Beaker Street Festival 2022: NOCTURNA

NOCTURNA

NOCTURNA is a celebration of the fragile beauty of the cosmos -- embracing our long winter nights, taking the time to gaze skyward, and gathering around the warm glow of open fires with a whisky or mulled cider. It's also an opportunity to learn more about the Dark Sky movement and the simple steps we can take to preserve one of Tasmania's most prized and imperilled resources.  The Beaker Street Festival finale, NOCTURNA combines intriguing scientific talks with ample live music, hands-on workshops, East Coast food and drink, and plenty of wonderful people to share in the merriment.

Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult. Free entry to NOCTURNA for children 12 and under, but a ticket must be booked for each child attending.

Aboriginal History Tour

Meet at the Banksia Room at Spring Bay Mill

Saturday 13th August 2pm
Sunday 14th August 10:30am

Maria Island Tour

Meet at the Banksia Room at Spring Bay Mill 

Sunday 14th August 10am

Transport

From Hobart:
Sam, owner of The Derwent Experience, has a limited number of seats available in his Executive Class bus for a return trip to Nocturna at Spring Bay Mill. Tickets are $55. Be picked up early afternoon and dropped home after the party has ended.
Email Sam directly at sam@derwentexperience.com.au to get a seat on the bus. Hurry, only 11 seats! Appropriate music will be played in both directions to extend the party and possibly a pre-party stop enroute, with sharing of dark sky experiences encouraged.

From the East Coast:
East Coast Coaches are running round-trip shuttles from Swansea, Orford, and Triabunna. Purchase tickets below.
You can email East Coast Coaches for questions about pick up and drop off.
eastcoastcoachestas@gmail.com

Orford- Meet at the Orford Primary School Carpark for a 2:50pm pick up

Triabunna- Meet next to Triabunna town hall/school for a 3:00pm pick up

Shuttles will leave from Spring Bay Mill at 9:30 or 10:30pm. If you book a shuttle, you'll receive a confirmation email with more details closer to the event date.

Accessibility 
Spring Bay Mill is partially accessible. Some areas of the site are steep or uneven. To discuss specific accessibility concerns, ring Spring Bay Mill on (03) 6130 3007.

COVID-19 Entry Conditions 

• Please maintain social distancing where possible.
• Wash or sanitise your hands often.
• Masks are encouraged. 
• Please follow all COVID signage and the direction of Festival staff. 
• If you are unwell, please stay home (see refund policy if required).

A Seat at the Table
Beaker Street Festival's pay-it-forward initiative, A Seat at the Table, helps make our science and art offerings accessible to those who can't afford to purchase a ticket. Ticket buyers have the option to donate towards the cost of a stranger's ticket. You won't know who you've helped, but your donation will go directly to allowing someone else to access this great event.

Need a seat at the table? Email: seatplease@beakerstreet.com.au with your name, email address, post code, your age (if you don't mind - it helps us gather data), which event you're interested in, and whether you would like one or two tickets. Your information will never be shared or made public. If we can offer you a seat, we'll notify you by email within a week of the event.

More about Beaker Street Festival 
Beaker Street Festival is an annual celebration of science and art in lutruwita/Tasmania. Stop in to the Festival Hub at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery for fascinating talks by world-leading scientists, live music in the underground Speakeasy bar, art/science installations and performance, hands-on microscopy, and Tassie food and drink. 
Venture further afield for the Beaker Street Crawl around Hobart, a Dark Sky Party on at Spring Bay Mill, scientist-led tours and cruises, small-group talks and dinners with scientists on the Tassie Science Road Trip, and so much more! View the entire program at www.beakerstreet.com.au 

BEAKER STREET FESTIVAL 
AUGUST 5-14 2022