Vivid Sydney 25 May – 16 June 2018 Road closures and special event clearways in the Sydney CBD area WHAT IS VIVID SYDNEY? VIVID SYDNEY PRECINCTS Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, CIRCULAR QUAY AND THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE HARBOUR LIGHTS music and ideas and now the largest event in This year Customs House is back featuring a heart-warming projection View the spectacle of Vivid Sydney from the harbour foreshore or travel of May Gibbs’ iconic characters, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, alongside around Sydney Harbour aboard one the many participating vessels Australia. For 23 days - from 25 May to 16 June other crowd favourites; the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia which depart from Circular Quay and King Street Wharf. 2018 – the event places a spotlight on Sydney and and Cadmans Cottage. See the world-renowned projections on the LUNA PARK - NEW reinforces its position as the creative services hub Sails of the Sydney Opera House and book tickets to some of the best Vivid Sydney extends to new precinct Luna Park Sydney, where the of the Asia Pacific region. The festival is owned, contemporary music artists in town as they take centre stage for Vivid iconic amusement park will come alive with special large-scale light LIVE at Sydney Opera House. managed and produced by Destination NSW, the projections and for the first time the Park’s iconic Ferris Wheel will be lit THE ROCKS for the Festival. NSW Government’s tourism and major events Venture into this historic precinct where laneways, heritage architecture agency. In 2017 Vivid Sydney attracted a record 2.33 TARONGA ZOO and leafy streets create the perfect backdrop for the Vivid Light Walk. Vivid Sydney’s wildest precinct will light up once again, shining a light million attendees and injected over $143 million into THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN SYDNEY on conservation and the wonders of wildlife with incredible animal light NSW’s visitor economy. Vivid Sydney’s bright lights will illuminate the Royal Botanic Garden sculptures, brighter and bolder than ever before. Sydney again in 2018, where visitors will follow a pathway that weaves CHATSWOOD For more information visit www.vividsydney.com through an exciting nocturnal environment inspired by nature. Entry is Vivid Sydney at Chatswood this year presents Lightscape, an eclectic via the Queen Elizabeth II Gate on the eastern side of the Sydney Opera celebration of food, fashion, light, the planet and the cosmos. See House Forecourt via East Circular Quay. Light Market, a pop up food market built from recycled materials and DARLING HARBOUR immerse yourself in The Concourse featuring a 360-degree projection of Once again, this harbourside precinct is the setting for one of the amazing imagery from NASA. most thrilling spectacles of Vivid Sydney 2018, the astonishing and KINGS CROSS technologically advanced Fantastic Oceans. Don’t miss the Tumbalong Vivid KX celebrates bright lights, iconic local artists and stay-up-late Lights inclusive playground at Tumbalong Park and the projection on the music. The colourful strip along Darlinghurst Road will be lit up with roof of the Australian National Maritime Museum. a spectacular display of light and life, and the famous Coca-Cola sign BARANGAROO sparkles again in 2018 with a creative colour show. Sydney’s newest waterfront dining district is back! Barangaroo will glow under layers of light and sound that evoke the surrounding waterways, with the precinct coming to life through the magnificent art of puppetry. Access to your property will be affected while roads are IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS closed as vehicles are not permitted to exit a driveway or For more event information Vivid Sydney (25 May-16 June 2018) is the world’s largest carpark onto a closed road. If you require access to your and to plan your visit festival of light, music and ideas. vehicle during the event, you will need to relocate it to a suitable location outside the closure area before the roads are vividsydney.com/transport For 23 consecutive nights from 6pm to 11pm, Vivid Sydney closed. Once closures are in place, no vehicle movements will transforms our Harbour City into a colourful canvas and be permitted until roads have safely reopened. celebrates Sydney as the creative hub of the Asia-Pacific with large-scale light installations and projections; free Special event clearways will be family events; music performances and collaborations; and in effect on most roads in the For real-time transport updates creative ideas, discussion and debate. city between 3pm and midnight each night. Clearways are no @busesinfo parking zones, even for local The event, now in its 10th year, attracts visitors from @trainsinfo across Australia and the world. In 2017 more than 2.3 residents and Mobility Parking million people attended Vivid Sydney. Scheme permit holders. Check @ferriesinfo signs carefully as vehicles left in clearways will be towed Vivid Sydney attracts large crowds, particularly on the and a fee applies. If your vehicle is towed, call the Traffic transportnsw.info