Tasmanian Poetry Festival 2026: Festival Hub

Next date: Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Join the Festival Hub - FREE all day at the Museum at Inveresk.

The Tasmanian Poetry Festival is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring poetry to the people and the people to poetry.

The annual festival was est. in 1985 by Tim Thorne, and the organisation serves as a connector for all TAS based poetry year-round.

The 2026 Festival will take place over 8-11 October 2026 across northern Tasmania and QVMAG will be home to the Festival Hub on Saturday 10 October.

Bookings are required for this free event – reserve your spot via Humanitix.

Saturday 10 October 2026 – Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk
10:00am	Festival opening and welcome
10:20am	Guided free-writing workshop With Esther Ottaway
11:30am	The Bicheno Stories LIVE with Adam Martin
12:45pm	Nanaverse - Poetry for children and their guardians Presented by Kim Nielsen-Creeley, Joy Elizabeth, Yvonne Gluyas and Kathleen Green
2:45pm	Exploring Historic Queenstown With Susan Wallace (poetry and prose)
3:05pm	Haiku Death Match Competition – sign up on the day! A collab with Red Dirt Poetry – run by Laury May
Musical accompaniment: Lou Fin and D. EHMOR