From prices to times and locations, let us be your ultimate guide to Vivid Sydney 2025!
The city is about to light up once more with the annual celebration of creativity and technology, Vivid Sydney.
Back for its 15th year, Vivid Sydney will be transforming the city with a fusion of art, innovation and technology. Brought to life by musicians, culinary experts and, of course, the world-famous immersive light installations and projections, Vivid Sydney expects to mesmerise visitors with its latest direction focusing on Humanity.
To help you plan your visit with ease, we’ve put together an ultimate guide filled with everything you need to know about Vivid Sydney 2025.
When is Vivid Sydney?
Vivid Sydney will run for 23 days from Friday 23 May until Saturday 14 June 2025. The annual immersive light event will be available to experience seven days a week from Monday to Sunday.
The lights at Vivid Sydney 2025 will be turned on from 6pm each night.
Where is Vivid Sydney?
Vivid Sydney 2025 will be hosted across multiple locations in Sydney.
Vivid Sydney’s Light Walk, the world-famous street installations, start at the Sydney Opera House, passes through Circular Quay and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia before going through The Rocks, around Barangaroo, down to Darling Harbour and the Australian National Maritime Museum. Finishing up through Tumbalong Park and Paddy’s Markets, the Vivid Sydney Light Walk ends on the corner of Central Station and Belmore Park.
Find all Vivid Sydney Light Walk maps and guides here.
On top of the Light Walk, there are also a number of events part of Vivid Sydney hosted across the Sydney: Vivid Music and Vivid Food.
Neon Dreams Vivid Sydney Darling Harbour. Image via Destination NSW
Is Vivid Sydney free?
Part of Vivid Sydney’s charm is its expansive selection of both free and paid experiences. For example, most of the installations along the Light Walk, and live music part of Tumbalong Nights at Tumbalong Park, are free. See the full list of free events at Vivid Sydney 2025 here.
Moreover, there are ticketed events throughout Vivid Sydney 2025 including major events such as Neon Dreams, a retro roller rink, the guided ‘Moonlight’ Sea Kayaking Experience along the Darling Harbour, and even the Haunted Sydney Ghost and Pub Tour to name a few.
For more exclusive experiences, there are plenty of boat tours, restaurant and bar specials as well as accommodation offerings available.
How to get to Vivid Sydney?
Due to the large number of visitors Vivid Sydney expects, extra public transport options will be available on weekends to help patrons get to and from Vivid Sydney locations. There will be extensive road closures and parking restrictions in place.
We recommend using public transport to access the festival easily.
Carriageworks Vivid Sydney Music 2025. Image via Destination NSW
What time is the Vivid Sydney drone show?
Unfortunately, the popular drone show at Vivid Sydney has been cancelled for 2025 due to safety concerns and rising costs. While the drone show may not be returning, there is still a large program of free and paid events happening across Sydney.
For more information, visit the Vivid Sydney 2025 website here.
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