Devonport Accommodation Tasmania | Gateway Inn – Events

Once you have booked your Devonport accommodations, find a full events calendar with information on everything that is happening in Tasmania.

Below are some usefull dates for entertainment and business events to help you plan your Tasmania vacation.

April 2013 events
November 2013 events
December 2013 events


2013
April	Targa Tasmania 'Targa' is Italian for 'plate', and the event borrows its name from the famous classic rally of the early part of this century when Vincenzo Florio conducted a great motoring event around the island of Sicily. This event ran for 69 years, from 1906 to 1974. The first prize was a magnificent copy of his family plate, or targa, and the event was known as Targa Florio - no cash was involved as prize money . In the true tradition of Targa Florio, Targa Tasmania also offers no prize money, only the thrill of competing on some of the world's most challenging roads, and the chance to win magnificent targa (plate) trophies . These trophies are awarded for winners of the competitions, category and class, then in addition there is the opportunity for every competitor to collect a coveted Targa Trophy as well. Many crews enter the event purely with the aim of winning a Targa Trophy. Category, or event class honours are secondary and, if achieved, are considered to be a bonus. The spirit of participation, the spirit of competition, and the spirit of the event itself are the real rewards, with the expense involved in tackling a major event like Targa Tasmania for no prize money and only a trophy being overcome by the sense of achievement in completing the rally, and the immense enjoyment of competing. Targa Tasmania 2013, 16 April - 21 April
November	Devonport Spring Show The Devonport Agricultural and Pastoral Spring Show is a great weekend out for the whole family, held in the coastal city of Devonport in late November each year. The Devonport Spring Show has something for every age group: sideshow alleys, crafts, farming displays, fashion parades, live entertainment, animal displays and judging and much more. After the Show Devonport is the perfect place to make your base in Tasmania's North-West where you'll discover some of Tasmania's best national parks, food and wine experiences and history and heritage.
December	Sydney to Hobart Yatch Race Starts Boxing day 26th December . Over the past 66 years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart has become an icon of Australias summer sport, ranking in public interest with such national events as the Melbourne Cup horse race, the Davis Cup tennis and the cricket tests between Australia and England. No regular annual yachting event in the world attracts such huge media coverage than does the start on Sydney Harbour. Over the years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia have had marked influence on international ocean yacht racing. The club has influenced the world in race communications and sea safety, maintaining the highest standards for yacht race entry. The clubs members have also fared well in major ocean racing events overseas, with victories in the Admirals Cup, Kenwood Cup, One Ton Cup, the Fastnet Race and the BOC Challenge solo race around the word, not to mention the Americas Cup.