What’s On in Hobart This Weekend: Sitchu’s Top Picks

Hobart in spring is pure renewal. The city hums with colour, creativity and a soft sea breeze that signals fresh beginnings. Gone are the long, wintry nights — in their place, golden afternoons, bustling markets, alfresco cafe moments and gardens bursting into bloom. The waterfront comes alive once more with festivals, fine food and outdoor art.

It’s the season to wander, sip, and soak it all in — here’s what’s on in Hobart this weekend.

Spring in the Vines

This is one for our oenophile readers. Head a little out of the city this weekend for Spring in the Vines. Offering a unique op to visit wineries that are not usually opened to the public, this festival is all about South Australian wines. A list as long as your arm of wines you want to try? Not to worry, the festival runs for three days. There’s a lot to love, including seasonal local food, live music and the chance to meet the makers.

Friday 31st October to Sunday 2nd November

High Tea at The Tasman

High Tea, but make it Hobart. Every weekend, The Tasman’s Deco Lounge transforms into a scene of quiet splendour — fine china, Bellebonne bubbles, and tiers of Tasmanian-made delights served with finesse. It’s elegant without trying, indulgent without excess, and an art form in itself. Recently crowned one of the World’s 50 Best Hotels (2024), The Tasman knows a thing or two about refinement. Settle in for a sparkling afternoon steeped in local flavour and luxury.

Book here

12 Murray Street, 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

Farm Gate Market

When Sunday morning rolls around, Hobart’s Farm Gate Market (affectionately known as Farmy) buzzes with energy, and it’s not to hard to see why Lonely Planet has crowned it a must-visit travel trend for 2025. This is your one-stop shop for fresh local produce in abundance. Local purveyors line the street, with stalls overflowing with fresh fruit and veg, artisanal baked goods, and small-batch spirits. Start your morning at Farmy’s Grub Hub with breakfast from one of the many food trucks before diving into this sensory playground of Tasmanian goodness. This is no ordinary market; it’s an experience that captures the soul of slow, local travel.

8:30am to 1pm, Sundays 

104 Bathurst Street, 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

Visit the Salamanca Market

Take a stroll through Hobart’s iconic Salamanca Market, a quintessential weekend activity for families, couples or a fun outing with friends. Celebrating over 50 years, this long-adored market boasts more than 300 stalls featuring an array of local goods, from unique records and handcrafted woodwork to the exquisite Leatherwood honey and artisanal whisky.

Perfectly situated for a Saturday well spent, you can seamlessly wander from one stall to the next, sampling goodies and savouring a cup of coffee. We’re eyeing up the delectable Lady Hester sourdough donuts on hand. 

8:30am to 3pm, Saturdays

Salamanca Place, Hobart 

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Writer

Kelsey Harrington

31 October 2025

Kelsey Harrington is a Melbourne-based writer with a sharp eye for the city's ever-evolving food, wine, arts, and culture scene. Her journey into the creative industry took the scenic route—what started as a passion for capturing Melbourne’s energy through a camera lens led her to Sitchu, where she worked her way up to Melbourne Editor. With over four years in the industry, she’s all about uncovering the best places to eat, drink, and explore. Off the clock? You’ll find her diving into a platter of fresh oysters and crudo, gallery-hopping, or sipping an extra dirty martini while plotting her next adventure.