Thousands of people will stream into Hobart Thursday night as the 10th edition of Dark Mofo opens, sparking a two-week festival lighting up Tasmania’s dark, cold winter.

The popular Winter Feast is open from 4pm at Princes Wharf 1 and Dark Park returns at Macquarie Point.

There’s a mix of pumping night spots and edgy art exhibitions and performances, but you can also find things the whole family can enjoy.

DARK PARK

Dark Mofo returns to Macquarie Point with an assortment of events and installations on the former industrial site, along with outdoor and indoor areas for eats, drinks and enjoying the winter nights.

Thursday to Sunday, 5pm to 10pm and Wednesday, June 14 to Sunday 18, 5pm to 10pm.

Highlights include: Western Flag, large-scale digital simulation with flag rapidly expelling an endless stream of black smoke; This Bitter Earth, a ritual of luwuree smoke and fire; Spectra, Ryoji Ikeda’s monumental beacon of light returns to the city to mark a decade of darkness; Blue Velvet Lounge: Live music, performance, and a place to purge your fears, as the home to this year’s ogoh-ogoh. Food and drinks aplenty. The Lounge is free entry and open 5pm to 11pm Thursday to Sunday, and 5pm to 11pm Wednesday June 14 to Sunday, June 18.

SILENT SYMPHONY/ UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS

City Hall Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to 10pm and Wednesday, June 14 and Thursday june 15, 4pm to 10pm

Plunge deep into the cosmos, as a series of kinetic light and sound instruments mimic planetary orbit. the work actualises the ancient Greek philosophy ‘musica unversalis’ – a belief that the universe hums with an inaudible kind of music.

Free event and more information at darkmofo.net.au/program/silent-symphony

GIANT TEDDY | EJ SON

Harrington Lane, Friday to Sunday, 4pm-8pm and Friday June 16 and Saturday June 17, 4pm-8pm

A giant, fluffy bear towers over the laneway, open during the day for adoring teddy lovers to be mind-blown, then sticking around for the 18+ frivolities at Night Mass.

Free event, more information at darkmofo.net.au/program/giant-teddy

ZINDZI & THE ZILLIONAIRES

In the Hanging Garden, Sunday June 11. 12pm -12.45pm and 2.30pm to 3.15pm.

A concert purely for the kids, Zindzi is a host on ABC’s Playschool. Move and shake with music maker Zindzi and her fluffy sidekicks, The Zillionaires. She’s performing two day shows at In The Hanging Garden.

Ticketed event, $29 entry, but children under 2 are free.

More information at darkmofo.net.au/program/artists/zindzi-and-the-zillionaires

WITHOUT US YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER LEARNT ABOUT LOVE | JASON PHU

Baha’i Centre, Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to 10pm and Wednesday June 14 to Sunday, June 18 4pm to 10pm

This special Dark Mofo exclusive commission will wow the kids and parents alike. Jason Phu’s work installed at the Baha’i Centre – which features hundreds of repurposed toys and an original electronic orchestral score, functions as a commentary on consumption. How we imbue inanimate objects with such meaning. It’s cute, it’s kitsch and it’s thought provoking. It’s also a bit hellish. The kids will love it.

Free event and more information at darkmofo.net.au/program/without-us-you-would-have-never-learnt-about-love

WINTER FEAST

PW1 + Castray Esplanade, Thursday to Sunday, from 4pm.

Enjoy the comfort of fire pits, smores, live music and much more. As a family, do your best to explore as many food stalls as possible. Indulge your heart out and sip warm cider by the fire. It’s perfect for a unique night out with the kids. There will be numerous live performances to keep them entertained too. Thursday night’s acts include: Supathick, Onyx Entertainment, Amadou Suso, Austin, Belle’s Boy, Black Swans of Trespass, City of Hobart Highland Pipe Band, Eleanor Meredith Trio, Scholfield Feat Hannah Foley, Katy Raucher and the Spectrums, The Foley Artists, Waagan, Djangos Tiger.

On Friday night, enjoy Ajak Kwai, Marlon X Rulla, Ava Music, City of Hobart Highland Pipe Band, Dana, Eleanor Meredith Trio, Hypno Bruja, Ilyas Hussain, Madelena, Onyx Entertainment, Tailwind, The Bruny Island New Orleans Jazz Band, The Foley Artists, Unearthly Frequencie.

Season passes are available, or nightly tickets are available on the door from 4pm. Entry is free after 9pm nightly, and for under 16s accompanied by a parent or guardian. Sunday June 18 is free all night.

More information at darkmofo.net.au/winter-feast

OHOH-OGOH

The Purging: Thursday to Sunday, plus Wednesday June 14 to Saturday June 17; The Burning: Sunday, June 18.

Wrangle the family and purge your fears into the iconic ogoh-ogoh down at Dark Park throughout the festival, and then join the parade on June 18 through the streets to watch them burn.

Free event and more information at darkmofo.net.au/program/ogoh-ogoh-the-purgingdarkmofo.net.au/program/ogoh-ogoh-procession and darkmofo.net.au/program/ogoh-ogoh-the-burning