List of Events
Festivale 2020
FESTIVALE TASMANIA – FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL Festivale is one of Tasmania’s premier summer events. A three-day celebration of the very best Tasmanian food and wine, beer, cider and spirits, arts and entertainment. Held annually, Festivale attracts around 28,000 patrons and takes place on the first weekend of February. Originally established in 1988 as a multi-cultural street party, it has evolved into an iconic Tasmanian event, drawing people together to celebrate what Tasmania has to offer the world. Festivale’s ability…
Longford Academy Summer School in Building Conservation
This seven-day course focuses on traditional building materials including stone, brick, mortar, plaster, wood, metals and finishes. It covers their properties, how they weather and decay, and how they are best conserved. Topics include salt attack and rising damp, repointing of mortar joints, timber decay and termites, and galvanic corrosion of metals. Theory sessions are supported by inspections on the Brickendon and Woolmers Estates. LA 2020 Summer School Flyer 021219 Roof repairs at Woolmers Estate
Penny Farthing Festival 2020.
Events held throughout the day include: - The feature race of the day, the National Penny Farthing Championship. The fastest eight riders advance through heats in to the final, which is over 4 laps of the circuit, a total distance of one mile. - Separate championship races for ladies, juniors (under 16), veterans 1 (50+), 2 (60+), 3 (70+). - Slow race (last over the line wins) - Slalom (two at a time around witches’ hats) - Novice…
Glover Prize 2020
John Glover and Prize John Glover was a successful British painter and contemporary of Turner and John Constable. Glover painted in the picturesque style advocated by Claude Lorraine, taking the Grand Tour of Europe and wandering the moors and mountains of Britain in search of inspiration. Glover immigrated to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) to join his children, arriving on 18 February 1831, coincidently his 64th birthday. He obtained one of the last large grants of land on the island, settling at…
SUPERCARS TYREPOWER TASMANIA SUPERSPRINT
The Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint, the largest sporting event in Tasmania, returns from 3-5 April at Symmons Plains, in northern Tasmania.
AGFEST 2020
Agfest is an event organised by the volunteer members of the Rural Youth Tasmania who spend countless hours organising and working to ensure everyone enjoys the Agfest experience, being held on the 7-9 May 2020. Agfest is a multi-award winning event and offers an excellent opportunity for your business to showcase its products to thousands of people. Agfest is an agricultural and machinery field day event that has been operating for 37 years. It is a Tasmanian success story that…
Campbell Town Show 2020
Come and visit the Southern Hemisphere’s oldest continually running Agricultural Show and listed by The National Trust as part of our Island State’s Living history, The Campbell Town Show has always been the venue for country and town people to meet together and exchange views and opinions. The beauty of this special show is the interest of its history, the charm of the township and especially the warmth and friendliness of its people, who welcome visitors to attend and share…
Smithfield Competition
Smithfield sheepdogs at the Smithfield Competition at the Campbell Town Show. For 30+ years Smithfields have been exhibited at the Campbell Town Show. The Dogs are shown under five categories: Pure Smithfield Dog Pure Smithfield Bitch Partbred Smithfield Dog Partbred Smithfield Bitch Pure or Partbred Smithfield Puppy with the Smithfield Champion Award being chosen from winners of each class. Whilst it is accepted that they are not a registered breed as such, there is sufficient interest and acceptance in Tasmania…