SRG Hospitality
Dine at participating SRG venues during Vivid Sydney and progress through the SRG Vivid Passport.
Visit two participating SRG venues between 22 May and 13 June to unlock a $50 dining voucher. Make it three, and we’ll add another bonus voucher.
Opening hours: 22 May – 13 June 2026, from 5:30pm
Website: Here
Sails | Lavender Bay
Your North Shore retreat with postcard views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge — a front-row seat to Vivid’s spectacular lights and colours from our waterfront vantage point.
Vivid Opening Night (Friday 22 May from 5:30pm) – 5-course Vivid-inspired tasting menu, $155pp. Matching wines available.
Vivid 6-Course Menu (23 May – 13 June 2026) – 6-course Vivid menu, $185pp, inspired by the lights, colour and energy of the festival.
Vivid cocktail menu – Three experiential cocktails available throughout the festival.
Opening hours: 23 May – 13 June 2026, from 5:30pm
Website: Here
The Fenwick | East Balmain
Front-row views of Vivid Sydney from one of the city’s most spectacular vantage points.
Vivid Opening Night (Friday 22 May from 5:30pm) – 5-course Vivid-inspired tasting menu, $125pp. Matching wines available.
Vivid cocktail menu – Three experiential cocktails available throughout the festival.
Starting with Sydney Rock oysters served with a verjus mignonette and Fraser Isle spanner crab on brioche with fennel, nashi pear and yuzu. A Moreton Bay bug with gochujang and ginger adds depth early on, followed by New Zealand hapuka with wilted greens and a sudachi beurre blanc. The Coppertree Farms aged rump cap is a clear hero for the main, paired with potato pavé and cavolo nero, before finishing with a lighter dessert of pineapple sorbet, miso crèmeux and puffed wild rice.
Opening hours: Friday 22 May from 5:30pm
Website: Here
Ventuno | Walsh Bay
Contemporary Italian in Walsh Bay’s historic arts precinct — handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and boutique wines by the water.
Vivid cocktail menu – For the duration of Vivid, guests can also also enjoy a special Vivid cocktail menu featuring three experiential cocktails inspired by the lights, colour and energy of the festival.
Opening hours: 22 May – 13 June 2026, from 5:30pm
Website: Here
Akti | Woolloomooloo
Greek hospitality on Woolloomooloo Wharf — a modern Aegean escape of mezze, seafood and spritzes with seaside charm.
Vivid cocktail menu – Vivid cocktail and snack pairing menu available throughout the festival, inspired by the lights, colour and energy of Vivid.
Opening hours: 22 May – 13 June 2026, from 5:30pm
Signature Vivid Cocktails – Celebrate the colour and movement of the festival with a limited-edition cocktail and snack pairing menu, designed to mirror the glow and vibrancy of Vivid. Bright, aromatic and visually striking, they are the perfect drinks to captures the spirit of the night.
Website: Here
Aria
Aria is a fine dining restaurant in Sydney’s Circular Quay, co-owned by Matt Moran and Bruce Solomon. Situated right in front of the Opera House, Aria offers a contemporary Australian menu that champions seasonal produce and refined technique in an idyllic location. Aria’s refreshed bar menu offers a premium selection of snacks, perfect for those heading into Vivid or looking for the best vantage point to witness this year’s light festival.
Bookings here
The Streets of Barangaroo
- Born by Tapavino: Born by Tapavino will be running a Vivid Sydney Pre-Fix menu for $55 per person. Available from 5pm daily
- Untied: Untied Barangaroo will host a Vivid Pit Stop menu featuring 3 share plates and 2 cocktails for $85 per person. Available from 4:30pm daily during Vivid
- Winghaus: Winghaus Barangaroo will run a Vivid Family Pack for $75, which includes two burgers, two fries, two soft drinks, 2 kids’ baskets, and two kids’-size soft serves. With food for the whole family, Winghaus is your go-to pit stop before, during, or after the show.
- Zushi: Zushi will be running a special VIVID Rum Baba: Sponge cake soaked in rum and vanilla syrup, Koucha umeshu liqueur jelly, plum sorbet, and vanilla whipped cream (served on the side).
Installations:
- Laniakea – Barangaroo House: Barangaroo House will come alive once again from 6pm every evening. Laniakea is a cosmic saga named after the supercluster that is home to the Milky Way and 100,000 other galaxies. Set to an original symphonic score, this epic reveals how all energy is interconnected, inspired by artist David Moraton’s synesthesia- a condition where he processes colours as sound
- Molecule of Light – Barangaroo Reserve: Visible from Balmain and Chatswood, this celestial laser installation brings the cosmos to Barangaroo Reserve, via a meteorite that stands 23-metres-tall on steel legs. Emitting a 528hz tone, Molecule of Light pairs spectacle with serene atmosphere.
- Flea Circus – Wulugul Walk: Paying homage to the historical oddity, Flea Circus is a nod to the shows of yore.
- Electric Dandelions – Wulugul Walk: During the day, twenty dandelion sculptures stand still and sentinel, towering above at a whopping eight and a half metres tall. But at night, they alight in an explosion of colour, as animations transform the petals into ‘fireworks’ that last all night long.
- Point of (No) Return – Pier Pavilion: Point of (No) Return features crystalline blues and white swirling around a circular screen at Pier Pavilion. On closer look, the colours transform into a destructive storm.
- Letter – Bond Building: Letter is a digital whisper-chain, a 10-metre-long wall made of 30 waterproof touchscreens, each showing a sealed envelope. Tap a screen to open a note or drawing from a previous visitor, then leave your own – a link in a city-wide chain.
- Obstacle – Wulugul Walk: Stretching 45 metres left-to-right, Obstacle stands as one of Vivid Sydney’s longest installations ever. These blocks of luminous mesh create an illuminated corridor, as patterns glow, flow and glide across its screens, synced to a radiant soundtrack.
- Stargazer Lawn – River of Fire: A flowing river of lava floats overhead Vivid Fire Kitchen, where the world’s best pitmasters, chefs and barbecue legends meet in a blaze of open-flame cooking and demonstrations. Smoky aromas in the air meet River of Fire, a shimmering canopy of lights made from 160 custom-made LED tubes
Woodcut
Woodcut’s Hickory Bar is an ideal Barangaroo stop before or after taking in the lights of Vivid. Pop in for a drink and snacks in a warm, atmospheric setting, with smoky signatures, crafted cocktails and a front-row feeling to the energy of the precinct; the ideal way to make a night of Vivid without committing to the full dining experience. Drop by for a cocktail, a glass of wine or something from the bar menu, then step back out into Barangaroo to enjoy the festival lights.
Hickory Bar opening hours:
- 12pm – 10:30pm (Mon – Thu & Sun)
- 12pm – 11:30pm (Fri, Sat)
Hickory Bar menu: here
Website: here
Whalebridge
Whalebridge offers front-row views of Sydney Harbour and the Opera House, making it one of the city’s most spectacular settings to take in the lights, energy and atmosphere of Vivid. For the duration of the festival, Whalebridge will be running a shared menu for $75 per person. Guests can enjoy dishes including our twice-baked Comté soufflé, grilled John Dory and Wagyu sirloin, served alongside classic French accompaniments. The full à la carte and kids’ menu will also be available throughout.
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 11:00am till Late (weather permitting)
Website here