Celebrating the wilderness
24 April - 8 May 2022
Join us in the mountains to embrace one of Tasmania's favourite natural events, the turning of the fagus.
What's on?

Day Hiking Tour: Looking for Fagus
Daily
National Park
Explore Cradle Mountain with a local guide who will show you the best places to find fagus. Tours depart from the McDermott's Cradle Tours office, however a pickup from your accommodation is available. Please note, a moderate-high fitness level is required.

Fagus Helicopter Tour
Daily | 9am-4pm | $275 adult, $150 child
Cradle Mountain Helicopters
View the autumnal shades of the fagus from a special perspective with Cradle Mountain Helicopters. This 20-minute adventure flight will show you the most iconic peaks and lakes in the national park. Tour subject to weather conditions.

Gin Infusion Masterclass
sold out
24 April | 12-2pm | $95pp
Cradle Mountain Hotel
Create your very own fagus-inspired gin under the guidance of Tasmanian distiller, Bill McHenry. Choose from a variety of autumnal botanicals to infuse your signature spirit, which you'll get to take home with you after the masterclass. Nibbles will be provided.

A Child's View Kids' Workshop
25 April | 1pm-2:45pm | $30pp
Mt Pepper Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
During the workshop, children will undertake an artistic study, drawing the different botanical components of the fagus, from how tall it is to the curved parts of the trunk and the size of the leaves.

Mixing Colours Kids' Workshop
26 April | 10:30am-12:45pm | $30pp
Mt Pepper Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
Children aged 6-9yrs, with parents present, will work together to create a mixed-media mural of a fagus tree, mixing the yellows, oranges and reds of the fagus and making leaves from paper and card.

Cookie Decorating Workshop
28 April | 3pm | Free event
Mt Pepper Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
Enjoy a fun afternoon decorating fagus-themed cookies with the kids. Autumnal-coloured icing and sweet sugar cookies to take home - delicious! This is a free event and all supplies will be provided.

Kids' Fagus Forage
29 April | 10am | Free event
Starting at Cradle Mountain Hotel
The kids will love hunting for fagus in the alpine wilderness. They may even spot a wombat or two! As a special treat, each child will delight in a fagus-themed chocolate at the end of the scavenger hunt.

Live music: Wavelet
29 April | 5:30pm-9pm | Free event
Altitude Lounge Bar
Kick back to the sounds of acoustic duo, Wavelet. Watch the sun set over the wilderness with a fagus-inspired cocktail in hand or have dinner at the restaurant. For dinner bookings, call (03) 6492 1404.

Discover and Draw
four spaces remaining!
30 April | 10:30am-3:30pm | $65pp
Mt Rocket Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
Join Tasmanian artist and botanist Brenda Haas for a workshop examining and drawing the unique fagus flora. Take a deep dive into the science behind this unique species and understand its beauty from a new perspective.

Photography Workshop with Luke O'Brien
1 May | 9am-4pm | $195pp
National Park
Spend a day honing your photography skills around Cradle Mountain with Tasmanian wilderness photographer, Luke O'Brien. Starting at Cradle Mountain Hotel, your day in the wilderness includes local transport, guiding, photography instruction and lunch.

Gallery Garden Banquet
one space remaining!
6 May | 6pm-7:45pm | $95pp
Wilderness Gallery
Delight in a four-course dinner, complete with perfectly paired wines from across our island state. Savour the autumnal flavours while immersed in works by local artists, inspired by the Tasmanian wilderness.

Sip 'n' Paint
sold out
7 May | 12pm-2.30pm | $85pp
Cradle Mountain Hotel
Spend a relaxing afternoon with a glass of bubbles in one hand and a paint brush in the other. Under the guidance of local artist Marion Roberston, create your own fagus-inspired work of art to take home.

Sip 'n' Paint
sold out
7 May | 3:30pm-6pm | $85pp
Cradle Mountain Hotel
Spend a relaxing afternoon with a glass of bubbles in one hand and a paint brush in the other. Under the guidance of local artist Marion Roberston, create your own fagus-inspired work of art to take home.

Jewellery Workshop
one space remaining!
8 May | 12pm-2.30pm | $132pp
Waratah Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
Under the guidance of silversmith, Jennifer Frost, you'll make a pair of fagus leaf earrings. These can be polished with a silver finish or colour can be added with alcohol inks to produce your own autumnal shades.

Jewellery Workshop
one space remaining!
8 May | 3pm-5.30pm | $132pp
Waratah Room, Cradle Mountain Hotel
Under the guidance of silversmith, Jennifer Frost, you'll make a pair of fagus leaf earrings. These can be polished with a silver finish or colour can be added with alcohol inks to produce your own autumnal shades.

Highest of High Teas Fundraiser
8 May | 11.30am-2pm | $60pp
Altitude Restaurant
Celebrate mum and enjoy a delightful, autumn-inspired high tea for Mother's Day. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a cause close to all of our hearts, the National Breast Cancer Foundation.