00:02Lights. Camera. Action.
00:05It's our biggest programme ever by a country mile.
00:08It does mean now, by attendance,
00:11this is the largest comprehensive arts festival in the world.
00:15Final checks were carried out on the city's landmarks this week,
00:19ahead of the 22-day showcase.
00:2180% of the whole programme is free to the public,
00:24and I especially wanted the entire light walk to be free to the public.
00:28In its 16th year, the city's annual spectacle not only dazzles,
00:33but organisers say it's a major contributor to the local economy.
00:37It's going to generate $117 million of economic activity.
00:42A festival that also includes music and food.
00:45More than 60 top chefs will fire up 16 stalls here at Vivid Fire Kitchen,
00:51now housed in a new harbourside location at Barangaroo Reserve.
00:55Vivid's drone show will also return across 22 shows,
00:59after dangerous crowds in 2024 put the showcase on hiatus last year.
01:05Significant planning has gone into the crowd management plan
01:09in relation to the drone shows right behind me where we're standing today.
01:12Let's go!
01:12With the countdown on, organisers are hoping the weather doesn't steal the show.
01:18What's your favourite part in this video?
01:18Let's go!
01:19Let's go!
01:19Let's go!
01:19Let's go!
01:20Let's go!
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