsutrend #vividfood ID: 4 people do the jutsu trend where food from Vivid Fire Kitchen appears in their hands

Thought swinging from chandeliers was just for Sia? Think again! Cristal Palace arrives at #vividsydney direct from France 🇫🇷 for this June long weekend, transforming the Sydney Opera House Forecourt into a free, open-air circus extravaganza. Created by acclaimed outdoor theatre company Transe Express, there’ll be musicians serenading you from atop a gigantic chandelier, aerial trapeze and silk artists performing death-defying feats, hoop acts, clowning, and talented performers travelling through 150 years of music and dance. Over 70 minutes of family-friendly spectacle in an iconic harbourfront location, prepare to be dazzled! 🎪 Cristal Palace 🗓️ 5–7 June, 7.30-8.40pm 📍 @Sydney Opera House Forecourt ✨ Free, however entry is subject to capacity. We recommend arriving early for a spot. #vividsydney #cristalpalace #longweekend ID: Stunning footage of acrobats and musicians performing from a giant chandelier in front of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

If your ideal night looks like this, it's time to plan your Vivid Sydney Light Walk. ✨ Lights on 6pm-11pm 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June ID: Montage of Light Walk experiences at Vivid Sydney including projections, light installations and people enjoying their festival experience.

Wait – did it just do that? These interactive installations turn the Light Walk into an immersive experience, co-creating something spectacular with your movement or touch. ✨ The Daydream Machine 📍 Pier St Underpass ✨ Piano Walk 📍 IMAX Forecourt, Tumbalong Boulevard ✨ Pendulum 📍 Hickson Road Reserve ✨ Sky Portal Studio 📍 First Fleet Park ✨ Musical Mind 📍 Cockle Bay Wharf ✨ Sunrise 📍 Crown Boardwalk ✨ Optik 📍 Loftus Street ✨ THERE, NOW, HERE 📍 Cnr Alfred Street and Pitt Streets ✨ Reflect 📍 47 George Street ✨ As Water Falls 📍 George St Alcove What will you create with Vivid Sydney tonight? ID: A montage of Vivid Sydney experiences with people engaging through dance, movement, touch

There’s no such thing as a bad pick at Vivid Fire Kitchen, so we had some fun choosing dinner. (And if we’re going to be honest - yes, we ordered both anyway!). Screenshot the end of the video for everything we ate. 🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Stargazer Lawn, Barangaroo Reserve #vividfirekitchen #rockpaperscissors #foodchallenge ID: Two women at Vivid Fire Kitchen play rock, paper, scissors with their hands to decide between two food items shown as pictures above their heads.

Revealed: your Vivid Sydney long weekend guide - 5 free things you don’t want to miss. Send this to someone who needs some inspiration! 🤸‍♀️ Cristal Palace. An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats arrives at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt. Perfect for all ages, there are three shows on the long weekend. 🍮 Vivid Fire Kitchen Dessert Takeover. Each night a dessert master takes to the Food For Thought Stage for Sweet Heat, featuring Emilia Jackson, Adriano Zumbo, Donato Toce, Laura Sharrad. 🎶 Moonlight Opera, Tumbalong Nights. Opera's most electrifying and famous tunes, delivered in a dramatic, joyful and slightly cheeky style at Tumbalong Park. ✨ 6.5km of Light Walk stretching from Circular Quay, through The Rocks, around Barangaroo and down to Darling Harbour and Cockle Bay, all free. 🕺🏽 Jay Laga’aia, Tumbalong Kids. The beloved entertainer takes the stage with classic sing-a-longs and plenty of spirit from 5pm-6pm on Saturday 6th June. Comment “Vivid Map” to plan your long weekend. ✨ Lights on 6pm-11pm 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June. ID: Montage of free experiences at Vivid Sydney including opening shots of Sydney harbour and Vivid Fire Kitchen before showing Cristal Palace performers executing circus feats, delicious desserts by the fire, people enjoying free music in an open-air arena, Vivid Sydney’s famous light walk, and families enjoying entertainment at Tumbalong Park.

This one will stop you in your tracks (or make you feel like you’re ready to dance all night!). It’s Australia’s biggest outdoor laser spectacular, it’s free and it’s running every night over Cockle Bay. That epic score? That’s by Sonar Music with layers of lasers weaving and multiplying into an explosive finale of pure energy and joy. Share this with someone who needs to meet you under the celestial web of lasers. ✨ Laser Lightfall 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍 Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour Running continuously each evening, Laser Lightfall runs four sequences each hour from 6-11pm. Each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm and 9:30pm Laser Lightfall will feature a spectacular integrated laser and fireworks display. Created by: ER Productions This activation contains bright lights, lasers, colour changes, and occasional flashing effects. These may be triggering for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy, sensory sensitivities, or conditions affected by intense visual stimuli. If you are sensitive to these effects, please use caution when approaching the area and step back if you feel uncomfortable. #whatsonsydney #thingstodosydney #vividsydney ID: Reel features sweeping laser projections and illuminated light formations moving across the night sky above Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour during Laser Lightfall at Vivid Sydney. The Video captures shifting beams of light, glowing visuals, reflections across the harbour and a Samsung phone capturing content in frame throughout the show.

