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.

August 2026

01: Hawthorn Football Club v North Melbourne AFL at UTAS Stadium, Launceston.
01: Tasmania Devils vs Werribee VFLW, North Hobart
08-09: Cheerleading Tasmania CheerCon TAS Deja Vu competition, MyState Area, Glenorchy.
11-14: High School Netball Championships (North-West Regional Carnival) Ulverstone (NW)
15: Masters Swimming Tasmania Long Course Long Distance Championships, Hobart
14-16: Subaru Wilderness Rally Tasmania, Round 4 of the 2026 Australian Rally Championship ARC, Cooee-Highclere-Burnie (NW)
16: The Winter Challenge Tasmania Multisport Event, Orford (E)
22-23: College Basketball Championship Tournament, Launceston (N)
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: Tasmanian Long Course Swimming Championships, Hobart (S)
29: Launceston Solos & Mini Bands (Pipe Bands Tasmania) Prospect Vale (N)
30: Triathlon South Winter Series. Race 1. MyState Arena, Glenorchy (S)
31 Aug - 2 Sep: Tasmanian Netball League (TNL) Grand Finals

September 2026

4-6: Hobart Cup Junior Football Tournament, statewide junior soccer carnival across multiple Hobart venues.
12-13: Badminton Tasmania State Championships, South Hobart
12: Greater Northern League Hockey: Grand Finals
05: AusCycling BMX State Series Championships, Launceston
19: Premier League Hockey: Grand Finals
19-20: GT, WAG, MAG Junior State Gymnastics Championships,
Kingborough Gymsports (S)
20: Triathlon South Winter Series. Race 2. MyState Arena, Glenorchy (S)
26 Sep-3Oct: Australian Transplant Games, Launceston (N)
27 Sep - 3 Oct: Australian Junior Squash Championship, Devonport

Aussie Rules Tas Finals - TBC

06: Football Tasmania (NPL / WSL) Grand Final – KGV Park (Glenorchy) / Lightwood Park (Kingborough)
11: NTFA Division 1 Women Grand Final – UTAS Stadium (Launceston)
12: NWFL Men's and Women's Grand Finals – West Park Oval (Burnie) / Devonport Oval (Devonport)
12: NTFA Division 1 & 2 Men Grand Finals – UTAS Stadium (Launceston)
19: NTFA Premier League Grand Final – UTAS Stadium (Launceston)
19–20 : Tasmanian Devils (Talent League Boys) Grand Final – North Hobart Oval (Hobart) / UTAS Stadium (Launceston)

TBC: Football Tasmanian Soccer State Finals / School Finals, Tasmania

October 2026

3-4: Freycinet Challenge multisport event, Coles Bay
10: Tasmanian Solo Pipe Band Championships, Sandy Bay
08-11: Tasmanian Men's and Women's Amateur Golf Championships, Seven Mile Beach
10-11: Trout Fishing Weekend, Liawenee
16-17: Tasmanian Disc Golf State Championships - Burnie (NW)
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 (NW)
25: AusCycling Graded Road State Championships,
30 Oct – 01 Nov: IPSC Tasmania State Titles (Handgun & Multi‑discipline Practical Shooting) Mowbray
31 Oct – 01 Nov: Enduro 4 & 8 Hour, Loyatea

Tasmania Jewels 2026–27 WNBL Season (Inaugural Entry)

November 2026

07: Hellyer Rally
06 Nov: High School Netball Championships State Final, Launceston (Silverdome / Northern Hub) (N)
18-22: Targa Tasmania (International Rally) Targafest stopover Burnie (NW)
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: TRP State Club Gymnastics Championships, Kingston

December 2026

05-07: Tasmanian Wild-water and Slalom Championships - Mersey River
05: Highclere Hillclimb Rally
08: Men's & Women's Northern Golf Amateur

31: Burnie Athletic Carnival, Including: Burnie Gift (Professional Running), Burnie Wheel & Track Cycling Carnival, plus Tasmanian Tree Felling & Underhand Championships, West Park Oval, Burnie

January 2027

February 2027

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
21-22: Volleyball Tasmania Beach Series State Championships, Kingston Beach

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
16: Tasmanian Men & Women Open Championship Pro Am, (&All Abilities), Launceston
17-18: Paddle Australia National Canoe Ocean Racing Championships, Wynyard and Burnie.
17-19: 2026 Men's & Women's Tasmanian Open (PGA Pro-Am Series Event), Launceston Golf Club, Kings Meadows
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
09-10: Tasmanian Masters Rowing Regatta, Held at Lake Barrington
16: AusCycling BMX Racing State Series Round 3, Launceston
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

26-17: GT Senior State Gymnastics Championships, Kingston

Winter 2026

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
08: Women’s Under-18s , Women's , Lakoseljac Cup, Men’s Under-21s, Statewide cup finals football (soccer), KGV
11: Tasmanian All Schools (Secondary) Cross Country Championships, Simmons plains
13: Motorkhana Rally Latrobe
13: Tasmania vs Richmond VFL, double header, VFLW v Darebin Falcons
13: North West Teams & Individual Badminton Championships, Devonport
13: Volleyball Tasmania State League Grand Finals, Moonah
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
21: Tasmanian Short Course & All Schools Road Walks Championships, Penguin
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, VFL double header, Dial Park Penguin
10-12: Karate australia national championships, Hobart
12: SLST Pool Rescue Championships, Launceston
11: Motorkhana Rally, Highclere
11: Tasmania Devils vs Gold Coast Suns VFLW, North Hobart
18-19: Tasmanian Men & Women's State Golf Pennant Finals,Launceston
26: Tasmanian Motorkhana Championship round, Symmons Plains

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.

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