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.
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
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
18-19: Junior State Cup Touch Football - Launceston
23 Feb - 01 Mar: HCi Burnie International (ITF M25 & W35 Tennis) — Burnie
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
March 2026
06: AMCA State Title Speedway, Carrick
06-09: Tasmanian Long Course Swimming Championships, Hobart
07-08: Little Athletics State Individual Championships — Hobart
12-15: Devonport Triathlon Festival (World Para Series & Oceania Champs)
14-15: Masters Swimming Tasmania Summer Championships — Hobart
14-15: Surf Life Saving Tasmania Senior State Championships — Carlton Park
21 Mar: Tasmanian Country Swimming Championships
23-29: Australian Rowing Championships — Lake Barrington
TBC: Surfing Tasmania State Championships — Various locations
TBC: Cricket Tasmania Junior & Women’s State Championships — Various venues
April 2026
03-06: Australian Orienteering Championships — Northern Tasmania
07-12: Hobie Fishing Series Event, Swansea
09-12: Hobart Shorts & Tasmanian Orienteering Championships — Hobart
09-13: National Youth Championships - Launceston
12: Hobart Marathon Festival (Marathon, Half, 10km, 5km) — Hobart
14-21: Hockey Australia U16 Championships - Hobart
18: AusCycling Time Trial State Championships — Tasmania
May 2026
02-03: Tasmania Gravity Enduro Championships (MTB) — Derby
22-24: Tasmania Super 440 (Supercars Championship Round) — Launceston
31: McGrath Launceston Running Festival (Half, 10km, 5km) — Launceston
June 2026
13-14: Masters Swimming Tasmania Winter Short Course Championships — Launceston
14: AFL Premiership Match (Richmond home game) — Ninja Stadium, Hobart
TBC: Basketball Tasmania State Championships (Senior & Masters) — Tasmania
July 2026
03-05: Tasmanian Masters Squash Championships — Eastside Squash Centre
TBC: Rugby Union State Championships & Finals — Tasmania
TBC: Rugby League State Championships & Finals — Tasmania
TBC: Netball Tasmania State Championships (Age Groups) — Tasmania
TBC: Netball Tasmania League Finals — Tasmania
August 2026
14-16: Tasmanian Rally Championship — Burnie
15: Masters Swimming Tasmania Long Course Long Distance Championships — Hobart
29-30: Swimming Tasmanian SC Championships
TBC: Bowls Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
TBC: Triathlon Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
September 2026
19: AusCycling BMX State Championships — Tasmania
TBC: Tasmanian Soccer State Finals / School Sport Finals — Tasmania
TBC: AFL Tasmania State League Finals — Tasmania
October 2026
16-17: Tasmanian Disc Golf State Championships — Burnie
25: Strait Link Burnie 10 (Australian 10km Road Running Championships) — Burnie
25: AusCycling Graded Road State Championships — Tasmania
TBC: Gymnastics Tasmania State Championships — Hobart / Kingborough
TBC: Badminton Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
30 Oct – 01 Nov: IPSC Tasmania State Titles (Handgun & Multi‑discipline Practical Shooting) — Mowbray
November 2026
18-22: Targa Tasmania (International Rally) — Targafest stopover Burnie
21-22: AusCycling Road State Championships — Tasmania
22-23: Rifle Single Action - Runnymede
26-27: Touch Football state cup - Devonport
Late: AusCycling Criterium State Championships — Tasmania
TBC: Volleyball Tasmania State Championships & Beach Titles — Tasmania
TBC: Cheerleading Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
December 2026
31: Burnie Athletic Carnival, Burnie Gift (Professional Running), Burnie Wheel & Track Cycling Carnival — West Park Oval, Burnie
Past dated
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) — Hobart
17-18: Tasmanian Combined Events Championships (Athletics) — Launceston
18: Cliff Masters Cliff Jumping World Series - Triabunna
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
28: Tasmanian Tigers (WNCL, Sheffield Shield, One Day cup) home matches - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
30-31: SSA Super Sedan Tasmanian Title - Latrobe
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.