Drone show returns to Vivid Sydney 2026

Thousands of drones lit up the sky in a choreographed performance of light and sound at this year's Vivid Sydney festival. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ►    / @guardianaustralia   The spectacle marks Vivid's first drone show in two years after fears of a crowd crush in 2024 saw drones briefly axed from the program. Titled Star-Bound, the drone show runs every Sunday to Wednesday at 7.30pm and 9.30pm above Darling Harbour during the festival. The opening night's first show was canned due to a technical malfunction, reportedly caused by rainy weather. From a waterfall cube to a field of mushrooms: Vivid Sydney 2026 – in pictures ►https://www.theguardian.com/culture/g... Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gd... Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-new... Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/... Instagram ►   / guardianaustralia   TikTok ►   / guardianaustralia   LinkedIn ►   / guardianaustralia   Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaust... WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW... Facebook ►   / theguardianaustralia   Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-new... Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ►    / @theguardian   Guardian News ►    / @guardiannews   Guardian Football ►    / @guardianfootball   Guardian Sport ►    / @guardiansport   Guardian Live ►    / @guardianlive   #VividSydney2026 #Droneshow #Sydney