The countdown to Vivid Sydney 2023 has officially begun, with today marking 100 days until the festival\u2019s Lights On moment at 6pm on Friday 26 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrating creativity, innovation and technology, Australia\u2019s largest festival will dazzle and delight audiences for 23 days and nights across four pillars this year – Vivid Light, Vivid Music, Vivid Ideas and the brand new Vivid Food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Tourism Ben Franklin said Vivid Sydney was one of Australia\u2019s best events and a vital economic driver for NSW during the winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVivid Sydney is NSW\u2019s biggest annual event and makes a vital social and economic contribution to our state. From our creative industries to entertainment and hospitality venues, accommodation and retailers, it supports and creates jobs across the NSW economy,\u201d Mr Franklin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast year Vivid Sydney was attended by over 2.5 million people and injected $119 million into the NSW economy. With internationals borders fully reopening, we\u2019re anticipating this year\u2019s festival to be our biggest and best yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVivid Sydney 2023 promises to be a significant driver for domestic and international visitors to travel to NSW and attend Australia\u2019s brightest event and immerse themselves in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s creative direction, \u2018Vivid Sydney, Naturally,\u2019 has been inspired by our connection to the natural environment and will be brought to life via a kaleidoscope of colourful light projections and activations, plus free and ticketed events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vivid Sydney Festival Director Gill Minervini said this year\u2019s festival would raise the bar even higher than past events with festival-firsts, world-firsts and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are proud to have curated an impressive collection of local and international artists and food creatives to provide Vivid Sydney audiences with new and exciting experiences,\u201d Ms Minervini said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have expanded and evolved the festival further this year and have curated an amazing line-up for 2023. The festival offering includes some significant new and Vivid-first experiences, as well as Vivid Food to deliver world-class culinary talent, events and activations as part of the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A preview into some of the Vivid Sydney 2023 highlights includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 The Vivid Sydney Light Walk will return in 2023, with more than 49 light installations and 3D projections along the 8km illuminated walk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 The internationally acclaimed, multi-sensory experience of light, colour and sounds, Lightscape, will transform The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time at Vivid Sydney<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 First Nations artist Maree Clarke\u2019s Barerarerungar<\/em> will be projected on the Museum of Contemporary Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Internationally renowned Jen Lewin\u2019s The Last Ocean<\/em> will enthral audiences following its 2022 debut at Burning Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Brand new festival pillar Vivid Food will activate across venues in Sydney\u2019s CBD showcasing a variety of creativity, innovation and culinary experiences, from pop up restaurants to haute cuisine celebrating the city\u2019s vibrant and diverse food culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vivid Sydney 2023 will illuminate and energise various locations throughout the city, including Circular Quay, The Rocks, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, The Goods Line, Central Station and Sydney icons such as the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Museum of Contemporary Art and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vivid Sydney is proudly owned, managed and produced by Destination NSW, the NSW Government\u2019s tourism and major events agency. The complete program for Vivid Sydney 2023 will be announced in mid-March. For more information, and to keep updated on the program, visit vividsydney.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The countdown to Vivid Sydney 2023 has officially begun, with today marking 100 days until the festival\u2019s Lights On moment at 6pm on Friday 26 May. Celebrating creativity, innovation and technology, Australia\u2019s largest festival will dazzle and delight audiences for 23 days and nights across four pillars this year – Vivid Light, Vivid Music, Vivid … Continue reading “100 days to go until Vivid Sydney dazzles again”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20187,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20186\/revisions\/20187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}