Vivid Sydney dazzles on opening weekend

Vivid Sydney dazzles on opening weekend

Vivid Sydney has welcomed more than 330,000 attendees across the opening weekend for the largest festival of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere.

Guests have enjoyed more than 50 installations by 100 artists and collaborators along the three-kilometre Light Walk in the CBD, with thousands more enjoying other precincts including Chatswood, Luna Park and Taronga Zoo.

Minister for Tourism Stuart Ayres said the strong attendance was testament to good weather and an outstanding program of light art installations, and music and ideas events.

“Vivid Sydney is always evolving, and this year’s festival is on track to be bigger and better than ever,” he said.

“Feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive, and the public are loving the installations across the three-kilometre Light Walk.

“The experience for visitors has been fantastic. Pedestrian flow on opening weekend has been free-flowing and there were no significant transport issues or on-ground complications.

“There is something for everyone at Vivid Sydney, and we expect hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the state, the country and the world will continue to enjoy the largest outdoor gallery in the Southern Hemisphere over the next three weeks.”

Other opening weekend highlights include three sold out nights of UK alternative rock legends The Cure at Sydney Opera House for Vivid LIVE, and well-attended Vivid Ideas events including global design forum Semi-Permanent.

Destination NSW chief executive and Vivid Sydney executive producer Sandra Chipchase said Vivid Sydney would continue to surprise and delight visitors across all 23 days and nights of the festival.

“There is so much to see and do at Vivid Sydney 2019 with spectacular lights at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney to Barangaroo to Darling Harbour, Chatswood, Taronga Zoo and Luna Park,” she said.

Check out some of the photos from opening weekend:

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Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Marine Turtle, 23/05/19, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Marine Turtle, 23/05/19, Photo by Ken Leanfore

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Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Royal Botanic Gardens. 20th May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Royal Botanic Gardens. 20th May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Luna Park. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Luna Park. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Luna Park. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Luna Park. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

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Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Samsung Electric Playgroun, 23/05/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Samsung Electric Playgroun, 23/05/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Regal Peacock, 23/05/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Circular Quay, Regal Peacock, 23/05/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

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Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Chatswood. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019 Preview. Chatswood. 21st May 2019. Photograph Dallas Kilponen

Vivid Sydney 2019: Bubble Magician, The Rocks, 22/5/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Bubble Magician, The Rocks, 22/5/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Let It Snow, Dawes Point, 22/5/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

Vivid Sydney 2019: Let It Snow, Dawes Point, 22/5/2019, Photo by Ken Leanfore

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