Most Vivid Light works are months in the making - the collaborators behind Afterimage: A Projection Mapped Mural set themselves a unique challenge… create part of their artwork in just FOUR DAYS! Stacked shipping containers form the canvas for the 12-metre-high mural created by Australian street artist Sofles, spray-painted live in Tumbalong Park in the nights leading up to the festival. Come sundown, the mural now transforms into a living, breathing work of art through meticulous projection mapping by US artist Chaske Haverkos. At once flirty and feminine, gritty and edgy, this is magic in motion! Produced by AGAR Soundtrack by Play Audio Agency ✨ Afterimage: A Projection Mapped Mural 📍 Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June  #vividsydney #streetart #mural #projection ID: A video reel of a projection-mapped mural featuring two female faces in profile, with coloured lighting and animation effects overlaid, ending in a behind-the-scenes clip of the mural being spray-painted.

POV: you look up for a second and find something unexpected. Sydney’s skyline is a canvas for light, movement and stories unfolding above and around you. With 6.5km of Light Walk stretching from Circular Quay, through The Rocks around @BarangarooSydney and down to @Darling Harbour wharf, Vivid Sydney will have you looking up in wonder. ✨ Lights on 6pm-11pm 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June #vividsydney #thingstodosydney ID: A video of various Vivid Sydney projections and installations with the camera moving up between transitions from one to the next.

The flame-fuelled food and fun continues at Sydney’s biggest barbecue, Vivid Fire Kitchen, with something new to see, smell and sample every night of the week. Taking over Stargazer Lawn at @barangaroosydney, it’s all served with a side of live entertainment and city views to die for! ✨  Here’s what’s cooking this week 👇🏼  🔥 Thursday 4 June -  Myffy Rigby leads a night spotlighting NSW women in wine, accompanied by up-and-coming female musicians. 🔥 Friday 5  -  Monday 8 June - Long weekend dessert takeover! Indulge in exclusive sweet treats, with demos from Emilia Jackson, Adriano Zumbo, Donato Toce and Laura Sharrad. 🔥 Tuesday 9 June  - With Simon Marnie at the helm, chefs including Matt Moran and Colin Fassnidge are interviewed by Anthony Huckstep, and Sander Nooij gives us a taste of Yellow Sydney. 🔥 Wednesday 10 June  -  Nathan Lovett steps us through growing, gathering and cooking with native ingredients, while Jack Brown mans the Kup Murri – a traditional First Nations earthen oven. Plus, you’ll find all our usual vendors serving up their flame-licked delights every night. Your dinner plans = sorted!  🔥 Vivid Fire Kitchen  📅 6pm - 11pm, 22 May – 13 June  📍 Stargazer Lawn, Barangaroo Reserve  ✨ Free entry ID: A reel featuring flames from fire pits, chefs cooking over open fire, close-up shots of food, crowds eating and drinking at Barangaroo Reserve and people exploring Vivid Sydney light installations at night.

Save this post and start planning your week at Vivid Sydney. We just know the 6th one is going to be a favourite! 👇🏼 🍽️ Dream Feast: An unforgettable culinary voyage – one-night-only collaboration between the Museums of History NSW and ARLO Communal. ️ 🍽️ Regional Dinner Series: Southern Highlands, Palazzo Salato. A produce-forward, innovative menu, united by a love of locally sourced ingredients and Italian cuisine. 🤯 Jerry Saltz, In Conversation: The best-selling author of How To Be An Artist and longstanding senior art critic of New York Magazine will cut through the rapidly shifting art world's pressures, contradictions and possibilities. 🍽️ Regional Dinner Series: The Tweed, Yellow: Celebrating the Tweed and Bundjalung Country with Christine Manfield and Sander Nooij. 🤯 Midweek Minds: The Engagement Generation, State Library of NSW. A rapid fire keynote from three creatives on how to keep eyeballs on their art. 🤸🏽‍♀️ Cristal Palace: An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats at the Sydney Opera House forecourt. And it’s free! 🍽️ Our Shared Future: Remy Davis: Chef Remy Davis and OzHarvest host a four-course dinner at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, all made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued NSW produce. 🎵 Ella Mai, Carriageworks: Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse takes the stage for an intimate yet commanding performance. 🎵 Elsy Wameyo, Art After Dark: The Nairobi-born, Adelaide-raised rapper brings her arresting blend of modern alt-R&B, soul and traditional African instrumentation to the White Bay Power Station. ID: A video of bright lights and creative projections from Vivid Sydney mixed with flames from firepits and people walking through the festival.

Tumbalong Nights turns it up again this week with more free live music under the stars from an incredible lineup of artists. 🎤 04 June: Boy Soda + That Gurl Bella: A night of smooth, arresting R&B from two fast-rising Australian acts. 🎤 05 June: Moonlight Opera, Tumbalong Nights: Opera's most electrifying and famous tunes, delivered in a dramatic, joyful and slightly cheeky style. 🎤 06 June: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 + Tjaka: Get funky with Nigeria's monumental Afrobeat act. 🎤 07 June: The Congos + Keanu Nelson: One of Jamaica's most legendary roots reggae acts performs a special free concert. 🎛️ 01-03 June live DJs ft Nulty + Pat P + Cinta keep you company, whether you’re starting or ending your Light Walk at Darling Harbour. 🕺 And for the tiny dancers in our midst, Jay Laga’aia takes the stage with classic sing-a-longs and plenty of spirit from 5pm-6pm on Saturday 6th June for Tumbalong Kids. 23 nights of free music alongside the Light Walk, food trucks, a licensed bar and the energy of Vivid Sydney – what are you waiting for? 🎵Tumbalong Nights 🗓️ 22 May – 13 June 📍Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour #livemusic #thingstodosydney #whatsonsydney ID: Artists perform on stage whilst an audience moves along to the music at an open-air performance space.