Vivid Sydney 2016: Heavy traffic as lights, AFL and rugby come to CBD

By Georgina Mitchell
Updated May 27 2016 - 9:23pm, first published 8:26pm
The Sydney Opera House will be lit up from 6pm tonight as part of Vivid Sydney 2016. Photo: Supplied
The Sydney Opera House will be lit up from 6pm tonight as part of Vivid Sydney 2016. Photo: Supplied
The vivid light installation will include a dance floor at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: BridgeClimb Sydney
The vivid light installation will include a dance floor at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photo: BridgeClimb Sydney
The Sydney Swans, including Harry Marsh (pictured) will play at the SCG tonight. Photo: Louise Kennerley
The Sydney Swans, including Harry Marsh (pictured) will play at the SCG tonight. Photo: Louise Kennerley
The sails of the Sydney Opera House light up with Indigenous imagery on the opening night of Vivid Sydney on Friday. Photo: Brook Mitchell
The sails of the Sydney Opera House light up with Indigenous imagery on the opening night of Vivid Sydney on Friday. Photo: Brook Mitchell

Sydney's CBD was packed with scores of extra cars and pedestrians on Friday night, as football fixtures and the opening night of the Vivid Sydney light show sent hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the inner city.

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