By Adam Duggan The night sky of central Sydney will be awash with colour for 18 days, starting this Friday. Vivid Sydney is back for another year, and organisers are promising a bigger and better than ever before. Winner of Australian Event of the Year at the 2013 Australian Event Awards, last year's event excited more than 800,000 visitors and generated more than $20 million for the New South Wales economy. 'The sails of the Opera House will be splashed with colour, and the harbour foreshore and surrounds crisscrossed with breathtaking 3D-mapped projections for this signature event,' Destination NSW CEO Sandra Chipchase said.
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Central Sydney transformed for Vivid Festival 2014, with surrounding areas becoming creative hubs for 18 days
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House and Circular Quay illuminated by impressive light displays
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Annual festival generates $20 million for local economy and draws 800,000 visitors
Lighting up the seas: @placeholder organisers fit public ferry's with different coloured lights throughout the 18 day festival