The organisers of Dark Mofo, Australia’s mid-winter solstice festival, have today confirmed that the 2026 edition will be held in Lutruwita/Tasmania from Thursday 11 to Monday 22 June. Alongside the festival’s large-scale public art installations, live performances and exclusive musical acts, Dark Mofo 2026 will include familiar rituals: Winter Feast, Night Mass, the Ogoh-Ogoh burning and the Nude Solstice Swim as the sun rises after the longest night of the year.
While the full festival program will be announced next year, organisers have revealed that a strictly limited first release of tickets to Night Mass—Dark Mofo’s labyrinthine late-night takeover of Nipaluna/Hobart’s CBD—will go on sale at 10am on Wednesday, 5 November to those who have pre-registered via the Dark Mofo website.
Dark Mofo’s Artistic Director Chris Twite said: ‘Mark your calendars. It’s exciting to share Dark Mofo’s 2026 dates today as we take our first steps towards next year’s festival, where we’ll once again bathe the streets in red, feast by firelight and indulge in a smorgasbord of art, music and performance. With plenty of surprises in store, revellers have an opportunity this week to access an early release of tickets to Night Mass and get a head start on planning their winter debauchery.’
The full Dark Mofo 2026 festival program will be announced early next year. Subscribe to the Dark Mofo website for updates. Dark Mofo will take place in Lutruwita/Tasmania, 11–22 June 2026.
