EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

The Light Walk will once again light up the night with 8.5km of light installations and projections from Sydney Opera House, along the Harbour Foreshore, through the CBD to Central Station, including 57 free light attractions. Experience something new with Lightscape, transforming The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney into a 2.1km journey through a spellbinding and mutli sensory world. Journey through an electronic labyrinth hidden beneath the city for Dark Spectrum, making its world premiere in the abandoned railway tunnels below Wynyard Station, or head over to see Wild Lights at Taronga Zoo.

Vivid Sydney wants to move you. Watch live music light up stages across the city’s backyard, with performances sprinkled across Sydney’s CBD. Catch 12 nights of free contemporary music at Tumbalong Park; nightly DJ programming at The Goods Line; the many local and international acts of Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House; and an electrifying line-up at Carriageworks, including South African artist Desire Marea, Flying Lotus, Floodlights, Soft Centre and many more.

Ideas don’t come from one direction – join the dialogue and let your mind wander down new paths. Vivid Ideas will bring together the world’s brightest minds and creative leaders including The White Lotus global megastars Mike White & Jennifer Coolidge; British author, “master of her material” and “the best living writer in this language” Jeanette Winterson; and many more. Join us at Vivid Ideas and be part of the conversation.

Vivid Sydney will premiere its first-ever Vivid Food program in 2023 with entry points for everyone, from wholesome street food to luxurious high-end dining experiences. Pull up a seat for multisensory menus with diverse flavours that feed the mind and stir the soul, from fireside suppers at Vivid Fire Kitchen in The Cutaway at Barangaroo, deluxe dining at Vivid Residence, and the return of the beloved Carriageworks Night Markets, to name a few.