Dark City Walking Tour

The cult live onstage dating show, straight outta Melbourne (and the '70s), makes its Hobart debut! Three hopeful nerds will vie for the attention of one solo contestant, aiming to capture their heart with personality, wit, and scientific wisdom. Get off the apps and find love — or at least a great night out — in real life. This session is part of the Beaker Street Main Stage at Hobart City Hall. Your House Band for the evening will be the dangerously well-rehearsed Stevie and the Bunsen Burners. Enter through Market Place, where you'll find drinks, food, fires, and friendly strangers. Come early, stay late to enjoy all the action.

You know the feeling: You fall in love with a wine at a vineyard, or over a magical night out with friends, and when you open the same bottle at home… something's missing. The wine hasn't changed but it's not quite the same. Wine is never just about taste. It's about the music, the lighting, the company, the moment. In this immersive workshop, Curly Haslam-Coates, a synaesthetic wine educator who experiences flavours as a multi-sensory journey, will guide you through a different kind of wine tasting. One that explores how memory, environment, and emotion shape what's in your glass. Learn how to create experiences that elevate the everyday, and turn a simple glass of wine into something unforgettable.

Pink-glowing possums and bandicoots, green-glowing snails and wallabies, blue-glowing spiders and sugar gliders, technicolour owls, flowers, and fungi! Join biologist Dr Lisa Gershwin on this truly unforgettable nature experience, a short walk from Hobart's CBD. Lisa will share the glowing world through fascinating stories and show you how to get great photos. You might even spot a platypus! Lisa will supply the ultraviolet (UV) torches and the natural history narrative, while nature will supply the wonder and awe.

Explore the beautifully uncharted in Hobart, Tasmania. Tasmania's natural, culinary and creative treasures are within easy reach at the award-winning hotel, The Tasman. Anchored to the waterfront precinct and in the embrace of kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Australia's first Luxury Collection hotel sits comfortably between Hobart's city centre, picturesque Derwent harbour, MONA Ferry terminal and the iconic Salamanca and Battery Point neighbourhoods. In a showcase of understated elegance by design, The Tasman is an architectural symphony; an overture of 1840s Georgian heritage, building to 1940s Art Deco, and a 2020s modern extension finale. Original sandstone contrasts spectacularly with a glass-encased prism of modern architecture. From ethically raised pork and handmade goat’s cheese to organic teas and rare whiskys, dining at The Tasman is proudly rooted in the culinary landscape that surrounds it. At Peppina restaurant, Tasmanian local Massimo Mele replicates the charm of his nonna’s kitchen through Italian-inspired dishes crafted with seasonal ingredients sourced from area farmers. Deco Lounge, overlooking Parliament Square, offers a refined setting for all-day small plates and a signature High Tea featuring Tasmanian produce. At the speakeasy-inspired Mary Mary bar, classic cocktails are reimagined using native ingredients and spirits from Tasmania’s finest distilleries.

We are 41 room hotel in the heart of Salamanca, Hobart surrounded by many of the best eating and dining establishments in Hobart. Our hotel lies within two converted convict-built ex-warehouses, designed to reflect and show this heritage connection while bringing the wilderness of Tasmania into the hotel through our multi-storey plant-filled light wells and planted areas. Many of our rooms feature sandstone walls and exposed timber beams. We are both boutique and unique. Each guest is treated as a family member and our hotel is truly a sanctuary amongst the hustle and bustle of this vibrant southern city. Almost all of the room fixtures and its furniture and other rooms product has been sourced locally from Tasmanian suppliers. Staying here is a true Tasmanian experience.

Salamanca Inn is a Tasmanian owned and operated 4.5 star all suite hotel located within the Salamanca precinct and only a very short stroll to the attractions of Hobart's vibrant waterfront. This historic area is home to some of Hobart's best cafes, restaurants, bars, galleries and specialty shops. The hotel consists of 63 self-contained suites ranging from One Bedroom to Three Bedroom to Executive Spa Suites. These can accommodate from One to Six people. Guests can enjoy Foxtel, guaranteed car parking, indoor pool and spa, laundry facilities and WiFi all included in the room tariff. There is also a 50 seat onsite restaurant, Birdsong Restaurant, specialising in locally sourced fresh seafood and produce and Cape Grim beef. The hotel also offers five conference rooms and can seat up to 120 in the largest room, Churchill Room.