--- title: "Hobart Guide" description: "A visitor guide to Hobart: what to see, where to eat and drink, where to stay, and which day trips are worth the drive — Mona, kunanyi, Bruny Island and the Huon." source: "https://hobartguide.com/" markdown: "https://hobartguide.com/index.md" publisher: "Mafia Publishing" corrections: "frankie@hobartguide.com" --- # Hobart Guide [![Pilgrim Artists Festival poster with illustrated swallows: art, music and words in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, 9–18 October 2026, The Kiln, Ranelagh.]()]() Events ## [Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() The Pilgrim Artists Festival runs from 9–18 October 2026 at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. [Read more → ]() Where to Stay ## [Boat Reflections]() — Riverside accommodation at Franklin, on the Huon. Black swans on the water, cider and cool-climate wine within a short drive, and little enough light pollution to see the aurora when it is out. Franklin [boatreflections.com.au]() Things to Do ## [Mountain River Flower Patch]() — A pick-your-own flower patch at Mountain River, just up the hill from Huonville. Open through the summer: take a bucket, cut what you like, pay for what you carry out. Mountain River [mountainriverflowerpatch.com.au]() [![A couple in wedding clothes walking a stone jetty over clear green water beneath a limestone cliff. Kinda chic to spend your wedding budget on an adventure instead of chair covers.]()]() [![The cover of Volcanic Winter, a novel by Mark Rutherford.]()]() ## [Volcanic Winter, by Mark Rutherford]() — When a plan to combat climate change threatens life on Earth, one man has seven days to stop it. [markrutherfordwrites.com]() ## [Submit to be featured by Hobart Guide]() — Share your business, story or event with Hobart Guide. Submitting is free, and every feature is reviewed before it appears. Tell our readers what you do, what is happening and why it matters to them. [mafia.net.au]() Things to Do ## [Crabtree Crop & Crafts Market]() — Quarterly Sunday market, 10am–2pm, at Valley Campground on Sharpes Road, Crabtree, with local produce, plants, crafts, art, preserves, baked goods, food and drinks. Upcoming dates: 20 Sep and 15 Nov 2026; 21 Feb and 18 Apr 2027. Free entry. [discovertasmania.com.au]() Events ## [Cygnet Folk Festival 2027]() — Friday 8–Sunday 10 January 2027 in Cygnet. Three days of music, dance and song, with concerts, workshops and showcases across the town. [cygnetfolkfestival.org]() Events ## [Del Amitri: Past to Present]() — Sunday 28 February 2027, doors 7pm, at the Odeon Theatre, Hobart. Four decades of their greatest music. [odeontheatre.com.au]() Things to Do ## [Quiet Slow Beauty: Guided Labyrinth Walks]() — Monthly Saturdays, 10am–12:30pm, at Pippin Hill, 89 Connors Road, Cygnet. Upcoming walks: 29 Aug, 26 Sep, 31 Oct, 28 Nov and 26 Dec 2026; 23 Jan and 27 Feb 2027. [events.humanitix.com]() [![A couple walking through Roman ruins under a clear blue sky. Kinda chic to get married on a cliff in Italy instead of a function centre.]()]() Art & History ## [Julian Charrière: Hard Core]() — At Mona until 29 March 2027. Sculpture, film, photography and installation exploring deep time, geology, science, industry and the changing natural world. Included in museum entry. [mona.net.au]() ## [Hobart Marriage Office]() — Affordable registry-style marriages in Hobart, at 163 Macquarie Street. Short, legal and done in a morning. [marriageoffice.org]() Events ## [Jordan Rakei: A Safe Place to Be Wild]() — Wednesday 9 December, doors 6:30pm, at the Odeon Theatre, Hobart. All ages. [odeontheatre.com.au]() Events ## [Peking Duk: Paradise Album Tour]() — Friday 6 November, doors 7:30pm, at the Odeon Theatre, Hobart. Licensed 18+ event. [odeontheatre.com.au]() Events ## [Queens of the Stone Age]() — Friday 11 December at MyState Bank Arena, with special guests Primus and Tropical Fuck Storm. Doors 5:35pm; show 6:35pm. All ages. [mystatebankarena.com.au]() Things to Do ## [Sail Kerrawyn]() — Huon River sailing cruises from Franklin aboard a restored Tasmanian fishing ketch, including short and lunch sails. 0400 658 925 Franklin [sailkerrawyn.com]() [![A bride in a lace veil holding a glass of champagne on a Paris balcony with the Eiffel Tower behind her. Kinda chic to have Paris as your backdrop.]()]() Events ## [The Sound Inside]() — Thursday 8–Sunday 18 October at the Playhouse Theatre, Hobart. Adam Rapp’s psychological drama, starring Marta Dusseldorp and Griffin McLaughlin and directed by Lee Lewis. [archipelago-productions.com]() ## [The Internet, by Josh Withers]() — A web development studio building websites for small Australian service businesses that need a modern site: fast, plainly written, and built to be found and quoted by search and answer engines as readily as by a person. [theinternet.com.au]() [![Tasmanian Nature Festival: Sunday 18 October 2026, 10 am to 2 pm, Kingborough Community Hub, Kingston. Guest speaker, panel discussion, workshops, children’s activities, stalls, live music and food.]()]() Events ## [Tasmanian Nature Festival 2026]() — Sunday 18 October 2026, 10 am–2 pm at Kingborough Community Hub, Kingston. The Tasmanian Nature Festival brings together a special guest speaker, a panel discussion, interactive workshops, children’s activities,… [facebook.com]() Events ## [Through the Wardrobe — Children’s Narnia Story Time — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 10–11:30 am (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Isaac Lee reads from C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [Elope to Tassie]() — Two people, a witness, and the best scenery in the country. Where to hold a ceremony for two in Tasmania, which celebrants travel to meet you there, and where to stay after. [elopetotassie.com]() ## [Wedding Directory of Tasmania]() — Hobart, Launceston, the Huon, the east coast and the north west: wedding suppliers across Tasmania, for locals and for couples flying down for it. [tasmanian.directory]() Events ## [Introduction to Percussion — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 11:45 am–1:15 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. A beginners’ percussion workshop with Isaac… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [nipaluna]() — The noticeboard for Hobart and the valleys around it: things for sale, rentals and property, jobs, cars, services and community notices. nipaluna is the palawa kani name for Hobart. [nipaluna.com.au]() Events ## [Absolute Beginners Printmaking, for Young Artists — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 1:30–3 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. An introductory ink-printing workshop for children… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [The Apple Nation]() — An independent guide to living with Apple gear, and a directory of the people who fix, sell, support and build for it. Not affiliated with Apple Inc. [theapplenation.com]() Events ## [Bookbinding — Make Your Own Journals — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Wednesday 14 October 2026, 3–5 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Make three journals using different binding methods… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [Tasmanian News]() — The classified pages for the island: things for sale, property and rentals, jobs, cars and machinery, rural and livestock, services and public notices. [tasmanian.news]() ## [Diploma]() — Australian training and the people who deliver it: registered training organisations, VET providers and professional-development bodies, listed by the field each course leads into. [diploma.au]() Events ## [Pocket-Art Story Pieces — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Thursday 15 October 2026, 10–11:30 am (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Mixed-media objects and storytelling with Steve… [pilgrimartists.com]() Eat & Drink ## [The Tasmanians]() — Living here and making a go of it: food and drink, houses and land, the outdoors, the arts, and what is on around the island. [thetasmanians.com]() Events ## [Intro to Improv — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Thursday 15 October 2026, 11:45 am–1:15 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. An introduction to improvisational acting with… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [Someone who will actually turn up]() — Finds lists Australian trades and home services — builders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, painters, roofers and landscapers — organised by the job you need done rather than by the trade name. [finds.au]() Events ## [Dramatic Dialogues and Monologues — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Thursday 15 October 2026, 1:30–3 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Scene work, acting choices and audition skills with… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [Huon Valley Directory]() — Huonville, Franklin, Cygnet, Geeveston and Dover: the trades, growers, services and places to stay in the valley, alongside what is for sale, what is going and what is on this week. [huonvalley.directory]() ## [Listen]() — Australian podcasts sorted by what they are actually about — news, true crime, comedy, sport, business, history — with a plain description of each and a link to where it plays. [listen.net.au]() Events ## [Watercolour & Gauche Landscape Painting — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Thursday 15 October 2026, 3–5 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Landscape painting with Eleanor Ann. Brushes and paper… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [Hobart Directory]() — Local businesses across Hobart and southern Tasmania: the trades, services and small operators a local actually needs, with the contact details out in front. [hobart.directory]() Events ## [Singing for Joy — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Friday 16 October 2026, 10–11:30 am (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Singing exercises with Isaac Lee. Cost: Free.… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [The Best]() — A short list, by field: Australian operators who are among the best at what they do, filed by trade rather than by suburb. [thebest.au]() Events ## [Drawing from Life with Pencil, for Young Artists — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Friday 16 October 2026, 11:45 am–1:15 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Observational drawing for children with Naomi… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## [ANSETT]() — Australia's national guide to services, entertainment, travel and tourism: the operators, venues, practitioners and trades worth the trip, listed by what they do and where they do it. [ansett.com.au]() Events ## [Conducting Interviews for Print — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Friday 16 October 2026, 1:30–3 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Interview preparation and presentation with journalist… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [Unexpected Outcomes with Recycled Materials — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Friday 16 October 2026, 3–5 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Create sculptures from recycled materials with Seth Isham.… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [Life Drawing with Costumes — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Saturday 17 October 2026, 10–11:30 am (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. An untutored drawing session with costumed models.… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [An Invitation to Linger with Poetry — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Saturday 17 October 2026, 11:45 am–1:15 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Poetry and word choice with Jacqueline Law.… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [Origami Dragons — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Saturday 17 October 2026, 1:30–3 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Make an origami dragon with Evelyn Baehr. Cost: Free.… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [Wreath Making — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Sunday 18 October 2026, 10–11:30 am (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Wreath making with Miriam Kewley using collected bush… [pilgrimartists.com]() Events ## [Stories of Welcome — Pilgrim Artists Festival 2026]() — Sunday 18 October 2026, 1–4 pm (Hobart time). Part of the Pilgrim Artists Festival at The Kiln Collective, 2 Louisa Street, Ranelagh, in Tasmania’s Huon Valley. Public readings of the festival’s fiction, non-fiction and… [pilgrimartists.com]() ## About this source Published by [Mafia Publishing](). Corrections: [frankie@hobartguide.com](). Paid upgrades and publisher-owned material may appear. Individual pages identify the relationship where applicable.