Northern Tasmania Events & Festivals

Sat 08 Sep 2012 - Sun 08 Sep 2013

Situated in the QVMAG Planetarium foyer, the exhibition presents the story of Tasmanian astronomy, and features many telescopes and other pieces of equipment (some quite unusual) that have..

Fri 28 Sep 2012 - Sat 28 Sep 2013

Hobart-based Professor Wong Shiu Hon and Mrs Nancy Wong have generously gifted a collection of 40 Chinese ceramics, glass and wooden antiquities to the QVMAG. On display at the Art..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

The earliest attempts at producing decorative arts objects in Tasmania were with furniture followed by pottery. Prevailing furniture styles, produced with Tasmania's unique timbers..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

Blue and white pottery has been produced for over a 1000 years. The development of blue and white ceramics is the result of cultural interchange and influence through trade and technical..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

During the 19th century Van Diemen's Land (renamed Tasmania in 1855) witnessed a flowering of artistic endeavour that was unsurpassed in the Australian colonies, as a result of free..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

An exhibition of 28 paintings by Launceston artist Bea Maddock. The exhibition includes landscapes, figure studies, portraits, paintings with religious subjects and abstracts. Bea Maddock..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

Guan Di Temple holds the contents of a number of Chinese temples from north-eastern Tasmanian mining towns. As these temples closed their contents were kept, and eventually donated to the..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

The Phenomena Factory is a interactive science centre providing hands-on education for kids of all ages. You can challenge yourself in the Perception Tunnel or test your reactions while you..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

The ArtSparks! Family Art Space has been designed to engage children through observation and interactive interpretation of artworks and participation in creative art. The space features the..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

The second half of the 19th century saw the advent of industrialisation and the movement towards Federation. There was a changed awareness of the Tasmanian landscape and artists were..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

A permanent exhibition that features the QVMAG's extensive dinosaur collection and rocks from north-west Tasmanian dating back 545 million years. Visitors to Tasmanian Connections will also..

Mon 12 Nov 2012 - Tue 12 Nov 2013

Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania, was first colonised by Europeans in 1803. It began as a penal colony, however by 1853 the transportation of convicts had ended. This change was championed..

Sat 16 Mar 2013 - Sun 16 Feb 2014

Highlighting the artistic talent of key Tasmanian wilderness photographers and the impact that this type of photography has had on Tasmania, Into the Wild is a photographic exhibition which..

Tue 18 Jun 2013 - Tue 18 Jun 2013

Our kids deserve the best medical help Launceston can give and new equipment for the LGH’s children’s ward will be just what the doctor ordered! Aspiring ballerinas and contemporary..

Fri 21 Jun 2013 - Fri 21 Jun 2013

After a scorching headliner set at our March '12 show, Nick Cody returns to The Clubhouse for our May '13 show. Plus a selection of Tasmania's finest comedians to support and hosted by..

Sat 22 Jun 2013 - Sat 22 Jun 2013

The bright lights of New York’s legendary Great White Way come to you when the TSO goes to Broadway! From My Fair Lady, Carousel and West Side Story to The Phantom of the Opera, Les..

Sun 23 Jun 2013 - Sun 23 Jun 2013

The Freycinet Peninsula is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful locations in the world. With 26 km of exceptional track interspersed with pristine beaches this trail run will be hard to..

Sun 23 Jun 2013 - Sun 23 Jun 2013

In June Virtuosi Tasmania presents a series of concerts featuring string quartets by master composers Joseph Haydn and Claude Debussy, performed by members of the TSO. Haydn is considered..

Tue 25 Jun 2013 - Tue 25 Jun 2013

Foster & Allen – Ireland’s most famous and successful duo return to Australia in 2013. Mick Foster and Tony Allen have been performing together for over 30 years. They first toured..

Wed 26 Jun 2013 - Sat 29 Jun 2013

Launceston College It's 1962 and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire - to be on television dancing on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes..

Fri 28 Jun 2013 - Sun 30 Jun 2013

June is the Launceston Jazz Club’s BIG month as we produce the ‘That’s Jazz’ festival on 28/29 /30 June at the Royal Oak, Brisbane Street, Launceston and The Boathouse in Lindsay St..

Sat 29 Jun 2013 - Sat 29 Jun 2013

From the producers of Buddy: The Concert, Johnny Cash: The Concert and The Class of 59, come and take a stroll down memory lane into the heady days of the fabulous 50s and the swinging 60s..

Sun 30 Jun 2013 - Sun 30 Jun 2013

The “Hawk-Walk to Aurora” is a pre-match ritual that will take place on Sunday when the Hawks take on Brisbane Lions. All Hawthorn members, supporters, family and friends are invited to..

Wed 03 Jul 2013 - Wed 03 Jul 2013

REWIND is Christine Anu’s tribute to the Queen of soul Aretha Franklin. REWIND – The Aretha Franklin Songbook is a special show unlike anything Christine has done before. In this..

Thu 04 Jul 2013 - Sun 07 Jul 2013

The Longford Town Hall Theatre is growing out of control as a strange looking plant in the window becomes a giant, blood sucking carnivore with nefarious designs of world domination...

Sat 06 Jul 2013 - Sat 06 Jul 2013

Sebastian Lang-Lessing returns to Tasmania to conduct the orchestra that he nurtured for eight years. Also making a return visit is US-based pianist Kirill Gerstein, recent recipient of a..

