The capital of New South Wales (NSW) is one of the most gorgeous cities in the world and it even shines brighter during the annual Vivid Sydney festival. Vivid Sydney 2022 is arguably the most anticipated festival in Sydney’s calendar and you can enjoy it with your family, friends or even your partner. Your socials will be bursting with bright colours as this year the festival unearths the very soul of the city through creative and contemporary light installations in surprising spaces! Venture through the city at night, discover delicious food around every corner, hop on a Vivid Cruise in Sydney Harbour and snap stunning snaps for your socal feed!
Opera House
Easily one of Sydney’s most photographed buildings and during Vivid, this iconic landmark gets a creative makeover every year! The Lighting of the Sails has been the star-attraction of the festival for years in the making and for 2022, Curiious Studio will look forward to keeping that title intact. The mesmerising sails of the Opera House will come to life with an Aboriginal-themed painting Yarrkalpa, a rainbow of dot paintings that shows off the natives' connection to the land. This iconic spectacle is best seen onboard the Vivid Dinner Cruise, which offers unrivalled views of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Luna Park and much more along with a sumptuous menu! Choose a unique paddlewheeler as your vessel and further enhance your experience with a live cabaret show! You can even purchase your favourite drinks from the onboard bar as you enjoy the views, food and the show! Sounds like a plan right? Get your seats now!
The Rocks
Like a moth to flame, tens of thousands of people can be seen near this unique installation in First Fleet Park. This superscale artwork looks like a giant bulb and will be filled with sparkling moths– inspired from Australia's Bogong Moth– which will cast shadows in unpredictable patterns, offering awesome photo ops for you to get creative with your camera! This is also a perfect backdrop for you and your selfies and the overlooking Opera House and the harbour will only add more to it! You can get numerous shots of this large installation– see it up close or get a good shot from above on the Cahill Expressway pedestrian path.
Tumbalong Park
Vivid Sydney 2022 may actually just set the bar higher than ever with numerous festival firsts including the longest Light Walk in history. Tumbalong Park plays host to a wide range of activities for 23 days and this includes the Vivid House, a new addition to the Light Walk. This immersive experience of psychedelic light and music artworks will take shape across 360 degree LED walls and will surely leave you spellbound. The creators have designed a tribute to the city;s dancefloor through a series of visual extravaganza where you can't help but put on your dancing shoes. This is the best place to have a dance off with your friends or family and with ever changing wall patterns and colours, there’s no better time to catch a perfect shot for your next Instagram story.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
The MCA is known for its exceptional facade and during Vivid Sydney, this monumental piece gets transformed into a blissful geometric animation! Right in the heart of Circular Quay, this centrepiece of the festival's Light Walk gets choreographed into a fun electro-pop soundtrack and a blast of multi-colour projection that is sure to blow you away. You can easily grab a seat in the outdoor setting of the gallery to catch the show in its entirety or even get a perfect shot right in front of the building.
