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== About ==
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}}The [https://tasteofsummer.com.au/ Taste of Summer Festival], previously known as the Taste of Tasmania, is an annual event held in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], from December 27 to January 6. The [[festival]] includes over 75 stalls featuring local [[Brewery|breweries]], [[distilleries]], [[Winery|wineries]], and [[Restaurant|eateries]], drawing in both locals and tourists from around the globe. Hosted at Princes Wharf Nº1, adjacent to the historic [[Salamanca Place]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hall |first=C. Michael |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780080887951 |title=Food and Wine Festivals and Events Around the World |date=2008-09-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-08-088795-1 |edition=1 |pages=113-130 |language=en |doi=10.4324/9780080887951}}</ref> the festival coincides with the State's peak of the tourism season. Additionally, Hobart's waterfront is the place where [[New Year's Eve]] festivities are celebrated, including the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]], "one of the world’s greatest, and hardest, offshore races."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=David |date=2023-12-23 |title=At the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Women Are Making Their Mark |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/sports/sailing/sydney-hobart-yacht-race-women.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Visitors have the opportunity to taste the best of Tasmanian [[cuisine]] and beverages while enjoying live music and entertainment provided by a diverse selection of interstate performers. The event serves as an example of the significant role tourism plays in the [[economy of Australia]].<ref name=":0" /> Beyond offering a platform for displaying local products, Taste of Summer generates socio-economic benefits such as job creation and amplifies the region's [[food]] and [[wine]] industry.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Gibson |first=Chris |last2=Waitt |first2=Gordon |last3=Walmsley |first3=Jim |last4=Connell |first4=John |date=2010-01-03 |orig-date= |title=Cultural Festivals and Economic Development in Nonmetropolitan Australia |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0739456X09354382 |journal=Journal of Planning Education and Research |language=en |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=280–293 |doi=10.1177/0739456X09354382 |issn=0739-456X}}</ref> Also, the active participation of the community in organising, managing, and providing entertainment emphasize their role in economic development.<ref name=":1" /> The diversity of Taste of Summer allows interconnection within the communities through "employment, volunteerism, networks and participation."<ref name=":1" />

== History ==
Taste of Tasmania was a celebration of the state's culinary excellence and a stage for local produce.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Tastes of Tassie |date=Dec 14, 1996 |title=Dec 14, 1996, page 131 - The Age at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/828486311/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> Its origins back to [[1988]] when the [[Hobart City Council]] introduced it as part of the Hobart Summer Festival. One of its main goals was to entertain the competitors of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. Combined with the [[Yacht racing|yacht race]], The Taste of Tasmania became the centre of the entertainment on the waterfront.<ref name=":0" /> As their arrival port, the yachties were going to find a more vibrant setting to celebrate the New Year's festivities. At the beginning, the Hobart City Council managed the inaugural festival<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=J. |date=Dec 27, 1997 |title=page 66 - The Age at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123058228/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>, and its subsequent editions for over three decades. Due positive response from stallholders, locals and visitors, the Taste of Tasmania transitioned from three days to seven, making of [[Sullivans Cove]] and Salamanca Place a festive stage that presented the best that Tasmania had to offer in matters of food, drinks, restaurants, [[local produce]], and [[entertainment]].<ref name=":3" />

As one of the biggest food and wine festivals in [[Australia]], by the [[1990s]], The Taste of Tasmania brought together 64 stallholders and 24 local wineries,<ref name=":3" /> with around 300.000 visitors, more than half of Tasmania's population at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Australian Bureau of Statistics |first= |date=1998-01-29 |title=Main Features - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Tasmania, 1996. |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2016.6Main+Features11996?OpenDocument |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en}}</ref> The line of restaurants on the waterfront took this opportunity to integrate to their menus local produce such as [[fish]], [[cheese]], [[Fruit|fruits]], and [[Wine|wines]]. The festival stallholders were very enthusiastic by the event's outcomes that The Taste of Tasmania became an annual "gigantic feast."<ref name=":3" /> In [[1996]], the 200-metre-long shed Princes Wharf Nº1 gathered together around 100 local producers and [[sustainable]] measurements, such as the use of [[biodegradable]] plates, took place that year<ref name=":2" />. Among the celebrations, there were cooking classes that showed the visitors culinary creations. [[Quail|Quails]], [[Scallop|scallops]], [[Strawberry|strawberries]], and flavoured-infused [[ice cream]] were part of the selected fresh produce that visitors had the opportunity to try while enjoying of the multiple street entertainment. There was no cost for admission and the trading hours of the multiple daily events were from 11am-11pm.<ref name=":2" />

