Last Friday night, Pete and I caught the light rail in to Darling Harbour to visit Vivid Sydney. Our city’s annual light show has encountered some pretty wild weather this year and some displays have been damaged by strong winds. Thankfully, last Friday was merely drizzly, as opposed to the massive storms we had over the weekend.
Pete and I grabbed a table on the boardwalk, ordered a simple dinner, and settled in to watch the show. The Laser-Dragon Water-Theatre was glorious – video projected water screens, 20 metre high fountains, flame jets and powerful lasers – all combined to create a stunning light show in the middle of the bay. It was amazing to watch the image dissolve into water droplets at the end…
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I have an appalling weakness for fireworks. I know they’re environmentally terrible and a huge waste of money, but I adore them. And I like being right under them, where the explosions are loud enough to reverberate in my chest…
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Darling Harbour has fireworks most Saturday nights during the year, and several times a week during Vivid Sydney (their website has more information).
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There are just a few light sculptures at Darling Harbour – not nearly as many as there are at Circular Quay, but we were more than happy to avoid the big crowds. This angler fish was a cheery sight…
…as was this colour-changing nautilus…
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We’re hoping to catch a few of the Vivid Sydney displays – they’re quite widespread this year. I’ll post more photos if we do!
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 
I’ve been seeing bits and pieces on the news…..it’s certainly a stunning festival. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane
So nice to go out on the town, despite the weather. The displays look great.
Oh Celia – every one of my hundreds of private letters departing this last week has been headlined by the absolutely glorious VIVID photos, especially re the ever-changing patterns on the Opera House. Just DO hope I did not miss any watermarks :) ! This glorious late autumn festival just seems to be getting better and better and I am not surprised at the number of overseas visitors now arriving just for this event! Thank you for you photos and hope you had a fabulous time!
Thank you Celia for sharing vivid Sydney with those of us who are too far away to attend xx
It all looks stunning.
I so wish I could have seen some of the Vivid Sydney exhibits but no chance of getting down there, I’m afraid. Thanks for your lovely post :-)
Fireworks bring out the kid in all of us, don’t they – the sounds and effects are thrilling. Thank you so very much for that wonderful bread tutorial. It was so reassuring to see that your dough looks like my dough – including the sticky-bowl bit :)
HI Celia, Many thanks for sharing, will have to come across next year.
those colours are beautiful! We live on a bit of a hill and we can see the city in the distance, so on NYE all the neighbours hang out near the top of the street to see the fireworks. They’re still quite a ways off and don’t compare to actually being in the city, but after having done a NYE in the city (Melbourne) back in about 2003, we said never again!
Absolutely amazing! And you bought back great memories for me. Have visited Darling Harbour twice and each time I remember seeing something incredible….I have memories of some stunning sculptures with water features. Sounds like a perfect time spent 😀
Spectacular! I always enjoy your delicious food posts and now all these art pics too. Food and Art go so well together.
I love fireworks too :) Although they’ve now been banned here along with firecrackers because of the effect to the environment. Ha!! I think that horse has bolted don’t you!!! It looks amazing – I saw the photos of the Opera House all lit up. Great PR for Sydney and Australia x
What a fun evening! Thanks for posting.
Glorious! Thanks for sharing x