World Tourism Day FREE guided tours of Sydney

Come celebrate United Nations’ World Tourism Day with a FREE guided tour of Sydney’s Bridge Street and surrounds.

Our professional tour guides will make Sydneysiders feel like a tourist in their own city on Sunday, 27 September.





When locals walk through the city, how much do they really know about the places they walk past?

Bridge Street is a site of many firsts in Australia’s history: First Government House, first bridge across the Tank Stream, first public place, first bank and more.




From 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, our free tours run approximately every 15 minutes from Museum of Sydney, finishing at Customs House in Circular Quay and they are wheelchair and pram accessible.

Each tour is 45 minutes. No booking required.

This year, additionally, we are running an audio-described and tactile tour for blind and vision-impaired people. This tour starts at 11.00 am and bookings are required. Email info@iatg.com.au

BUSY WHALE-WATCHING SEASON COMING UP

With 48 whales already sighted in NSW waters this year, the 2015 whale-watching season is set to be a busy one. And with thousands of whales beginning one of the world’s largest wildlife migrations along the coast of NSW, it’s an exciting time to see these beautiful creatures. The National Parks and Wildlife Service estimates that 20,000 whales will make the journey north along the NSW coastline this year. As national parks make up almost 50 per cent of the NSW coastline including around Sydney, they provide the best vantage points to spot the ocean’s most majestic creatures. Find out where to spot whales along the NSW coast.

VIVID SYDNEY 2015

Vivid Sydney is an annual outdoor lighting festival with immersive light installations and projections. Part of the lighting festival also includes the performances from local and international musicians and an ideas exchange forum featuring public talks and debates from leading creative thinkers.

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ABOUT VIVID SYDNEY

Vivid Sydney is an 18-day festival of light, music and ideas. Vivid Sydney features many of the world's most important creative industry forums, a mesmerising free public exhibition of outdoor lighting sculptures and installations and a cutting-edge contemporary music program.

Vivid Sydney is where art, technology and commerce intersect.

Vivid Light transforms Sydney into a wonderland of 'light art' sculptures, innovative light installations and grand-scale projections for all to enjoy - for free. It is a magical celebration of light-design excellence and the world's largest outdoor 'art-gallery': a unique Vivid Sydney experience.

Vivid Light engages lighting artists, designers and manufacturers from around Australia and the world to illuminate, interpret and transform Sydney’s urban spaces for 18 nights through their creative vision.

Vivid Music presents a cutting-edge contemporary music program.

From local and international acts performing at the iconic Sydney Opera House, to other large venues and small bars, Vivid Sydney 2015 will host a lively and eclectic range of live performances and ground-breaking musical collaborations.

At the heart of Vivid Music is Vivid LIVE, a program of cutting-edge music which takes place at the Sydney Opera House, Australia’s most famous building.

Vivid Ideas is the Asia Pacific's annual celebration of innovation, creativity and community, building audiences and markets for the creative industries, and offering professional development opportunities across the sector. 

Over the Festival’s 18 days, Vivid Ideas brings together business and creative leaders for professional development, information updates on their industries, market opportunities and innovation: gathering all the conversations, conventions and big announcements in Sydney.