Only a couple of places remain in tomorrow's natural dyeing and printing art workshop for young people, as part of the school holiday program.

You will learn different printing and painting techniques using a range of unique materials and take home your own unique artworks on paper and fabric!

- TOMORROW, Thursday 18 July
- 10am - 1pm
- ages 12 - 19
- held at the KIN Creative Space, 20 Beach Road, Kingston beach.

Tickets are $15 - book online at www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/community-events

Coralee Williams from @inspiredbynature.tasmania will be facilitating the workshop and it is sure to be a wonderful session.

Art workshop: Portraits in Ink and Watercolour
Sat 3 August
2-4PM
KIN Creative Space

Loosen up with ink and watercolour to create expressive portraits inspired by the work of Joy Hester.

All materials provided. This workshop will be facilitated by local artist Ileigh Hellier.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/drawing-workshop-portraits-in-ink-and-watercolour

Image details:
The Lovers by Joy Hester
1948-49
Ink wash and watercolour on paper
31x35cm © Estate of Joy Hester/Copyright Agency

#KINCreativeProrgam #Kingboroughevents

Save the date!
for this year's Night of Lights on
Friday 26 July from 4-8pm
at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Performing this year will be:
@embersduo.tas
@fyrebird_flow_collective
@shannondoah_mc
#aalokadanceacademy

Come along and make a lantern in the Auditorium before the parade! There will also be kids craft, food trucks, live music and performances.

Food trucks:
@fried.loaded
@thesmallestpancakesintown
@yummy_on.the.run
@thestradafoodtruck
@pocketcurries
@thecoffeehole

Photos by Declan Shai
#NightofLights #kingboroughevents

'Even or Odd' by artist Dan Tucker won Kingborough Council's 2023 acquisition prize from @artfarmbirchsbay

Now located at Gordon Foreshore.

Nb: Sculpture signage due for installation shortly

Tag us #KINSculptureTrail #KingboroughTas

Yarn Bomb Kingborough - SNUG
Wednesday 3 July
11am - 1pm
Snug hall

Join us for a cuppa and cake at our community meet ups and learn to crochet and contribute to an all-ages collaborative yarn bomb.

Crochet classes will run on Wednesdays at our community halls in Kingston, Sandfly, Margate, Snug, Woodbridge, and at West Winds Community Centre.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/yarn-bomb-kingborough-snug

Contact our Arts Officer at artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or call 03 6211 8200

#yarnbombkingborough #snugtas #snugcommunity #snughall #kingboroughevents

Celebrate NAIDOC week at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Create a kelp basket or water carrier from raw materials.

This workshop will be guided by Kingborough Council's Trainee Aboriginal Land Management Officer, Nicole.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/national-naidoc-week-kelp-basket-making

* First Nations persons please email or phone us for tickets.

* If you are experiencing financial hardship and would like to attend, please contact us.

E: artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or Ph: 03 6211 8200.

Come down to the Kingborough Community Hub tomorrow for the Really Really Free Market, where everything is FREE and the message is strong - 'reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, repair.'

Bring a bag and find some treasures. There are 38 tables booked in, full of giveaways! Access to event is strictly from 12pm.

Tomorrow, Saturday 22 June
12pm - 1pm
Kingborough Council

A special event will be held this Thursday 20 June, 6pm - 8pm, to celebrate Refugee Week at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Enjoy the screening of 'Rosemary's Way' - a touching documentary set in the suburbs of Sydney which shows the impact one woman's big heart has had on isolated women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

Special guest Arad Nik from @persiaspantry will also share the story of his journey to Tasmania as a refugee from Southern Iran.

Delight in delicious and authentic Ethiopian food by @queen_sheba_injera_catering as part of the evening.

Tickets are $15 which includes your meal.

Come along and support our special guests as they share their culture and stories!

Book online - https://events.humanitix.com/refugee-week-film-and-ethiopian-food
(or call 6211 8200)

You are invited to be a part of Kingborough Yarn Bomb 2.0! Back again in 2024 is our bi-annual community yarn bomb project.

Join us for a cuppa and cake at our meet ups on Wednesdays at our community halls in Kingston, Sandfly, Margate, Snug, Woodbridge, and at West Winds Community Centre.

