Interstate visitors down but local attendance up at this year's Dark Mofo

Interstate visitors down but local attendance up at this year's Dark Mofo

Tasmania's provocative midwinter festival Dark Mofo will return in 2026, as this year's festival reports fewer interstate visitors as "budgets are tightening" across the country.

Save the date and get in quick: Dark Mofo confirms its return in 2026

Dark Mofo returns to Hobart in 2026 with Night Mass, art installations, and more from June 11-22. Don't miss out!

Dark Mofo Returns To Hobart For 2026

Dark Mofo, Australia’s celebrated mid-winter solstice festival, will return to Lutruwita/Tasmania from Thursday 11 June to Monday 22 June 2026, once again transforming Hobart into a city drenched in red light, fire, ritual and sound. The annual event, staged by David Walsh’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), will bring back its signature large-scale installations, musical performances, and community rituals, including the Winter Feast, Night Mas…