Best Picks for Vivid Sydney 2022

Sydney is set to light up from Friday May 27th and with more than 200 events on the cards, there is something for everyone. What started off as a cultural event in 2009 is now a massive outdoor exhibition that invites people, especially art lovers, from all over the planet. Returning after a long time, following the pandemic induced hiatus, we cannot be more excited! Running for 23 days, across three aspects– lights, music and ideas, here are our best picks to pay attention to for Vivid Sydney 2022.

Vivid Dinner Cruise

Everyday after 6pm, Sydney Harbour comes to life with mesmerising light installations and 3D projections, drawing in tens of thousands of people from all over the country. The biggest art festival in Sydney’s calendar only gets bigger and better by the year. Although you can enjoy the harbour spectacles in more than one way, for the best experience, you would want to book a Sydney Vivid Cruise. Combining dining and sightseeing and redefining it in every way, the harbour cruises are your ideal option to witness the Lighting of the Sails, the colourful Harbour Bridge and more, from a unique perspective. Traverse the harbour waters in style as you indulge in a mouth-watering dinner and maybe even pair it with enjoyable drinks and other beverages, which can be purchased anytime from the fully licensed bar! These awesome cruises also offer numerous photo ops of the harbour icons and Vivid lights, so keep your cameras ready at all times!

Night Flight

Get ready for the biggest drone light show ever in the Southern Hemisphere with Night Light, a collaboration between Vivid Sydney and Paramount! This one of a kind light show will see over 600 LED-infused drones hover over the magnificent Sydney Harbour, shapeshifting in synchronicity to map out huge 3D images and patterns. Through the innovative minds and wizardry behind the whole event, you will witness superstars and gimmicks from Paramount's movies and entertainment as the drones move out in formations. The best part about this eye-opening spectacle is that all you have to do is just look up!

Ideas- Key Attractions

Vivid Sydney 2022 is celebrating the soul of the city– it’s art, creativity, First Nations culture and more. Get reacquainted with the creative roots of Sydney through Vivid Ideas, the thought-provoking element of the festival. This year, the lineup will be more diverse and will shed light on the burning subjects of the present day. Troye Sivan, fashion icon, maverick and award-winning musician, will enlighten Sydney Town Hall with a deep look into beauty, fluidity, queer politics, fame and creativity. It’s one of the most hyped programs in the event. Elsewhere at State Theatre, legendary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann will sit down with Marc Fennel to discuss the ideologies and inspiration behind his upcoming blockbuster, Elvis. His thoughts and ideas have seemed to follow a trend of transcending beyond art and you can watch it in real time with this live event on the 5th of June.

Other Main Highlights

The music aspect of the festival is what brings life to the whole city. Sydney has been really quiet for two years, and now it can finally dance to the rhythms of talented artists from far and near. Hip-hop is the number one genre in the world and is evolving every day. Look into the works of Cakes Da Killa who solifdified as an icon among the new wave of queer hip hop artists. Ever popular with Sydneysiders, the heavyweight of the hip-hip game makes a welcome return to the city on the back of his latest album, Killa Essentials.