In honour of this year’s Vivid Festival, Opera Bar will be transforming into the ultimate retro haven.

The Opera Bar’s Meat & Cheese room will be converted into a retro picnic area complete with astroturf, picnic benches and projectors illuminating the ceiling with outdoor weather conditions. The Opera Bar Cafe will also become a game bar, decked out with a selection of old-school ’90s arcade games.

The well-renowned waterside bar is also set to play host to a selection of special guests throughout the light festival, including Public Opinion Six, Sui et Sui, and Skyscraper Stan, among many others.

The Opera Bar will be undergoing the retro makeover throughout the course of Vivid Sydneyfrom Friday June 22 until Monday June 8.

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