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Beaker Street Festival: Entering Its Second Act In 2026
Dr Margo Adler’s journey into science revealed something unexpected: scientists weren’t the inaccessible experts many people imagine - they were curious, passionate storytellers with ideas worth sharing. That shift in perspective became the seed for Tasmania’s annual Beaker Street Festival, now celebrating 10 years of conversation, creativity and connection.
Our Top Five Short Walks Near Hobart
When you don’t have it in you to pack your lunch, fill the tank, and drive for over an hour to get started, here are our top five sub-three hour walks near Hobart. For the days you need some Tassie great outdoors time, but still have stuff to do.
The Winter 2026 School Holiday Guide: Hobart
While every school holiday period has a habit of feeling interminably long by around day three, the Winter break (running from 11-26 July this year) can be especially testing. Fortunately, Hobart offers plenty to keep children entertained - and parents sane - from live performances and hands-on workshops to outdoor adventures, kid-centric movie sessions and family-friendly eats. Consider this your guide to making the most of the next fortnight.
Q&A: Pablo Pandani AKA Bec Hopson
A Hobart legal professional has transformed her once personal creative outlet into a collection of widely-recognised visual - and wearable - love letters to Tasmania’s cafés, communities and everyday places.
North Hobart’s Best Dinners For Every Occasion
From date-night wine bars to fast fixes, group feasts and family-friendly haunts, North Hobart delivers a dinner for just about every mood and moment. Consider this your go-to guide for eating your way up and down Elizabeth Street - and a few side streets beyond.
Logging Off and Casting On: Hobart’s Most Wholesome Monday Night Gathering
Every second Monday night, something wholesome is happening at a North Hobart pub. Between the pints and the chatter, a group of people aged anywhere from 17 to 70(-ish) sit together, working with their hands. This is PubKnit, a fortnightly knitting club, and it’s every bit as feel-good as it sounds.
Boozy Tours & Tastings To Make The Most Of Your Dark Mofo Itinerary
Dark Mofo draws people south for its provocations, but Hobart and its surrounds hold their own: some of the most interesting beverage producers in the country within striking distance of the CBD, and a growing roster of guided experiences that go well beyond the tasting paddle. While you build your Dark Mofo itinerary, we’ve done the legwork on how to drink your way around it.
How To Dark Mofo
We know what you Australian mainlanders are thinking, so - in the name of efficiency- we’ve collated all of the top-ranking How-To-Dark-Mofo FAQs into one handy list. You’re welcome.
Hobart’s Best Eats Under $25
Three years after it was named Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of 2023, ‘cozzie livs’ chat doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon. So when we asked the Bottom of the World team for their hottest tips on navigating Hobart’s food scene economically, the brief was clear: delicious, filling, and definitely not a bank-breaker. Turns out our people know as much about outsmarting inflation as they do about Tassie’s best eats.
The 9 Best Day Trips You Can Take From Hobart Right Now
As a small city in a small state, Tasmania's capital punches well above its weight, but there’s plenty more to see, do and eat with the help of four wheels and a day. Within two hours in any direction, you’ll find ancient forests, world-class wine, beautiful coastline, and towns that feel completely untouched. Here's where to point the car.
Your Autumn Guide To Secondhand Shopping In Tasmania
Whether you're hunting a quality vintage find to layer through the cooler months, chasing a designer label at a fraction of the price, or just love a good rummage, Tasmania's secondhand scene delivers. From Hobart laneways to roadside stops on the Tasman Peninsula, here's where to go digging this Autumn.
Seven Tasmanian Experiences To Gift This Mother’s Day
We all love a beautiful bunch of flowers, but why not give the mum, mother figure or other special woman in your life something a little out of the box this year? We’ve put together seven of our favourite Tasmanian experiences to make mum feel extra pampered this Mother’s Day.
Q&A: Jess Sanders
For this Nipaluna/Hobart-based author, a conversation around the dinner table sparked a collection of best-selling children’s books that inspire, challenge and celebrate young and older readers alike.
Meadowbank Lake: The Ultimate Picnic Day Trip
Meadowbank Lake offers the perfect backdrop for the timeless ritual of a picnic: sparkling waters, rolling hills, shady nooks, and easy access to some of the state’s most delicious produce. Here’s our suggested itinerary for your next lakeside picnic lunch day, just over an hour’s drive from Hobart.
Mount Field: Southern Tasmania’s Most Enchanting National Park
With dazzling waterfalls, towering trees and glittering alpine lakes, Mount Field National Park is a wilderness wonderland. Just one hour north-west of Nipaluna/Hobart, discover an impressive range of family-friendly nature experiences.
Q&A: Aleks Crossan
From theatre stages to towering sculptures, Tasmania-based artist Aleks Crossan is navigating a bold creative journey - and she’s not afraid to break some rules along the way.
Eat, Drink & Shop Cygnet Like A Local
In southern Tasmania’s verdant Huon Valley, the little township of Cygnet makes for a day trip that’s charming and eclectic in equal measure.
Q&A: Zoë Fitzherbert
One glimpse of Hobart’s Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was all it took to convince award-winning landscape painter Zoë Fitzherbert that Tasmania was the place where her creative practice could take its most authentic shape.
Hobart’s Best Family-Friendly Walks
From magical mountain trails to cool coastal tracks, here’s our pick of the best family-friendly walks in Hobart.
Recipe: Aløft’s Mushroom Dumplings
The truism “If it ain’t broke it, don’t fix it” holds special significance to a stalwart dish as Hobart’s Aløft Restaurant celebrates 10 years in 2025.