Chris Singh 
Immersive edutainment is the way of the future for family-friendly fun in Sydney. That much has been shown time and time again with tech-forward experiences like Dinos Alive and Luna Park’s Sonic Neon. The next in line: Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience, popping into Sydney Olympic Park’s Paddington Pavilion fresh from sold-out runs in London … Read more
Discover everything about Vivid Sydney 2025: festival dates, must-see light shows, cruise options, family tips, and more in our ultimate guide.
The NSW Government have today announced extended trading hours for businesses around the major precincts of Vivid Sydney. From Sunday, May 25 to June 8, eligible hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants, breweries and performing arts venues in around the event’s five major zones will be able to operate to longer trading hours across three Sunday nights. … Read more
Vivid Sydney gives rise to many different shapes and sizes around Sydney. The world-famous, completely free Vivid Light Walk will transform our cityscape with unique light installations from some of the world’s top artists, there’ll be a bunch of heady keynote discussions and ideas thrown around, a heap of live music is on the cards … Read more
Download the official Light Walk map here and plan your ideal route around the installations and projections that have already caught your eye.
The blinding lights and mesmerising projections that make up the Vivid Light Walk are so impressive that it’s always worth seeing them from multiple angles. From below, from above, from the side. These light works only come in once a year, so you’ll find that most Vivid-goers tend to scope out the best viewing spots … Read more
The bygone charms of Sydney’s iconic Harry Siedler-designed Commercial Travellers’ Association (CTA) building have been welcomed back into the fold for Vivid Sydney. For the first time since 2018, Martin Place has been activated as one of the five major zones included along the 8km Vivid Light Walk. And this divisive mushroom-shaped building is the … Read more
Sydney trains have been on the frustrated minds of commuters this morning with delays across the board. On Tuesday evening, a 1,500-volt live wire was somehow loosened and came down on top of some carriages near Strathfield station. And while the 300 passengers on board the beleaguered train were safely evacuated, the issue, coupled with … Read more
Romance Was Born plays with size, scale and colour in Vivid Sydney’s first-ever high-profile fashion collaboration. The famously innovative label is in charge of the Customs House projection, House of Romance: Dream Collide, at Vivid Sydney this year, presenting a captivating riot of Ice Vovo-inspired frocks, crochet collages, underwater reefs and decorative carousels. The Customs … Read more
There are many moments of pure, tongue-in-cheek brilliance during King Dingo, a large-scale projection conceived by one of this country’s most important artists, Vincent Namatjira, for Vivid Sydney. This year’s annual Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition has turned the symmetrical sandstone building into a symbolic rock concert, led by animated iterations of Australia’s treasured dingo, … Read more
