The best Sydney restaurants to visit in May, according to Nigella Lawson
Dine like Nigella this month and take inspiration from her foodie bucketlist, which includes bakeries, uber-cool spots and even a cheese shop.
Vivid Sydney
Two of London’s best Michelin-starred chefs are coming to Vivid Sydney
Two of Sydney’s best restaurants, the long-established Ester and the fresh-faced Eleven Barrack, are handing over their respective kitchens to two of the world’s finest chefs this winter, as the Vivid Food program continues to grow ahead of Vivid Sydney. As per the previous three years, Vivid Food has grown to become a central part … Read more
Take a kayak tour of Vivid Sydney at the Maritime Museum this year
One of the more underrated projections during Vivid Sydney each year is found on the rooftop of the Australian National Maritime Museum. Much like the Sydney Opera House sails and the Museum of Contemporary Art, the facade of this historic waterside museum will be hosting an immersive blend of animation, sound and storytelling between Friday, … Read more
7 must see Vivid Sydney 2025 events to book now
The countdown for the return of Sydney’s top cultural festival is on – these are some of the hidden gems at Vivid Sydney to book now to avoid missing the magic.
Win Vivid Sydney experiences for two (worth $3584) including dinner with Nigella Lawson
Find out how to be in with a chance of winning an epic Vivid Sydney 2025 experience for you and a guest, including flights and accommodation too.
Vivid Sydney to shut down Surry Hills with massive street parties
Vivid Sydney’s food lineup has been dominated by news of Nigella Lawson’s dinners, but it seems the initial announcement was only the tip of a delicious iceberg. Revealed this week. Vivid Food will present its largest program to date, from a luminescent 1950s diner pop-up staged in Darling Harbour to vibrant laneway parties set to … Read more
Martha Stewart is coming to Sydney
Move over Nigella, Martha Stewart is coming to Sydney. No word yet whether Snoop Dogg will join her, but if he did, Vivid Sydney might just break the internet.
Searching for the next Vivid Sydney Festival Director – could you do it?
Vivid Sydney is a highlight of New South Wales’s cultural calendar, attracting visitors from across NSW, Australia and beyond. The 2024 festival saw around 142,000 people attend the opening night—the largest attendance on record—while the last Sunday of last year’s event welcomed the most attendees ever recorded in a single night. That’s just one of … Read more
Will Nigella Lawson’s Vivid Sydney dinners be worth the $340 price tag?
We’ve all heard the news by now: one of the biggest drawcards for Vivid Sydney this year is none other than the charismatic queen of food herself, Nigella Lawson, who will be curating three exclusive multi-sensory dinners in Martin Place’s tech-forward pedestrian tunnel, Muru Giligu. And a big talking point has been the cost of … Read more
Vivid Sydney 2025 Program Revealed: From Nigella Lawson to Stranger Things
For the first time in its 15-year history, the iconic Vivid Sydney will connect Sydney like never before, leaning heavily on the fresh-faced Sydney Metro system to connect five zones, each with events from all four of the festival’s pillars: Light, Music, Ideas and Food from Friday, May 23 to Saturday, June 14. The Vivid … Read more
