Your guide to the city
Find food, events, shops, and services in Launceston
We love our city.
We know our city. We want to share it with you.
We're Launceston Central, your local and dedicated guide to the heart of Launnie.
Curious about where to buy beautiful pieces for your home whilst supporting locally owned shops? We'll show you where to go, and tell you about the wonderful shopkeepers who own them.
Craving a delicious brunch but feel hopeless as a coeliac? We have just the place in mind. Want a comprehensive itinerary to events and goings-on in the city? We're your people! Keen to venture to an elusive speakeasy on a night-out in Launnie? Follow along, we'll take you there.
Winter has arrived
Your guide for all that's on this winter
In a season that invites us to rug up and lay low for a spell, it can feel easy to bundle up at home.
But in a city like ours, there's plenty of enchantment to be explored: fireplaces to sip beer by, cosy cafes to warm up in with coffee and babyccinos, a gorgeous program at the theatre for dinner-and-a-show dates, and so much more.
At Launceston Central, we're firm believers that winter creates wonderlands of places.
So, we beckon you in this chilly season. Come and explore our city with fresh eyes – notice how familiar spaces need only the spark of imagination to be transformed into magical settings.
Bring a coat, and bring your childlike delight.
Come. Un-hibernate with us.
Have you visited The Lounge?
Your 'third place' this winter
If you're –
- At work, and looking for somewhere warm to eat lunch away from your desk
- Tired from shopping
- Looking for somewhere to sit and enjoy your coffee
- Bored and looking for something to do
- In need of somewhere to spend an hour or two before your bus home
- Keen on finding some music buddies to jam with
- Feeling lonely
- Between errands in town
– then The Lounge might be the place for you!
Have we got your attention?
Click 'learn more' to find about the concept behind this community space and what you can expect to find inside.
We can't wait to welcome you inside.
What's on
Browse events in Launceston
The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is an unparalleled opportunity for musical theatre lovers, makers and industry professionals to get together, share and celebrate this wonderful genre.Held in Launceston, Tasmania, the annual festival includes a diverse Program with ample opportunities to teach, collaborate, engage... Read more
Australian Musical Theatre Festival
21 Wellington Street, Launceston
A Tasmanian event exists that is slightly OFF centre; one where an unusual interlacing of agriculture and art is crafted into a program designed to disrupt. Centered around nature as our provider, something far greater and more powerful than us all, attending agriCULTURED enables the reclaiming of your own rhythm albeit in... Read more
agriCULTURED
1 Civic Square, Launceston
Museum at Inveresk | 23 May—25 August 2024Free entrySince the First World War, Australians have been filmed in every conflict zone they have found themselves in – usually with fellow Australians behind the camera.This familiar and at times iconic footage has been projected in our cinemas, screened on our televisions and... Read more
Action! Film & War
2 2 Invermay Road, Launceston
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Your guide to food and drink in Launnie
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From food van to bricks and mortar
Catering for Launceston’s hungry diners every day is no mean feat. A number of businesses started slow and small and took advantage of the opportunities for food stalls and vans around the city...
Gastronomy: a love of Launceston's food
Gastronomy is typically defined as the study of the relationship between food and culture.
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Colour vision
An exquisite display in the window of Reflekt is a treat for the eyes in mid-winter – literally. On crisp, bright days, sunglasses give comfort in the winter sun.
That family feeling: a conversation with The Grain Grocer
The Grain Grocer is a Launceston small business staple- find out how the owner, Jo, came to own the business and what she thinks of Launceston in this interview.
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We acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal people (pakana) as the traditional custodians of this land, lutruwita, and their continuing connection to the land, sea, waterways, and skies. We pay respect to elders past and present, as they hold the memories, traditions, culture, and hope for generations to come; and to all those who continue caring for country, sharing stories, and upholding rights.