By Rani Fletcher

Topic: Arts Festivals

Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 7:34am

Hobart's Princes Wharf is busy. Dark Mofo's Winter Feast is coming. Many people are working to get everything ready.

In short:

Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival starts today. Over 55,000 tickets have been sold.

Some popular events are back, like Winter Feast and the Nude Solstice Swim. A new ferry will have a free art show.

What's next?

The festival runs until June 22.

Tasmania's winter arts and music festival starts today. The first Winter Feast banquet is tonight.

The festival has big parties and art shows. It is run by the Museum of Old and New Art.

Winter Feast is back this year.

Over 55,000 tickets have been sold. Some events, like Night Mass, are sold out.

Hobart's Lord Mayor says Dark Mofo brings excitement and money to the city. It is worth about $31 million.

A new ferry will have a free art show. It will have a video of a horse and a woman.

Lord Spikeheart.

The Ogoh Ogoh is back. People can write their fears on paper and put them in a sculpture to be burned.

This year's Ogoh Ogoh is a big lizard. It is an animal that lives on an island near Tasmania.

The festival ends on June 22 with the Nude Solstice Swim.

Possum is on the menu at Winter Feast

Over 100,000 people will come to Winter Feast. It runs on Thursdays to Sundays.

Two chefs will cook at Winter Feast. They will make Italian food and other dishes.

The combination of art and food is important.

Hobart's Lord Mayor and two chefs are at Winter Feast.

There will be 74 other food stalls. 40% are new this year.

The main thing is to keep it new and fresh every year. We want to help Tasmanian businesses.

Some foods are possum bao buns and olive oil ice cream.

The Dogs, by Abdul-Rahman Abdullah.

Free events are available

Many events cost money, but some are free. Dark Mofo has a free public art program.

We try to have a mix of free and paid events.

spectra, by Ryoji Ikeda, is back.

The city council paid for free entry to Winter Feast on the last night.

Stasis, by Ruben Bellinkx.

Winter Feast is free after 9pm and for kids. Otherwise, it costs $12 to $24.

The city council gives $200,000 to Dark Mofo each year.

Winter events are important for Hobart. They show our creativity.

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