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25 JANUARY The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve
The Vigil
PAST EVENT
The Vigil
25 JANUARY The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve
PAST EVENT
25 JANUARY
The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve
The Vigil
PAST EVENT

The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve is an all-weather venue and Sydney Festival is committed to going ahead with performances come rain or shine. Please come prepared. Venue seatmap -->

Returning for a third year and cementing a new tradition of cleansing and consideration, The Vigil returns to Barangaroo Reserve, offering an opportunity to gather together and experience a night of performance and reflection on the eve of Australia Day. 

It’s a time to consider Australia’s Indigenous heritage, as well as its colonial institutions and contemporary multicultural migration, from dusk on 25 January until dawn on 26 January. 

The Vigil is a free event, however to aid COVID safety it is now ticketed and all attendees will be required to book a ticket in advance. Register your interest to be notified when tickets are released in January.

NITV will be broadcasting coverage of The Vigil again this year, which will also be streaming via Facebook.

Hosted by TV Personality Karla Grant, we open The Vigil with a traditional Smoking & Welcome To Country ceremony. Performances by Matthew Doyle, Emma Donovan, Buudja Buudja Butterfly Dance, Luke Currie-Richardson, Jannawi Dance Clan and a special performance by Bangarra Dance Theatre. Co-directed by NRL great Dean Widders and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Stephen Page, the performance will bring together men from the worlds of sport, the arts, politics, business and academia, to celebrate the strength of our warriors and the responsibility men have for their families and communities.

Wheelchair Access Sign Language
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Performance Times

Mon 25 Jan at 8.30pm

Ticketing and Pricing
Free Event
Accessibility

Wheelchair Access
The only entrance to The Headland at Barangaroo Reserve is via The Cutaway. Care Park operate a car park beneath the Reserve, accessed via Towns Place, which provides eight accessible parking spaces on level B1. A lift from this car park opens to the entrance to The Headland. 

AUSLAN Performance
This event will be AUSLAN Interpreted.  
For best viewing of the Auslan interpreter, please contact access@sydneyfestival.org.au to make a booking

Important Info

Face masks are mandatory at all Sydney Festival events for all patrons 13 years and older, in line with NSW Government regulations. A face mask is required at all times while inside foyers, theatres and outdoor venues, including during performances. Children 12 and under are exempt but are encouraged to wear masks where practicable.

Complete lockout – latecomers will not be admitted. 

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