CERES Winter Solstice 2026 Family Friday

Winter Solstice at CERES honours the longest night of the year. 

Come warm your hands by the fire, sip on some mulled wine and feast on locally made, winter-warming food. Enjoy live music, dance performances, activities for kids, all culminating in a spectacular fire finale. We've added more activities and food options this year:

• Live music

• Dance & Fire performances

• Lots of food trucks

• CERES Merri Cafe & Bar

• UV face painting

• Kids lantern making

• Kids silent disco

• Interactive light installations

8:00pm – Kids ceremonial fire sculpture on the Village Green

Pyromancer & Co. are the wonderful team of artists who create our amazing sculptures.

TICKETS

Tickets are sold as family passes to ensure a safe, well-supervised event.

Due to fire, water and low-light conditions, we’ve designed ticket types that maintain appropriate adult-to-child ratios.

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.