

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Held
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 07 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 pm – Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Where art holds ceremony

Smoke that brings healing.  
Song that carries story.  
Design that holds Country and brings all together.  

Held is a series of sculptural works designed by Yuwaalaraay Wirringgaa and Designer Lucy Simpson. Four forms designed to honour land, sky and sea Country from across each of the four pillars, in a grounded moment of convergence. 

Guided by the seasons and activated through breath, this work holds space for a powerful message lifted by winds, carried across waterways and amplified through the voices of many. 

With the support of the Sydney Festival's First Nations team and production unit, and developed in collaboration with cultural practitioners and storymakers Nardi Simpson and Uncle Matthew Doyle, Held comes to life at sunset through song and smoke during the Festival’s cultural closing on the eve of 26 January – honouring strength, continuity, belonging, relationships, cycles of regeneration – and that which was, is, and always will be. 


“Through my work I create and tell stories in ways that can often transcend words and language, flowing from deep within my bones”
LUCY SIMPSON

Important Information: 

Vigil: Held runs from 8 - 25 January

This is a free event. No registration is required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/held/200029433568544
- **Event Categories**: art, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/held?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sydney-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sydney
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Barangaroo Reserve
- **lat**: -33.857441469919
- **long**: 151.20111647062
- **full address**: Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney, Australia

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Sydney Festival (https://allevents.in/org/sydney-festival/27177882)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/081a8c2b8691951b29eccb78fd0155b00ca06b51560afb8a472b8e5be55fe0d5-rimg-w1200-h618-dcee4423-gmir?v=1767260262
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/dfa1ac9eb47df9d00c11465e77f750f763051b5ff181dbb624545061cc5a360a-rimg-w300-h300-dcee4423-gmir?v=1767260262

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 07 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney, Australia
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sydney Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Held ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Held",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/081a8c2b8691951b29eccb78fd0155b00ca06b51560afb8a472b8e5be55fe0d5-rimg-w1200-h618-dcee4423-gmir?v=1767260262",
        "startDate": "2026-01-07",
        "endDate": "2026-01-08",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/held/200029433568544",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Barangaroo Reserve",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "name": "Barangaroo Reserve, Sydney, Australia",
                "addressLocality": "Sydney",
                "addressRegion": "NS",
                "addressCountry": "AU"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "-33.857441469919",
                "longitude": "151.20111647062"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Where art holds ceremony\n\nSmoke that brings healing.  \nSong that carries story.  \nDesign that holds Country and brings all together.  \n\nHeld is a series of sculptural works designed by Yuwaalaraay Wirringgaa and Designer Lucy Simpson. Four forms designed to honour land, sky and sea Country from acro",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Sydney Festival",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/sydney-festival/27177882"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```