Due to the continuing extreme weather conditions including heavy rain, flash flooding and high winds that are currently impacting Sydney, visitors are once again being urged to postpone their visit to Vivid Sydney until weather conditions improve, NSW Police say.
The festival’s light projections on the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Customs House, and at Central Park and Chatswood will be operating. However the majority of the Vivid Light locations will not be switched on this evening including Taronga Zoo, Martin Place, Darling Harbour, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and the majority of lighting installations around Circular Quay, The Rocks and Walsh Bay.
Vivid Sydney events that will proceed as scheduled today include the Bjork Digital exhibition at Carriageworks, light projections at Central Park, indoor precincts The Galeries and Westfield Sydney, and the Vivid Ideas sessions and Vivid Music events.
Destination NSW CEO and Vivid Sydney Executive Producer Sandra Chipchase said, "Vivid Sydney’s priority is always the safety of its patrons and with this in mind, we need to close some of the festival precincts and light installations this Sunday night and we encourage visitors to postpone their trip until the weather improves.
"We want to thank Vivid Sydney fans for their patience and understanding as we continue to manage the impact of this weekend’s extreme weather.
"The festival will run through to Saturday 18 June so there’s still around two more weeks to visit Vivid Sydney once the weather improves," Ms Chipchase said.
For more updates visit the festival website www.vividsydney.com and follow Vivid Sydney at www.facebook.com/vividsydney and www.twitter.com/vividsydney.
