Vivid Sydney: 24 May to 10 June
Vivid Sydney is set to once again illuminate Sydney but it's not all about the lights. Vivid is a festival of music and ideas too. The light installations and projections are all free and include The Electric Canvas at Cadman's Finger, Lighting the Sails at the Opera House and Move Your Building at Customs House.. There are a number of free events as part of Reportage Festival 2013, where documentary photographs are displayed in surprising ways, and The Digital Playground, a "celebration of photography".
Vivid Sydney is set to once again illuminate Sydney but it's not all about the lights. Vivid is a festival of music and ideas too. The light installations and projections are all free and include The Electric Canvas at Cadman's Finger, Lighting the Sails at the Opera House and Move Your Building at Customs House.. There are a number of free events as part of Reportage Festival 2013, where documentary photographs are displayed in surprising ways, and The Digital Playground, a "celebration of photography".
Sydney will once again become a canvas of light, music and ideas when Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark from 24 May to 10 June 2013. And this year, Darling Harbour will be the backdrop for a spectacular new show never before seen in Australia.
Every night during Vivid, Aquatique Water Theatre will transform Cockle Bay into a 20-metre wall of water, light, colour, projections and music inspired by the fountains of Versailles. With four mesmerising shows a night from 6pm, Aquatique Water Theatre will be an absolute must-see event.
But that’s not all! Before or after you experience Aquatique Water Theatre there’s so much to do in Darling Harbour. Relax over dinner at Harbourside, drop into Cockle Bay Wharf for a drink, grab a movie and pizza at the IMAX Theatre complex, view the rooftop projections at the Australian National Maritime Museum and catch Luminous at Darling Quarter. You can also strike a pose next to a movie star at Madame Tussauds and visit the Australian animals and sea life at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium—all of which will be open late during Vivid.
Vivid Darling Harbour is a collaboration between Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Darling Harbour Alliance, Destination NSW and Aquatique Show International.
Vivid Darling HarbourShows every hour from 6pm, 24 May – 10 JuneCockle Bay, Darling HarbourFree
Every night during Vivid, Aquatique Water Theatre will transform Cockle Bay into a 20-metre wall of water, light, colour, projections and music inspired by the fountains of Versailles. With four mesmerising shows a night from 6pm, Aquatique Water Theatre will be an absolute must-see event.
But that’s not all! Before or after you experience Aquatique Water Theatre there’s so much to do in Darling Harbour. Relax over dinner at Harbourside, drop into Cockle Bay Wharf for a drink, grab a movie and pizza at the IMAX Theatre complex, view the rooftop projections at the Australian National Maritime Museum and catch Luminous at Darling Quarter. You can also strike a pose next to a movie star at Madame Tussauds and visit the Australian animals and sea life at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium—all of which will be open late during Vivid.
Vivid Darling Harbour is a collaboration between Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Darling Harbour Alliance, Destination NSW and Aquatique Show International.
Vivid Darling HarbourShows every hour from 6pm, 24 May – 10 JuneCockle Bay, Darling HarbourFree
Details
When: Vivid Sydney from Friday 24 May to Monday 10 June. The Digital Playground from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June. Reportage Festival from Saturday 25 May to Thursday 13 June.
Where: Various venues. See websites for details
More Information: Visit the Vivid Sydney website to see what's on for Light, Music and Ideas.
Wine, Food and Art in Pirrama Park: 18 and 19 May
As part of the Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art, this weekend outdoor free event combines wine tasting with art appreciation and photography. You can taste more than 100 wines from Mudgee winemakers, view the entries in the 7th annual Pyrmont Art Prize and have your photo taken at the pop up photographic studio.
As part of the Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art, this weekend outdoor free event combines wine tasting with art appreciation and photography. You can taste more than 100 wines from Mudgee winemakers, view the entries in the 7th annual Pyrmont Art Prize and have your photo taken at the pop up photographic studio.
Details
When: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May from 11am to 5pm.
Where: Pirrama Park, Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
More Information: Visit the website here. Entry is free, wine tasting packages are available to purchase.
Buddha's Birthday: 11 and 12 May
Darling Harbour is the venue for the nineteenth Buddha's Birthday Festival in Sydney. There will be official ceremonies, lion dancing, lectures, multicultural performances and a costume competition, as well as copious amounts of vegetarian food and traditional arts and crafts.
Darling Harbour is the venue for the nineteenth Buddha's Birthday Festival in Sydney. There will be official ceremonies, lion dancing, lectures, multicultural performances and a costume competition, as well as copious amounts of vegetarian food and traditional arts and crafts.
Details
When: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May 2013 from 10am to 4pm..
Where: Darling Harbour - Tumbalong Park and Chinese Garden Forecourt.
More Information:
Home Food and Wine Weekend: 17 to 19 May
This weekend of innovation and inquiry is brought to you by some of Australia's favourite home and lifestyle magazines. You can join the experts in decorating, design, food and wine for a host of cooking displays, design classes and tips about renovation, garden design, flooring, paint, even dinner parties and beauty makeovers. Presentations on the Kitchen Stage and Lifestyle Stage will be running over the course of the show. All sessions are free but you must register to attend
Details
When: Friday 17 May from 2pm to 6pm, Saturday 18 May from 9am to 7pm, and Sunday 19 May from 9am to 4pm.
Where: Byron Kennedy Hall, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Sydney
More Information: Visit the website here. Click on the session/s you'd like to attend and follow the instructions to register.
This weekend of innovation and inquiry is brought to you by some of Australia's favourite home and lifestyle magazines. You can join the experts in decorating, design, food and wine for a host of cooking displays, design classes and tips about renovation, garden design, flooring, paint, even dinner parties and beauty makeovers. Presentations on the Kitchen Stage and Lifestyle Stage will be running over the course of the show. All sessions are free but you must register to attend
Details
When: Friday 17 May from 2pm to 6pm, Saturday 18 May from 9am to 7pm, and Sunday 19 May from 9am to 4pm.
Where: Byron Kennedy Hall, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Sydney
More Information: Visit the website here. Click on the session/s you'd like to attend and follow the instructions to register.
It's almost winter. The days are getting shorter, the nights are cooler and you're running the shower just a little hotter. Enjoy Autumn's last hurrah in Sydney by getting out and about and enjoying all the freebie fun the city has to offer. You can be dazzled by design, lured by light and ideas, celebrate Buddha's birthday, have fun with food and wine, or wax lyrical with writers. The choice is yours.
