A long weekend in Longford celebrating Longford’s motor racing history, with events for private car collectors, car clubs, motorbike enthusiasts and families. A family friendly expo with an impressive 120,000sqm car and bike display, historical displays, e-mobility, luxury hospitality, manufacturer vehicle displays, kids mini MX course, STEM talks, premium Tasmanian food and beverages, camping, $30,000 in prize money and associated … Read More
Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival
A celebration of chamber music in some of Northern Tasmania’s most beautiful and historic locations, including Longford, Evandale and Westbury.
Longford Academy 2022 – Autumn: Practical Building Conservation:
Autumn: Practical Building Conservation This six-day course introduces participants to the practical aspects of building conservation. Topics covered include documentation of works, dealing with damp and extracting salts, lime-based materials (mortars, plasters and limewashes), diagnosing timber decay and repair needs, roofing and metals. Practical activities are reinforced by theory sessions and discussions. The Autumn course is for all those involved … Read More
Longford Academy Summer School 2022
Summer: Summer School in Building Conservation Longford Academy aims to run the summer school in 2022 — pencil in 6–12 February 2022 and APT will keep you posted. Those enrolled or who have expressed interest for this year’s course (2021) will be put on Longford Academy’s mailing list for Summer School 2022 so you get the earliest notification of registrations … Read More
Longford Blooms
Visit some of Longford’s most beautiful private gardens over a weekend in November. Stalls include plants, food and wine and garden related items.
Woolmers Festival of Roses 2020
The Festival of Roses at historic World Heritage listed Woolmer’s Includes an Antique Fair and Photography displays. Over 120 stalls. 10am – 3pm.
Glover Walk
Walk in the footsteps of celebrated colonial artist John Glover, and see where he lived and painted for the last two decades of his life.
V8 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.
Festival of Small Halls
Situated at the historic Heritage Corner on Wellington Street, sits the Longford Town Hall. Within its doors, the Longford Town Hall welcomes you with polished timber floors, traditional high ceilings and a heritage inspired ambiance. The grand stature of the Longford Town Hall provides a multi–use venue for the community and is used by a large selection of groups and … Read More
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 … Read More