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What’s On in Hobart This Month: Your January 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 December 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: 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
Street Eats @ Franko
Kick off December 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
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Festivals, Arts & Culture
Botanical Painting Workshop With Averill Lawler
Kick off the New Year with a splash of creativity at Shambles Brewery and Averill Lawler’s first workshop of the year. Sip on your choice of beverage and snack away whilst pouring your creativity into a canvas. The table will be laid with fresh blooms for you to paint, and Averill will be on hand for expert guidance.
$95 per person , bookings can be made here
Sunday 18th January, 2:30pm to 5:30pm
222 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Cygnet Folk Festival
This annual summer highlight is back with a charming musical lineup, hands-on workshops, market stalls and food aplenty. Make a weekend of it with a trip out to Huon Valley, where the town of Cygnet lies bursting at the seams with energy and spirit. Streets, halls, pubs and paddocks will become stages for the weekend where all kinds of folk, acoustic and traditional music are set to serenade crowds.
If you’re channelling a wholesome weekend, this is it. Step back in time with storytellers, community choirs and creative play for the kids. Sounds like heaven! Head here for the full program.
Friday 9th January to Sunday 11th January
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
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
Ice Skate With Shiver 2026
Don’t let all those Northern Hemisphere folk have all the fun this January! Shiver ice rink is back at MyState Bank Arena just in time for school holidays. Running from the 9th to the 18th, 90-minute sessions are available to book throughout the day, with special sensory sessions, adults after dark and teen DJ sessions available. Kick off 2026 by trying something new!
From $22
Friday 9th January to Sunday 18th January
601 Booker Highway, Glenorchy
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
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
What’s On in Hobart This Month: Road Trip
Make a Pilgrimage to Devil’s Corner Kitchen
In very welcome culinary news, beloved winery Devil’s Corner has opened a brand new onsite restaurant to highlight regional produce and, of course, the winery’s own drops.
Worth the road trip, Devil’s Corner Kitchen is helmed by Chef Jack Bennett (Ex-The Chophouse). Naturally, the menu is wine-led and designed to be paired with a full suite of wines from Devil’s Corner’s range. Think flame, smoke and seasonal ingredients. Elevated pizzas take pride of place on the menu with Chardonnay-braised pork belly, duck and confit garlic and three cheese with walnuts and rosemary all up for grabs. Pastas, including local venison pappardelle and wallaby and pinot noir bolegenese, complement the offering.
A delicious way to spend the weekend!
1 Sherbourne Road, Apslawn
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.
