Vivid Sydney, the annual extravaganza of colour and sound, has immersed hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists in the Australian capital. One of the most compelling and enjoyable spectacles is the light show reflected on the Sydney Opera House (inset). The event is held annually during winter in the Southern Hemisphere over the course of three weeks in May and June. The centrepiece of Vivid Sydney is the multimedia interactive light sculptures and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks in and around Sydney. This year the crowds seem even bigger and authorities are asking people to be patient getting around. There’s always crowding in a big town — or as we call it in Toronto — Gridlock. Vivid Sydney was created just six years ago and this year is believed to have attracted 800,000 people on opening tonight. The Sails of iconic Sydney Opera House came alive with world-exclusive, stunning 3D-mapped projections, and the Harbour City was filled with color and light. Vivid Sydney, the largest light, music and ideas festival in the Southern Hemisphere, and Australia’s Event of the Year, features a huge, free nightly light show of lighting installations, building projections and water theatre around Sydney harbour from 6 p.m. until midnight. Vivid Sydney light shows thrill some 800,000
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Vivid Sydney, the annual extravaganza of colour and sound, has immersed hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists in the Australian capital. One of the most compelling and enjoyable spectacles is the light show reflected on the Sydney Opera House (inset). The event is held annually during winter in the Southern Hemisphere over the course of three weeks in May and June. The centrepiece of Vivid Sydney is the multimedia interactive light sculptures and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks in and around Sydney. This year the crowds seem even bigger and authorities are asking people to be patient getting around. There’s always crowding in a big town — or as we call it in Toronto — Gridlock. Vivid Sydney was created just six years ago and this year is believed to have attracted 800,000 people on opening tonight. The Sails of iconic Sydney Opera House came alive with world-exclusive, stunning 3D-mapped projections, and the Harbour City was filled with color and light. Vivid Sydney, the largest light, music and ideas festival in the Southern Hemisphere, and Australia’s Event of the Year, features a huge, free nightly light show of lighting installations, building projections and water theatre around Sydney harbour from 6 p.m. until midnight.