19 May 2025

The 10 best lights on the Vivid Sydney light walk

The Vivid Light Walk is illuminated by countless pieces of glowing art. To help you enjoy it we’ve rounded up the best light installations on the trail.
The 10 best lights on the Vivid Sydney light walk

Sydney’s shining brighter than ever, with dozens of artworks, projections and sculptures lighting up the harbour city. Vivid Sydney 2025 invites you to step into a world of dreams, where imagination knows no bounds. 

The 8.5km Vivid Light Walk is one of Sydney’s most iconic experiences, featuring one-off works from renowned Australian and international artists. 

Problem is, there’s so much art and light to see it’s easy to miss the best stuff. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up the 10 best Vivid Sydney artworks. Let's celebrate the power of dreams - let your mind wander, and experience a festival that dares you to dream big.

First Light

First Light opens Vivid Sydney featuring First Nations culture. The ceremony honours the Gadigal people and neighbouring nations through song, dance, and language, with this year's theme, Dream, reflecting harmony and balance. NAISDA dancers will perform a tribute to Yolngu culture.

Bloom

Step into the transformed Argyle Cut tunnel, where nature blossoms in vibrant colour and sound. Stars, fungi, birds, and bioluminescent plants surround you in an evolving display, enhanced by a dynamic soundscape of amplified nature sounds. A dreamlike celebration of nature’s beauty, from seed to towering tree.

Colour the City

The ASN Clock Tower becomes a canvas, offering an interactive, community-made projection that lets you unleash your artistic vision. Download the colouring page template and watch it come to life alongside designs from the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation. Dream big, Sydney.

Emergence

Emergence is an immersive audio-visual sculpture features mirrored, tunnel-like trapezoid bricks and over 10,000 LED lights, creating a meditative space. Inside, you're enveloped in a captivating light show, accompanied by an ethereal soundscape composed by the NYX Choir.

Error

Error explores the unpredictable nature of imperfection, questioning whether technology can correct human mistakes or if imperfections are inevitable. This trance-like display symbolises how glitches, like dreams, can lead to creativity, change, and discovery. Error reminds us that human errors may open doors to new possibilities.

House of Romance: Dreams Collide

House of Romance: Dreams Collide, created by Supergiant, celebrates 20 years of Romance Was Born. Iconic designs by the duo, along with collaborations from artists like Ken Done, come to life in a vibrant mix of digital art and bold colours. The immersive experience transforms Customs House into a world of fashion and fantasy.

King Dingo

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s façade is brought to life with King Dingo, a powerful projection by First Nations artist Vincent Namatjira. A crowned dingo stands defiantly as landscapes flicker, blending empire with Country. Accompanied by Jeremy Whiskey’s score, celebrates First Nations strength, unity, and cultural reclamation.

Stem

Speak, whisper, or sing into the flower microphone and watch as your voice shapes an animated tree. Stem brings your words to life, with tone, pitch, and rhythm influencing the tree’s growth and colors. This interactive artwork on Cadmans Cottage reminds us that dreams can grow into reality.

Soleil Nuit

Experience the brilliance of the sun and the mystery of the night with this shimmering installation. Adorned with 5,000 moving mirrors, they scatter dynamic reflections, glowing by day and illuminating the night. Soleil Nuit invites us to gaze up and lose ourselves in the ever-changing sky.

Our Connected City

Sydney Harbour and the CBD light up for Our City Connected, uniting iconic landmarks in a stunning display each night of Vivid Sydney. The Harbour Bridge pulses with vibrant lights as searchlights carve patterns across the sky, reflecting on Circular Quay’s waters. This radiant show celebrates the connection between our city, its people, and the environment.