The Mountain Festival has designed a programme of events that explore climate change through performance and panel presentations and an online forum.

Enjoy great Festival selections including music and giant puppets while celebrating the launch of the Mountain Festival.

The Mountain Festival presents an international film festival showcasing a diverse approach to living and interacting with mountains around the world. The four-day Mountain Film Festival will be held from Thursday 13 March until Sunday 16 March 2008 and will include evening and matinee sessions.

A unique film training initiative from the film makers that, over the last four months, have been planning, marketing, writing, shooting and editing short films on the theme of Tasmanian Gothic.

As part of the Mountain Film Festival, two forums will be held to screen the films and to discuss the project directions as well as general issues related to film marketing and distribution.

Inspirational artworks by ten of Tasmania's best contemporary sculptors on the South Hobart Rivulet. Explore the rivulet through a sound sculpture and ornate designs, find a gorgeous and larger than life swan floating majestically over the water or explore an artist's sculptural interpretation of the great Aussie barbecue.

A day of exciting opportunities for children with giant puppet performances and natural history workshops. Be a puppeteer and learn how to manipulate our giant mountain grasshopper and velvet worms, take the opportunity to see the work of local children, make your own sculpture from recycled materials or take part in the treasure hunt. Bring the kids for a day of fun and excitement!

This is storytelling and music at its very best linking Charles Darwin and Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. An intrepid group of storytellers and musicians, playing reggae guitar and bass, charango, violin, skins, stones and water, weave their way through songs and tales on a quest for the one story that unites us all.

A captivating show, involving puppetry, dance, music and text, resulting from creative collaboration between Tasmanian community groups, scientists and artists. It will delight, inform and inspire.

A short story with illustrations, told on a series of signs along a mountain trail. Follow the track as the story of a troubled wilderness experience unfolds, each display deepening the shadows.

This is an exciting community performance involving dance, puppetry, percussion and text. It's a space where arts and science meets and has evolved from a series of community workshops and rehearsals that have been happening since January 2008.

A panel of scientists, significant players and holders of knowledge will present and discuss climate change, informing the audience on the latest thinking around this phenomenon.

Take on the challenge of riding 20km to the top of Hobart's iconic mountain. The personal sense of achievement when you reach the top will only be matched by the magnificent downhill glide back to the start.

A public forum on the problems facing the Tasmanian Devil presented by the University of Tasmania. Meet the bright new faces of science making real inroads in helping to save the Tasmanian devil from the devastating effects of the deadly facial tumour disease. This is a FREE EVENT.

A delightful array of walks and talks for both families and the more adventurous. Learn from local people about the Mountain environment and sustainability.