Save 10% on your accommodation for the winter festivals in Hobart during 2023.
Start planning your Hobart Winter festival attendance and accommodation now, to help keep you cool during summer. Stay at Salamanca Wharf Hotel for easy access to a variety of festivals throughout the colder months – Dark Mofo, Festival of Voices, Mid-Winter Festival, Beaker Street Festival, and Tasmanian Whisky Week to name but a few.
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Dark Mofo
9-22 June 2023
Dark Mofo runs every year over the winter solstice period, and is an engaging mix of live music, art displays and performances across the city. The city of Hobart and beyond get behind the Paint the Town Red campaign, which sees local businesses light up in red and display red decorations, as a nod towards the popular festival. The Winter Feast is a delicious highlight, the Ogoh-Ogoh’s burning is a sight to see, and finishing off the festival there are the brave folk who partake in the nude solstice swim.
Festival of Voices
26 June - 9 July 2023
Festival of Voices is a celebration of the power of song, with the purpose of improving lives through singing. Attracting many from across the country and world to come and participate, with a variety of vocal styles. Catering to all ages from young to old, families are invited to attend group singing events like the iconic Big Sing event at Mac Point. Warm the heart and soul with a good ol’ sing-a-long at this Winter festival.
Huon Valley Mid-winter Festival
14-16 July 2023
The Huon Valley Mid-winter Festival is all about celebrating the area’s apple-picking history. Held at the Huon Valley’s popular apple shed, Willie Smith’s, the weekend has a variety of events in store, all in the name of banishing the evil spirits from the apple orchards to bring on a successful harvest. The Big Willie Burning Man is the Friday night feature, the Wassail on the Saturday, and family day on the Sunday. From folk-funk bands, to costume competitions, to storytellers; don your finest pagan outfit, pull on the gumboots, and warm up with a mulled cider.
Beaker Street
4-13 August 2023
Beaker Street is an annual celebration of science, art and community with fascinating talks, live music, art/science installations and performances, and hands-on microscopy. With the Festival Hub at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the program offers a rich and diverse program, and is a great place for connections to be made between artists, scientists and the public.
Tasmanian Whisky Week
7-13 August 2023
Tasmanian Whisky Week hosts over 40 distilleries showcasing their premium wares, sharing their stories and passion for whisky with people from around the world. With events held across the north and the south of the state, the week ends with the main event of the Tasmanian Spirit Showcase held at PW1 in Hobart.