Sports Championships
Tasmanian Championship & Major Sporting Events – 2026
Tasmania hosts a diverse program of international, national, and state championship sporting events, attracting elite athletes, officials, and spectators from across Australia and overseas.
April 2026
03-05: West Coast Classic Surfing Competition, Marrawah
28Mar-04Apr: Broadbill Fishing Championship, Eaglehawk Neck
03-06: Australian Orienteering Championships, Northern Tasmania
07-12: Hobie Kayak Fishing Series Event, Little Swanport & Swan River
09-12: Hobart Shorts & Tasmanian Orienteering Championships, Hobart
09-13: National Youth Championships Archery, Launceston
10-12: Arboriculture Australia Tree Climbing National Championships ATCC, Hobart
11: West Coast Classic Fishing Competition, Macquarie Heads
11-12: North-West Tasmanian Open & Junior Open Squash, Penguin
14-21: Hockey Australia U16 Championships, Hobart
17-18: Paddle Australia National Canoe Ocean Racing Championships, Wynyard and Burnie.
18: AusCycling Time Trial State Championships - Tasmania
18-19: Bowls State Pennant finals, Ulverstone & Latrobe
25: Hawthorn vs Gold Coast Suns AFL, Launceston
May 2026
02-03: Tasmania Gravity Enduro Championships (MTB) Derby
03: Tasmania v Sandringham VFL, Launceston
16: AusCycling BMX Racing State Series Round 3, Launceston
21: Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows AFL, Launceston
22-24: Tasmania Super 440 (Supercars Championship Round) Launceston
30: Rally Natone
June 2026
06: U14 State Hockey Championships, Launceston
13: Tasmania vs Richmond VFL, Launceston
13-14: Masters Swimming Tasmania Winter Short Course Championships, Launceston
14: Richmond v Brisbane Lions AFL, Hobart
July 2026
03-05: Tasmanian Masters Squash Championships — Eastside Squash Centre
04-05: Netball Tasmania League Finals — Tasmania
August 2026
11–14 Aug: High School Netball Championships (North-West Regional Carnival) — Ulverstone (NW)
14-16: Tasmanian Rally Championship — Burnie
15: Masters Swimming Tasmania Long Course Long Distance Championships — Hobart
29: Rugby Union State Championships & Finals — Tasmania
29: TRU Women’s Rugby Union Grand Final — Hobart (Rugby Park) (S)
29: TRU Mens Championship Rugby Union Grand Final — Hobart (Rugby Park) (S)
29-30: Swimming Tasmanian SC Championships
TBC: BPL Bowls Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
TBC: Triathlon Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
September 2026
17: Masters Swimming Tasmania Short Course Long Distance Championships, Launceston
19: AusCycling BMX State Championships — Tasmania
27 Sep – 3 Oct: Australian Junior Squash Championship, Devonport
TBC: Tasmanian Soccer State Finals / School Sport Finals — Tasmania
TBC: AFL Tasmania State League Finals — Tasmania
October 2026
10-11: Trout Fishing Weekend, Liawenee
26Sep-3Oct: Australian Transplant Games, Launceston (N)
16-17: Tasmanian Disc Golf State Championships — Burnie
17: Masters Swimming Tasmania Short Course Long Distance Championships, Launceston (N)
18: Amy’s Gran Fondo – East Coast (E)
25: Strait Link Burnie 10 (Australian 10km Road Running Championships) — Burnie
25: AusCycling Graded Road State Championships — Tasmania
30 Oct – 01 Nov: IPSC Tasmania State Titles (Handgun & Multi‑discipline Practical Shooting) — Mowbray
TBC: Gymnastics Tasmania State Championships — Hobart / Kingborough
TBC: Badminton Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
November 2026
07: Hellyer Rally
08 Nov: High School Netball Championships State Final — Launceston (Silverdome / Northern Hub) (N)
18-22: Targa Tasmania (International Rally) — Targafest stopover Burnie
21-22: AusCycling Road and Criterium State Championships
21-22: MTB XCO State Championships
22-23: Rifle Single Action - Runnymede
26-27: Touch Football state cup - Devonport
TBC: Volleyball Tasmania State Championships & Beach Titles — Tasmania
TBC: Cheerleading Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
December 2026
05-07: Tasmanian Wildwater and Slalom Championships 2025 - Mersey River
31: Burnie Athletic Carnival, Burnie Gift (Professional Running), Burnie Wheel & Track Cycling Carnival — West Park Oval, Burnie
