The organisers of Dark Mofo, Australia’s midwinter solstice festival, have announced a full return in 2025 with an ambitious art and music program, alongside Dark Mofo rituals Winter Feast, the Ogoh-Ogoh, Night Mass and the Nude Solstice Swim. Dark Mofo 2025 will take place from Thursday 5 to Sunday 15 June with the Swim baring all on Saturday 21 June.
While the full festival program will be announced next year, organisers have revealed that a limited pre-release of tickets to Night Mass – Dark Mofo’s expansive art + music CBD takeover – will go on sale at 10.00am on Tuesday 5 November to those who have pre-registered via the Dark Mofo website.
“Dark Mofo is back. For our eleventh chapter once more we’ll bathe the city in red and deliver two weeks of inspiring art, music and ritual. Today we’re giving Dark Mofo devotees a chance to access a limited pre-release of tickets to the sprawling behemoth, Night Mass,” said Dark Mofo Artistic Director Chris Twite.
“Night Mass is a beast, and this year it will evolve once more; worming its way through the city with new spaces, performances and experiences to dance, explore or crawl your way through.
Dark Mofo is a project of the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona), generously supported by the Tasmanian Government through Events Tasmania.
Dark Mofo runs 5 – 15 + 21 June 2025. The full program will be announced next year. For more information and to sign up for the mailing list, visit: www.darkmofo.net.au for details.
Image: City of Hobart Dark Mofo Winter Feast 2023 – photo by Jesse Hunniford