Illuminate Winter in Tasmania’s North West

This winter, something special is happening across Tasmania’s North West. From the wild West Coast to the rugged coastline of the North West, we’re flipping the switch on long nights and lighting up the region with stories, sound, and stunning visuals.

Illuminate the North West is a season-long celebration of winter, community, and creativity. Five iconic locations. Five immersive projection experiences. All free to attend!

Whether you’re a local or planning a winter getaway, these light shows are about deep diving into place, history, resilience and renewal - all mapped onto buildings that have shaped the stories of each town.

What to Know Before You Go

• • All shows are free, but bookings are essential at set locations
  • Visuals are projection-mapped to iconic buildings in each town - no two shows are the same.
  • Dress warm - this is winter in Tassie, and we’re embracing it!

 

Where to Catch the Light

1.  Stanley - Light Cycles

📍 May 15 - 16 | 6.30pm-10pm

Circular Head Anglican Church, 37 Church St. Stanley

Experience Stanley’s church transformed through light - celebrating forage, growth and abundance, tides and seasons - an immersive winter projection that brings the town’s stories to life after dark. Step into the experience and be part of bringing the light to life through interactive moments woven throughout the show.

Plus, don’t miss the Stanley & Tarkine Street Feast on Saturday night.

• • FREE - no bookings needed
  • Family friendly
  • No bookings required
  • Interactive elements for you to be apart of the lightshow

2. Strahan - Port to Post 

📍 June 19 - 20 | 6.30, 7.00pm & 7.30pm shows

Strahan Post Office 13 Esplanade

Welcome the longest night of the year on the edge of the wild. “Port to Post” transforms Strahan Post Office into a canvas of connection, conflict and coastlines. It’s a nod to Strahan’s role as a vital communication link and a witness to environmental protest history - all wrapped up in sound and light.

The soundtrack is delivered through headsets, placing you right inside the story for a fully immersive experience.  Bought to you by West Coast Tasmania’s Light up the West - Strahan Solstice.

• • Bookings Required - for headsets
  • FREE
  • Family friendly
  • Book HERE

 

3. Wynyard - Moonlight Stories presents Inner Light

📍 July 3-5 & 10-12  | Table Cape Lighthouse

Lighthouse Rd, Table Cape

Back by popular demand, Moonlight Stories returns with a new chapter - “Inner Light.” Set at Table Cape Lighthouse, the experience pairs a headset-delivered soundtrack with a hauntingly beautiful projection that reimagines the lighthouse not just as a beacon for ships, but a metaphor for the light we carry inside. Featuring local photography, field recordings and art, this one’s anchored in place and pulsing with emotion.   This lighthshow is apart of Permission to Trespass a event bought to you by locals.

• • Bookings Required - for headsets
  • FREE
  • Family friendly
  • Book HERE

 

4. Devonport - HighLIGHTS @ Home Hill

📍 July 23-25  | 7.00,7.30 & 8.30pm shows

Home Hill, Devonport

HighLIGHTS @ Home Hill invites audiences to experience the remarkable story of Joseph and Enid Lyons through a spectacular projection-mapping celebration created by Daryll Rogers. The historic home will come alive with light, colour, and motion, transforming its heritage architecture into an immersive canvas of memories, achievements and imagination. Blending history with cutting-edge technology, this playful and captivating experience will reveal Home Hill in a whole new light.

More info coming soon… Watch this space.

From Sky to Sea

📍 Nightly | Waterfront Precinct
While not part of the official Illuminate series, Devonport’s Sky to Sea light installation deserves a shoutout. Running nightly, it captures the movement of ocean, air and everything in between in a glowing loop of colour and rhythm. Learn more HERE.

Rug Up and Be Part of It

This series of light shows is all about connecting communities, reimagining landmarks, and seeing familiar places in a whole new light.

So, grab your boots, your beanie, and your besties - and come experience Tasmania’s North West like never before.

These Immersive Sound and Light projection events are proudly supported by Events Tasmania.