CERES Winter Solstice 2026 - After Dark
Winter Solstice at CERES honours the longest night of the year.
Celebrate the Beautiful Darkness
Come warm your hands by the fire, sip on some mulled wine and feast on locally made, winter-warming food. Enjoy live music, light installations, roving performances and more, all culminating in a spectacular fire finale.
Live music
Mystic Marketplace
Roving artist performers
Fire performances
Food trucks
CERES Merri Cafe & Bar
UV face painting
Light installations
Main ceremonial fire sculpture
Pyromancer & Co. are the wonderful team of artists who create our amazing sculptures.
This night is designed for the grown ups, sorry there are no kids tickets available for this event.
Please note: There will be no door sales.
Winter Solstice tickets tend to sell out quickly.
Last year we saw an increase in scams and bots on social media advertising tickets. To keep everyone safe, this year we are encouraging all resale to happen on verified resale platform Tixel here.
Gallery
FAQs
- Getting to CERES
CERES is serviced by the 96 Tram and 508 bus. Limited parking is available onsite at CERES and at the Cretan Brotherhood carpark (on Stewart St). We advise you to walk, ride or tram into Winter Solstice this year.
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