weekends, so be sure to plan your trip in advance and Information Line on 132 701 to find its new location. allow plenty of extra time to get to and around the city. To PEDESTRIAN ACCESS avoid the larger weekend crowds, consider visiting earlier in the week. The Vivid Light Walk will travel in a one-way direction to ease crowd congestion and improve pedestrian safety. For For real-time traffic updates walking route details between precincts and transport @LiveTrafficSyd GETTING AROUND THE CITY DURING VIVID SYDNEY hubs, visit vividsydney.com/transport. EXTRA PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES livetrafficnsw Construction of the 12km light rail route from Circular Thousands of extra services will run during Vivid Sydney Quay to Randwick and Kingsford is underway. Parts of and all precincts are easily accessible by public transport. livetraffic.com George Street and Alfred Street are closed for this project With major road closures and parking restrictions in place, and may affect how you walk around the city during Vivid the best way to travel between precincts is to leave the Proudly owned, managed and produced by Sydney. Wayfinding directional signs, event staff and car at home and catch public transport. Make sure to have volunteers will be on site to help you find your way. a valid Opal card and top it up before you travel to avoid queues at machines. Buses in the city will be affected by the road closures and will use temporary stops. Ferries are also popular during Vivid Sydney so have a backup transport option in mind. Details of the road closures and special event clearways are shown For all the details on transport services during the festival on the map provided, however please note that closures are visit: vividsydney.com/transport. extensive and they can’t all be indicated. ROAD CLOSURES AND CLEARWAYS Key roads in the Sydney CBD, Circular Quay and The Rocks For a full breakdown of closures will be closed each night during the festival and parking restrictions will be in place. To keep pedestrians safe, by time and day, go to roads will be closed from 7pm on weekdays, 6pm on Fridays and 5pm on weekends. Roads should reopen by vividsydney.com/transport midnight each night. This information is correct at the time of publishing, provided to you by the organisers of Vivid Sydney as a community announcement to help minimise traffic disruption throughout the Central and Greater areas of Sydney. Organisers are working together with the NSW Police Force, Transport for NSW and other NSW Government stakeholders to ensure that Vivid Sydney 2018 operates at the highest possible standard whilst minimising the impact of the event on residents, businesses and road users. LAVENDER BAY DRIVE OLYMPIC VIVID SYDNEY 2018 ROAD CLOSURES AND SPECIAL EVENT CLEARWAYS FROM 25 MAY – 16 JUNE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE MON-THURS ROAD CLOSURES 7PM - MIDNIGHT WALSH MON 28 MAY - THURS 31 MAY BAY MON 4 JUNE - THURS 7 JUNE TUES 12 JUNE - THURS 14 JUNE BENNELONG POINT CAMPBELLS FRIDAY ROAD CLOSURES COVE 6PM - MIDNIGHT FRI 25 MAY, FRI 1 JUNE, SYDNEY FRI 8 JUNE, FRI 15 JUNE OPERA TOW N HICKSON RD S LOWER FORT STREET GEORGE STREET PL HOUSE AC E WEEKEND & PUBLIC HOLIDAY FRIDAY ROAD CLOSURES HICKSON ROAD POTTINGER STREET ROAD CLOSURES 6PM - MIDNIGHT 5PM - MIDNIGHT FRI 25 MAY, FRI 1 JUNE, SAT 26 MAY, SUN 27 MAY, FRI 8 JUNE & FRI 15 JUNE SAT 2 JUNE, SUN 3 JUNE, WINDMILL STREET SAT 9 JUNE, SUN 10 JUNE, MON 11 JUNE & SAT 16 JUNE WEEKEND & PUBLIC HOLIDAY BRADFIELD HIGHWAY ROAD CLOSURES ARGYLE STREET 5PM - MIDNIGHT SAT 26 MAY, SUN 27 MAY, WATSON ARGYLE STREET SAT 2 JUNE, SUN 3 JUNE, FRI 25 MAY – SAT 16 JUNE SAT 9 JUNE, SUN 10 JUNE, KENT STREET STREET 3PM – MIDNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE MON 11 JUNE & SAT 16 JUNE CIRCULAR QUAY WEST HIGH STREET OBSERVATORY PARK BARANGAROO NOTE: DURING CLOSURES IN CUMBERLAND STREET CIRCULAR QUAY ON FRIDAY - STREET CIRCULAR SUNDAY NIGHTS, BUSES WILL OPERATE TO AND FROM MARTIN QUAY PLACE INSTEAD. GEORGE STREET UPPER FORT HARRINGTON STREET HICKSON ROAD NOTE: TRAINS WILL NOT STOP AT CIRCULAR QUAY STATION FROM MACQUARIE STREET 6PM – 11PM ON SATURDAY NIGHTS CAHILL EXPRESSWAY & SUNDAY OF THE LONG WEEKEND DUE TO LARGE CROWDS ALFRED STREET ESSEX STREET 6PM FRI 25 MAY TO ALBERT STREET MIDNIGHT SAT 16 JUNE RUGBY PL REIBY PLACE LANE CLOSURE FOR ENTIRE EVENT GEORGE STREET PITT STREET WATERMANS QUAY LOFTUS STREET LONG WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURES 5PM - MIDNIGHT LOFTUS LANE PHILLIP STREET SAT 9 JUNE & SUN 10 JUNE BARANGAROO YOUNG STREET HARRINGTON STREET GROSVENOR STREET DALLEY STREET BRIDGE STREET BARANGAROO AVENUE ROYAL BOTANIC SHIPWRIGHT WALK BRIDGE STREET GARDENS WULUGUL WALK LANG STREET YORK STREET SCOTCH ROW GRESHAM ST GRESHAM SATURDAY (AND SUN 10 JUNE) JAMISON STREET ROAD CLOSURES BENT STREET PHILLIP LANE PHILLIP STREET 5PM - MIDNIGHT BOND STREET MACQUARIE STREET SAT 26 MAY, SAT 2 JUNE, BARANGAROO MERCANTILE WALK SAT 9 JUNE, SUN 10 JUNE & SAT 16 JUNE O’CONNELL STREET MARGARET STREET KENT STREET GEORGE ST FULLY CLOSED EXCHANGE PLACE HUNTER STREET WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR FROM THE ROCKS TO PARK ST.