Step Back in Time at the Heritage & Bullock Festival, an unforgettable celebration of tradition, craftsmanship and community spirit.

Get ready to journey into the past as the much-loved Heritage & Bullock Festival returns, bringing the rich history of the region to life with a vibrant celebration of tradition, skill, and authentic rural culture.

Set against the stunning backdrop of our historic village, the festival honours the legacy of the bullock teams that once powered Australia's early transport and timber industries.

Central to the event are the magnificent bullock teams—led by Brian Fish—whose live demonstrations provide a rare and moving glimpse into a way of life that helped shape the country we know today.

But the festival is more than just bullocks. Visitors can stroll through a bustling heritage village, where skilled artisans and craftspeople demonstrate and sell traditional trades—from blacksmithing and leatherwork, sandstone and enamelware.

Each stall is carefully selected to reflect the festival's core values: heritage, craftsmanship, integrity, and authenticity.

The festival begins with the Street Parade starting at 10.30am, making its way down High Street, led by the Scottish Pipes and Drums, with the bullock team, lion dancers, historic machinery, vintage vehicles, and community groups all on proud display.

It's a colourful and nostalgic procession that captures the spirit of the festival and the pride of our region.

What's on:

Events and points of interest around Hobart.

8 Feb 2026 - 1 Apr 2026
Van Diemen’s Land Circumnavigation Cruise
The Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise is an internationally well-regarded yachting adventure in which a maximum of forty five yachts.
20 Feb 2026 - 24 May 2026
Maritime Museum Tasmania presents Sue Pedley’s ‘Prevailing Gales’
Maritime Museum Tasmania presents a remarkable new exhibition by Tasmanian-born artist Sue Pedley.
15 Nov 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
Art Farm Birchs Bay Annual Sculpture Prize
Celebrating art in nature, Art Farm Birchs Bay's Annual Sculpture Prize invites people to come and explore sculptures installed along a 2km trail.
20 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026
Stone Country & Heartlands
A father and son exhibition exploring landscape, memory, and connection across generations through powerful, immersive painting.
19 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026
Lee-Anne Peters: Into the Deep: to uncover, discover, recover
Move with the drum's rhythm, exploring the deep to uncover, discover and recover...Lee-Anne's next major solo exhibition.
11 Dec 2025 - 2 Mar 2026
BBL|14 It Was Our Time
'BBL|14: It Was Our Time' celebrates the unforgettable moment the Hobart Hurricanes claimed their first Big Bash League title.
11 Dec 2025 - 26 Apr 2026
Hobart Current: Here
Hobart Current: Epoch is a thought-provoking contemporary program and exhibition, featuring new works created by 10 artists in response to the theme of ‘epoch’.
6 Feb 2026 - 31 May 2026
Restoring the Past
Step into the world of art conservation and discover the intricate process of preserving history.
6 Feb 2026 - 28 Feb 2026
Annika Koops | “Frame Break” | Exhibition
Bett Gallery is thrilled to present "Frame Break", the latest exhibition by Annika Koops.
6 Feb 2026 - 28 Feb 2026
Megan Walch | “Palingenesis” | Exhibition
Bett Gallery is delighted to present Megan Walch's exhibition "Palingenesis".
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