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QUEENSLAND

Festival of Small Halls, October 24th–november 18th A series of tours takes folk and contemporary acoustic artists who perform at large festivals to play shows at tiny halls in communities all over Australia, with the spring tour seeing musicians visit 20 venues in Queensland and northern NSW. View the full program and book online; tickets start at $15. festivalofsmallhalls.com

TASMANIA

Tasmanian Craft Fair, November 2nd–5th Visit eight venues around the town of Deloraine to see master stone artisans from Cambodia at work, take part in creative activities in the Art Tent and there’s plenty of fun for kids, too. Tickets include shuttle buses running between venues throughout the event. Day passes are $16 online or $17 on the day, children under 10 are free. 0439 931 990; tascraftfair.com.au