Festivals in Tasmania

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Tasmania’s festivals and events celebrate the island’s rich culture, natural beauty, and vibrant community.

AUTUMN 🍂 

May-AugIlluminate  the North West

May 2026

25Apr-30May: Turning of the Fagus, Cradle Mountain (NW)
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... come down for air…


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)


SPRING 🌷


September 2026

CHarts Festival, Stanley (NW)

04-06: Flinders Island Running Festival (N) 
17-20: Junction Arts Festival, Launceston (N)
19-20: North East Tasmania Art and Craft (NETAC) Festival, Scottsdale


October 2026

Spring Loaded, Wynyard (NW) 

02-03: Burnie Show & Agri Expo (NW)
01-04: Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, Launceston (N) 

10: Tulip Festival, Wynyard (NW)
10: Great Lake Tie‑In, Miena (W)
15-18: Unconformity, Queenstown (W)

23-25: Cradle Country Music Festival, Ulverstone (NW)
24 Oct–01 Nov: Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival, Hobart & Huon (S)
30 Oct-01Nov: Tasmanian Craft Fair, Deloraine (N)
31 Oct-01Nov: Tasmanian Garden Festival, Evandale (N)

TBD: A Festival Called George, St Helen’s (E)
TBD: Nubeena Bee Festival (S)
TBD: Great Eastern Wine Week, East Coast (E)

 


PAST

Spring

November 2026

1-7: Mural Fest, Sheffield (NW)
6-8: Night at The Point, West Point Hobart (S) - tbc
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7: 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)

 

Summer

SUMMER ☀️

December 2026

TBD: 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)

27 Dec- 4Jan: Taste of Summer, Hobart (S)
29 Dec- 1Jan: Great Escape Festival, Nugent (S)
31 Dec- 1Jan: Connect Festival, Montegu. (NW)


January 2026

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

03: Southern Tasmanian Country Music Muster

05-09: Devil Country Muster, Smithton (NW)
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)
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)

Love It camping and music festival, Kimberly (NW) - may return later in 2026

TBD: Grassroots Festival, Montumana (NW)

 


January 2027:

09-11: Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet (S)
16-18: Tamar Valley Folk Festival, George Town (N)
29-31: Festivale, Launceston (N)
30-31: Estia Greek Festival, North Hobart (S)

 

A Day at the Creek Music Festival, Mole Creek (NW) - returns 2027
12-14: New Norfolk Regatta - revival in 2027 (S)

February 2027

04-07: Party in the Paddock, Launceston (N)
05-08: Wooden Boat Festival, Hobart (S)
20: Evandale Village Fair (N)

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 2026

March 2026

06-08: Good Gumnuts, Burnie. (NW)
05-09: Hobart Festival of Comedy, Hobart (S)
06-09: Hartlands Autumn Festival, Ross (S)
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)


March 2027
06-08: SteamFest, Sheffield (NW)

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)


 


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.