Festivals in Tasmania
Tasmania’s festivals and events celebrate the island’s rich culture, natural beauty, and vibrant community.
SUMMER 🌞
January 2026
27Dec-4Jan: Taste of Summer, Hobart (S)
29Dec-1Jan: Great Escape Festival, Nugent (S)
31Dec-1Jan: Connect Festival, Montegu. (NW)
09-11: Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet (S)
16-18: Tamar Valley Folk Festival, George Town (N)
17-18: Gin-uary, Hobart (S)
23-25 Sync or Swing at Eastford Creek Vineyard, Sassafras
24: A Day At The Lake, Tullah (NW)
24: Wayfarer Craybake, River Run Lodge in Strathblane (S)
25: GoatFest, Longford (N)
31-1Feb: CoastFM Blues, Rock & Country, Wynyard (NW)
February 2026
30-01: Festivale, Launceston (N)
31-01: Estia Greek Festival, North Hobart (S)
05-09: Devil Country Muster, Smithton (NW)
05-08: Party in the Paddock, Launceston (N)
07-08: Tasmanian Wine Festival, Hobart (S)
07-08: Gravity Fest, Maydena Bike Park (S)
13-15: Festival Of King Island (FOKI) (NW)
13-15: Rockin' By The River, Sassafras (NW)
13-15: Aria in the Air: Amy Sherwin Festival, Hobart (S)
14-15: Frankie Fest, Frankford (N)
19-22: Clarence Jazz Festival (S)
20: Rosebery Festival (NW)
21: Evandale Village Fair (N)
22: Whisky & Chocolate Festival, Campbell Town (S)
26-1Mar: Playing the Field Music Fest, Ducks Guts at Left of Field Camping Gardens in National Park, Tasmania (S)
27-1Mar: Spoke Motorcycle Festival, Mayfield Estate, Little Swanport (E)
28: Koonya Garlic Festival (S)
28-2Mar: Southern Open Vineyards Weekend (S)
31Jan-2Mar: TasPride Summer Festival, Hobart (S)
2027:
Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart (S) - next in 2027
A Day at the Creek Music Festival, Mole Creek (NW) - returns 2027
12-14: New Norfolk Regatta - revival in 2027 (S)
Love It camping and music festival, Kimberly (NW) - may return later in 2026
TBD: Grassroots Festival, Montumana (NW)
AUTUMN 🍂
March 2026
06-08: Good Gumnuts, Burnie. (NW)
05-09: Hobart Festival of Comedy, Hobart (S)
06-09: Hartlands Autumn Festival, Ross (S)
07-09: SteamFest, Sheffield (NW)
07-08: Flamin’ Franko BBQ, Hobart (S)
08-09: A Taste of the Huon, Huonville (S)
13-15: ECHO Festival, Swansea (E)
15: Tasmanian Heirloom Festival Quamby Estate, Meander Valley (N)
15: Dover Seafest (S)
15-22:Trans Tasmania Enduro, Blue Derby (E)
20-22: Bruny Island Bird Festival (S)
21: Buried Alive Music Festival, Turners Beach (NW)
21: Bream Creek Show (S)
27-29: Kunanyi / Mount Wellington Run (S)
27-29: Launceston Street Art Festival (N)
29:Bangor Music in the Vines, Dunalley (S)
Ten Days on the Island (statewide) (next 12-21 Mar: 2027)
TBD: Taste the Harvest, Devonport (NW)
April 2026
06-09: Tasmanian Heartlands Autumn Harvest Festival (S)
10-12: TrailGraze (N + NW)
10-12: Arboriculture Australia Tree Climbing Championships, Hobart (s)
11-12: North West Ecofest, Camp Clayton, Ulverstone (NW)
12: Hobart Airport Marathon Festival
19-20: First Harvest Fest, Cascade (S)
01-30: Derwent Valley Autumn Fest, New Norfolk (S)
TBD: TasFaire, Ross (N)
May-Aug: Illuminate the North West
May 2026
25Apr-30May: Turning of the Fagus, Cradle Mountain (NW)
01-03: Diverge Skyruns, West Coast (W)
07-09: May Agfest, Carrick (N)
15-17: Stanley and Tarkine Forage Festival (NW)
20-24: Australian Musical Theatre Festival, Launceston (N)
28-29: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026, Launceston (N)
29-31: Tamar Valley Film Festival (N)
29-1Jun: Island Readers & Writers Festival, Hobart (S)
WINTER ❄️ the OFF-Season
...become a winter person...
