Dancing lights, laneways with secret art installations and landmarks bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights - this year's Vivid festival is set to illuminate the Sydney skyline for the 11th year in a row.
Whether it's an evening of family fun, a picturesque date night or an excuse to catch up with friends, the harbour city's 23-day festival of light, music and ideas has something for everyone.
The city will turn into a subversive wonderland with awe-inspiring colours lighting up locations around the city, from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Opera House.
Other key areas include the Art Gallery of NSW, Barrangaroo, Carriageorks, Chatswood, Circular Quay, City Recital Hall, Darling Harbour, Kings Cross, The Rocks, The Royal Botanic Garden, Taronga Zoo, Luna Park and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Interactive light installations and sculptures will feature heavily throughout Sydney, as well as music concerts.
Dancing lights, laneways with secret art installations, and landmarks bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights - this year's Vivid festival is set to illuminate the Sydney skyline for the 11th year in a row (pictured: Luna Park)
Whether it's an evening of family fun, a picturesque date night or an excuse to catch up with friends, the harbour city's 23-day festival of light, music and ideas has something for everyone (pictured: River of Light at the Royal Botanic Gardens)
Interactive light installations and sculptures will feature heavily throughout Sydney, as well as music concerts (pictured: a sculpture at Taronga Zoo)
More than 3,000 LED lights illuminate the Ferris Wheel with the Harbour Bridge in the background during the media preview of Vivid Sydney at Luna Park
The festival is set to kick-off on Friday May 24, and run every night until Saturday June 15 and is free throughout most of the main areas (pictured: Taronga Zoo)
The festival is set to kick-off on Friday May 24, and run every night until Saturday June 15 and is free throughout most of the main areas.
Vivid Sydney has been lighting up the Sydney foreshore since 2008, beginning as a succinct light festival promoting energy efficiency by displaying light paintings on the sails of the Sydney Opera House.
It has now become the biggest festival of its kind in the southern hemisphere and attracts millions of people annually.
Daily Mail Australia has put together an all-you-need-to-know guide for Vivid 2019 to ensure you make the most out of your time at the festival.
The best vantage points for those looking to take in a picture-perfect view of the festivities are The Rocks, Hickson Road Reserve, Bradfield Park and Luna Park.
For those who are preparing to take their camera and get some shots of the lights, the best option is getting above the installations.
Cahill Walk near the Harbour Bridge and The Observation Deck at the Overseas Passenger's Terminal are two options for those hoping to snap some good pictures.
Highlights this year include a Pixar debut found at the Argyle Cut in The Rocks, where projections of the history of the technical evolution of animation will be projected onto the tunnel's roof.
Vivid Sydney has been lighting up the Sydney foreshore since 2008, beginning as a succinct light festival promoting energy efficiency by displaying light paintings on the sails of the Sydney Opera House (pictured: Harmony at the Royal Botanic Garden)
For those who are preparing to take their camera and get some shots of the lights, the best option is getting above the installations (pictured: Beehive at the Royal Botanic Garden)
The Royal Botanic Gardens will have a number of big displays such as 500 fireflies, a satellite that responds to lights and dancing blades of grass up to 4.5 metres high (pictured KA3323 at the Royal Botanic Garden)
The city will turn into a subversive wonderland with awe-inspiring colours lighting up locations around the city, from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Opera House
Some are even suggesting people lie on the road - which will be closed off throughout the festival - to get the full experience.
The Sydney Opera House has always been a favourite of the festival, as it evolves into an art installation, live event and dining hub all at once.
This year the sails will be lit with a continous display of art dedicated to Australian botanics and designed by artist Andrew Thomas Huang.
Throughout the festival, the Opera House will house multiple world-class artist performances including Maggie Rogers, The Cure and Herbie Hancock.
Taronga Zoo not only has picturesque views of the harbour and a menagerie of animals, but will also have larger-than-life luminescent sculptures, conservation talks and interactive displays throughout the zoo.
This year the displays are called Lights for the Wild and is a ticketed event with multiple sessions running throughout the evening.
Children are encouraged to interact with the installation named Harmony in the background at the Royal Botanic Garden
The Royal Botanic Gardens will have a number of big displays such as 500 fireflies, a satellite that responds to lights and dancing blades of grass up to 4.5 metres high (pictured: SpaceBalls)
The 146 4.5metre tall illuminated blades of Dancing Grass (pictured) allow visitors to wander through a tacticle green forest and is touch sensitive, moving in the breeze
An illuminated lantern sculpture of a bilby as part of Taronga Zoo's larger-than-life sculptures seen throughout the zoo
The Samsung Electric Playground offers some of the best vantage points to take in Vivid Sydney’s magic.
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