Creative Communities

City arcades, weekend markets or country towns – there are plenty of treasures in store across the island of Tasmania.  

Look out for chocolate truffles, Tasmanian specialty timbers, tasty leatherwood honey, hand-knitted woollen wear, art & craft, fine cheeses, superb wines, antiques and much more.

Shops in main centres are generally open from 9 or 10am to 4, 5 or 6pm seven days a week, while supermarkets and convenience stores are open longer hours. ATMs and EFTPOS facilities are widely available. Most banks are open 9.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

IXL Design Store – Located on Hobart’s dockside Hunter Street, the IXL Design store sells handcrafted fashion accessories, ceramics, textiles, furniture and homewares by Tasmania’s best. IXL Design

TwoFourTwo – Combining luxury serviced apartments with the finest Tasmanian wine and design products. Charles Street, Launceston.

Tasmanian Wood Design Collection – Launceston, featuring some of the world’s finest furniture using specialty Tasmanian timbers, such as Huon pine and sassafras. Wood Design Collection

Salamanca Market – Every Saturday Hobart’s Salamanca Place is transformed into an enormous outdoor market where stallholders make or grow what they sell. Framed by historic Georgian warehouses converted into galleries, cafes and craft shops open 7 days.

Providores – Foodies will love Hobart’s Wursthaus Kitchen at Montpelier Retreat (off Salamanca Place), Peppermint Bay’s resident Providore (Woodbridge), Stillwater Café Providore and Delicacy (Canning Street) both in Launceston.

Fashion Boutiques (for the ladies) – Hobart’s best are Lola in Macquarie Street and Luxe in Liverpool Street. Yeltour is worth a visit in Devonport, Launceston and Hobart.

For the Fellas – Fellini and Ci Simon in Hobart. Sodium and Routleys in Launceston and Hobart.

Something special – Love & Clutter in Hobart is a treasure trove of locally-designed and made garments, art, and more. In the north, try Homebody in Launceston’s Charles Street or Muse at Evandale.

Handmark Gallery – One of the gems on Salamanca Place, featuring the work of Tasmanian artists, including jewellery by Diane Allison and Les Blakeborough’s ceramics. Handmark Gallery

Aspect Design - Showcasing the work of Tasmania's leading artisans since 1978, including an excellent range of Tasmanian timber gifts.

Wine – There’s oodles of choice in the many wine-growing regions across the island, from the Coal River Valley, Derwent Valley, Pipers River, Huon Valley, and Tamar Valley, to name a few.

Bank Arcade – Tucked away in the heart of Hobart, this is the place to go for funky boutiques, great coffee, excellent sushi at Sush, and homegrown Tasmanian delicacies such as Huon Valley saffron from Spice World.

The Tasmanian Wool Centre – Located on Church Street, in the town of Ross, incorporating a retail centre with a heritage museum and wool exhibition.

Stanley Artworks Studio Gallery – Featuring the contemporary work of Tasmanian designers using the finest timbers. 

Fullers Bookshop – Perfect for the bookworm, there are stores in Hobart and Launceston.

Norman & Dann – Beautiful homewares, cooking books, gourmet goodies and excellent handmade chocolates. Located on Salamanca Place, Hobart. Norman & Dann

Regional Markets:
Penguin – the Penguin Market is open every Sunday in the converted old primary school.

Evandale – 20 minutes south of Launceston, the historic town of Evandale has an open-air market every Sunday from 9.00am-2.00pm

Don Village – Situated opposite Don River Railway in the Devonport area, approximately 50 outdoor and undercover stalls every Sunday from 9.00am-3.00pm.

Latrobe – 15 minutes from Devonport, the Latrobe market has something to please everybody. Held every Sunday from 7.00am-3.00pm.

Deloraine – The Tasmanian Craft Fair. The largest and oldest working art and craft fair in the Southern Hemisphere is held annually in Deloraine.  This nationally acclaimed community welcomes, entertains and caters for 30,000 people at the annual event.  Over 200 exhibitors at 12 undercover venues, representing Tasmania's finest artists and crafts people.  

For more markets see discovertasmania.com