Winter Solstice - Two Celebrations

Well Sunday is winter solstice in Melbourne meaning we are right in midwinter and approaching the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice is often celebrated as a time of rebirth and marks a time from whence the sun starts to gain strength and arise earlier and go to sleep later as we head into spring. So it really is a celebration of the end of darkness and a return of the light!!!

Last year I went to the CERES Winter Solstice Festival in East Brunswick. It was thoroughly enjoyable, candle lighting, delicious spicy mulled wine, good music, plenty of people and family friendly too……Rug up and enjoy!

Two celebrations that I can highly recommend:







CERES Yule Celebration - Winter Solstice Sunday 21st June 3 - 9pm – www.ceres.org.au

Brighten up your winter’s night and discover the beauty of darkness and light with shadow puppetry, a traditional Yule ritual, fire sculpture, poetry and a stellar musical line up.

$15 full $10 members /concession
$ 5 kids
$20 passionate - $5 of ticket price is donated to CERES
Tickets at the Gate







Collingwood Children’s Farm – Winter Solstice Bonfire at the Farm – Saturday 20th June (sorry for late notice)- www.farm.org.au

Beautiful Darkness celebrating the longest night of the Year with a Family Bonfire.

Collingwood Childrens Farm Stable Paddock Gates Open 4pm Bonfire Lit 6pm.


Prices Family Ticket $16.00
Children $4.00
Concession Family $10.00
Concession Adult $5.0
Adults $8.00

HAVE FUN......

Written by Briony
Images courtesy of CERES and the Collingwood Children's Farm