Vivid Sydney 2019 - Everything you need to know about this installment of Vivid Sydney!
Whether you’ve been living under a rock or just awoken from a restful summer hibernation unaware of what Vivid Sydney is or if you’re a seasoned Vivid professional who’s taken all the walking tours and Vivid Sydney dinner cruises possible like us, how about a lesson and a revision before the Vivid season dawns upon us? We’re spilling all of the tea; right here, right now! So let’s take a sip, shall we?
What is Vivid Sydney though?
Vivid Sydney is an annual celebration of pioneers and their masterpieces in the fields of Lights, Music and Ideas. The festival found its inception in the year 2009 and is a 23-day extravaganza! It is touted to be a synergistic love-child of art, technology and commerce.
Vivid Sydney Lights:
Had enough of those hoity-toity fancy art galleries with *gasp* dress codes? Fret not, most of the Vivid Light displays can be appreciated in shorts and thongs! And, best of all, it’s free. Sydney transforms into what can only be known as the world’s largest outdoor art-gallery. The city is soon to become a cornucopia of innovative sculptures and innovations designed using light and large-scale projected displays.
You could explore the precincts on foot, but if you’re anything like me and couldn’t be bothered with walking so much, a Vivid Lights Sydney Harbour Cruise is a lifesaver!
Vivid Sydney Music:
This contemporary program is like music to our ears, quite literally. With local and international performers performing at venues big (think Sydney Opera House) and small, there’s something to fit everyone’s preference!
Vivid Sydney Ideas:
This segment follows a two-pronged approach by focusing on a celebration of innovation and creating an audience & market for these industries.
While Vivid Music and Ideas are entirely dependant on personal choice and preference, Vivid Lights are universally understood and loved, across ages and ethnicities.
How to best enjoy Vivid Lights?
Ahead of you are two options: one free of cost but riddled with crowds, the other charges a fee but offers a crowd-free unbeatable view. We’d suggest having a healthy mix of both for the ultimate Vivid Sydney experience.
While some of the precincts can be explored on foot, a Vivid Sydney dinner cruise offers unsurpassable views and an opportunity to beat the crowds. Plus, you could immerse yourself into the heart of the action on a Vivid Sydney dinner cruise on a glass-boat with 360° views of the illuminated harbour. The colourful ‘vivid’ sails of the Sydney Opera House and the imposing metallic body of the Harbour bridge doused in a multitude of hues beg to be photographed. And you’ve now got your perfect vantage point.
What to expect from Vivid Lights in 2019?
This year, Andrew Thomas Huang is the artist commissioned to create the display for the Lighting of the Sydney Opera House Sails. A mesmerising spectacle, the Austral Flora Ballet makes botanic wonders come alive by amalgamating the schools of dance and motion-capture technology. View this stunning nightly display from a Vivid Lights dinner cruise. Book soon, these cruises do get sold out early on!
We hope you have a great Vivid Sydney experience and that these little tips and tricks have helped you in any way possible.
