Designed to celebrate autumn on the east coast of Tasmania through food, stories and experiences, East Coast Harvest Odyssey (ECHO) invites you to immerse yourself completely in local food, wine, music and art. Main event the Native Bounty Feast, is being prepared this year by Van Bone’s Timothy Hardy, so expect an exquisite European take on local shellfish and tasty bush foods for the communal feast. Put your back into it with the ceremonial Great Eastern Ferment grape stomp, which offers you a chance to add a little sole to the ECHO Vino 2020 vintage, and Tassie’s largest afternoon nap, the Great Eastern Siesta comes complete with a bedtime story and blankets for all. Discover more at www.echofestival.com.au

Calling all film buffs: forget Cannes and Sundance, the Cradle Mountain Film Festival’s green carpet is the place to be this April. Held against the striking backdrop of the Tasmanian Wilderness World, this year will feature screenings from across Australia and the world. Featuring filmmaker Q&A sessions, a competition for the aspiring storytellers among you and a wellness program that explores sky-bending acro-yoga and cold-water therapy sessions. If all the excitement gets a little too much for some, we highly recommend snuggling up inside one of the festival’s forest yurts. Book your festival pass at www.cradlemountainfilmfest.com

Watch some of Tassie’s best street artists paint the town red… (and blue, and green and purple) this autumn at International Mural Fest in the town of Sheffield, in Tasmania’s cultural north-west hub. This first-of-its-kind live art competition launched in 1986 and every Easter, sees artists fight it out in a public “paint off”. Each artist paints a mural 2.1 metres by 4.8 metres inspired by a theme that changes each year. And those who fancy themselves a bit of an art critic can cast a vote and even chat to the artists. Discover Australia’s mural capital at www.muralfest.com.au

Tasmania’s Tamar Valley rivals some of the best sparkling wine regions in the world, and for those who can’t say ‘no’ to a glass of méthode champenoise grown at 41 degrees south, then we have the festival for you. Celebrating its inaugural year in 2020, the Vintage Tamar festival is expected to be a celebration of cool-climate wines and winemaking culture. Festival goers are invited to journey between every one of the 22 participating wineries to enjoy local food, masterclasses, performances and talks. Your ticket even comes complete with a hop-on-hop-off bus service. Fire up the group chat now, bubbly-lovers! www.vintagetamar.com.au

For those dedicated instagrammers that are on the hunt for the perfect autumn photo: we’ve got you. Or, more accurately, Tasmania’s deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii, aka fagus) has got you. Shifting through a range of lens-popping, infinitely hashtaggable shades of gold, orange and rusty red between late April and May, the fagus is Australia’s only native deciduous tree, and it’s found only in Tasmania. Some of the best spots to see the changing hues are Tarn Shelf and Lake Fenton in Mount Field National Park and Crater Lake walk in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. Make like a tree and leave this link in your faves and/or saves www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/articles/2019/fagus-turning

Tasmania’s resident indie film festival is a firm fave for those who prefer to ignore the fourth wall. The Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival showcases local and international films and leans heavily on audience participation via short-film competitions, street parties, pop-up fringe screenings in unexpected places and post-screening Q&A sessions with the filmmakers. This year, keep an eye out for the fresh Irish stories, climate action and 2020 vision categories. Put yourself in the picture at www.breath-of-fresh-air.com.au

Flinders Island is the place to be this April, for foodies, bon vivantes and animal lovers alike. You’ll be kept busy with plenty of degustation lunches, dinners and seafood banquets. Take your pick of experiences, from local Tasmanian Aboriginal-guided Bush Tucker lunches to picnicking with baby wombats. And if all the foodie goodness gets a little too much, then opt for a yoga class or scenic trek across the island to reignite your appetite. Choose your own adventure at foodandcrayfishfestival.com/