As the festival became an integral part of Tasmania's social calendar,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Gutwein |first=P |title=Introducing a Taste of Summer to Hobart’s waterfront |url=https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/site_resources_2015/additional_releases/introducing_a_taste_of_summer_to_hobarts_waterfront |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Premier of Tasmania |language=en}}</ref> during the end of [[1999]] and the beginning of 2000, more than 70 events including fine foods, [[arts]], [[theatre]], [[film]], and [[Sport|sports]] were part of the program. That year the celebrations focused on the beginning of the new [[millennium]]. Two of the main highlights were the everyday 15 hours of [[sunlight]] during the event, and Hobart receiving the first [[sunrise]] for [[2000]] in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holliday |first=P. |date=1999-12-01 |title=Countdown to 2000 and a fabulous festival |url=https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/library/search/results?s=Taste+of+Tasmania+festival&searchTarget=library&qu=Taste&qu=of&qu=Tasmania&qu=festival |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Festival News librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au |language=en}}</ref> The event included platinum sponsors that contributed to the festival through their reputation and background<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Hobart City Council |title=New Sponsor Partnerships |url=https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/library/search/results?s=Taste+of+Tasmania+festival&searchTarget=library&qu=Taste&qu=of&qu=Tasmania&qu=festival |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Festival News librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au |language=en}}</ref>. The Decoration Project 2000 took place and offered awards for the ceiling decorations of the Princes Wharf Nº1. As one of the State's most prestigious community art projects, these were a crucial part to the festival's identity and a way to display Tasmania's talented youth, as the participants were from different [[School|schools]].<ref name=":5" />

By [[2018]], within the framework of the festival's 30<sup>th</sup> [[anniversary]], there were culinary events, food and wine stalls, and live entertainment<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aquilina |first=S. |date=2018-11-13 |title=Northern Taste stallholders sample what’s in store for 30th anniversary |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5756363/northern-taste-stallholders-sample-whats-in-store-for-30th-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Examiner |language=en-AU}}</ref>. The program featured a diverse repertoire on [[Cheesemaking|cheese making]], [[bush tucker]] tours, and [[gin]] tastings. During July 2018, the future of the event was discussed during the Hobart City Council workshop. The local government was evaluation its operational model and "exploring potential fund streams."<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Oong |first=S. |date=2018-06-14 |title=Workshop to shine a spotlight on the future of the Taste of Tasmania |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/events/workshop-to-shine-a-spotlight-on-the-future-of-the-taste-of-tasmania/news-story/77a0ccb915254df60d8456884255a271 |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Mercury}}</ref> At that time, the Taste of Tasmania had reached a crucial point and is pursuing collaboration among government and private parties to secure funding and sustain the event.<ref name=":6" /> In [[2019]]-[[2020]] edition of the festival, some of the events included the soprano Emma Bourke singing from a boat on the [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=J. |date=2020-01-02 |title=Taste of Tasmania 2019-20: still lots of fun, food and frivolity left to go in favourite festival |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/taste-of-tasmania-201920-still-lots-of-fun-food-and-frivolity-left-to-go-in-favourite-festival/news-story/c353a4767f1bd560330bc911947a5a18 |work=The Mercury}}</ref> and the culinary event of the battle [[North]] vs. [[South]] Tasmania, where stallholders showed the produce of their [[Region|regions]] and the audience had to decide the winner producer among them. This was the last edition of the festival before the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] in 2020.

