Join us for a fun and vibrant day for the family at the Hobart Town Hall on Sunday, 19 October.

The Hobart Town Hall is one of Hobart’s finest heritage buildings and the hallways and major rooms will be open for the public to explore. This is a free, fun day where you can soak up the history, the architecture, and enjoy free musical performances, informative talks and historical displays.

For children and families, there will be free facepainting, games and activities, dancing workshops, craft activities and storytelling.

Highlights will include climbing aboard one of Hobart’s historic double decker trams, seeing the steam roller in action, listening to the choirs and folk bands, and enjoying the mini floral show in back of the ballroom.

There will also be a series of building tours where you can learn more about the historic rooms in the building and learn some fun facts. In the Court Room there will be a series of informative talks on current programs and projects being undertaken by City of Hobart staff on waste, gardening and design.

Schedule of events

Opening Ceremony

10 am on the front steps of Town Hall.

• Town Crier introduction
• Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
• Lord Mayor welcome

All day activities

• Double Decker Heritage Tram and Steam Roller Display – Macquarie Street
• Free Facepainting – Back Deck
• Coffee, ice creams – Back Deck
• Sister City Exhibition – Town Hall Foyer
• Mini Floral Show – Back of the Ballroom
• Video Art in the Town Hall Underground

Henry Hunter Room

• 10 am – 1 pm Rosie Cann Storytelling
• 1 – 4 pm Noah Casey Storytelling
• 10 am – 4 pm  Antarctic stamp activity
• 10 am – 4 pm Sister City colouring pages
• 10 am – 4 pm  Hobart UNESCO City of Literature Library

Council Chambers

• 10 am – 4 pm Ability to Create faces workshop with Lorenz

Councillor led tours of the Town Hall

Starting in the Town Hall foyer.

• 10.15 – 10.45 am
• 11.30 am – 12 pm
• 1 – 1.30 pm
• 2.30 – 3 pm

The Court Room Talk Series

A series of talks covering topics from City Strategies to Mather’s House (with a Tai Chi session!) and Design Guidelines.
The full schedule will be updated prior to the event.

Music in the Ballroom

• 11.30 am Sing For Your Life – Festival of Voices
• 10.30 am Uplift Community Choir
• 1.30 pm Tasmania Heritage Fiddle Ensemble
• 2.30 pm Blackwater Band
• 3.15 pm Elizabeth College Band – “Funktion”

Back Deck

• 10 am – 4 pm Coffee and Ice Cream Food Truck
• 10 am – 4 pm  Free Face Painting
• 10.30 am palawa Dance Workshop
• 11 am Hadaria
• 11.15 am  Mia Barron
• 12.20 pm Selby Targett
• 1.25 pm Miriam McNamara
• 2.30 pm Loe