What’s On In April/May 2026
by Brighton Council
APRIL
3 Spend Good Friday at Royal Hobart Hospital’s Easter Egg Hunt in Kingston Park from 10am–2pm. Tickets from Humanitix.
5 It’s Easter Sunday! We wish all our readers a hoppy day filled with chocolate and fun.
8 Community Ground is a new, free, weekly get together for parents and kids to connect and unwind. Enjoy sports, cooking, music and more. Wednesdays, from 3.15pm at St Paul’s, Bridgewater.
11 The new Seymour Street precinct sporting facilities in Brighton will be offically opened today by Mayor Leigh Gray and Rebecca White MP. Free barbecue and community celebration from 11am.
15 Every Tuesday– Thursday the Brighton Community Food Hub is open. Check their Facebook for exact times.
23 Celebrate Youth Week with a bunch of free events at Brighton Civic Centre for 12–18 year olds, tickets from Humanitix.
25 Join Brighton Council’s ANZAC Day commemorative service, 11am–12pm, 1 Menin Drive, Brighton (the old Army Camp Parade Ground). Arrive at 10:30am, community barbecue afterwards.
27 The Little Committee from the Kutalayna Collective and Brighton High School present a free screening of Kangaroo, 2pm– 5pm at Brighton High.
30 Don’t miss the Community Connections Expo, hosted by Jordan River Service, from 10am– 2pm at Bridgewater Civic Centre.
MAY
1 Discover your family history with this DNA course at Bridgewater Library, running three Fridays in a row at 10am.
2 Pick up some goodies at the Material Institute Makers Market, 10am–2pm, 2a Eddington Street, Bridgewater.
3 Head to the Lions Club of Brighton market at Pontville Hall, held on the first Sunday of the month from 10am–2pm.
5 Drop in dodgeball runs every Tuesday night from 7.30pm at Hobart PCYC, all players 16+ welcome! $10 a game.
8 Learn skills for growing food, composting and gardening by volunteering with Material Institute on Fridays, 9.30am– 12pm, 2a Eddington St, Bridgewater
10 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums and mum-figures out there.
20 Rock and Rhyme at Bridgewater Library is great fun for babies and toddlers! Free, 10am every Wednesday.
