The first week of the largest festival of Light, Music and Ideas in the Southern Hemisphere has been incredibly popular, with hundreds of thousands of visitors enjoying the world-famous Light Walk, vibrant Vivid Music events and inspiring Vivid Ideas forums and masterclasses.
Vivid Sydney 2019 has attracted international attention with festival content reaching 8.4 million people online and news articles published across Asia, the U.S. and Europe. Further, the exclusive live stream of The Cure – playing at Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE – attracted hundreds of thousands of views worldwide.
Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said Vivid Sydney was an Australian tourism “phenomenon”.
“Vivid Sydney is now a ‘must visit’ festival for international and domestic travellers, and the calibre of talent involved in this year’s event is testament to its global appeal,” Minister Ayres said.
“More than 330,000 people attended the opening weekend of Vivid Sydney 2019 – that’s 100,000 people more than attended the entire inaugural festival in 2009. With most construction banners in Alfred Street removed and wider concourses it is much easier to explore the Circular Quay precinct.
“There are still so many fantastic events coming up for Vivid Sydney, including the sold out Game Changer talks with global trend-setters Spike Lee and Esther Perel this weekend. But never fear, there are still plenty of Vivid Music and Vivid Ideas events for visitors to book, plus the entirely free three-kilometre Light Walk throughout the CBD from Darling Harbour to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.”
The international focus continues this weekend with these key events:
- How To Talk About Climate Change (1 June, 10.30am – Museum of Contemporary Art)
- The Hidden Pulse moving image program featuring work from the M+ collection in Hong Kong (29 May to 2 June – Sydney Opera House)
- Moussa Diakite, modern Malian music (1 June, 8pm – Venue 505)
- Artists in Conversation: Emerging Lights, meet Zara Pasfield, third-generation Australian-Chinese Juune and Indigenous performer Gambirra Illume (1 June, 11am – Chatswood)
Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer and Vivid Sydney Executive Producer Sandra Chipchase said the international impact of the festival was significant.
“Vivid Sydney celebrates the Harbour City as the hub of creative services for the Asia Pacific region, which is demonstrated by the fact that it attracts world-class thought leaders, artists and performers from right around the globe,” Ms Chipchase said.
“In addition, visitors from around the world stream into Sydney to experience this unique festival, take in our outstanding food and beverage offerings, and explore our world-famous iconic sites. In 2018 we had tens of thousands of visitors from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the US and Singapore attending Vivid Sydney.”
Vivid Sydney runs from 24 May to 15 June, 2019. For a full list of Vivid Music and Vivid ideas events, as well as maps and detailed precinct information, visit www.vividsydney.com
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