Tours and Events
There are a range of complimentary guide talks as well as additional tours and special events available each day. Scroll down for more information about what’s on today and in coming days.
Guide Talks
| Commandant’s House | Penitentiary | Junior Medical Officers | Convict Church | Separate Prison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.00am | 10.30am | |||
| 12.00pm | 11.45am | 11.30am | ||
| 1.30pm | 1.00pm | 1.45pm | 1.00pm | |
| 2.30pm | 2.00pm | |||
| 3.30pm | 3.30pm | 3.00pm |
On this day: In 1846 at Port Arthur John Derrick suffered his only punishment of 14 days hard labour in chains for “having a pipe etc. improperly in his possession”.
Tours and Events
Kompactus at the Port Arthur Asylum
Festival of Voices special performance by Kompactus and the Tasman Peninsula Singers.
The Convict Church, Port Arthur Monday 30 June & Tuesday 1 July, 1:00pm Join us for two incredible lunchtime concerts as part of Festival of Voices. We’re delighted to host two special performances in the evocative surrounds of the Convict Church at Port Arthur. On Monday 30 June, Brisbane State High School’s Vox Musica brings…
Lightwave Festival: Candela
Lightwave Festival and Port Arthur Historic Site present Candela: a curated dining experience in the depths of Port Arthur Historic Site.
Ghost Tour
As the sun sets, come out to the dark grounds of the Port Arthur Historic Site for your 90-minute, lantern-lit Ghost Tour. Follow your expert guide through some of Port Arthur’s more infamous buildings, ruins and hear vivid stories of unexplained events.
Escape from Port Arthur
Surrender your freedom for 1 hour to take this exciting tour where you will meet cunning criminal character who went to extreme measures to escape from Port Arthur.
Isle of the Dead cemetery tour
Step off the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.
