Image descriptor: International Day of People with Disability logo on a blue background.

The City is hosting an event in partnership with community disability organisations, SES, and Creative Hobart.

There will be live performance, interactive activities, a marketplace and information to celebrate IDPwD 2024.

Come along and be part of a fun day for all ages.

You can be part of a creative workshop, chat to the SES about the Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness Project, learn more about the National Assistance Card or sit back and enjoy live dance and theatre performance was well as live music.


Other events

Second Echo Ensemble (SEE) End of Year Celebration and 2025 Program Launch

When: 5 - 7 pm Tuesday 26 November
Where: Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre, 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart

For more information visit the SEE website.

Second Echo Ensemble (SEE) On Display Global

When: Tuesday 3 December
Where: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Lower Domain Road, Hobart

Film screening of Larapinta: End to End

When: 5.30 - 7.30 pm Tuesday 3 December
Where: St Lukes Hobart, 72 Elizabeth St, Hobart

For more information visit the St Lukes website.

Come and Try Blind Golf

When: 12.30 - 1.30 pm Sunday 8 December
Where: Kingston Beach Golf Club, 1 Channel Highway, Kingston

Return to the game or play for the first time. This is a free session with all equipment supplied. During this fun and interactive session you will learn some introductory golf skills under the guidance of a PGA Professional.

For more information visit the Golf Australia website.


IDPwD 2024 theme

The theme for IDPwD 2024 is 'Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.'

The 2024 theme for IDPwD asks everyone to work together to make the world better and fairer for people with disability.

Learn more about the International Day of People with Disability on the IDPwD website.

What's on:

Events and points of interest around Hobart.

13 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024
2024 Tasmania Hosted Golf Tour
It’s a place to enjoy the finer things in life and that goes for the golf, too, with Australia’s #2 and #4 courses.
23 May 2024 - 15 May 2025
Build & Booze in Hobart
Enjoy a glass of complimentary wine while you spend the evening Handbuilding your heart out! This guided workshop will teach you the basics of Handbuilding.
5 Sep 2024 - 18 Dec 2025
Friends of Knocklofty Bushcare
Helping transform the city-fringed bushland of Knocklofty Reserve.
7 Sep 2024 - 27 Jan 2025
Disrupt, persist, invent – Australians in an ever-changing world
‘Australia: home of the “fair go”’. But is it really the free and fair place you’d hope for? What can we change?
17 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
Oatlands Art Retreat
Oatlands Art Retreat is an art retreat designed for artists of all levels working in any medium to come together and work side-by-side, gain new
1 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2025
Phoenix Creations Wooden Spoon Carving Workshops
Welcome to a day of creative mindfulness with David and Michelle of Phoenix Creations. In their small studio tucked away just 2 minutes from Cygnet's
19 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024
Monotony Bay with Evelyn
A solo exhibition of works by Evelyn Bryan.
18 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls
In-person storytelling experience takes visitors on an emotional journey through the stories of seven remarkable convict women who faced life’s hardships with resilience.
19 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024
A Simple Space | Gravity & Other Myths presented by the Theatre Royal
Wayfinder confronts today’s collective anxiety with unbridled energy and optimism. Dancenorth continues its push into innovative production design with a custom inflatable
22 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024
Aurora | The Theatre Royal presents the Australian String Quartet
Aurora sees the acclaimed Australian String Quartet build a shimmering sound-world from three distinct compositions. Listeners will be transported to the late 18th Century,
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