Vivid Sydney takes it upon itself to brighten up the cold and dark winter days in the city every year. In its 2024 theme Humanity, the giant festival of light, music and ideas is bringing yet another edition of immersive experiences, sparkly installations, delicious foodie events, underground parties and a lot more to the city. In fact, we’re calling it now — this could be Vivid’s best year yet. The festival has now announced the return of its hugely popular drone show which which will take over Sydney Harbour in June. Dubbed Love Is In The Air, the show will see over 700 drones forming universal symbols of love in stunning colours and formations.
Vivid Sydney Drone Show, 2024
In the early 90s, Haddaway asked the question, “What is Love?” While we’re no closer to discovering the answer to the complex question, you can try and find yours over 3 nights this June. Conceptualised by Gill Minervini, Love Is In The Air will take visitors on a dreamy journey as it goes into the heart of romance and celebrates all things love using state of the art drone technology. The magical display will light up the sky above Circular Quay on the following dates:
- Saturday, June 8
- Sunday, June 9
- Saturday, June 15
The exact time of the drone shows will be revealed closer to the dates. Watch this space.
What else is there to do at Vivid Sydney 2024?
Glad you asked! We’ve picked out a few ways to see the best sights of Vivid without constantly battling the crowds, including a spectacular bird’s eye view from the Sydney Tower Eye skywalk.
Other events to watch out for include the mesmering Lightscape experience and the immersive Harbour Bridge Climb.