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What’s On in Hobart This Month: Your February Guide & Beyond
Summer is in full swing in Tassie’s capital, and there's plenty to do! Make the most of the season and discover what's on in Hobart this month.
A new year is upon us which means anything you want it to!
On top of the summer mayhem, MONA continues to wow with mind-bending exhibitions, from industrial sculptures to haunting sandscapes, while weekends are packed with artisan markets, festivals and activity aplenty.
Ready to make the most of the season? Here’s what’s on in Hobart this month.
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Road Trip
It’s Your Last Chance to Catch the Lavender in Bloom
Pop a visit to the world’s largest privately owned lavender farm on your summer bucket list. In its final few weeks of bloom, it’s your last chance to catch this divine sight at its best.
Make a day of it at Bridestowe Estate, meandering through the fields, snapping pictures, sipping on lavender tea and stocking up on gorgeous locally made goodies.
296 Gillespies Road, Nabowla
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Food & Drink
Biji Dining at The Branch, Swansea
Biji Dining has rolled into Swansea for the summer, bringing their spice-bright cooking back across the Bass Strait and into Kelsey Walker’s lovingly reimagined old-bank tapas bar. Chef Harry Mangat and his wife, Sandy Soerjadhi, settle in as if returning to friends, shaping Indian-inspired plates with seasonal Tassie produce and the family stories that anchor their roaming kitchen. Bright, clever dishes land as crisp snacks and generous share plates, made for sea-breezy evenings and golden-hour cocktails. The mood is easy, the welcome heartfelt, and the menu shifts with whatever the coast offers up. A limited-time pop-up adding genuine warmth to the East Coast — and absolutely worth the road trip.
Until 8th February, 2026
Friday to Tuesday: 5pm to 8pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4pm
7 Maria Street, Swansea
Flamin’ Barbecue Festival
If you like your meats smoked, grilled or charcoal, a visit to Flamin‘s barbecue fest is your March priority. On top of vendors serving up every kind of barbecued meat imaginable, you’ll get to explore stalls doing the most to help you lean into your grill king era, from artisan sauces and rubs, to pickles, chopping boards and knives. And to round it all out? A soundtrack of live music.
Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th March
Regatta Grounds Hobart
Variety of Gins
We can’t think of a better way to spend a summer night than by taking a stroll through the Botanic Gardens, sipping your way from pop-up bar to pop-up bar. Hosted by Variety, with proceeds going to supporting Tassie children in need, you’ll be able to explore the island’s finest distillers. Gourmet canapes and tunes are part and parcel of the experience.
$125 per person
Friday 20th February, 5:30pm
Royal Botanical Gardens Tasmania
Street Eats @ Franko
Kick off February with a night of music, street food and community spirit. Championing local produce and makers, this lively street food fest hosts everyone from distilleries and brewers through to smoked meats, bao and dumplings.
You can find out who will be taking over the bandstand each week here and decide on your plan of attack, food-wise, here.
Every until 24th April 2026
70 Macquarie Street, Hobart
Rum Fest at Narryna
Ready yourself for a day of sea shanties and drams of rum at Narryna Heritage Museum. In its second year, this fun fest will give you the chance to taste and purchase some of Tassie’s finest distillers’ wares. The TasMen Shanty Crew, The Rummins and the Stranded Wailers will be on deck for tunes.
$5 per person
Saturday 7th February, 12pm to 7pm
103 Hampden Road, Hobart
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Festivals, Arts & Culture
Tasmanian Wine Festival
No need to chase the wines this weekend, they’re coming to you! Kick back and soak up the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens with a glass or two of the good stuff, thanks to Tasmanian Wine Festival. You’ll have the opportunity to choose between 250 wines from over 45 vineyards as you meander your way along the trail. Naturally, a selection of delicious accompaniments will be on offer, including freshly shucked oysters and wood-fired pizzas. To round it all out? Live entertainment and maybe a little boogie.
Saturday 7th February to Sunday 8th February
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Festa Italia
Whether you’re looking to celebrate your roots or are a passionate Italophile, Festa Italia promises a heavenly day out. Folk music, dancing, food and culture are the order of the day, with stalls selling everything from Aperol Spritz and ice-cold Peroni to cannoli and gelato. Arrive hungry!
Sunday 15th February, 11am to 5pm
Australian Italian Club, 77 Federal Street, North Hobart
In the end, the beginning — Arcangelo Sassolino at MONA
Industrial materials meet elemental force in this jaw-dropping MONA exhibition from Italian sculptor Arcangelo Sassolino. Think: steel melting mid-air, glass straining under rock, and tyres squeezed to breaking point. Using heat, gravity and immense pressure, Sassolino explores change as a moment of truth — a flash of destruction, renewal and transformation. It’s physical. It’s philosophical. It’s like nothing you’ve seen before.
Curated by Sarah Wallace, Jarrod Rawlins and Olivier Varenne.
Until April 6th, 2026
MONA, Hobart
Check out Théo Mercier’s Mirrorscape at MONA
While you’re at MONA, French artist and stage director Théo Mercier has transformed the museum’s former library into a haunting, otherworldly installation, crafted entirely from locally sourced sand. Created on-site with the help of expert sand sculptors, Mirrorscape presents a catastrophic landscape suspended in time: a scene that might follow a landslide, tsunami, or bomb blast.
Enclosed behind glass and flanked by aluminium panels, the work evokes a laboratory specimen, a fossil, or perhaps a prophecy. Inspired by Tasmania’s ever-shifting sandstone formations and local detritus, Mercier’s immersive diorama blurs the lines between past and future, art and aftermath — an eerie vision of what was, or what’s to come.
Until 16th February, 2026
655 Main Road, Berriedale
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Activity & Getaway
Indulge in a Spot of Weekly Trivia with Society Salamanca
Looking to shake up the working week with a new weekly ritual/ Trivia Night at Society might be just the ticket! Hosted by bar manager and quiz enthusiasts Jasper, trivia is free to play. And what’re you playing for? A $100 bar tab! Gather your pals and make a night of it. What could be better than some light social competition, gun cocktails and stone-fired pizza?!
Wednesday nights, 6:45pm to 8:45pm
22 Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Shopping & Markets
Fashion Thrift Society Hobart
Pick up some new threads for the year with this sustainable pop-up marketplace. Alongside second-hand gems, you’ll be able to browse wares from local makers. And when you’ve had enough of shopping, enjoy an array of photo booths, tarot and aura readings, jewellery making stations, DJ sets, henna and more.
Global eats will be available when you need a refuel from a number of the island’s favourite food trucks.
Saturday 7th February , 10am to 3pm
Swisherr Hoops, 103 Melville Street, Hobart
Willie Smith’s Artisan Market
Why not take a little road trip this weekend? Head out to Willie Smith’s for a cider, a meal and a shop. Every Saturday, Willie’s plays host to an artisan market that showcases wares from all over the Huon Valley. You can expect to pick up jars of local honey, handmade jewellery, ceramics and more. What a pleasant way to spend a Saturday!
Every Saturday, 10am to 2pm
2064 Huon Highway, Grove
Did you love our round-up of what’s on in Hobart this month? You’ll also enjoy our guide to the best things to do in Hobart, plus the best restaurants and cafes to explore around this magical city.
