What’s On 2025

Parade of Sail & Opening Events

The famous Parade of Sail opening event kicks off at midday Friday with a showcase of 200+ wooden boats sailing across the River Derwent to enter the Festival site.

Boats Afloat & Ashore Directory

Celebrating wonderful wooden vessels and their custodians across the entire waterfront area of Sullivans Cove and beyond.

Tall Ships

Eleven tall ships berthed across Sullivans Cove offering sailings and open boat tours. Contact tour operators directly for bookings & accessibility information.

Boats Ashore

Showcasing a variety of vessels across the Festival site—dinghies, models, four foot twos, kayaks, boats in bottles, sufboards and more!

Derwent River On Water Activities

A stunning array of rallies, regattas, reviews, parades, cruises, tours, accessible sailing, fireworks and more!

Featured Vessels

Featuring unique and interesting vessels linked to New Zealand and the Pacific region.

Constitution Dock

Hosting exciting activities like Parbuckling, Dragon Boat events, and the Quick & Dirty Challenge. Bring the kids for a free row at Con Dock!

Pacific Seafarers Precinct

Pacific guests share their unique maritime stories through captivating demonstrations, interactive workshops and engaging displays.

We are the Ocean: Voyaging and the Pacific

A unique opportunity to hear from revered interpreters of Pacific history and contemporary identity, in conversation with Kate Fullagar.

Australian National Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Symposium

A scintillating series of presentations, panel discussions and story-telling .

Shipwrights Village

The Shipwrights Village is a beloved festival favourite, showcasing the exceptional skills and artistry of master craftspeople.

Noisy Boatyard

The Noisy Boatyard comes alive with a series of exciting workshops. Under the tutelage of master craftspeople, lucky students have the opportunity to make and take home their own handcrafted objects.

The Old Woolstore Little Sailors Village

Parliament House Lawns becomes a wonderland of wooden boat fun, with free kids' entertainment and open grassy space to relax or play. Dress as a pirate and watch the My First Boat team in action!

Gotta Love Tassie Seafood Marquee

Discover the art of hunting, gathering, and cooking with live demos and hands-on activities. Across four days, celebrity chefs and local fishermen will inspire seafood lovers and delight tastebuds.

Maritime Marketplace

Find everything for your boat—and more—at the Maritime Marketplace! With stallholders galore, discover wet-weather gear, bronze portholes, boat engines, and more. Unofficially voted one of Australia’s best commercial displays.

Food & Beverage

Carefully curated stalls will bring you Tassie's freshest and finest local and organic produce — a foodies bounty not to be missed.

Pacific Film Festival

Join us fo a captivating showcase of thought-provoking documentaries celebrating Pacific maritime history, culture and storytelling.

Music & Entertainment

Carried by the wind, sea shanties and nautical notes will be heard unfurling across the Festival site.

Exhibitions & Other Events

Showcasing maritime arts, including photography, painting, sculpture, and crafts, along with expert talks and interactive exhibitions celebrating the sea's rich culture.

Vintage Diving Display

The Tasmanian Vintage Diving Group showcases the art of vintage diving with authentic gear and captivating demonstrations four times daily at Watermans Dock during the Festival—an event not to be missed!

Ticketed Events

Want to enhance your Festival experience? Look no further! Set sail and dive into the rich depths of maritime culture with AWBF's exclusive ticketed events—it's time to cast off the bowlines and discover something extraordinary!

Vintage Steam Village

The Hobart Vintage Machinery Society thrills festival-goers with their impressive collection of vintage steam engines, bringing history to life with roaring engines, hissing steam, and captivating demonstrations that transport onlookers back in time.

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the first boatbuilders, the first ocean explorers, and the first custodians of the sea.

03 6223 3375
office@awbf.org.au
GPO Box 713, Hobart, TAS, 7001

© 2024 Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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This is a smoke-free event

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the first boatbuilders, the first ocean explorers, and the first custodians of the sea.

This is a smoke-free event

03 6223 3375
office@awbf.org.au
GPO Box 713, Hobart, TAS, 7001

© 2024 Australian Wooden Boat Festival

DONATE | SHOP | STORIES