Jun 2026
01-30: Permission to Trespass, Wynyard + Table Cape (NW)
05-14: Bay of Fires Winter Arts Fest, St Helens (E)
11-22: Dark Mofo inc Winter Feast (various locations)
21: Winter solstice (various locations)
Light up the West Coast
19-22 Strahan Solstice Festival (W)
27–29 Colours of Queenstown (W)
July 2026
Permission to Trespass, Table Cape (NW)
27Jun-18Jul: Bicheno Beams (E)
03-12: Festival of Voices, Salamanca (S)
11-12: Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival (S)
17-19: Lightwave Festival,Tasman Peninsula (S)
23-26: Devonport Jazz Festival (NE)
August 2026
01-09: Tasmanian Whisky Week (statewide)
06-09: Chocolate Winterfest, Latrobe (NW)
08-09: Heritage & Bullock Festival, Oatlands (S)
14-23: Beaker Street Festival (S)
22-25: Australian Antarctic Festival, Hobart (S)
TBD: Bridport Tassie Scallop Fiesta (N)
PAST
Spring 2025
SPRING 🌷
September 2025
CHarts Festival, Stanley (NW)
05:07: Flinders Island Running Festival (N)
18-21: Junction Arts Festival, Launceston (N)
30-21: North East Tasmania Art and Craft Festival, Scottsdale
October 2026
30Oct-01Nov: Tasmanian Craft Fair Deloraine (N)
October 2025
Spring Loaded, Wynyard (NW)
03-04: Burnie Show & Agri Expo (NW)
03-05: A Festival Called George, St Helen’s (E)
04: Nubeena Bee Festival (S)
11: Tulip Festival, Wynyard (NW)
16-19: Unconformity, Queenstown (W)
23-25: Royal Hobart Show, Glenorchy (S)
23-26: Great Eastern Wine Week, East Coast (E)
24-26: Cradle Country Music Festival, Ulverstone (NW)
November 2026
21-22: Highlands Bushfest, Bothwell
November 2025
25 Oct - 02 Nov: Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival, Hobart & Huon (S)
08: Hive and Honey festival, Heybridge (NW)
02-08: Mural Fest, Sheffield (NW)
07-09: Night at The Point, West Point Hobart (S)
08-09: Knight Fight, Medieval Festival, Sheffield (NW)
14-16: Mt Roland Folk Festival, Gowrie Park (NW)
15: Bicheno Food and Wine Festival (E)
15-16: Longford Blooms Open Garden Festival (N)
16-21: Targa Tasmania, Statewide
22-23: Highlands Bushfest, Bothwell (S)
28-29: Spring Into Summer @ LOVE IT, Kimberly (NW)
Summer 2025
December 2025
14: Tasmanian Chilli and Cheese Festival, Ross (S)
31: Launceston Beerfest, Launceston (N)
31: Burnie New Year’s Eve Carnival, Burnie Gift, and A Night on the Terrace. (NW)
27Dec-4Jan: Taste of Summer, Hobart (S)
29Dec-1Jan: Great Escape Festival, Nugent (S)
31Dec-1Jan: Connect Festival, Montegu. (NW)
Burnie is your ideal base for exploring Tasmania’s North-West festival scene. From artisan cheese and honey tastings to craft brews, cool-climate wines and creative arts, the region’s celebrations showcase local flavour and talent. Set against dramatic coastlines and lush hinterland, these festivals blend nature, music, culture and community—perfect for an authentic Tasmanian experience.