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.
June 2026
06: U14 State Hockey Championships, Launceston
06: North v North West: Region of Origin Representative Matches, Northern Hockey Centre
06-08: East Coast Classic Surfing
11: Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Championships, Simmons plains
13: Motorkhana Rally Latrobe
13: Tasmania vs Richmond VFL, Launceston
13: North West Teams & Individual Badminton Championships, Devonport
13-14: Masters Swimming Tasmania Winter Short Course Championships, Launceston
14: Richmond v Brisbane Lions AFL, Hobart
16: Tasmanian All Schools (Primary) Cross Country Championships, Simmons plains
19:20 Tasmanian Snooker Championships, Burnie Club
30: Basketball - Shield Men, Shield Women Grand Final,
July 2026
03-05: Tasmanian Masters Squash Championships, Eastside Squash Centre
04-05: Basketball Championship Women + Men Grand Finals
04-05: Netball Tasmania League Finals, Tasmania
04: Tasmania Devils vs Box Hill North VFLW, Dial Park Penguin
11: Motorkhana Rally , Highclere
11: Tasmania Devils vs Gold Coast Suns VFLW, North Hobart
26: Tasmanian Motorkhana Championship round, Symmons Plains
?? 26: Tasmanian Cross Country Championships Sun 27 Jul 2025 11:00 - 14:00 Brighton Regional Sports Complex,
August 2026
01: Hawthorn Football Club v North Melbourne AFL at UTAS Stadium, Launceston.
01: Tasmania Devils vs Werribee VFLW, North Hobart
11-14: 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
15-16: Australian Rally Championships,
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
29: Launceston Solos & Mini Bands (Pipe Bands Tasmania ) — Prospect Vale (N)
29 Aug – 7 Sep: Hobart Cup Junior Football Tournament — statewide junior soccer carnival across multiple Hobart venues.
September 2026
12-13: Badminton Tasmania State Championships, South Hobart
17: Masters Swimming Tasmania Short Course Long Distance Championships, Launceston
19: AusCycling BMX State Championships, Tasmania
19-20: GT Junior State Gymnastics Championships
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: Tasmanian Solo Pipe Band Championships, Sandy Bay
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)
17: Barrington Hillclimb Rally
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
Tasmania Jewels — 2026–27 WNBL Season (Inaugural Entry)
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
21-22: Basketball Tasmania’s High School State Championships Tournament, Elphin Sport Centre.
22-23: Rifle Single Action - Runnymede
26-27: Touch Football state cup - Devonport
28: Khanacross Highclere Rally
28-29: GT Trp State Club Gymnadtics Championships, Kingston
TBC: Volleyball Tasmania State Championships & Beach Titles — Tasmania
TBC: Cheerleading Tasmania State Championships — Tasmania
December 2026
05-07: Tasmanian Wild-water and Slalom Championships 2025 - Mersey River
05: Highclere Hillclimb Rally
31: Burnie Athletic Carnival, Burnie Gift (Professional Running), Burnie Wheel & Track Cycling Carnival — West Park Oval, Burnie
January 2027
- 03: Cadbury Marathon, marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and kids events
Past dates
Summer 2026
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: SoftballOpen 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) — Burnie23-24:Surfing Pro-Am, Eaglehawk Neck.
24: SSA Junior Sedan Tasmanian Title, Carrick
27 Feb - 01 Mar:Australiav 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 ClassicWorld Athletics Continental Tour – Bronze. Domain Athletics Centre, Hobart
28:Men's Domestic One Day Cup Cricket,
Autumn 2026
March 2026
23 Feb - 01 Mar: HCi Burnie International (ITF M25 & W35 Tennis) — Burnie
27 Feb - 01 Mar:Australiav 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: Tasmanian Chess Championship, Newstead
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
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
10-12: Campdrafting Tasmania State Finals, Powranna Equestrian Centre.
11: West Coast Classic Fishing Competition, Macquarie Heads
11: Autumn Masters Rowing Regatta, New Norfolk
11-12: North-West Tasmanian Open & Junior Open Squash, Penguin
11-12: Tasmanian Billiards Championship, Burnie Club
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 - Gunns Plains
18-19: Bowls State Pennant finals, Ulverstone & Latrobe
25: Hawthorn vs Gold Coast Suns AFL, Launceston
May 2026
02: Barrington Hillclimb Rally
02: Bowls Tasmanian finals Men’s and Women’s Champion of Champion Championships will be held on the North-West Coast.
02-03: Tasmania Gravity Enduro Championships (MTB) Derby
03: Tasmania v Sandringham AFL, Launceston
16: AusCycling BMX Racing State Series Round 3, Launceston
26-17: GT Senior State
Gymnastics Championships, Kingston
17: Tasmania Devils vs Geelong VFL, Hobart
21: Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows AFL, Launceston
22-24: Tasmania Super 440 (Supercars Championship Round) Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston
30: Bakers Beach Rally
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.
Oxford Dictionary definition for Sport an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.