Dates for your Diary (2008—9)
***Remember you need to book early for Christmas New Year.
You may need to also book early for the following dates:
28th December — 3rd January — The Taste of Tasmania
26th December — 1st January — Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
27th December — 6th January — Hobart Summer Festival
7th — 18th January — The Hobart Comedy Festival
9th — 17th January — Morilla Hobart International — Women’s Tennis
11th January — Hobart Athletics Club — Bikes and Spikes Carnival
18th January — Tasmanian Fruit and Wine Festival
6th February — 9th February — Wooden Boat Festival
7th February — 9th February — Royal Hobart Regatta
Hobart Public Holidays 2008—2009
25th December — Christmas Day
26th December — Boxing Day
1st January — New Years Day
26th January — Australia Day
9th February — Regatta Day
9th March — 8 Hour Day
10th April — Good Friday
13th April Easter Monday
14th April Easter Tuesday
25th April — Anzac Day
9th June 08 8th June 09 — Queens Birthday
27th October 08 22nd October 09 — Show Day
For all Tasmanian public holidays go to www.justice.tas.gov.au/ then go to Workplace Standards Tasmania
Tasmanian School Holidays
We have a 3 term year.
Generally Government schools return the second week of February.
From Good Friday schools have a 10 day break.
First term break is the first 2 weeks of June.
Second term break is the first 2 weeks of September
Schools break for the end of the year app. A week before Christmas
Private schools begin their holidays usually a week before the government schools.
To access dates for school holidays in Tasmania go to www.education.tas.gov.au/school/termdates
Checking your dates
We aim to ensure that all dates above are correct, however we strongly advise you to check these yourself using the links provided.