Fri 12 Jul 2013 - Fri 12 Jul 2013

The band is now signed to Stephen White Management, the company that manages the careers of Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan and also the multi award-winning sister group The..

Fri 19 Jul 2013 - Fri 19 Jul 2013

Formed from the West End cast of the Broadway musical 'Beatlemania'; The Bootleg Beatles are the world's premier Beatles show. In an illustrious career, they have played the main stage at..

Fri 19 Jul 2013 - Fri 19 Jul 2013

Australia’s foremost female children’s entertainer, JUSTINE CLARKE, is making her long-awaited and highly anticipated return to Tasmania, singing and dancing her way into..

Sat 20 Jul 2013 - Sat 20 Jul 2013

There is nothing as exciting as a live game of football played at the top level, with superb athletes battling it out for the ultimate prize of the right to play in the AFL Grand Final...

Sat 20 Jul 2013 - Sun 28 Jul 2013

The program is aimed at students coming from the fields of Architecture, Engineering (Electrical, Computer Science), Fine Art, Design, Landscape, Programming etc. As part of this initiative..

Wed 24 Jul 2013 - Sat 27 Jul 2013

Written by Stephen Sewell Directed by Robert Lewis and Nicole Lewis Every year Simon and Vicky throw their home open to the local neighbours for an annual Christmas barbeque and every year..

Wed 24 Jul 2013 - Sat 27 Jul 2013

The Photo - CentrStage. CentrStage - engaging audience through brave theatre while fostering Tasmanian talent. Since its inception in 1990, CentrStage can justifiably claim to have..

Sun 28 Jul 2013 - Sun 28 Jul 2013

Elanée Ensemble perform works by Bach, Sciortino, Bartok and Beethoven. Stuart Thomson and Jo St. Leon formed the Elanée Ensemble to explore the rich sonorities of the double bass/viola..

Thu 01 Aug 2013 - Thu 01 Aug 2013

Some of the best collaborations are borne from ideas scrawled on a pub coaster, and that can certainly be said of the passion project from legendary multi award-winning Australian country..

Sun 04 Aug 2013 - Sun 04 Aug 2013

Sunday will see a bunch of hardy multisporters tackle the annual Ben Lomond Descent. The vent combines 3 stages of a MTB, Paddle and a Run with each leg settingoff as a mass start. Mountain..

Fri 09 Aug 2013 - Sat 17 Aug 2013

The Launceston Players present this major revival of one of David Williamson's classic comedies. "Emerald City" tells the story of a writer and his wife who move from Melbourne to Sydney..

Sat 10 Aug 2013 - Sat 10 Aug 2013

Australia's top dancers hit the floor in Launceston enjoy all the colour and competition. Come and watch some of the best local and national couples competing in all styles of ballroom..

Sat 10 Aug 2013 - Sat 10 Aug 2013

Warm up your winter with some of the finest things in life; great friends, great food, great wine, great music and a great excuse to dress up and all while raising money for the St Helens..

Wed 14 Aug 2013 - Sat 17 Aug 2013

A Man With Five Children - CentrStage. CentrStage - engaging audience through brave theatre while fostering Tasmanian talent. Since its inception in 1990, CentrStage can justifiably claim..

Thu 29 Aug 2013 - Thu 29 Aug 2013

Last October Australian singer songwriter PAUL KELLY released his 19th studio album ‘Spring And Fall’. This July and August he will be touring cities and towns around Australia..

Sat 31 Aug 2013 - Sat 31 Aug 2013

Miss Kitty’s Meow presents a seduction in three acts. A time where women were simply lethal. Hypnotising and transfixing through a deadly seduction. Snaring lovers, entrancing victims..

Fri 06 Sep 2013 - Fri 06 Sep 2013

The lights dim. The music fades. The audience applauds with anticipation. Or they just get alarmingly quiet. Every show you've ever done leads up to this point. But this is the only show..

Wed 11 Sep 2013 - Sat 14 Sep 2013

The Monster's Apprentice - CentrStage. CentrStage - engaging audience through brave theatre while fostering Tasmanian talent. Since its inception in 1990, CentrStage can justifiably claim..

Mon 23 Sep 2013 - Fri 18 Oct 2013

The Exhibition features poems by Australian and New Zealand female writers. Fourteen are from across Australia and eight from New Zealand. They range from well known poets to others who..

Mon 23 Sep 2013 - Tue 24 Sep 2013

Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth when they’re rescued from a shipwreck. And when they end up in the same shifty, transitory port‐town of Ephesus fully grown, we join..

Wed 25 Sep 2013 - Wed 25 Sep 2013

Russian Ballet Touring Pty Ltd Presents Imperial Russian Ballet Company's - A Festival Of Russian Ballet Returning to Australia in 2013, Imperial Russian Ballet Company’s A Festival of..

Mon 07 Oct 2013 - Mon 07 Oct 2013

To the delight of Hepcats, Lindy Hoppers and lovers of Swing Jazz, the brassy, all singing-all dancing-all-American 1940’s musical revue, returns to Australia in celebration of its 20th..

Sat 12 Oct 2013 - Sun 13 Oct 2013

The Freycinet Lodge Challenge is an experience that you won't forget. This event comprises some of the best known features of the East Coast of Tasmania, enabling competitors to experience..

Sat 12 Oct 2013 - Sat 12 Oct 2013

Written in a white heat of activity, Schumann’s Cello Concerto is one of the composer’s most passionate works and a mainstay of the cello repertory. Hear it performed by outstanding..