What's on winter 2024
Your new to-do list from June to September 2024
Hunt for winter truffles
Select dates throughout June - September
At the Truffle Farm in Deloraine, winter is the perfect time to join second-generation truffle farmer Anna and her truffle-hunting dogs on a quest for rare black truffles. Once you’ve got your truffles, settle in for an afternoon by the fire pit with a truffle pizza and a glass of Tasmanian wine or beer. There’s also a farm-gate shop with boutique truffle products and fresh truffles for sale. Bookings essential.
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
11 - 22 June
Directed by Aussie theatre icon Robyn Nevin, this new Australian production of this genre-defining murder mystery play takes to the stage at Hobart’s stunning Theatre Royal. Added bonus: RACT members get a 10 per cent discount on tickets.
Bicheno Beams
29 June - 20 July
Catch this vibrant family laser light show at Bicheno Lions Park. Free and fun, it’s a celebration of light for locals and tourists alike with synchronised tunes. Come for two nights and enjoy two different shows.
Table Cape Sound Walk
From 1 July
Sound artist Rachel Meyers has created a soundscape composition, based on field recordings, for the inaugural “Permission to Trespass” event showcasing the North West Coast. Scan the QR code to listen on the self-guided walk between the Table Cape lookout and lighthouse.
Credit: Jess Bonde
Credit: Andrew Quaile
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Road Show
10 - 12 July
Australia’s biggest comedy spectacular is on its annual road trip, with stops at Burnie Arts Centre, Hobart’s Odeon Theatre and Devonport’s Paranaple Arts Centre.
Devonport Jazz Festival
25 - 28 July
Celebrating its 23rd anniversary, this annual four-day event features different sub-genres of jazz at a variety of venues. Think trumpets, horns, guitars, gypsy jazz, 1930sand ’40s-style big bands and more. There’s also events for the kids, plus local street food.
Wilegitimate
27 July
Host of the ABC TV shows Gruen, Question Everything and podcasts Wilosophy and TOFOP, comedian Wil Anderson returns to the festival circuit with a new stand-up show, his biggest tour in more than five years, including this one-night stop at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre.
Beaker Street Festival
6 - 13 August
This annual week-long celebration promises a packed program of science-infused entertainment and discussions on the hottest science topics. This year, it’s all about Antarctic science. All the action will take place in an expanded festival precinct in Hobart’s waterfront and CBD.
Credit: Remi Chauvin
Chocolate Winterfest
13 August
With 40 events at 31 venues, chocolate lovers will rejoice at this dessert-led festival. Held in Latrobe, just a 10-minute drive from Devonport, there’ll be choc high tea, a chocolate cake decorating master class, a lollylicious chocolate mousse decorating session and more.
Nipaluna/Hobart Lunchbox Concerts
20 August - 17 September
The Tuesday Lunchbox Concert Series returns to the Hobart Town Hall. Curated by Van Diemen’s Band artistic director, Julia Fredersdorff.
Australian Antarctic Festival
22-25 August
This four-day festival at Hobart’s Sullivan’s Cove celebrates the city’s role as one of the world’s pre-eminent gateways to the Antarctic.