When Pigs Fly NYE — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

31–31 Dec 2026 (1 day)

Location

Collingwood Children's Farm, Melbourne, Australia

Sound

House · Disco

Tickets

€57 · 1 tier tracked

Nearest airport

Essendon Airport

Nearest station

Collingwood Station

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Melbourne · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Not listed

The story

When Pigs Fly NYE is a New Year’s Eve festival held at Collingwood Children's Farm in Melbourne, Australia. This event marks its fifth year of operation and focuses on creating a festive atmosphere with various music performances, food options, and activities for attendees. The festival is set along the banks of the Birrarung, enabling a vibrant bush party experience in the city setting. Attendees are encouraged to bring friends and enjoy a day filled with music and celebration as they countdown to the new year.

When Pigs Fly NYE is a house, disco festival at Collingwood Children's Farm in Melbourne, Australia. The December 2026 edition runs 31–31 Dec 2026.

Expect stages split between House and Disco.

Everything happens at Collingwood Children's Farm, in Melbourne. Melbourne · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site.

When Pigs Fly NYE keeps the same calendar slot each year: December 2026 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Thursday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Melbourne are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Fifth year running
• Located at Collingwood Children's Farm on the banks of the Birrarung
• Features live music and DJs
• Min. age of entry is 18+
• Ticket price is $95

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Melbourne · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

No on-site camping is listed by the organiser.

Getting to the gates

Visitors can reach the venue via public transport, walking, or a taxi.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to When Pigs Fly NYE works out at roughly €2,177 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

The ticket is only 3% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 26h 49m each way, at €1,964 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at When Pigs Fly NYE are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 2 nights rather than 1: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4If you fly into Essendon Airport, check the transfer time to Melbourne before booking the earliest departure — the airport bus is usually the cheapest leg of the whole trip.
5. 5Follow When Pigs Fly NYE on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  31–31 Dec 2025 (approx.)

• 2024

  31–31 Dec 2024 (approx.)

• 2023

  31–31 Dec 2023 (approx.)

Travel tips from Paris

• Fly into Essendon Airport, the closest airport to the site.
• Rail arrivals come through Collingwood Station; shuttles usually run from there.
• The site itself is Collingwood Children's Farm, in Melbourne.
• Visitors can reach the venue via public transport, walking, or a taxi.
• Book a bed in Melbourne early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air26h 49m · €1,964