Events & Festivals

East Coast Events & Festivals

events Festival of Voices Festival of Voices Unplugged Winter 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CONVID-19
The Festival that ‘unplugs’ from the capital and weaves its way through various locations, along the glorious east coast of Tasmania.
Experience amazing food, wine, world class beaches and vistas, wrapped up with some incredible vocal and musical talents from across the country.

events wine trail The Great Eastern Wine Weekend September 04 – 07, 2020
The Great Eastern Wine Weekend is held annually and showcases the region’s finest food and wines.
The two-day event offers an exciting occasion to explore Tasmania’s East Coast wine region through a variety of special events and cellar door discounts.

Visit cellar doors along the Great Eastern Drive and talk with the wine makes, enjoy fantastic food along the route and get discounts at each cellar door.

Events Blooming Tasmania Blooming Tasmania Festival September 2020, Dates TBA
Blooming Tasmania “Tasmanian Flower & Garden Festival” aims to promote the very best Tasmania has to offer in garden tourism, horticulture, floristry, landscape design & related business
The two-week event opens in Triabunna plus Open Garden & Arts Trails across Tasmania. As the program for 2017 becomes available we will update the information.

Major Tasmanian Events & Festivals

MOFO January, 2021 To be confirmed
MONA FOMA (an acronym for Museum of Old and New Art: Festival Of Music and Art, often further shortened to MOFO), is an annual festival based in Hobart curated by Brian Ritchie bass player from the rock band Violet Femmes. It is billed as Tasmania’s largest contemporary music festival and showcases the work of artists in a broad range of art forms, including sound, noise, dance, theatre, visual art, performance & new media. Source Wikipedia

Dark MOFO 10 – 22 June 2020 – CANCELLED DUE TO CONVID-19
Dark Mofo is a winter version of the MONA FOMA festival. It celebrates the darkness of the (southern) winter solstice and features a range of events and performances around the city of Hobart

Festival of Voices – 1 – 16 July (Winter) 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO CONVID-19
Festival of Voices transforms Tasmanian towns into singing cities every July. As Australia’s premier celebration of the voice, it attracts thousands of singers, choristers and music lovers, for the chance to hear harmonies soaring in concert halls, theatres and public spaces across the state. The Festival of Voices brings some of the most respected singers from across Australia and overseas to Tasmanian shores. For twelve years it has been presenting a remarkable program of performances and – uniquely – vocal workshops run by critically acclaimed artists, creating a festival experience like no other.

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10 OUT OF 10
Escalante, USA
Reservation Number 3826879913 Booking.com
Mar 8, 2020
Wonderful oasis along the Great Eastern Drive.
We loved everything about our stay here! Couldn't recommend a place more for a quiet and quaint stop on our journey (and perfectly situated for a stop at Maria Island). Beyond location, our lovely hosts really thought of everything to make you feel comfortable and welcome -- a welcome tea and fudge, robes, beautiful botanical smelling toiletries, a comfy bed, homemade jams, and so much more -- not to mention being so accommodating of our dietary restrictions (their breakfast was fantastic and so yummy). This is the only place worth staying in and around Orford in our books!

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Bev Sundefined wrote a review on 28 Mar. 2020
Alstonville, Australia85 contributions59 helpful votes

Amazing B&B
We stayed for 2 nights at Sanda House - just before the coronavirus situation went mad. We chose it for its proximity to the Maria Island ferry. From the moment that we drove up and saw the beautiful stone cottage surrounded by a very pretty and well tended garden we knew the stay was going to be great, and we weren't disappointed. We received a warm welcome from hosts Kerry and Greg and were shown the communal dining and loungeroom and offered afternoon tea. Our room, which looked out onto the rear garden was beautiful - from the fantastic bedlinen to the bijou ensuite. Lots of little touches made this place extra special. Breakfast was amazing: fresh fruit juice, homemade coulis to accompany the yogurt, fresh fruit salad and cereals.The bread was homemade and there were homemade jams to accompany it. The cooked breakfasts were delicious and so well presented. Everything was fresh and much of the produce was from the cottage's garden and/or their chickens. The standard and presentation of the food was well up to that of a 5 star restaurant. Unfortunately with the current travel bans we won't be able to return to Sanda House for awhile, and we sincerely hope that Kerry and Greg are able to survive this terrible time.We will be back sometime!