Concrete Playground

Remember this? Sure, Brian Eno may not be coming back this time, but the city can look so lovely all lit up, and light sculptures are seriously more sustainable (and less noisy) than fireworks. Living up to their name, the good people at Vivid Sydney are arranging for the installation of 40 light sculptures all around Circular Quay, turning the area into an immersive and interactive exhibition from 6pm to midnight each evening. Like, really interactive. Like, you are allowed to climb on some of them! And others include a giant etch-a-sketch where you get draw with light, and fireflies that gather and group themselves according to the movement and position of observers' torches. We're also promised a crystal spiderweb and some giant rainbow men (I can't help thinking of these guys but I'm sure it'll be much more advanced) but the rest they're keeping quiet for now, so you'll need to go see them, wander amongst them and clamber all over them for yourself.