The switch was flicked on Friday night. Sydney's city centre is now bathed in light as one of the world's biggest festivals of lights and music returns — just as the rain finally called it quits.

Gorgeous lights, sparkly fireworks and hypnotic patterns could be seen across four of Australia's capital during the opening night celebrations of Vivid Sydney 2023 on May 26, 2023. The festival ...

The Sydney CBD lit up for the first night of the annual Vivid festival on Friday night. More than three million people are expected to hit the streets over the 23-day event, taking in over 40 ...

SYDNEY, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harbour City has awakened in colour and creativity tonight as Vivid Sydney 2025, Australia's largest event, has officially begun for its 15 th year. Under this ...

SYDNEY, May 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivid Sydney 2024 has kicked off its 14th year with a spectacular opening night, as the festival transforms Sydney's glittering harbour, iconic landmarks and ...

Sydney's about to get a real "glow-up". Vivid Sydney returns for another year of breathtaking illumination. The annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology will completely transform ...

Back for another year, Vivid Sydney 2025 will run from Friday, 23rd May to Saturday, 14th June. The free-to-attend event will transform the harbour city into a light exhibition celebrating creativity, ...

Vivid Sydney, the largest light and music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, kicked off Memorial Day weekend with new events and large scale urban lighting never seen before in Sydney. The major ...

More than three million people are expected to hit the streets over the 23-day event, taking in over 40 installations and projections spread across the Harbour City. This year’s theme is Dream – a ...