Upcoming events in Tasmania, October 2025

October is an excellent season in Tasmania. The days begin to grow longer, the weather grows warmer, and there is a full calendar of events featuring music, art, food, and outdoor adventures. 

It is the beginning of an energetic season that is the initial flavor of Summer in Tasmania. Whether you are living in or visiting the island, this is your ultimate guide to what is happening across the island in October.

What’s On in Tasmania This October 2025

Wholesome Fun: Teeny Tiny Stevies in Burnie

Date: Wednesday, 1 October 2025 

Venue: Burnie

On the first day of the month, why not go see Teeny Tiny Stevies on Brain Fart Tour, something wholesome enough that the kids and their parents will enjoy. The performance costs a ticket between 35-39 dollars, and it is highly energetic, humorous, and thrilling. It is the ideal family affair for a warming Spring in Tasmania.

Learn to Skate: Girls Only Skateboarding Classes in Ulverstone

Date: Wednesday in October 2025

Venue: Ulverstone

When you are in the mood to skateboard or simply want to do something different, Girls Only Skateboarding Classes are an entertaining choice in Ulverstone. They are run by Skate of Mind and are a combination of tricks, creativity, and confidence-building. It is a community-based activity which is not too serious, and right in line with the carefree ambiance of Spring in Tasmania.

For more ways to experience Tasmania’s fun, creative side, download the Take a Local app and uncover places and activities beyond the usual tourist trail.

Carve Your Own: Wooden Spoon Workshops in Cygnet

Date: Daily

Venue: Cygnet

For something more relaxed, the Phoenix Creations Wooden Spoon Workshops in Cygnet operate daily, where they provide mindful creativity in a small studio. Ticket prices range between $185-$275, and it is a total hands-on experience of local craft.

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Into the Wild: Survival Courses in Launceston

Date: Every Thursday in October 2025

Venue:  Launceston

1. Intermediate Survival Course 1 (Thursdays, $198-238): Advanced fieldcraft and outdoor survival.
2. Intermediate Survival Course 2 (Thursdays, $198 -238): Explore more methods of prolonged wilderness survival.
3. Basic Survival Course 2 (Thursdays, $198-238): Develop skills beyond the intro-level.

With treks or outdoor trips planned over Summer in Tasmania, these courses make a brilliant way to prepare.

Food and Festivals Across the Island

• Geeveston Twilight FEAST

Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025 

Venue: Geeveston

An all-day free event with food trucks, drinks, and entertainment. Families and friends share local flavors-the best on those long summer evenings.

• Swinging Gate Monthly Dinner

Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025 

Venue: Sidmouth

An intimate dinner service with a local restaurant, with seasonal Tassie produce and local wines.

• CraftAlive Hobart

Date: Thursday 2 October – Saturday 4 October 2025 

Venue: Hobart

A three-day crafters festival including workshops, shopping, and participation activities. Tickets are $20-$32.

• CLAY PLAY – School Holidays

Date: Thursday, 2 October 2025

Venue: Campbell Town.

A cheap and fun clay session in which a child and an adult could create something unique during school holidays (e.g., costing 20 USD).

Such events introduce the warmth and friendly community that lightens the Summer in Tasmania.

Art and Exhibitions

• David Edgar and Steven Carson Joint Exhibition

Date:  Friday 26 September – Monday 20 October 2025

Venue: Handmark Gallery, Hobart

Interesting series of sketches and ceramics.

• Oliffe Richmond Exhibition

Date:  Friday 23 May – Sunday 12 October 2025 

Venue: Hobart

Displays by the sculptor, who is an Australian, where he lived in Tasmania and was a working partner of Henry Moore.

• Sam Jinks – Mortal Reflections

Date: Saturday 14 June- Sunday 19 October 2025

Venue: Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston.

Emotional, detailed, and provoking sculptures.

• Shapeshifting: The Art of Helen Wright

Date: Saturday 23 August 2025 Sunday 30 November 2025

Venue: Launceston.

Alluding to the intermingling points of plant, figure, and environment through expressive compositions.

• Arcangelo Sassolino: In the End, the Beginning

Date: Friday 6 June 2025 – Monday 6 April 2026 

Venue: Mona Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart

Playing with force and transformation on experimental steel works at MONA.

• The World of Butterflies

Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025 – Monday 26 January 2026 

Venue: The Museum and Art Gallery of Tasmania, Hobart

An exhibition of hundreds of butterfly specimens.

• Alexander 100

Date: Saturday 30 August – Sunday 30 November 2025

Venue: Museum at Inveresk, 2 Invermay Road, Launceston.

The Alexander Patent Racket Company and Tasmanian sporting history, 100 years celebration.

These shows demonstrate the vigor of culture as the Summer in Tasmania draws closer.

Sports, Trivia, and Quirky Fun

• 2025 Hockey Australia Women’s Masters Championships

Date: Friday 26 September – Saturday 4 October 2025 

Venue: Hobart
With more than 45 teams, Hobart will host one of Australia’s biggest women’s hockey tournaments.

• Free Trivia at the Kingsway Bar

Date: Every Thursday in October 2025 

Venue: Kingsway Bar, Launceston
Bring friends for an interactive trivia night that swaps pen-and-paper quizzes for a digital, fun-filled evening.

• QUIRK Exhibition

Date: Monday 7 July – Wednesday 22 October 2025 

Venue: Deloraine & Districts Folk Museum, Deloraine
Step into the world of oddities and curiosities, quirky items that will leave you smiling and scratching your head.

• Past the Post Racing Exhibition

Date: Tuesday 6 May – Wednesday 31 December 2025 

Venue: Deloraine & Districts Folk Museum, Deloraine
Horse racing memorabilia and history from the Meander Valley region.

Why October is Perfect for Spring in Tasmania

October is not merely a month of events, but it is the time when Tasmania opens. With the kids’ concerts of Burnie, art galleries of Hobart, and the survival schools of Launceston, the entire island winces like before a street party in the greenhouse. 

That is why people fall in love with Spring in Tasmania because of the richness of experiences.

Get the best experience possible and download the Take a Local app and stay connected to all the new events, local guides, and Ideas in your pocket so that you do not miss anything to make your Spring in Tasmania unforgettable.

October is your first pinch at the sun-kissed season of the island, whether you are taking wine at Sidmouth, chopping wood at Cygnet, or watching hockey at Hobart. And believe us, it proceeds but better henceforth.

All aspects of the joyful celebrations, creative festivals, outdoor adventures, and cultural treasures that showcase Tasmania at its best have been building up since October for spring on the island.

There is no doubt about why the state is more than a vacation spot; this month itself tells why Tasmania is a state worth discovering as an entire experience.