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Dark Mofo Unveils 2026 Program

Mary Varvaris

Princess Nokia, Power Trip, Ninajirachi, clipping., Miss Kaninna, Baker Boy and many others are heading to Tasmania in winter for this year's Dark Mofo.

Dark Mofo's Night Mass
Dark Mofo's Night Mass(Credit: Rémi Chauvin/Courtesy of Dark Mofo)

Tasmania’s midwinter festival, Dark Mofo, which celebrates the dark through large-scale public art, food, music, fire, light, and noise, returns in 2026. And today, the program for this year’s event has been unveiled.

Dark Mofo returns to Lutruwita/Tasmania from Thursday, 11 to Monday, 22 June. Festival organisers encourage punters to embrace the cold for a fascinating program of art, performance, live music, movies and more.

As in previous years, the 2026 music program is packed with homegrown and international talent, featuring acts spanning hip-hop, heavy metal, EDM, and other experimental sounds.

Artists dubbed Dark Mofo exclusives include:

  • New York underground hip-hop star Princess Nokia

  • Irish producer and singer Sega Bodega

  • Texas thrash metal pioneers Power Trip

  • Elusive Manchester group WU LYF

  • Oslo electropop project Sassy 009

  • New York composer Kelly Moran

  • Japanese psychedelic group Acid Mothers Temple

  • London-based electronic duo Headache

  • The festival’s annual night of metal, Hymns to the Dead

  • Kenyan extreme metal artist Lord Spikeheart

  • Mysterious East London collective Snapped Ankles

Dark Mofo has also commissioned an evening of light and sound from Borderlands.

Other acts heading to Hobart this winter include Ninajirachi, Folk Bitch Trio, clipping., Danny Brown, Chat Pile, Purity Ring, Daniel Avery, Dry Cleaning, Protomartyr, Miss Kaninna, Baker Boy, and more.

In addition to music, this year’s Dark Mofo program welcomes the return of its rituals, including the annual Winter Feast, Nude Solstice Swim, and Night Mass. Plus, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) will host unique experiences, while the festival has commissioned and secured exclusive art and performance events.

Artistic Director Chris Twite said of this year’s program, “On land and sea, Dark Mofo 2026 will rage in cacophony and seek solace in silence.

“Boundary-pushing artists from all over the world will descend on Tasmania to nourish visitors hungry for challenge, discovery and distraction. Their works confront the things that keep us up at night—for better and for worse—and they’ve only become more relevant since we first programmed them.”

You can explore the Dark Mofo 2026 program here and check out a week-by-week breakdown below.

Festival subscribers can purchase tickets for this year’s events from 10 am AEDT on Wednesday, 1 April. All other punters can purchase tickets from midday. You can find more ticketing information and updates on the Dark Mofo website.