Everything you need to know about Vivid Sydney

everything you need to know about vivid sydney

Vivid Sydney is starting this week, with stunning light installations and vibrant experiences available to Sydneysiders and tourists.

Vivid Sydney is just around the corner, with a range of light installations, music performances, food festivals and experiences available for Sydneysiders and tourists alike.

Sydney will transform into a lightscape for 23 days for the 14th year in a row, with light artists focusing on this year's theme "humanity."

Here's everything you need to know about Vivid Sydney.

When is Vivid Sydney?

Vivid Sydney will run from May 24 to June 15.

The light festival runs over 23 days, 7 days a week.

Where is Vivid Sydney and what's on?

Vivid Sydney will be spread across multiple locations in Sydney.

The light installations will be dotted through the city, starting at Haymarket / Ultimo, to Darling Harbour, the CBD (Pitt Street), Barangaroo, Walsh Bay, Circular Quay and the Royal Botanical Gardens.

There are also a number of events scattered throughout the city, with Vivid Music taking place at the historic Machine Hall.

For the full Vivid Music program click here.

Vivid Food and Chef Series will be held in serval restaurants across the city, including Freds in Paddington and the Carriage Works.

For the full Vivid Food program click here.

How to get to Vivid Sydney

Public transport services will run to and from the festival with increased services to the city.

Commuters will still need to tap on and off at opal gates as public transport will not be free during the festival.

The public is advised to head into the city before lights out at 6 pm to avoid congestion and road closures.

Parking is limited.

Road closures

Several roads will close during the festival between 3 pm to 12 am, with weekend and weekday closure times differing depending on the day.

Some roads will remain open until 5pm.

Impacted roads include, but are not limited to, Pitt Street, George Street and parts of Bridge Street.

For the full list of road closures on each day, click here.

Is Vivid Sydney free?

Vivid Sydney offers a range of paid and free experiences.

Most of the light installations are free, with some ticketed exceptions like the immersive Dark Spectrum light journey, hosted within the abandoned Wydnard Train tunnels, which will set visitors back $35 per ticket.

Lightscape at The Royal Botanical Gardens will also be a ticketed event, setting guests back $30 per person.

For those looking for a more exclusive option, Vivid Sydney offers a range of paid experiences like private picnics and boat tours.

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