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With the autumn sunshine as a spotlight, and Launceston as the stage, Australian Musical Theatre Festival is back for 2024! Featuring Broadway’s John Bucchino, Josh Piterman direct from The West End, Patrice Tipoki fresh from Moulin Rouge, and an array of emerging and established artists from around the country, we invite you to experience the magic of musical theatre over five days this May. “It is a true joy to present the 2024 Australian Musical Theatre Festival program, which continues to celebrate, cultivate and educate around one of the world’s most thrilling (and most popular!) art forms. "Launceston again provides a truly unique stage, allowing us to align the magic of Tasmanian culture with both traditional and contemporary musical theatre, through a variety of offerings that are unexpected, thrilling and inspiring. This is musical theatre unlike you’ve ever seen it...” – Tyran Parke, Artistic Director. Whether it’s a brand-new presentation of your favourite musical, a chance to get to know Australia’s greatest stars, or simply a reason to explore a city full of stories, we invite you to join us and share the stage.

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Are you ready to explore something new in the stunning Table Cape area on the North West Coast of Tasmania this winter? With Permission to Trespass, the gates will be unlocked and you have exclusive access to farms, off-limit areas and various events that celebrate local stories, culture, and food for the month of June. Events include Moonlight Stories a light show projection on Table Cape which offers the audience an incredible visual and auditory journey through a projected artwork on Table Cape Lighthouse by talented Aboriginal artist Caleb Nichols Mansell. Other events boast long table dinners where guests can savour a unique dining experience among friends, distillery doors open with a seat at the distiller's bench, educational workshops with experts in their respective fields, and tours of farm gates being open for those who want an intimate understanding of place and people . Discover something new behind the locked gates this winter in North West Tasmania – Permission Granted!

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A winter arts festival held over the June long weekend in the north east region of Tasmania. The premier attraction is the annual Bay of Fires Art Prize. Some 30 odd finalists are selected by world renowned judges for the Gala Opening of the Exhibition on Friday night. Have a front row seat when the winner of $20,000 is announced. The exhibition is open to the public until 15th June. Supporting the Art Prize at this Winter Arts Festival are: Local Art Prize: See what our local artists have been creating. Youth Art Prize: The future of East Coast art is in good hands. Check out their talent. Secret People, Secret Places: Invites you to step into the homes and studios of our local artists. Purchase a piece direct from the artist for that blank wall in your house. Open Gardens are part of "SPSP" too. Find out what works in winter for your garden at home. Dawn Dash N Splash. Binalong Bay Beach hosts brave souls for a swim and splash to greet the dawn. Bathing costumes are optional but bathing CAPS are not! And their are many other niche events happening around the area. Something for everyone.

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Dark Mofo will present the Winter Feast across two weeks at Princes Wharf 1 (PW1), from Thursday 13–Sunday 16 June and Thursday 20–Sunday 23 June, showcasing the best of the best Tasmanian food, wine and spirits. Huddle by the warm winter fires, under our deserted Tasmanian sky and enjoy the bounty from last harvest. 75 stallholders will provide the best of local produce, alongside a nightly program of music and performance, as we collectively dream of the birds returning in spring. Guest Chef Vaughan Mabee (Amisfield, NZ) will collaborate with Mona’s Vince Trim to bring a menu of mad genius to life in a custom-built outdoor pavilion. The duo will dish up fire-roasted feral deer, abalone liver, deer blood caramel and more, each night of the Feast. Presented in partnership with the City of Hobart.

The Off Season

Dark Mofo will present the Winter Feast across two weeks at Princes Wharf 1 (PW1), from Thursday 13–Sunday 16 June and Thursday 20–Sunday 23 June, showcasing the best of the best Tasmanian food, wine and spirits, alongside a surprise international guest chef, yet to be announced. The Nude Solstice Swim has an increased capacity for 2024 and will again take place at Long Beach at sunrise on Friday 21 June, welcoming back the light after the longest night. Night Shift—a highlight of Dark Mofo 2021—will return to present two nights of dark, dank, dancefloor debauchery, well into the early hours on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 June. Filling the art-shaped hole left in our midwinter revelry, the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) will open a new exhibition, Namedropping, where Mona’s curators zero in on status and the human pursuit—often fast and ferocious—of looking good in the eyes of others. Namedropping will open with a lavish Gala at Mona on Friday 14 June. Historically invitation-only, this year will be different, with a limited number of tickets will be made available for purchase.

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If you’re opening a big art exhibition, it makes sense to have a massive party / ball / charity extravaganza to open it, right? The Mona Gala is just that: an evening of art, hedonism, fantastic finery, food and drink, status signalling and a whole heap more. Apparently, all the cool kids are going, you’d be mad to miss it.

The Off Season

Dark Mofo's infamous Nude Solstice Swim returns for 2024. With an increased capacity, the event will take place at Long Beach at sunrise on Friday 21 June, welcoming back the light after the longest night. Entry is free and via registration only. Visit darkmofo.net.au for details.

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The Devils Cardigan is a challenging gravel cycling race set in the North East of Tasmania with competitors choosing between 2 race lengths, an 106km or 54km option. Occurring in the shadow of the winter solstice, The Devils Cardigan tests the fortitude and dedication of all who participate, rewarding them with a wild and picturesque tour set against a backdrop of personal examination.