The Vivid Light Walk is free for 2025. Completely free. There will be no ticketed sections, like there has been in previous years, with Vivid Sydney’s organisers committed to making more than 75% of the 23-night program free to experience for all guests.

This means more people than ever before will be able to enjoy the 8km Vivid Light Walk, which stretches from near Belmore Park at Central Station and ends just across the bridge at Milsons Point station.

The path is named as such because it features 42 commissioned light installations, ranging from interactive sculptures to large-scale projections on some of Sydney’s most famous buildings including the Sydney Opera House, Customs House, Museum of Contemporary Art, and the famous mushroom-shaped CTA Building in Martin Place.

Sydney’s shift into a dystopian fever dream is magical to see each night during Vivid as the lights turn on from 6pm. You don’t want to run into delays and logistical nightmares during your time at Vivid Sydney so we’ve sourced the Vivid Light Walk map to help you plan your experience properly.

The official Vivid website even has a new interactive map you can use online to check out all the sculptures so you know exactly what to see, and where to see it.

The Vivid Light Walk extends over five festival zones and ties them all together with an escape to pure, unfiltered imagination.

Those zones are:

Circular Quay & The Rocks
Barangaroo
Martin Place & CBD
The Goods Line & Inner City
Darling Harbour

Given how fluid it is, do note that some sections will have a one-way pedestrian path while others will be more open. One of the major issues Vivid Sydney has each year is that the event is just so outrageously popular; controlling the flow of foot-traffic has been a struggle for years, with numerous methods employed to direct traffic. Think of it like sandbagging a flood of curious attendees all vying for some time with these interactive pieces.

It may sound overwhelming, but don’t fret. Each year, the Vivid Light Walk has been finding new ways to make everything more accessible and enjoyable, despite the crowds. There are now many places to start and re-join the Light Walk, so you’re able to better adjust your plans based on what you want to see, and how much time you have to see anyway.

One strong tip we have is to dedicate one night to one zone. So you’ll need a total of five nights to really do the Light Walk properly. You can easily conquer the 8km stretch in just one night, however, but you’ll be running around everywhere. Plus, you want a decent amount of time with each of these light sculptures, right?

How to get around Vivid Sydney 2025

There are few questions you should ask yourself while you’re planning for your Vivid experience. This will dictate how you get around with ease, while avoiding the inevitable crowds and any potential logistics issues.

What do you want to see? Are you more in it for the sculptures, or the dynamic projections. Or both? Will you stop at Vivid Fire Kitchen along the way to grab some smoked goodness, or wait until you’ve reached Sydney Opera House for their debut Forecourt Food Village. How much time are you working with? And how will you get around? Are you going to walk the entire length, or will you take advantage of the Sydney Metro and Light Rail? Mind you, this is the first year the extensive Metro Sydney network exists during Vivid Sydney, so getting around is going to be so much easier.

The ambitious railway project is geared towards profoundly connecting the city’s many different neighbourhoods, so transport should make the Vivid Light Walk much more manageable for those that don’t have hours to walk around the city.

Where are the main illuminations for Vivid Sydney 2025?

This year, Vivid Sydney’s light walk threads through five zones with standalone sculptures while major projections are beamed onto Museum of Contemporary Art, Customs House and Sydney Opera House. Eight iconic Sydney landmarks also join the fun for the first time, including Museum of Sydney, The Bond in Barangaroo, Challis House in Martin Place, the Argyle Cut in The Rocks, and CTA Building in Martin Place (the one that looks like a giant mushroom).

Sydney Travel Guide has also published an extensive list of all the light sculptures you will see during your Vivid Light Walk.

Where is the Vivid Light Walk map?

While you’re tracking the Vivid Light Walk from Belmore Park at Central Station to Sydney Opera House, you’ll run into many official workers and volunteers who are more than happy to point you in the right direction. You’ll also find plenty of signage with the Vivid Light Walk map, if previous years are anything to go by.

Failing that, just bookmark this page. Below you’ll find the official Vivid Sydney Light Walk map for 2025 so you can choose the route that best suits you and what you want to see the most. Remember, it’s all about trying to get as much face-time with these installations as possible, and for that, you’ll need to think strategically to avoid the crowds.

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