Field Day, the beginning. Ring in the new year with one of Sydney’s longest running festivals – celebrating 25 years in 2026. Moshtix is the only official online ticketing outlet. We urge you to double check you are purchasing from Moshtix only, and not a third-party ticketing website. We cannot confirm the legitimacy of any tickets purchased via a third-party ticketing outlet and don’t want to see you be scammed out of your hard-earned money.Ensure you already have a Moshtix account (and you know your username and password!) and if not, then don’t forget to sign up for an account in the next few days.
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Make good on your resolution to attend more fests by starting the year off at the Field Day Festival in Sydney. This annual institution bucks the NYE trend by having their festival on the first day of the year, and what it day of music it has become. The multi-stage outdoor party has become one of the top annual gatherings of the summer season in Australia.
Field Day is one of Sydney’s most iconic and long-running New Year’s Day music festivals, held annually at The Domain in Sydney’s CBD. It draws tens of thousands of electronic, hip-hop, house and indie music lovers from across Australia and internationally, and is known for its vibrant atmosphere and diverse lineup of local and international artists.
Field Day 2026 marks a continuation of this tradition on 1 January 2026, celebrating over two decades of music and culture on Gadigal Country.This year, however, the event will also be notable for a major public-health initiative: onsite drug checking as part of a formal NSW government trial.
What Is the Onsite Drug Checking Trial?
Field Day will be one of up to 12 music festivals across New South Wales (NSW) participating in a 12-month drug checking (or pill testing) trial that began in early 2025.
Under this pilot program — the first of its kind at scale in NSW — festivalgoers can voluntarily and anonymously submit a small sample of a substance to have it analysed on site by qualified health professionals.
The aim is harm reduction: those who choose to use illicit drugs can find out what is actually in a substance, its main components and, where possible, its potency. Health staff and trained peer workers then provide confidential advice about risks and ways to reduce harm.
Key elements of how the service works:
Free & anonymous: Festival attendees aged 18+ can access the service without cost and without identifying themselves.
Rapid analysis: Using portable specialist equipment, health professionals rapidly test samples and provide results on content and potential risks.
Risk communication: People are given clear information about what’s in their sample, how that compares to what they expected, and safety recommendations.
Peer support: Trained peer workers offer a judgment-free space to talk about results, ask questions, and access broader support if needed.
Safer disposal: Amnesty bins are typically available if a person decides not to consume a substance after testing.
However, drug checking does not make a drug safe, and organisers emphasise that no level of illicit drug use is risk-free.
Field Day 2026’s inclusion in the drug-checking pilot represents a significant moment in Australian festival culture and public health policy. By bringing harm reduction into the heart of a major, mainstream music event, NSW is signaling a shift toward keeping people safer through information and support rather than just penalties.
With outcomes from this and similar festivals evaluated over the next year, policymakers, health professionals and community groups will closely watch whether onsite drug checking becomes a permanent feature of Australian festival safety strategies.