The Tulip Festival Wynyard is held on the banks of the Inglis River each spring to coincide with the Blooming of the Tulips at Table Cape Tulip Farm. The Spring Loaded program will capture the essence of the flowers, community coming together, food and wine and icons of the traditional festival whilst bringing back the nostalgia of the past with a series of smaller events from Friday September 25 [...]

International Mural Fest is both a mural art competition and festival held annually at Easter in Sheffield, Tasmania’s ‘Town of Murals’. The first of its kind in the world, the competition is held in Mural Park, a purpose-built ‘outdoor art gallery’ in the heart` of Sheffield, and attracts artists and visitors from around the nation and globe. Each year, nine artists compete in a public ‘paint off’ from Easter [...]

An epic adventure over three weekends: 5-21 March 2021 Through the heartlands of Tasmania. Full program launched late January 2021. North West 5-8 March 2021 North East 12-14 March 2021 South 19-21 March 2021 The biennial festival celebrates Tasmania’s island culture and offers a platform on which to profile and promote Tasmania’s innovative, creative and resourceful character and unique cultural identity. Ten Days on the Island brings international recognition [...]

SteamFest is held on the second weekend of every March (a long weekend here!) in the lovely Cradle Coast town of Sheffield. Welcoming more than 8000 patrons, SteamFest is a festival like no other. With more than 100 food and craft stalls set up across the site, steam machinery demonstrations running all day, the usually quiet surrounds filled with happy crowds, steam and smoke, engine sounds and the whistle [...]

The King Island Long Table Festival grew from a very special wedding in 2003. A local lad married his bride, with friends travelling from interstate and overseas. Many of the guests were strangers to each other. Led by their hosts they worked together helping each other to prepare for a wonderful feast. They gathered ingredients and made preparations together. A shared camaraderie prevailed, bonds were forged and strangers [...]

Adventures in film in unexpected and exciting locations all over the Cradle Mountain National Park and Villiage. Take a drive up to Cradle Mountain to experience adventures in film in unexpected and exciting locations all over the Cradle Mountain National Park and village. The full program includes Green Carpet screenings and adventurer Q&As in a Forest Yurt Cinema, family-friendly films, the self-guided Mountain Huts Film Trail, Tasmanian short adventure [...]

Chocolate Winterfest is Latrobe’s wickedly delicious festival celebrating all things chocolate. Chocolate Winterfest, Latrobe will indulge, inform, astound, amuse but above all celebrate chocolate as you escape from the bleakness of winter. Be indulged by events individually or successively as you immerse in this chocolate experience. Held next on the 8 Aug 2021.

Mining new cultural experiences at the edge of the world. The Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown, a small mining community on Tasmania’s wild and mountainous West Coast. The Unconformity has emerged from this uncompromising environment as a cultural organisation that is fundamentally of its place. Our unique proposition is to be a cultural conduit into western Tasmania—a place hard to get to [...]

View 2020 winners and plan for your involvement in the next event paper on skin connects Burnie’s papermaking heritage to a community of international artists who embrace the challenge of designing a wearable garment made from at least 80% paper. Art lovers from around the country travel to experience this showcase of spectacular wearables at our Gala Event and Award Evening.  The impact and appeal of this unique [...]