Until that point, the festival was organised and managed by the [https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Home Hobart City Council]. In [[2021]] the City Council voted "to divest itself of ownership and exclusive rights to the Taste of Tasmania, […] due to rising costs of running the event."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Inglis |first=R. |date=2024-01-24 |title=Taste of Summer: Festival organisers say 2023 biggest and best year yet, look to build on success for future |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/taste-of-summer-festival-organisers-say-2023-biggest-and-best-year-yet-look-to-build-on-success-for-future/news-story/0545263f7ef8a2ecd012edbb02ed6fe4 |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Mercury}}</ref> In 2021 the event transitioned and adopted a new name: The Taste of Summer. From that year, the Pinpoint Group, a private consortium of Tasmanian businesspeople, has "planned and delivered"<ref name=":4" /> the festival by featuring changes on its branding and identity, keeping the core value of Tasmania produce only. To this day, the Taste of Summer continues highlighting Tasmania's local produce,<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Ewen |first=T. |date=2023-12-27 |title=Taste of Summer Festival expects record numbers for 2023 opening night |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/entertainment/events/taste-of-summer-festival-expects-record-numbers-for-2023-opening-night/news-story/b619a746633efe46f6087b74892a731c |archive-url= |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Mercury}}</ref> including food, wine, and [[culture]].

== Events ==
[[Cultural festivals]] like The Taste of Summer embody the essence of local [[Tradition|traditions]].<ref name=":1" /> By having a strong main theme and a high profile, the festival is popular and relevant to locals who support this event with their [[community]] energy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=N. |last2=Kerr |first2=A. |title=Future Options for The Taste of Tasmania [electronic resource] |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1837827805 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Trove |language=en}}</ref> It has included a diverse range of events since 1988,<ref name=":4" /> and some of them include food and wine [[tasting]], [[cooking]] demonstrations and [[Master class|masterclasses]] by famous [[Chef|chefs]], [[fine dining]] experiences at the local [[Restaurant|restaurants]] near the waterfront, cultural performances, workshops, family-friendly activities, market stalls, and special events such as the New Year's [[fireworks]].  First, the Hobart City Council and now the Pinpoint group have been more concentrated on strategies to make the event and the city more festive among locals and visitors. The diverse character of a place, for instance the waterfront zones, such as Salamanca Place and the Prince Wharf Nº1, become major tourist destinations during the festival, and these locations serve as the primary visual representation of the city.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reiser |first=Dirk |last2=Crispin |first2=Stuart |date=2009-01-01 |title=Local perceptions of the reimaging process: The case of the Sullivans Cove waterfront precinct |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/17538330910975856 |journal=Journal of Place Management and Development |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=109–124 |doi=10.1108/17538330910975856 |issn=1753-8335}}</ref>

=== Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race ===
The Sydney–Hobart Yacht Race is one of the international [[sporting events]] in Australia. It started on [[Boxing Day]] in [[1945]] with nine [[Yacht|yachts]] as its inaugural fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sydney–Hobart Yacht Race |url=https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Sydney%20Hobart.htm |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.utas.edu.au}}</ref> Due to public interest, the race increased to an international level, and competitors, including [[Éric Tabarly|Eric Tabarly]] and British Prime Minister [[Edward Heath]], have been part of the event.<ref name=":8">{{Cite thesis |title=Sailing traditions: a cultural history of sailing and yachting in Australian waters, 1888-1945 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/52271 |publisher=UNSW Sydney |date=2011 |degree=Thesis |language=English |first=Carlin |last=De Montfort}}</ref> By the [[1970s]] various sponsors lent their names to the race,<ref name=":8" /> marking the beginning of a tradition. From 1988, the end of the race became part of one of the main attractions of The Taste of Tasmania<ref name=":3" /> as the racers needed to be entertained during the New Year's Eve [[season]].

=== New Year’s Eve Fireworks ===
One of the traditional activities of the Taste of Summer is the New Year's Eve fireworks. There are theme parties, and the fireworks display can be appreciated by visitors from different points of the [[Dock|docks]] area at Sullivans Cove.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Hobart City Council |title=New Year's Eve at The Taste |url=https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/library/search/results?s=taste+of+summer+festival&searchTarget=library&qu=taste&qu=of&qu=summer&qu=festival |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Hobart Summer Festival 0708-Festival Guide librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au |language=en}}</ref>

=== The Buskers ===
The festival includes activities related to entertainment, including local and international [[buskers]]. In [[1999]], performers from [[Scotland]], [[England]] and multiple locations in Australia were part of the program and their shows included "[[juggling]], [[unicycling]], [[escapology]], classic [[clowning]]."<ref name=":9" />  

