Markets, Fairs and Festivals
Markets, fairs and festivals are a great way to find local artists and artisans, makers and crafters, designers and creatives selling their beautiful works.
Tasmania is fairly seasonal with its markets, fairs and festivals with many running sprint to autumn. The obvious exception is the Salamanca Market in Hobart but even here, many stall holders take the winter off.
Tasmania hosts Australia’s largest working craft fair on the first weekend in November with the Tasmanian Craft Fair in Deloraine. It is an absolute joy to be part of it.
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Find Markets, Fairs and Festivals from Across Tasmania
Here you’ll find the Art Trails Tasmania members with their markets, fairs and festivals across the state.
To help you plan your explorations we look at Tasmania as nine regions:
North West
West Coast
The Islands: Bruny, Flinders and King Islands
Bruny Island Bird Festival
The Bruny Island Bird Festival Website
The Bruny Island Bird Festival: Bringing together Science, Conservation, Community and Creativity to create three days of enjoyment and education about the birdlife of this wonderful island. Everyone is most welcome, birders and non-birders alike.
Discover the full festival calendar of creative workshops, the art exhibition, nature market day, sculpture art trail, festival program, Bird Beanie Competition and speakers series that makes up the Festival Program on the website as well as accommodation options. Here’s the list of Bruny Island birds.
Be sure to follow the Bruny Island Bird Festival on Facebook and Instagram too.
Central North – including Launceston
Tasmanian Craft Fair
The Tasmanian Craft Fair is the largest display, sale and working demonstration of all types of crafts in the Southern Hemisphere, held annually on the Northern Tasmania November long weekend in the picturesque town of Deloraine.
Come discover online just how amazing the Tasmanian Craft Fair (TCF) is, book your tickets, in the newsletter, find out how to become an exhibitor and be sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram for featured exhibitors and the all of the latest news!
The TCF is held in numerous venues across town and their is a regular shuttle bus that visits each venue for you to hop on and off.
You’ll find a number of Art Trails Tasmania members regularly exhibit at the Tasmanian Craft Fair.
Deloraine
George Town Council
George Town Council proudly celebrates culture and the arts as the heart of our vibrant and versatile community. We are dedicated to supporting arts and culture, recognising their power to bring people together, inspire progress, and enhance our daily lives. Join us in embracing and growing our evolving arts scene.
The Council’s Art and Creative program has two vibrant galleries, Lighthouse Regional Arts and Outer Cove Creative Inc, supports the Kinimathatakinta/George Town Art Prize, workshops with the Creative George Town project, the Art Street Art initative, inspiring scultpure, mural and mosaics trails, and have call outs for EOIs for exhibitions, workshops and events as well as public art.
Be sure to follow this dynamic council on Facebook for event news, creative grant call outs, exhibitions and workshops!
Laurinda Brooker
My work often has a focus on mushrooms, whether scientifically accurate or something more magical.
Explore Laurinda’s beautiful work online her shop and follow her on Instagram.
Prospect
Steve Myers
I have surfed and lived by the ocean my whole life and I am inspired by the natural beauty and ruggedness of the West coast of Tasmania, Australia. My art reflects the dynamic relationship between the remoteness and solitude one feels here on the west coast.
Explore Steve’s work on his website, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to snaffle some of his work via his Bluethumb store.
George Town
Michaela Boon
Frog Hollow Tasmania is located indoors at Evandale Market every Sunday or by appointment.
My passion for creating artwork and paintings is intertwined with my love of all things in nature. Growing up in beautiful national parks and historic homes, I celebrate colour, form, and texture and meditate on the relationship between light, shadow, and atmosphere.
I work primarily in mixed media on canvas and paper, using a combination of inks and delicate lines to create interest, depth and detail in my work. I invite the viewer to step into the piece and seek out their own interpretation.
Follow Michaela on Facebook and Instagram for all her lovely work.
Perth
Blue Tree Gallery
Blue Tree Gallery are dedicated to promoting mental well-being. Discover all your Tasmanian-made local souvenirs conveniently in one place. Our founder, Aimee, is a passionate artist who seeks to capture human emotion and provide a safe space within this gorgeous little art gallery amongst the ferns.
1420 Cradle Mountain Rd
Moina 7310
Explore the Blue Tree Gallery website and follow on Facebook and Instagram for all the updates. You can also discover the founder Aimee Rowland on Instagram.
Central Tablelands
Central South – including Hobart
Lora Warman
Lora
I am a mixed media artist who explores storytelling through collage. I work mainly with paper but am exploring other mediums including acrylic painting, cyanotype printing and ceramics. Creating art pieces brings me joy and enables me to express my wonderings.
Explore more of Lora’s work on Instagram and stay up to date with where you can find her work available at Markets and Fairs.
Kingston
Stephen Bond
I am an artist musician making both 2D and 3D work and performing my own Bolero songs.
Head over to Stephen Bond’s website for a healthy dose of inspiration, discover his upcoming performances, explore the blog for exhibition and festival news and follow Stephen in Instagram and Facebook.
New Town
North East
North East Tasmania Art and Craft Festival
NETACFESTIVAL ARTS
The North East Tasmania Art and Craft (NETAC) Festival highlights the state’s rich creative spirit through an art exhibition showcasing diverse Tasmanian talent. Discover stunning paintings, sculptures, and handmade crafts in a vibrant celebration of artistry, culture, and community.
The 50th NETAC Festival is 13th – 15th September 2024 with the theme of “Something Old, Something New” at the Scottsdale Mechanics’ Hall, King Street.
Explore the NETAC Festival website and follow them on Facebook.
East Coast
South East
Navigating Tasmania
Below is a map to help orientate yourself with the regions. Do note that this map has some creative license to it rather than being a very specific, professional cartographers creation. Do refer to the Tasmanian Government Official touring map of Tasmania ($5, available online, in Service Tasmania shops and onboard the Spirit of Tasmania) for accurate details. It even has roads and rivers marked on it!
If you’re planning a road trip arts holiday be sure to get hold of a good old fashion printed map of the state. Do not trust Google maps or the navigation maps beyond the city and suburbs as they’re renowned for taking people along unsafe narrow dirt tracks with little opportunity for chucking u- turns (true for all regional, rural and remote areas in Australia). And besides, folding out a map, having an explore is way more fun!
See What’s On Across Tasmania
Just click on the images below to find out what is happening with various artists across the state.
