Above : Vivid Sydney 2025. Miller’s Point Fantasmagoria. Pic Destination NSW


The Harbour City has awakened in colour and creativity with the commencement of Vivid Sydney 2025, now in its 15th year.
This year’s theme is DREAM, a world class curation of Light, Ideas, Music and Food, with the Festival\ going for 14 nights.
The Festival comprises over 200 events across five unique zones around the city’s CBD, all designed to inspire wonder, expand thinking and give each visitor the opportunity to see Sydney in a new light.
Making Vivid Sydney more accessible than ever, over 75 per cent of this year’s program is free to enjoy, including the entire Vivid Light Walk, Martin Place also makes a welcome return to the festival footprint after a seven-year absence.
A testament to the international reputation of the festival, this year, the world’s biggest names in entertainment, food, and pop culture will feature, including, Martha Stewart, Nigella Lawson, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, plus Portishead’s Beth Gibbons.
Vivid Sydney runs from Friday, 23 May to Saturday 14 June 2025.