Contact our Arts Officer at artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or call 03 6211 8200

Classes start next Wednesday 12 June in Kingston:
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/community-events/

#yarnbombkingborough #yarnbomb #kingboroughevents

Happy Pride!

As part of Pride Month, Kingborough Council is partnering with @workingitoutinc to hold three 'Being LGBTIQA+ Aware' sessions for different groups in the community in Kingston and Woodbridge at @west_winds_community_centre

Photographs taken by Julz Glover at the Great Kingborough Bake Off celebrating Tas Pride in February 2024.

#Taspride #Pridemonth #LGBTQI+ #community #kingborough

Youth Action Kingborough (YAK) represents the voice of young people in Kingborough.

YAK is included in planning events and having a say in issues that affect young people in our immediate community.

If you are aged 13 – 22, or know someone who is, please reach out to join the group. We meet monthly with guest speakers, activities or pizza, and our May meeting is only a couple of days away.

Email kc@kingborough.tas.gov.au to find out more or call 6211 8200 and ask to speak with the Youth Development Officer.

Battle of the bands
Friday 12 April 2024, 5-8PM Kingborough Community Hub

Come along and support local talent! Bands start at 6pm:
ANYTHING WILL DO - ETHER’S WEEP
ELEVATOR - PRIMA VERA - THE JACEYS
THE NO SHOWS - THE PEDESTRIANS
THE SUMMER APES

With special guest MC John X
Food trucks @tacotaco @fried.loaded
Free face painting
Henna tattoos
Free spray stenciling

FREE EVENT all welcome

Only a couple of places remain in tomorrow's natural dyeing and printing art workshop for young people, as part of the school holiday program.

You will learn different printing and painting techniques using a range of unique materials and take home your own unique artworks on paper and fabric!

- TOMORROW, Thursday 18 July
- 10am - 1pm
- ages 12 - 19
- held at the KIN Creative Space, 20 Beach Road, Kingston beach.

Tickets are $15 - book online at www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/community-events

Coralee Williams from @inspiredbynature.tasmania will be facilitating the workshop and it is sure to be a wonderful session.

Art workshop: Portraits in Ink and Watercolour
Sat 3 August
2-4PM
KIN Creative Space

Loosen up with ink and watercolour to create expressive portraits inspired by the work of Joy Hester.

All materials provided. This workshop will be facilitated by local artist Ileigh Hellier.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/drawing-workshop-portraits-in-ink-and-watercolour

Image details:
The Lovers by Joy Hester
1948-49
Ink wash and watercolour on paper
31x35cm © Estate of Joy Hester/Copyright Agency

#KINCreativeProrgam #Kingboroughevents

Save the date!
for this year's Night of Lights on
Friday 26 July from 4-8pm
at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Performing this year will be:
@embersduo.tas
@fyrebird_flow_collective
@shannondoah_mc
#aalokadanceacademy

Come along and make a lantern in the Auditorium before the parade! There will also be kids craft, food trucks, live music and performances.

Food trucks:
@fried.loaded
@thesmallestpancakesintown
@yummy_on.the.run
@thestradafoodtruck
@pocketcurries
@thecoffeehole

Photos by Declan Shai
#NightofLights #kingboroughevents

'Even or Odd' by artist Dan Tucker won Kingborough Council's 2023 acquisition prize from @artfarmbirchsbay

Now located at Gordon Foreshore.

Nb: Sculpture signage due for installation shortly

Tag us #KINSculptureTrail #KingboroughTas

Yarn Bomb Kingborough - SNUG
Wednesday 3 July
11am - 1pm
Snug hall

Join us for a cuppa and cake at our community meet ups and learn to crochet and contribute to an all-ages collaborative yarn bomb.

Crochet classes will run on Wednesdays at our community halls in Kingston, Sandfly, Margate, Snug, Woodbridge, and at West Winds Community Centre.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/yarn-bomb-kingborough-snug

Contact our Arts Officer at artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or call 03 6211 8200

#yarnbombkingborough #snugtas #snugcommunity #snughall #kingboroughevents

Celebrate NAIDOC week at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Create a kelp basket or water carrier from raw materials.

This workshop will be guided by Kingborough Council's Trainee Aboriginal Land Management Officer, Nicole.

TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/national-naidoc-week-kelp-basket-making

* First Nations persons please email or phone us for tickets.

* If you are experiencing financial hardship and would like to attend, please contact us.

