Events
Estia Greek Street Festival 2026
Estia is back in 2026 to bringing Hobart's favourite weekend of Greek food, music and culture.
The street festival returns over two days.
Greek Twilight Market: Saturday 31 January, 3 to 9pm
A relaxed evening of Greek food, DJs and good company. Enjoy cooking demonstrations, live Greek music and all your favourite festival dishes in a chilled summer atmosphere.
No live dancing on the Saturday. Think good food, warm weather and laid-back fun.
Traditional Greek Celebration: Sunday 1 February, 11am to 4pm
Sunday is your full festival experience. Live Greek music, traditional dancing by the Hellenic Dancers and vibrant cultural celebrations throughout the day. Enjoy the classic Estia mix of food, music and dancing that brings the community together.
Live Greek Music
Traditional folk tunes, modern bouzouki, DJs on Saturday and live performers on Sunday.
Authentic Greek Food
Come hungry. Gyros, souvlaki on a stick, char-grilled octopus, fish and chips, loukoumades, Greek sweets, Nice Guy Eddie ice cream, Greek coffee and a great selection of Greek wines, beers and spirits. Vegetarian and vegan options available.
Traditional Greek Dancing, Sunday Only
The Hellenic Dancers will perform throughout Sunday. There will also be a chance for you to join in.
Where: 67 Federal Street, North Hobart
When:
• Saturday 31 January, 3 to 9pm (Twilight Market. No dancing)
• Sunday 1 February, 11am to 4pm (Traditional Celebration. Dancing included)
Bring your friends and your whole extended family. Estia 2026 is all about food, culture, music and celebrating together. Opa!
Estia Lecture | Aristotle: A Sketch of his Thought and Legacy
Aristotle: A Sketch of his Thought and Legacy
Join us for the Estia lecture presented by Dr Graeme Miles on Aristotle the Prince of Philosophers.
LECTURE SYNOPSIS
Aristotle (384-322 BC) was the most famous student of Plato. In the course of a productive and influential life, he moved from the philosophy of his teacher to highly original and influential positions of his own, contributing to an astonishing range of enquiries. For centuries his work in biology and physics, as well as in logic and metaphysics, rhetoric and the study of literature, exerted a profound influence in its original Greek, and also through its translations into other languages, especially Latin and Arabic.
This lecture will give a sketch of Aristotle's ways of reasoning in some of these fields and a little of the vast influence which he has exerted.
ABOUT DR GRAEME MILLS
Graeme completed his undergraduate study and PhD at the University of Western Australia. Following his doctorate he was an Asialink writer in residence based at the University of Madras, then a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Ghent, Belgium (2007), before returning to teach at UWA in early 2008. He moved to the University of Tasmania in second semester 2008. Graeme is now the senior lecturer in classics.
ABOUT THE VENUE
Location: The Greek Club, level 1, 67-69 Federal St, North Hobart. This is the centre building within the Greek Community of Tasmania complex.
Time: commencing at 6pm.
Accessibility: this venue is only accessible by stairs.
Cost: free.
This event is a part of the Estia Greek Festival program for 2026.
Estia | Taverna Night
As a part of the Estia Greek Festival Program for 2025 we present our iconic Taverna Night.
Featuring live and dance performances by the Hellenic Dancers.
Tickets are $85 per person head including Greek banquet style food.
Tickets are essential and capacity is limited. As we are expecting this to be a sold out event we encourage you to contact the Greek Community Office and book your tables early!
Venue:
Hellenic House
69 Federal St, North Hobart
Tickets:
Office - 6231 0822
Wheelchair accessible.
A night not to be missed!
EΣTIA | Taverna Night
Don’t miss our iconic Taverna Night on February 15. Tickets essential.
EΣTIA | Lecture: The Fate of the Antiquities of Greece during World War II
Join us for the inaugural Estia lecture presented by Dr Stavros Paspalas on Greek antiquities during World War II.
LECTURE SYNOPSIS
There is no way to exaggerate the destructive nature of war and the price that must be paid by the societies caught up in its horrors. Clearly, the desperate toll paid in the currency of human loss and suffering is the greatest, and great human loss was exacted from Greece during World War II.
This lecture, however, focuses on how the country’s antiquities, ancient and mediaeval, fared during this period of upheaval, death and displacement. What were the attitudes of the occupying forces (German, Italian and Bulgarian) to Greece’s cultural heritage? How did the perceived role of Greece as one of the major sources of Western civilisation impact the occupiers? How did the Greek authorities prepare during the run-up towards war? What was their stance during the subsequent Occupation? What symbolic role were the antiquities called to serve by the Greeks during these dark years? How did the antiquities themselves fare?
This presentation will look at a number of case studies against the backdrop of the Occupation in order to elucidate these and other questions, as well as to offer some explanation for what was lost and what was saved.
ABOUT DR STAVROS PASPALAS
Stavros Paspalas has been the Deputy Director of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens since 1996, and he served as Acting Director between 2016 and 2023. He holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Sydney and a DPhil from Oxford University.
His research interests include the Greek world’s links (particularly Macedonia's) with Lydia and the Achaemenid Empire, the archaeology of the northern Aegean during the Archaic and Classical periods, and the Early Iron Age Aegean.
An experienced field archaeologist, he currently co-directs the Zagora Archaeological Project (with Associate Professor Lesley Beaumont and Dr Paul Donnelly, both University of Sydney) and the Australian Paliochora Kythera Archaeological Survey with Dr Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory.
ABOUT THE VENUE
Location: The Greek Club, level 1, 65 Federal St, North Hobart. This is the centre building within the Greek Community of Tasmania complex.
Time: commencing at 6pm.
Accessibility: this venue is only accessible by stairs.
Cost: free.
This event is a part of the Estia Greek Festival program for 2025.
EΣTIA Greek Street Festival 2025
Mark your calendars – Estia expands over two days for 2025.
Dementia Action Week Celebration
Join Us for Dementia Action Week 2024!
The Greek Community of Tasmania invites you to a special event featuring Professor James Vickers from the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania.
When: Sunday, September 29
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Where: Hellenic House, 67 Federal Street, North Hobart
Enjoy an insightful conversation about dementia prevention, research, and early diagnosis, along with afternoon tea and live Greek music!
This event is FREE, and all are welcome!
For more information or to RSVP, contact Eva Kladou or Mary Efremidis at PRONIA on (03) 9388 9998 or email dementiasupport@pronia.com.au.
Let’s take action for a better future!