On the longest night of the year, Nightide - Creatures of the Deep draws the festival into darker waters, where myth, menace and mystery stir just beneath the surface. Firelight flickers against black water, strange beauty emerges from the shadows, and the foreshore becomes a place of spectacle, ritual and winter revelry.

Running from 5pm to 9pm as an outdoor event, Nightide’s main celebration invites you into an immersive solstice atmosphere shaped by sound, flame, movement and the wild edge of the sea. It is a night of shifting light, roaming encounters and moments that feel both ancient and alive, where the cold air, the dark horizon and the energy of the crowd all become part of the experience.

This is the heart of Nightide. A place to gather by the fire, lose yourself in the spectacle, and surrender to the mood of a winter night that feels just a little untamed.

A special return ferry service for Mornington Peninsula residents will be running. Catch any crossing from 8am - 6pm to Queenscliff and return to Sorrento on the special 9pm service at a special $30 return rate.

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