TICKETED EXPERIENCES

In this world premiere, Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen, joined by Up She Rises choir, take on The Odyssey in a spirited and irreverent musical retelling of the Ancient Greek epic. Developed in partnership with Four Winds Concerts, with support from the Australian Government through Festivals Australia.

Acclaimed Aotearoa New Zealand artist Michel Tuffery, assisted by Cook Islands artist Katu Teiti, leads a three-day hands-on lino printmaking workshop exploring Pacific voyaging, design and maritime connections. Supported by Creative New Zealand. Directions: Enter via the main entry to the UTAS School of Creative Arts and follow the signs.

Explore Hobart’s evolution as a maritime city through working vessels, trade, boatbuilding and the people who shaped its waterfront. Admission: Adult $16, Concession $13, Student $6, Family $32. Children 12 and under and carers with a Companion Card are free.

Discover the intricate art of kumiko, assembling precisely cut timber pieces into a beautiful traditional Japanese geometric design to take home.

Explore more than 20 historic pond yachts dating from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, displayed throughout Narryna Heritage Museum. Admission: Adults $10, Concession $8, Child $5. No booking required.

Usually, the grown-ups build the boats. This time, it’s the kids’ turn. Children aged 8–15 can build, decorate and take home their own wooden pond yacht with The Wooden Boat Centre Tasmania, then bring it back for Monday’s Pond Yacht Regatta at Constitution Dock. Tickets: $35 per child/yacht. One ticket includes one child, one pond yacht and one accompanying adult. All materials included.

Learn traditional Japanese joinery with carpenter Yuji Kanesada and designer Hiroshi Yamaguchi, using authentic saws, chisels and planes to explore tsugite techniques and their history. Tickets Opening Soon

Create a delicate wooden rose or anemone with artist Takako Kawamura, using fine shavings from a traditional Japanese kanna hand plane.

Learn traditional marlinspike ropework with Mick Corker and make a thump mat to take home. Presented by the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Tickets: $125 per person (includes all materials).

Set sail with the Muppets for a wonderfully chaotic take on the classic pirate adventure, packed with treasure maps, sea shanties, mutiny and plenty of laughs. Classification: G

A playful maritime-inspired life drawing session with Nolan Art and artist Joshua Lamb, featuring experienced mermaid models, tails on and tops off. Enjoy a lively evening with a bar and prizes. All materials and nibbles provided, costumes encouraged and no serious drawing credentials required. The Founders Room, Salamanca Arts Centre

Climb aboard for a chaotic Caribbean adventure as an unconventional skipper takes charge of a family’s inherited yacht and turns a simple voyage into anything but smooth sailing. Classification: M

Sand and nail together a small wooden boat from Huon and King Billy pine with help from Woodcraft Guild Tasmania volunteers. Cost: $10 Pay on the day

Help build Kumundar, a 5m x 5m x 3m wooden jungle gym inspired by traditional Japanese carpentry. Kids can use wooden mallets and wedges to help assemble the structure, combining hands-on construction, play and traditional woodcraft. Tickets: $10 | Ages: 5–12 Supported by the Hobart-Yaizu Sister City Committee and Dobson Mitchell Allport.

Set sail across the stars in Disney’s swashbuckling sci-fi adventure, as a teenage dreamer joins a spacefaring crew in search of legendary treasure. Classification: PG

Take on the Kumundar Teenage Puzzle Challenge, a hands-on workshop inspired by traditional Japanese carpentry. Teenagers will put their problem-solving skills to the test using wooden components, mallets and wedges, exploring the ingenuity of traditional Japanese woodcraft. Tickets: $10 | Ages: 13–16 Supported by the Hobart-Yaizu Sister City Committee and Dobson Mitchell Allport.

Learn the sailor’s art of traditional ropework with master rope artisan Mick Corker and create your own adjustable nautical lanyard to take home. Presented by the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Tickets: $125 per person (includes all materials).

Sip Tasmanian rum, follow the sound of sea shanties and live music, and soak up the rollicking maritime atmosphere in the historic grounds of Narryna Heritage Museum. Entry: $10 per person

Climb aboard a pirate radio ship broadcasting rock ’n’ roll from the North Sea in this irreverent comedy about music, rebellion and life offshore. Classification: M

Dive into a flooded future of drifting settlements, marauding pirates and the search for dry land in Kevin Costner’s cult ocean epic. Classification: M

Join Wendy Grose for a fun sea shanty singing workshop, followed by a lively performance amongst the Tall Ships. All ages and abilities welcome.

A relaxed afternoon of maritime-inspired life drawing with Nolan Art and artist Joshua Lamb, featuring experienced mermaid models, tails on and tops off. All materials and nibbles provided, costumes encouraged and no serious drawing credentials required. The Founders Room, Salamanca Arts Centre