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Date Event Where  

ALL YEAR

Weekly on Saturdays Salamanca Market Salamanca Place, Hobart The best market you will ever go to.
1st Sunday every month Movie Night Palais Theatre

6:30 pm

Recapture some of that old magic on a screen bigger than a television and have a social evening while your there.. Bring blanket, cushion and perhaps plate.
Friday Nights Entertainment night

$3.95 counter meals

Franklin Tavern 8pm
JANUARY  Taste of Tasmania - Hobart
FEBRUARY 

2nd week

 

Cygnet Folk Festival

Cygnet

Peter Hicks
6295 0202

Premier Cultural events, tremendous variety of music, dance and related arts

end

5th Annual Flowers Lovers Show

Palais Theatre Franklin

Ian Nicholson
6266 6266

Decorated Hats, individual flows/ displays photography competition, plant stalls, refreshments ducky door prizes

1 or 2nd

week

Woodstock Rodeo Pastoral property owned by the Griggs family.

Spencer Griggs 0409 126 788

Several different events including steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc. refreshments available and entertainment.
MARCH 

1-2nd 

week

Taste of the Huon

Ranelagh Recreation ground

Madi Peattie 0401 925 439

Huon Food Festival

D’Entrecasteaux Channel & Bruny Island produce. Huge event not to be missed. Cookery demos. musicians, entertainment, tastings.

1st week

Clean up Day

Michelle Allen
6264 8416

Every year on Clean Up Australia hundreds of thousands of Australians help clean up their local environment. Everyone can take part.

2nd week

Cygnet Regatta

Hobart to Kettering.

Kettering to Cygnet

Phil Jeffs
6295 0486

The long Weekend, boat parade and yacht races. This regatta is now the largest keel boat regatta in Tasmania. Dinner on Saturday & Sunday

end

4th Annual Tasmanian Forest Festival

Heritage Park, Geeveston

Roger Brownie
6297 1836

Annual Forest Festival

Showcase the forest industry, tourism, crafts, apiary and many others

26th March Focus On Franklin Palais Theatre Franklin

 

A Hatters Ball Palais 7:30 pre book tickets

 

27th March Focus On Franklin Food & Wine Tasting Weekend of Festival Musical and drama in the Streets. Sunday markets
APRIL 

TBA

Easter Festival

Huonville Recreation Oval Soccer Field

Janet Hanna
6264 4908

 

MAY 
       

JUNE 

JULY 

AUGUST 

SEPTEMBER 

 

Fishing season

 

Catch and cook your own trout, salmon from the fresh or salt waters of the Huon River. Arrange a BBQ at Huon Franklin Cottage and enjoy

OCTOBER 

 

Seniors Week

State-wide

 

2nd week

Glen Huon School Garden Expo

Glen Huon School

6266 6240

10-2pm

Stalls, community plant stall, gardening products, learning opportunities, children’s activities food and refreshments great day

3rd week

The Great Apple Race

The Esplanade, Huon river. 10:30 am

Trudi           03 6264 1311

Prises to be won, you may enter by purchasing an apple for $3.00.

3rd week

Cygnet Herb Health & Organic Expo

Cygnet Town Hall Carmel Hall, 9-4pm

Loongana Park
6267 1935

Offering a range of potted herbs, natives and ornamental plants, seed & seedlings crafts, herbal medicines and skin care.

end

Heritage Park Open Day Geeveston 11-2pm

Activities, rides, drafthorse drawn cart, jumping castle, sausage sizzle, great family day

30th Hollaween Dance Palais. 7:30 $15 ticket. Supper provided. The bar will be open.

Inquiries 03 62663040

       
NOVEMBER 
1-2nd week Get Walking Week events Cygnet, Huonville, Dover. Hartz Peak

Julie 03 6264 8473

From 30 mins to 4 hours walks

 

Brookfield Vineyard Market

Brookfield Vineyard, Margate

 

 

Eldercare Fate

Franklin

Eldercare annual fun fair fate

 

Tasdance – Hard Yakka Twilight Tour

Chauncey Vale Reserve, Bagdad

TasDance

end

Burtons Open Day

Burtons Reserve. 10-1pm

Julie Gordon
6264 8400

Huon Valley Council and Cygnet Scouts combined to celebrate opening of new scout Hall. Sausage sizzle and activities flying fox, jumping castle. Great family day

end

& Dec

 

Musical Huonville town hall

Preview7:30pm

Opening 

This production is a very funny pantomime suitable for all ages.

2nd week

60th Annual Huon Show

Ranelagh Recreation ground

Marion Woodward
6247 9390 AH

Entertainment, chainsaw caving, reptile display, kite show, vintage machinery, country music bands carnival attractions, cattle and other animals.

 

Southern Exposure 2005 Art Exhibition

Cygnet Town Hall

The event has gained immense respect from both artists and the community. Promoting local and emerging artists non-profit volunteer group can purchase artwork.

DECEMBER 

1st week

Wood Chopping & Sawing Carnival

Cygnet Recreation Ground

Sue Wilton
6295 1691

Enjoy one of the Huon’s traditional sports. 16 events.

1st & 2nd week

Musical/drama Huonville town hall

Preview7:30pm

Opening 25th

This production is a very funny pantomime suitable for all ages.