In just one month, Vivid Sydney 2025 will burst into life with a stunning array of events, including 6 from, or inspired by, France and the Francophonie. From immersive light projections to dynamic performances, these highlights celebrate the creativity, culture, and artistic spirit of the French-speaking world. Explore vibrant, dream-like experiences that transport you from surreal gardens to electrifying Afrobeat rhythms, all under the glow of Vivid Sydney’s brilliant lights. While the full program offers a diverse mix of events, these Francophone-inspired moments promise to be among the most captivating. Read on to discover them.
LIGHTS FROM FRANCE & THE FRANCOPHONIE AT VIVID SYDNEY 2025
FROM BELGIUM
Dirty Monitor, Charleroi, Belgium
Fantasmagoria is a stunning projection that brings a fantastical story to life, celebrating the magic of reading, dreams, and imagination. In a world dominated by screens, it’s a tribute to the power of words to transport us. Follow a young girl as she’s swept into a book’s vortex, journeying through surreal landscapes and meeting wondrous creatures. A visually rich homage to storytelling and the endless worlds it opens.
FROM CANADA
Moment Factory, Canada
The Lucid Dream Collective by Moment Factory (read our interview with them about their previous Adelaide installations here and here) transforms Martin Place into a dreamlike realm where personal visions merge into a shared, glowing tapestry. In this interactive Vivid Sydney debut, step into an AI photobooth, apply a surreal “dream treatment” to your portrait, and contribute it to the evolving projection. Blurring the line between individual imagination and shared vision, the installation becomes a shimmering mosaic of collective dreams—a celebration of creativity, connection, and the mysterious magic of dreaming.
FROM FRANCE
Spectactulaires – Les Allumeurs d’Images, Brittany, France
Flowers Power transforms Martin Place into a surreal garden where nine giant, mirrored cartoon-like flowers bloom high above the street. This playful installation celebrates the beauty and diversity of flowers, scattering vibrant reflections and shadows across the urban landscape. Illuminated by shifting beams and set to soft music, it blurs reality and fantasy—inviting you into a shimmering, ever-changing field of light and wonder.
Le Pilote Productions (Sébastian Lefèvre, lighting designer)
Soleil Nuit is a mesmerising installation that captures the brilliance of sun (soleil) and the mystery of night (nuit). Two mirror-encrusted discs—one symbolising the Sun, the other Night—shimmer with over 5,000 coloured mirrors that ripple in the wind. By day, they glisten like sunlight through clouds; by night, they become a radiant galaxy lit by bursts of LED light. Like an impressionist painting in motion, Soleil Nuit invites you to reflect on the ever-changing sky and the duality of human experience.
MUSIC FROM THE FRANCOPHONIE AT VIVID SYDNEY
Dobet Gnahoré & Immy Owusu: Tumbalong Nights
A celebration of Afrobeat, highlife and global sounds.
Grammy-winning Ivorian artist Dobet Gnahoré lights up the Tumbalong stage with her powerhouse voice and electrifying Afrobeat energy. Fusing tradition with modernity, her music is a bold celebration of African rhythm and creativity.
Opening the night, Immy Owusu brings his unique “Afrodelik” sound—a mix of surf rock, West African rhythms, psychedelia, Zamrock, and highlife. With deep Ghanaian roots and a dynamic live presence, he’s not to be missed.
Celebrating Eurovision | Vivid Sydney Supper Club
Glitter, glamour, and glorious chaos—Eurovision Revue is a celebration of all things camp and spectacular from Europe’s wildest music contest. Hosted by the fabulous Chloé Zuel (Hamilton) and former Eurovision correspondent CJ Johnson, this night of sequins and soaring ballads sees local talent reimagine iconic winners, cult classics, and delightfully bizarre deep cuts. Expect key changes, wind machines, sequins, and all-out Euro-pop excess. Grab your flags and prepare for fabulous.
KEY INFO FOR VIVID SYDNEY 2025
WHAT: Vivid Sydney 2025
WHEN: 23 May – 14 June
WHERE: Various locations across Sydney
HOW: Some events require tickets others are free installations that don’t require tickets.
HOW MUCH: There are lots of free experiences as well as paid ones with varying prices depending on the experience
