

Where is it? Sydney Opera House, at Circular Quay While you’re in the area… You’ll also have a view of some of the most popular installations at Vivid: the Lighting of the Sails (the Opera House ), the front of the MCA building, and the front of Customs House (just behind Circular Quay ). The Cahill Expressway footpath and the other side of the harbour (at Kirribilli) are also good vantage points. How can I watch it? For the best views of the drone show, head to the Circular Quay foreshore – anywhere from the Sydney Opera House to the Overseas Passenger Terminal. Look to the skies on: Wed May 31, Sun Jun 4, Wed Jun 7, Mon Jun 12, Wed Jun 14 (that is, unless we get bad weather). When is it? Written in the Stars is only showing on select nights during Vivid, from 9.10pm. Download it to get your audio ticket and press play). The show is set to the moving soundtrack of ‘The Planets’ by Gustav Holst, remixed by Peewee Ferris (the audio is available on the Cinewav app. The thousand or so drones fly in coordinated movement like flocks of birds, changing position and also colour to make crazily realistic 3D shapes – such as a giant ‘whale’, breaching from the surface of the harbour – in the sky above you.

The ‘drone show’ is way more entertaining and moving than it sounds. What is it? It’s the biggest drone show in the Southern Hemisphere, baby! Involving more than 1,000 drones, this 10-minute Vivid Sydney show is a journey through our solar system. Where is it? In the sky above Circular Quay Want to know more, like where to eat, drink or even stay for Vivid? Check out our guide to all things Sydney Vivid 2023 over here. Note: Most Vivid light installations are free to explore, but a few Vivid installations are ticketed this year. So layer up warmly, pop on some comfy shoes, and get ready to light up the night! Vivid is on every day until Saturday, June 17, 2023. We’ve scoured the city to put together the ultimate hit-list for Vivid Sydney 2023. Don’t fret (we see you fretting), this is where we come in. But with more than 60 different light attractions, glowing spectacles, huge immersive installations and countless experiences on the menu, it can be difficult to know where to get started. The Vivid Sydney Light Walk has grown so big, in fact, that light lookers are encouraged to tackle it over multiple nights. Vivid Sydney just keeps on growing bigger and brighter – like a hungry caterpillar engulfing every building and monument in its sights, until eventually no inch of the city will be spared from the luminous wash of this eye-catching winter festival.
