Festivals in Tasmania
Tasmania’s festivals and events celebrate the island’s rich culture, natural beauty, and vibrant community.
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’ BBQ, Hobart (S)
08-09: A Taste of the Huon, Huonville (S)
13-15: ECHO Festival, Swansea (E)
14-15: Bass in the Domain, Hobart (S)
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)
In 2027
12-21: Ten Days on the Island (statewide)
TBD: Taste the Harvest, Devonport (NW)
April 2026
06-09: Tasmanian Heartlands Autumn Harvest Festival (S)
10-12: TrailGraze (N + NW)
11-12: North West Ecofest, Camp Clayton, Ulverstone (NW)
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)
06-12: Hobart International Tango Festival (S)
11-12: Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival (S)
17-19: Lightwave Festival,Tasman Peninsula (S)
21-31: Tasmanian Fringe Festival, Hobart (S)
23-26: Devonport Jazz Festival (NE)
August 2026
01-09: Tasmanian Whisky Week (statewide)
02: Bridport Tassie Scallop Fiesta (N)
06-09: Chocolate Winterfest, Latrobe (NW)
07-09: Huon Valley Medieval Fest & Ren Fair (S)
08-09: Heritage & Bullock Festival, Oatlands (S)
14-23: Beaker Street Festival (S)
22-25: Australian Antarctic Festival, Hobart (S)
PAST
Spring 2025
SPRING 🌷
September 2026
CHarts Festival, Stanley (NW)
04-06: Flinders Island Running Festival (N)
17-20: Junction Arts Festival, Launceston (N)
TBD: North East Tasmania Art and Craft Festival, Scottsdale
October 2026
1-4: Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, Launceston (N)
15-18: Unconformity, Queenstown (W)
23-25: Cradle Country Music Festival, Ulverstone (NW)
30Oct-01Nov: Tasmanian Craft Fair Deloraine (N)
31Oct-1Nov: Tasmanian Garden Festival, Evandale (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)
23-26: Great Eastern Wine Week, East Coast (E)
November 2026
1-7: Mural Fest, Sheffield (NW)
6-8: Night at The Point, West Point Hobart (S) - tbc
07: Hive and Honey Festival, Heybridge (NW) - tbc
7-8: Knight Fight Medieval Festival, Sheffield (NW) - tbc
13-15: Mount Roland Folk Festival, Gowrie Park (NW)
14: Bicheno Food & Wine Festival - tbc
14-15: Longford Blooms Open Garden Festival (N) - tbc
15-20: Targa Tasmania, Statewide
21-22: Highlands Bushfest, Bothwell
28-29: Spring Into Summer @ LOVE IT, Kimberly (NW)
24 Oct–1 Nov: Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival, Hobart & Huon (S)
Summer 2025
SUMMER ☀️
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)
January 2026
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, Strathblane (S)
25: GoatFest, Longford (N)
31: Tasminé Summer Festival - Pop Culture Cosplay, Kingston (S)
31-1Feb: CoastFM Blues, Rock & Country, Wynyard (NW)
February 2026
30-01: Festivale, Launceston (N)
31-01: Estia Greek Festival, North Hobart (S)
03: Southern Tasmanian Country Music Muster
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, National Park, Tasmania (S)
27-1Mar: Spoke Motorcycle Festival, Mayfield Estate, Little Swanport (E)
28: Koonya Garlic Festival (S)
27-1Mar: Southern Open Vineyards Weekend (S)
31Jan-2Mar: TasPride Summer Festival, Hobart (S)
In 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)
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.