E: artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or Ph: 03 6211 8200.

Come down to the Kingborough Community Hub tomorrow for the Really Really Free Market, where everything is FREE and the message is strong - 'reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, repair.'

Bring a bag and find some treasures. There are 38 tables booked in, full of giveaways! Access to event is strictly from 12pm.

Tomorrow, Saturday 22 June
12pm - 1pm
Kingborough Council

A special event will be held this Thursday 20 June, 6pm - 8pm, to celebrate Refugee Week at the Kingborough Community Hub.

Enjoy the screening of 'Rosemary's Way' - a touching documentary set in the suburbs of Sydney which shows the impact one woman's big heart has had on isolated women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

Special guest Arad Nik from @persiaspantry will also share the story of his journey to Tasmania as a refugee from Southern Iran.

Delight in delicious and authentic Ethiopian food by @queen_sheba_injera_catering as part of the evening.

Tickets are $15 which includes your meal.

Come along and support our special guests as they share their culture and stories!

Book online - https://events.humanitix.com/refugee-week-film-and-ethiopian-food
(or call 6211 8200)

You are invited to be a part of Kingborough Yarn Bomb 2.0! Back again in 2024 is our bi-annual community yarn bomb project.

Join us for a cuppa and cake at our meet ups on Wednesdays at our community halls in Kingston, Sandfly, Margate, Snug, Woodbridge, and at West Winds Community Centre.

Contact our Arts Officer at artsinfo@kingborough.tas.gov.au or call 03 6211 8200

Classes start next Wednesday 12 June in Kingston:
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/community-events/

#yarnbombkingborough #yarnbomb #kingboroughevents

Happy Pride!

As part of Pride Month, Kingborough Council is partnering with @workingitoutinc to hold three 'Being LGBTIQA+ Aware' sessions for different groups in the community in Kingston and Woodbridge at @west_winds_community_centre

Photographs taken by Julz Glover at the Great Kingborough Bake Off celebrating Tas Pride in February 2024.

#Taspride #Pridemonth #LGBTQI+ #community #kingborough

Youth Action Kingborough (YAK) represents the voice of young people in Kingborough.

YAK is included in planning events and having a say in issues that affect young people in our immediate community.

If you are aged 13 – 22, or know someone who is, please reach out to join the group. We meet monthly with guest speakers, activities or pizza, and our May meeting is only a couple of days away.

Email kc@kingborough.tas.gov.au to find out more or call 6211 8200 and ask to speak with the Youth Development Officer.

Battle of the bands
Friday 12 April 2024, 5-8PM Kingborough Community Hub

Come along and support local talent! Bands start at 6pm:
ANYTHING WILL DO - ETHER’S WEEP
ELEVATOR - PRIMA VERA - THE JACEYS
THE NO SHOWS - THE PEDESTRIANS
THE SUMMER APES

With special guest MC John X
Food trucks @tacotaco @fried.loaded
Free face painting
Henna tattoos
Free spray stenciling

FREE EVENT all welcome

@kingboroughtas

Events

We are a vibrant, diverse community where there is always an interesting activity or event to get along to.

Please visit our Waste Wise Events Policy page.

Events that are being held on Council owned or managed land require a permit. You may be required to fill out applications forms depending on your event.
Please follow this link for more information: Community Forms and Event Permits

Here we list some of our favourite upcoming events, scroll down to see what’s on. Please choose the filter to search for particular events like ARTS, SENIORS and YOUTH eg.

Events
Seniors

July 2024

July 25 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

July 26 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Night of Lights

Kingborough Community Hub 7 Goshawk Way, Kingston, TAS

July 31 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Yarn Bomb Kingborough – MARGATE

Margate Hall 1744 Channel Highway, Margate, TAS

August 2024

August 1 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

August 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday Talk – Council on the Ageing

Kingborough Community Hub 7 Goshawk Way, Kingston, TAS

August 7 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Dying to Know Day Talks 2024

Kingborough Community Hub 7 Goshawk Way, Kingston, TAS

August 8 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

August 15 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

August 22 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

August 29 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves

September 2024

September 3 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tuesday Talk – Introduction to Mah Jong

Kingborough Community Hub 7 Goshawk Way, Kingston, TAS

September 5 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

A dose of nature – weekly walks in Kingborough Reserves