Experience the Ultimate ViVid Cruising Adventure!
About ViVid Sydney
Vivid Sydney is an annual festival of light, music and ideas.It includes outdoor immersive light installations and projections, performances and an ideas exchange forum featuring public talks and debates with leading creative thinkers.
This event takes place over the course of three weeks in May and June. The centrepiece of Vivid Sydney is the light sculptures, multimedia interactive work and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in and around the Sydney central business district into an outdoor night time canvas of art.
ViVid History
Vivid began as a concept smart light festival in 2009 for energy efficiency championed by lighting designer Mary-Anne Kyriakou. Carolyn Grant brought the idea of a smart light project to Renato Rispoli then Manager of Cultural events at Events NSW.
HIKA RAKUYO
Reflective dark water, brilliant lasers and projections, Japanese philosophy – see Cockle Bay in a new light.
This spectacular artwork is a celebration of Hika Rakuyo, a Japanese concept that uses flowers and falling leaves as a metaphor for the transient beauty of life. Told through an eight-minute holographic light and laser show, admire the story of native Australian flowers blooming across the dark water of the bay.
Hika Rakuyo is a reminder of the beauty of flowers, their fragility and the crucial role they play in our ecosystem. An awe-inspiring reminder of our own transience and connection to the natural world.
Darling Harbour
Catch ‘Magicians of the Mist’ at DarlingHarbour, a theatrical display of fountains, lights, lasers, and fireworks.
Launching Locations
As the VIVID activities are centered around Circular Quay there are 4 suitable launching ramps
Wharf Road at Ermington
large easily accessed parking area with camera surveillance (the police tend to frequently monitor the parking area over week ends). Free parking
KISSING POINT ramp at Putney
Three lane ramp, ample parking for smaller boats, more ex-posed to River Cat wave activity. Free parking.
BAYVIEW PARK ramp CANADA BAY (Concord)
2 ramps open to NW/N/NE winds, secure PAY parking, 24hour limit, locked up at 7pm. Limited, crowded street parking.
TAPLIN PARK ramp FIVE DOCK BAY
double ramp, restricted and limited large parking and limited on road parking.
Wharf Road at Ermington map
KISSING POINT ramp at Putney
BAYVIEW PARK ramp CANADA BAY (Concord)
TAPLIN PARK ramp FIVE DOCK BAY
PLANNED CRUISE ITINERARY
(subject to change on the day due to winds)
Friday 24th May – 26th May
Friday 24th
for the fortunate, meet in Roselle Bay/Blackwattle Bay for a (self cater) evening raft
Saturday 25th
10am meet in Roselle Bay. Tender to the fish markets for supplies, bread/milk/fruit & veg/alcohol and sea food, if desired. 11am a slow cruise down the south side of the Harbour to Watsons Bay for a (self cater) lunch. 2pm cruise back to Roselle Bay/Blackwattle Bay to form a (self cater) evening raft.
Saturday evening
The cruise will be a slow (4 to 8kn) cruise of the southern shore, in convoy (keeping close to the boat ahead). Points of interest along the way (unless restrictions apply). DARLING HARBOUR MARITIME MUESEUM display. COCKLE BAY – HIKA RAKUYO water mist image projection. NAWIE COVE ground light display at Barangaroo. HARBOUR BRIDGE display. OPERA HOUSE light projections.
Sunday 26th
10am a slow cruise up the Lane Cove River viewing the real estate, (self cater) lunch in Tam-bourine or Burns Bay. For those leaving there would be roughly a 30-40minute run back to the launching ramp enabling a perfect time before the peak ramp rush.