== Stalls ==
The Taste of Summer highlights the region local [[produce]].<ref name=":7" /> Industries such as food, wineries, breweries, and distilleries, participate in the festival, showcasing Tasmanian food and beverage to visitors. [[Cider|Ciders]], wine, [[non-alcoholic beverages]], [[Vegetable|vegetables]], fruit, and [[seafood]] are also part of the products from around Tasmania and "more than 30 per cent of the stalls"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Perillo |first=S. |date=2022-11-12 |title=Taste of Summer festival announces line up |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/hobart-south/taste-of-summer-festival-announces-line-up/news-story/a140eb681fffb7e818fbe71ab634790e |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Mercury}}</ref> come from regional areas. Some of the participating stalls include international cuisine from [[Latin America]], [[Italy]], [[China]], [[Lebanon]], [[Nepal]], and [[Indonesia]], among others.

== Participation in awards and recognition ==
In 2023, the [https://www.qualitytourismaustralia.com/australian-tourism-awards/ Qantas Australian Tourism Awards] declared the Tasmania's Taste of Summer festival as one of the eight finalists in the category of Major Festivals & Events.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dalton |first=S. |date=2024-03-16 |title=Tassie shines on the national stage taking out seven top gongs at the 2023 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/tassie-shines-on-the-national-stage-taking-out-seven-top-gongs-at-the-2023-qantas-australian-tourism-awards/news-story/05cff6e8dfcea9a7cfe02ccbbee571ef |access-date=2024-05-10 |work=The Mercury}}</ref>  

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
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|File: The entrance of the Princes Wharf N1, between one of Hobart's waterfronts and Salamanca place.jpg| [[Princes Wharf, Hobart]],[[Tasmania]]
|alt1= grey building with some lights at the entrance
|File:A yacht in Hobart, Tasmania.jpg| A [[yacht]] near Princes Wharf N1 in [[Hobart]], Tasmania
|alt2=boat in a waterfront on a grey day.
|File:RISDON1.png| Map of the [[River Derwent]] in [[Hobart]], showing the position of [[Sullivans Cove]]
|alt3=Yellow map showing the position of a blue river.
|File: Salamanca Place during sunset.jpg| [[Salamanca Place]] and the bars along the restaurants line in Hobart, Tasmania
|alt4=People on a street in the sunset under some gazebos and person walking a dog
|File: Restaurants at Salamanca Place.jpg| Line of [[restaurants]] at Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania
|alt5=a brick facade building with some fairy lights and black and white gazebos over squared divisions.
|File: Boats near Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania.jpg| Blue [[boat]] near Salamanca Place, at the [[waterfront]] in Hobart
|alt6=blue boat on a waterfront with some buildings as background and another white boat.
|File: Waterfront next to Salamanca Place.jpg| [[Waterfront]] near [[Salamanca Place]] and Princes Wharf N1
|alt7=Waterfront in a sunny morning with a yellow and red dock.
|File: Salamanca Place sign in Hobart.jpg| The sign of one of the entries at [[Salamanca Place]] in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]
|alt8= Two metallic words in black set on a frame, suspended between two buildings.
|File: Sydney Hobart 2005 Wild Oats crew.jpg| The crew of the 2005 winner of the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]
|alt9= person in a blue shirt holds a guitar while sitting down in front of another person wearing a green t-shirt.
|File: NYE_2010_Fireworks_(5338809612).jpg| NYE [[Fireworks]] 2010
|alt10= bright purple and pink fireworks during the night.
|File: Sydney-Hobart.jpg| [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]]
|alt11= black and red boats in the middle of the waves of the blue sea
|File: Rolex_Sydney_Hobart_Yacht_Race_2015.jpg| Chinese yacht competing at the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] [[2015]]
|alt12= yellow, red and white boat in the middle of the blue sea with a red flag and people on it.
|File: Salamanca-Market-2008.jpg| [[Salamanca Place]] in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]
|alt13= people walking in front of gazebos with some buildings as a background.
|File: Vente_de_vins_biodynamiques_lors_du_salon_Hobart%27s_Taste_Festival.jpg| [[Wine tasting]] during the [[festival]] in Hobart, Tasmania
|alt14= one person holding a bottle and another person showing the back with long hair and a stripped top. Both are near a metallic bowl with more bottles.
|File: 77th_Rolex_Sydney_Hobart_Yacht_Race_spectators.jpg| [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] spectators in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]
|alt15= People looking towards the see where there are many boats and a big ship.
|File: Hobart_and_Mount_Wellington_20171120-039_(2).jpg| Panoramic picture of [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]
|alt16= panorama of a coastal city .
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}}
== References ==
<references />

