The Royal Hobart Regatta is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and is Tasmania's oldest sporting event.
The event runs for three days, ending on the second Monday in February, and dominates the whole river for the duration of the event.
The Monday is a public holiday in southern and eastern Tasmania. The areas are South of and including Oatlands and Swansea excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah & West Coast.
On December 1st 1838, the first Hobart Town Anniversary Regatta was held in Hobart, Tasmania to celebrate the Tasmanian Anniversary of the 17th-century European discovery of the island by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who made the first reported European sighting of the island on November 24th 1642.
| Holiday | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonport Cup | 5 January | 11 January | 10 January | Half day holiday. Generally Public Service only. From 11 am in the municipal area of Devonport. |
| Royal Hobart Regatta | 14 February | 13 February | 12 February | South of and including Oatlands and Swansea excluding Bronte Park, Catagunya, Strathgordon, Tarraleah, Wayatinah & West Coast. |
| Launceston Cup | 23 February | 22 February | 28 February | Generally Public Service only. All Day - Municipal areas of Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay (north of and including Cranbrook), Launceston excluding Launceston City centre and suburbs specified below, Meander Valley excluding suburbs and townships specified below, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands north of but not including Oatlands, West Tamar excluding townships specified below. From 11am - Launceston City centre and the following suburbs and townships Alanvale, Blackstone Heights, East Launceston, Elphin, Franklin Village, Glen Dhu, Inveresk, Invermay, Killafaddy, Kings Meadows, Mayfield, Mowbray, Mowbray Heights, Newnham, Newstead, North Riverside, Norwood, Prospect, Prospect Vale, Punchbowl, Ravenswood, Riverside, Rocherlea, St Leonards, Sandhill, South Launceston, Summerhill, Trevallyn, Vermont, Waverley, West Launceston, West Riverside, Youngtown. |
| King Island Show | 1 March | 7 March | 5 March | King Island only |
| AGFEST | 6 May | 5 May | 5 May | Municipal area of Circular Head only. |
| Burnie Show | 30 September | 6 October | 4 October | Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast. |
| Royal Launceston Show | 6 October | 12 October | 10 October | Municipal areas of Break O'Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, West Tamar. |
| Flinders Island Show | 14 October | 20 October | 18 October | Municipal area of Flinders Island. |
| Royal Hobart Show | 20 October | 26 October | 24 October | All of Tasmania south of and including Oatlands and Swansea also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarreleah and Wayatinah - excludes West Coast. |
| Recreation Day | 7 November | 6 November | 4 November | All parts of the state which do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta. |
| Devonport Show | 25 November | 1 December | 29 November | Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe. |
