Get ready, Sydney – the Vivid long weekend is here, and the city is glowing with unforgettable sights, sounds, and flavours! From neon roller rinks and fire-fuelled feasts to genre-blending concerts and immersive cinema, this weekend (Friday 6 June – Monday 9 June) is packed with spectacular events across the city.
Whether you’re skating under a kaleidoscope of light at Neon Dreams, indulging in flame-kissed eats at the Vivid Fire Kitchen, or catching international music stars at Tumbalong Park, there’s something for everyone—day and night.
Explore our top picks for each day of the long weekend, including free outdoor concerts, ticketed headline acts, family-friendly fun, and after-dark experiences that showcase the best of Vivid Sydney 2025.
All long weekend:
- Neon Dreams at Pier Street underpass in Darling Harbour (6pm – 11pm, every night until 14 June): Glide into the night at the new retro roller-skating rink, Neon Dreams. Skate to vinyl-only beats and dig into Shannon Martinez’s ultimate plant-based menu of classic American diner staples served alongside the Trolley’d bar, an innovative zero-waste cocktails and retro milkshakes featuring native Australian botanicals. Please note, entry to the diner is free and doesn’t require a booking, but tickets are essential to access the roller rink.
- Vivid Fire Kitchen at The Goods Line (6pm – 11pm, every night until 14 June): Vivid Fire Kitchen transforms The Goods Line elevated walkway into a mesmerizing open-air food market. From aromatic chili-infused dishes to wood-fired delicacies, this culinary Fire & Spice-themed hotspot offers global flavours. Be inspired by some of the world’s best pitmasters, chefs and barbecue legends as you enjoy live demonstrations of cooking with fire.
Friday 6 June:
- Stella Jang + Ivoris at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park (6pm – 10pm): One of the free Tumbalong Nights series of concerts. Enjoy the sounds of South Korean singer-songwriter Jang Seong-eun (better known by her stage name Stella Jang) and Melbourne’s Ivoris as you sway as one to genre-bending pop rhythms.
- Dream Mist at Botanic House in the Royal Botanic Gardens (6:30pm – 9:30pm, 5 June – 6 June): Savour a three-course Vietnamese-inspired menu by renowned chef Luke Nguyen in the atmospheric, mist-draped Botanic House in the Royal Botanic Garden, where you’ll be invited to write your dreams on a red ribbon and tie it to an interactive wishing tree. Please note, this is a ticketed event.
Saturday 7 June:
- Sound Escape at City Recital Hall (5pm – 12am): Venture into a mini festival-within-a-festival at Sound Escape, an 18+ day-into-night party. There will be an electrifying lineup of the hottest bands, DJs and musicians, immersive visuals and unexpected moments that challenge you to reframe your reality. Please note, this is a ticketed 18+ event.
- My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music at the Metro Theatre (7pm): Sense the bass moving through your body and an electric energy filling the air as a line-up of all-female First Nations artists take to the stage. Curated by Yorta Yorta rapper, author and actor Adam Briggs’s ground-breaking record label, the celebration features the infectious hip hop and R&B of artists such as Western Sydney’s Barkaa and southwest Sydney’s Riah. Please note, this is a ticketed 18+ event.
- Zaeden + ASHWARYA at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park (5pm – 10pm): Mumbai-based singer, Zaeden, will bring his innovative pop and electronic dance music to Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park.
Sunday 8 June:
- Haus of Horror presents Edward Scissorhands at Sydney Town Hall (4pm – 7pm): It’s all chills and family-friendly thrills for this special screening of Tim Burton’s 1990 masterpiece Edward Scissorhands. Get ready to step into the resurrected Sydney Burial Ground for a night of film, fun and frights. Please note, this is a ticketed event.
- Haus of Horror presents Poltergeist at Sydney Town Hall (8pm – 11pm): Sydney Town Hall transforms the Old Sydney Burial Ground, the site of one of the city’s first cemeteries, into an atmospheric venue to screen the 1982 horror classic Poltergeist. The spookily immersive evening screening also features live performers, interactive photo booths, DJs and installations. Please note, this is a ticketed event.
- 10 Years of NLV Records feat. Ninajirachi at the Metro Theatre (9pm): Founded by Australian dance music icon Nina Las Vegas, NLV Records has been at the forefront of experimental club music, grime and future beats in the Australian music scene. For this 10-year anniversary, artists from across roster comes together for a high-energy, genre-defying blowout. Please note, this is a ticketed 18+ event.
- An Evening with Warren Ellis at City Recital Hall (7pm): Iconic Australian musician Warren Ellis, film composer, co-founder of the Dirty Three, and long-time Nick Cave collaborator, takes to the stage. Alongside a short solo set, Ellis will engage in an intimate conversation about music and his animal conservation efforts. Please note, this is a ticketed event.
- Dobet Gnahoré + Immy Owusu at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park (6pm – 10pm): Enjoy an electric evening of African melodies and beats. Feel your feet stir as Ghanaian-Dutch musician Immy Owusu gets the evening going with his unique “Afrodelik” fusion of Ghanaian highlife dance music, 1970s-era Zambian rock, surf rock, West African rhythms and psychedelia.
Monday 9 June:
- Gabriele Poso + GabzaK at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park (6pm – 9pm): Close out the long weekend with the free Tumbalong Nights concert Gabriele Poso + GabzaK. Between Italian percussionist Gabriele Poso’s blend of deep house, Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz-infused funk and Chilean-born, Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist GabzaK’s mix of tribal house, folktronica and Andean beats, you’ll be full of energy as you admire the installations on the Light Walk from Darling Harbour to Barangaroo and beyond.