== External websites ==


* https://tasteofsummer.com.au/
* https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Home
* https://libraries.tas.gov.au/
* https://www.qualitytourismaustralia.com/australian-tourism-awards/


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About

Taste of Summer
Salamanca Place near a waterfront in Hobart, Tasmania
Musician playing his guitar during the festival 1998
Information
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Most recent27 December 2003 - 6 January 2024
VenuePrinces Wharf N1 and Salamanca Place
LocationHobart, Tasmania
CountryAustralia
Inaugurated1988
AttendanceClose to 100,000 (2023)
Current organisersPinpoint Group PTY LTD
Previous organisersHobart City Council
Websitehttps://tasteofsummer.com.au/

The Taste of Summer Festival, previously known as the Taste of Tasmania, is an annual event held in Hobart, Tasmania, from December 27 to January 6. The festival includes over 75 stalls featuring local breweries, distilleries, wineries, and eateries, drawing in both locals and tourists from around the globe. Hosted at Princes Wharf Nº1, adjacent to the historic Salamanca Place,[1] the festival coincides with the State's peak of the tourism season. Additionally, Hobart's waterfront is the place where New Year's Eve festivities are celebrated, including the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, "one of the world’s greatest, and hardest, offshore races."[2] Visitors have the opportunity to taste the best of Tasmanian cuisine and beverages while enjoying live music and entertainment provided by a diverse selection of interstate performers. The event serves as an example of the significant role tourism plays in the economy of Australia.[1] Beyond offering a platform for displaying local products, Taste of Summer generates socio-economic benefits such as job creation and amplifies the region's food and wine industry.[3] Also, the active participation of the community in organising, managing, and providing entertainment emphasize their role in economic development.[3] The diversity of Taste of Summer allows interconnection within the communities through "employment, volunteerism, networks and participation."[3]

History

Taste of Tasmania was a celebration of the state's culinary excellence and a stage for local produce.[4] Its origins back to 1988 when the Hobart City Council introduced it as part of the Hobart Summer Festival. One of its main goals was to entertain the competitors of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. Combined with the yacht race, The Taste of Tasmania became the centre of the entertainment on the waterfront.[1] As their arrival port, the yachties were going to find a more vibrant setting to celebrate the New Year's festivities. At the beginning, the Hobart City Council managed the inaugural festival[5], and its subsequent editions for over three decades. Due positive response from stallholders, locals and visitors, the Taste of Tasmania transitioned from three days to seven, making of Sullivans Cove and Salamanca Place a festive stage that presented the best that Tasmania had to offer in matters of food, drinks, restaurants, local produce, and entertainment.[5]

As one of the biggest food and wine festivals in Australia, by the 1990s, The Taste of Tasmania brought together 64 stallholders and 24 local wineries,[5] with around 300.000 visitors, more than half of Tasmania's population at the time.[6] The line of restaurants on the waterfront took this opportunity to integrate to their menus local produce such as fish, cheese, fruits, and wines. The festival stallholders were very enthusiastic by the event's outcomes that The Taste of Tasmania became an annual "gigantic feast."[5] In 1996, the 200-metre-long shed Princes Wharf Nº1 gathered together around 100 local producers and sustainable measurements, such as the use of biodegradable plates, took place that year[4]. Among the celebrations, there were cooking classes that showed the visitors culinary creations. Quails, scallops, strawberries, and flavoured-infused ice cream were part of the selected fresh produce that visitors had the opportunity to try while enjoying of the multiple street entertainment. There was no cost for admission and the trading hours of the multiple daily events were from 11am-11pm.[4]

