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Hundreds of people have welcomed the summer solstice from a lido. Organisers said about 400 swimmers watched the sun rise at 04:45 BST from Tinside Lido in Plymouth on Saturday. The summer solstice ...
Three thousand brave souls plunged into Hobart’s icy River Derwent at sunrise this morning for the annual Dark Mofo nude ...
Wearing nothing but red swim caps, 3000 souls have taken a nude sunrise plunge into Hobart's River Derwent to mark the winter ...
Enduring discomfort together may bring people closer, especially when it's mixed with a bit of joy, according to a study ...
There are, of course, other places around the West you can watch and enjoy the sunrise. Glastonbury Tor is one place famous for solstice gatherings. There's also a Solstice swim at the Cheltenham ...
June is the month for winter festivals, with Vivid in Sydney, Rising and Melbourne and Mofo in Hobart. Here’s what to see. ... The nude solstice swim is a Dark Mofo highlight.
Meanwhile, armed with their album, MG Ultra, Machine Girl will touch down in Hobart for Dark Mofo on Saturday,14th June, before playing Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on Monday 16th, Sydney’s ...
Subsequently, a significantly stripped-back program was presented in 2024, including the Winter Solstice Swim and the celebration of local produce, Dark Feast. This year Dark Mofo returns in full, ...
Dark Mofo already gave the world a sneak peek at what's to come from Thursday, June 5–Sunday, June 15, 2025, when the bulk of the event takes place — the Nude Solstice Swim is on Saturday, June 21 — ...
Dozens of swimmers have taken the plunge in Bristol's harbour today, for the city's first ever Winter Solstice swim. Swimming was allowed in the harbour for the first time last year after ...
Founder of campaign group Swim Bristol Harbour, Johnny Palmer, told the BBC the water was "great." "It's the first time it has been done on the Winter Solstice, and I hope it's carried on ...
Yet, that's precisely the charm of Dark Mofo’s infamous Nude Solstice Swim. Last Friday (June 21), a record-breaking 3,000 people sprinted down towards Hobart ’s River Derwent at 7.42am for ...