Street Event - Temporary Road Closures - VIVID Sydney 2026

19/03/2026 - Street Event - Temporary Road Closures - VIVID Sydney 2026

2026/080598

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Forum review the temporary road closures for the VIVID Sydney 2026:

·                VIVID Sydney 2026 - Level 1 - Thursdays: 28 May, 4 June and 11 June 2026

·                VIVID Sydney 2026 - Level 1D - Monday 25 May, Tuesday 26 May, Wednesday 27 May, Monday 1 June, Tuesday 2 June, Wednesday 3 June, Tuesday 9 June, Wednesday 10 June

·                VIVID Sydney 2026 - Level 2A - Fridays: 22 May, 29 May, 5 June and 12 June 2026

·                 VIVID Sydney 2026 - Level 2D - Sunday 24 May, Sunday 31 May, Monday 8 June

·                 VIVID Sydney 2026 - Level 3 - Saturday 23 May, Saturday 30 May, Saturday 6 June, Saturday 13 June and Sunday 7 June 2025

subject to the following conditions:

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as stipulated in Schedule A of this agenda.

(B)      The Applicant must contact the Sydney City PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the event

(C)      The Applicant must contact the City’s Venue Management Unit to discuss the event.

(D)      The Applicant is to obtain a Road Occupancy Licence from the Transport Management Centre prior to commencement of works.

(E)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed event and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

(F)       The Applicant must contact relevant Bus Operators and arrange and pay for the rerouting of bus services around the closures, the temporary relocation of bus stops and any additional staff required.

(G)      The Applicant must contact all shared e-bike operators within the City of Sydney Local Government Area to discuss the management of shared e-bikes within and around the event footprint. This includes, but is not limited to, the identification of any requirements for temporary geofencing, restricted parking/drop-off zones, or the relocation of bikes to ensure they do not obstruct road closures, event operations, or present safety concerns.

 

Forum Members for this Item

 

City of Sydney

Transport for NSW

NSW Police – Sydney City PAC

Representative for the Member for Sydney

Placemaking NSW

 

Advice

The Forum raised no issues with this Item.

Background

Destination NSW has applied for the temporary road closures of City and Place Management NSW Streets for VIVID Sydney 2026 from Friday, 22 May 2026 to Saturday, 13 June 2026.