Past dates
January 2026
01: Hobart Hurricanes Big Bash League home matches — Bellerive Oval, Hobart
01-08: Oceania & Australian and Open & Youth Sailing Championship - Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
03: Tasmania JackJumpers NBL home matches - My State Arena, Glenorchy
03-07: Mirror Class Australian Sailing Championships, Wynyard Yacht Club
03-09: Australian 29er National Sailing Championships, Sandy Bay Yacht Club
09-15: Musto Australian Optimist Championship, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
12-17: Hobart International (WTA 250 Tennis)
17-18: Tasmanian Combined Events Championships (Athletics) Launceston
18: Cliff Masters Cliff Jumping World Series, Triabunna
19-22: Mens Second XI, TCA Hobart
21-28: Australasian Sailing Championship Prince Philip Cup and Ted Albert Memorial Dragon Class boats Event - Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
24-25: AutoKlene Super Sedan Grand National, Sorell Creek
25-29: Albert Brewery Country Cup (Over 40s T20), Riana Recreation Oval
28: Tasmanian Tigers (WNCL, Sheffield Shield, One Day cup) home matches - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
30-31: SSA Super Sedan Tasmanian Title - Latrobe
February 2026
03-08: Burnie Junior International (ITF J100 Tennis) - Burnie
06-08 Feb: Tasmanian Pickleball Championships - Southern Tasmanian Netball Centre, Hobart
07-08: Red Bull Hardline Tasmania (MTB International Invitational) - Maydena
07-08: Softball Open Women's & Mens State Championships, Launceston
07-08: Tasmanian Junior Open Squash (AJST Gold Squash) - Deloraine
07-08: Tasmanian Tree Climbing Championship 2026, Ulverstone
10-25: FIH Pro League (International Hockey) - Hobart
13-15: Tassie Open, Disc Golf Championships, Poimena Reserve, Austins Ferry
13-15: Tasmanian Rowing Club Championships, Barrington.
14: Tasmanian LC Sprint & Relay Championships (Swimming) - Launceston
14: Tasmanian Woodchopping Championships (State & Open) - Waratah
14-15: Touch Football, Tasmania state cup. Prospect
18-19: Junior State Cup Touch Football, Launceston
22: Southern Beaches Junior Surf championships, Clifton beach
23 Feb - 01 Mar: HCi Burnie International (ITF M25 & W35 Tennis) — Burnie
23-24: Surfing Pro-Am, Eaglehawk Neck.
24: SSA Junior Sedan Tasmanian Title, Carrick
27 Feb - 01 Mar: Australia v India ODI - Women, Bellerive Oval, Hobart
27 Feb - 02 Mar National Rifle Championships - Runnymede
28 Feb - 01 Mar: Surf Life Saving Tasmania Junior State Championships — Burnie
28: Hobart Track Classic World Athletics Continental Tour – Bronze. Domain Athletics Centre, Hobart
28: Men's Domestic One Day Cup Cricket,
March 2026
23 Feb - 01 Mar: HCi Burnie International (ITF M25 & W35 Tennis) — Burnie
27 Feb - 01 Mar: Australia v India ODI - Women, Bellerive Oval, Hobart
27 Feb - 02 Mar: National Rifle Championships - Runnymede
28 Feb - 01 Mar: Surf Life Saving Tasmania Junior State Championships — Burnie
06: AMCA State Title Speedway, Carrick
06-09: Tasmanian Long Course Swimming Championships, Hobart
07-08: Little Athletics State Individual Championships, Hobart
07-08: U18 State Hockey Championships, Devonport
07-09: Tasmanian ILCA State Sailing Championship
11 Mar: Mens One Day Cup Final Cricket, Bellerive Hobart
12-15: Devonport Triathlon Festival (World Para Series & Oceania Champs)
14-15: Masters Swimming Tasmania Summer Championships, Hobart
14: TCL A-Grade Cricket Grand Final,
14-15: Surf Life Saving Tasmania Senior State Championships, Carlton Park
20-22: Tasmanian Track & Field Championships. Domain Athletics Centre, Hobart
21 Mar: Tasmanian Country Swimming Championships, Splash Devonport Aquatic Centre
23-29: Australian Rowing Championships, Lake Barrington
Burnie is your ideal base for sports championships in Tasmania’s North-West. Whether you’re competing or cheering from the sidelines, enjoy the region’s food and drink scene, artisan cheese, honey, craft brews and wines, alongside creative arts and coastal landscapes. It’s a destination where high-level sport meets community spirit, culture and natural splendour.