As the festival became an integral part of Tasmania's social calendar,[7] during the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2000, more than 70 events including fine foods, arts, theatre, film, and sports were part of the program. That year the celebrations focused on the beginning of the new millennium. Two of the main highlights were the everyday 15 hours of sunlight during the event, and Hobart receiving the first sunrise for 2000 in the country.[8] The event included platinum sponsors that contributed to the festival through their reputation and background[9]. The Decoration Project 2000 took place and offered awards for the ceiling decorations of the Princes Wharf Nº1. As one of the State's most prestigious community art projects, these were a crucial part to the festival's identity and a way to display Tasmania's talented youth, as the participants were from different schools.[9]

By 2018, within the framework of the festival's 30th anniversary, there were culinary events, food and wine stalls, and live entertainment[10]. The program featured a diverse repertoire on cheese making, bush tucker tours, and gin tastings. During July 2018, the future of the event was discussed during the Hobart City Council workshop. The local government was evaluation its operational model and "exploring potential fund streams."[11] At that time, the Taste of Tasmania had reached a crucial point and is pursuing collaboration among government and private parties to secure funding and sustain the event.[11] In 2019-2020 edition of the festival, some of the events included the soprano Emma Bourke singing from a boat on the River Derwent,[12] and the culinary event of the battle North vs. South Tasmania, where stallholders showed the produce of their regions and the audience had to decide the winner producer among them. This was the last edition of the festival before the pandemic in 2020.

Until that point, the festival was organised and managed by the Hobart City Council. In 2021 the City Council voted "to divest itself of ownership and exclusive rights to the Taste of Tasmania, […] due to rising costs of running the event."[13] In 2021 the event transitioned and adopted a new name: The Taste of Summer. From that year, the Pinpoint Group, a private consortium of Tasmanian businesspeople, has "planned and delivered"[7] the festival by featuring changes on its branding and identity, keeping the core value of Tasmania produce only. To this day, the Taste of Summer continues highlighting Tasmania's local produce,[14] including food, wine, and culture.

Events

Cultural festivals like The Taste of Summer embody the essence of local traditions.[3] By having a strong main theme and a high profile, the festival is popular and relevant to locals who support this event with their community energy.[15] It has included a diverse range of events since 1988,[7] and some of them include food and wine tasting, cooking demonstrations and masterclasses by famous chefs, fine dining experiences at the local restaurants near the waterfront, cultural performances, workshops, family-friendly activities, market stalls, and special events such as the New Year's fireworks.  First, the Hobart City Council and now the Pinpoint group have been more concentrated on strategies to make the event and the city more festive among locals and visitors. The diverse character of a place, for instance the waterfront zones, such as Salamanca Place and the Prince Wharf Nº1, become major tourist destinations during the festival, and these locations serve as the primary visual representation of the city.[16]

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The Sydney–Hobart Yacht Race is one of the international sporting events in Australia. It started on Boxing Day in 1945 with nine yachts as its inaugural fleet.[17] Due to public interest, the race increased to an international level, and competitors, including Eric Tabarly and British Prime Minister Edward Heath, have been part of the event.[18] By the 1970s various sponsors lent their names to the race,[18] marking the beginning of a tradition. From 1988, the end of the race became part of one of the main attractions of The Taste of Tasmania[5] as the racers needed to be entertained during the New Year's Eve season.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

One of the traditional activities of the Taste of Summer is the New Year's Eve fireworks. There are theme parties, and the fireworks display can be appreciated by visitors from different points of the docks area at Sullivans Cove.[19]

The Buskers

The festival includes activities related to entertainment, including local and international buskers. In 1999, performers from Scotland, England and multiple locations in Australia were part of the program and their shows included "juggling, unicycling, escapology, classic clowning."[19]  

Stalls

The Taste of Summer highlights the region local produce.[14] Industries such as food, wineries, breweries, and distilleries, participate in the festival, showcasing Tasmanian food and beverage to visitors. Ciders, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, vegetables, fruit, and seafood are also part of the products from around Tasmania and "more than 30 per cent of the stalls"[20] come from regional areas. Some of the participating stalls include international cuisine from Latin America, Italy, China, Lebanon, Nepal, and Indonesia, among others.

Participation in awards and recognition

In 2023, the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards declared the Tasmania's Taste of Summer festival as one of the eight finalists in the category of Major Festivals & Events.[21]  

References

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