Hobart Hoedown returns with double the fun in 2025

DUST off your boots, the Hobart Hoedown Line Dancing Festival is back and this time it’s twice the size. 

Following last year’s sell-out success, the festival will return to Hobart City Hall for a two-day celebration of country music, dancing and community fun on August 30 and 31.

Supported by the City of Hobart and Bucaan Community House, the 2025 festival promises a weekend packed with beginner-friendly line dancing workshops, live music and plenty of laughs.

Festivities kick off at 2pm on Saturday 30 August with a workshop led by Laura Rittenhouse of Boots and All Dancing, who will teach easy-to-follow dance routines ahead of the main event that night. 

Doors open at 6:30pm, with more dancing and toe-tapping live sets from local favourites, The Country Licks.

Sunday brings Golden Guitar-winning artist Max Jackson to the stage. 

From 2pm, Laura will return for a mini-workshop featuring line dances choreographed specifically to Max’s award-winning tracks, before the singer performs a two-hour set from 2:30pm.

No experience is necessary, the dances are designed for absolute beginners and mistakes are all part of the fun. 

For seasoned dancers, it’s a chance to join one of the largest line dancing gatherings in the state.

Tickets are $15 per day or $25 for the full weekend, with part proceeds going to Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. 

Tickets are available now at www.events.humanitix.com/hobart-hoedown-line-dancing-festival2025

last year’s event sold out, so book early to avoid disappointment.