Vivid Sydney Festival, Australia

Sydney shines during winter each year when Vivid Sydney warms up the city with a celebration of light, music and ideas. The heart of Sydney comes to life with a program featuring hundreds of artists, creators and innovators from around the globe.
Vivid began as a smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency curated by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou and Brian Eno who in collaboration with lighting designer Bruce Ramus, projected light painting onto both sides of the Opera House. Currently, it is the biggest festival of lights, music and ideas in the world.

This event takes place over the course of three weeks from 22 May to 13 June. The centrepiece of Vivid Sydney is the light sculptures, multimedia interactive work and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks such as the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in and around the Sydney central business district into an outdoor night time canvas of art. The many cruise vessels and ferries that travel around the harbour will be decorated with brilliant lights that change colour as they enter the different Vivid Sydney precincts.

In 2019, all grid-connected lighting installations at Vivid Sydney were powered by 100 percent Green Power accredited renewable energy. Other Vivid Sydney sustainability initiatives include the use of efficient LED technologies, the promotion of public transport, waste minimization, electronic ticketing and etc.