1. Sydney Harbour lit up by Vivid lights and fireworks
    Photograph: Supplied | Destination NSW | Daniel Tran | Vivid Sydney 2024
  2. People looking up at the MCA lit up in the dark at Vivid 2024.
    Photography: Supplied | Destination NSW | Vivid Sydney 2024
  3. Sydney Harbour lit up with a light festival
    Photograph: Supplied | Vivid Sydney 2024
  4. The Sydney Harbour Bridge lit up for Vivid, with a red light installation underneath.
    Photography: Supplied | Destination NSW

The ultimate guide to Vivid Sydney 2024

How to make the most of Sydney's shiniest time of year

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The lights are well and truly on for Sydney's sparkliest festival – in fact, they'll be turning off very soon, with the last day of Vivid Sydney 2024 coming up this Saturday, June 15. This year, it's not just bigger than ever – it has a multidisciplinary program designed to interrogate the way we think about the human condition. Featuring daily panel discussions, interactive artworks, incredible drone shows, a flame-powered street kitchen, techno parties on the train, the return of Dark Spectrum and Lightscape, and plenty of free stuff to take part in (including the Vivid Light Walk), Vivid 2024 is looking pretty spectacular.

Find answers to your Vivid FAQs over here, or read on for our ultimate guide to the festival.

Ready to get amongst it? Here are our insder hacks for Vivid Sydney 2024. Not sure about braving the crowds to catch the drone show? Our editors went along to find out if it's worth it.

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