Hobart 2026

Event Guide: 

Team Captains

When you register your team on the website you will have access to the team fundraising page and  dashboard. From the dashboard you can can invite new members and manage exisiting ones and find all the event planning and fundraising resources you need leading up to the event. 

Team Captains Meeting is coming up, This session is designed to help you feel prepared, supported, and ready for a fantastic event! Details here:

📅 Date: Wednesday, 18 March
⏰ Time: 6:00pm
📍 Venue: Function Room Domain Athletics Centre.

Regsiter for the Team Captains meeting here. 

Ceremonies

• Opening Ceremony (CELEBRATE): 10:00am Saturday followed by Survivors and Carers morning tea along the track opposite the stage. This will be clearly mapped on the site map at the event - All Survivors and Carers Welcome to attend.
  
• Awards Ceremony: 7:00pm Saturday
• Candle Light Ceremony (REMEMBER): 8:00 pm Saturday - led by The Hutchins School.
• Closing Ceremony (FIGHT BACK): 9:50pm Saturday.
  
  

Awards

• Spirit of Relay
• Highest Fundraising Team (perpetual shield) 
• Best Team Baton
• Best Team Site
• Most Relay Laps

Registration fees 

We are excited to announce a new registration fee structure - offering you the chance to get in early for a cheaper fee, or bring along the family! 

Children under 6 are free.

Refund Policy

Cancer Council do not offer refunds and our general policy is to treat your money as a donation. Should you have made an error whilst registering or donating please contact your local Cancer Council office for assistance.

Find us on Socials!

Connect with us to keep up-to-date with all things Relay:

•  Facebook
•  Instagram
•  Twitter

What happens on the day?

Get excited because the Relay has arrived! Head on down early to check-in and pick up an event program, site map and shirts or merchandise at the registration desk upon arrival.

Check with our Relay team on [email protected] for special info about Hobart Relay For Life.

Arrival and Parking

Plenty onsiteparking at the Domain as well as ONE spot per Team onsite at the Athletics Track - a single parking pass will be provided to each team (At Team Captains Meeting or via email) prior to the event.

Walking access to team sites:

• Friday 2:30pm-4:00pm (for schools set up only.)
• Saturday event open from 8:00am.
• Saturday event finishes at 10:00pm and site closed at 11:00pm.

Food and Entertainment

• Food choices at event: Culinary Kitchen, Pizzarazzi, Que Sera Sera (coffee van), Superior Fast Food.
• Entertainment & Activities at event: Army Band, Pipe Band, SIlent Disco, Sid the Seagull, StoryBook Magic Princesses, Face Painter - and more! 

What to bring to Relay

Be sure to come to Relay prepared! Check the forecast the night before and be prepared for inclement weather. Remember, Relay runs into the evening (finishing at 10:00pm) and can be cold.Here’s a list of things that teams should be sure to have handy on the day:

• Campsite decorations and team banners
• Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and lip balm
• Your Relay For Life top
• Comfortable walking/running shoes
• Warm clothing (pants, jackets, beanies, gloves, etc.)
• Wet weather gear (raincoat, poncho, umbrella, etc.)
• Torch and spare batteries
• Team costumes
• Spending money and loose change (to purchase food, a candle bag, merchandise or an activity)
• Camera to capture those special moments!

What not to bring

• Alcohol
• Pets (guide dogs and service dogs are welcome)
• Bikes, scooters or roller blades/skates
• Glass containers or bottles
• Fundraising money that you want to bank (please bank any money prior to the event or the next business day after Relay)
• Remember, Relay For Life is a smoke-free event.

Score your merchandise through fundraising incentives now, and purchase more on the day of the event. 

When you fundraise you can earn some amazing merchandise items and prizes:

• raise $100 for Relay For Life and earn an official Relay For Life Hat.
• raise $250 and earn a Blue Relay For Life Shirt!
• raise $500 and earn a Relay For Life Hoodie.
• raise $1500 and earn a $100 voucher thanks to IGA Tasmania.
  
  Teams can also earns some amazing funraising incentives, including: 
  
  
• score a customised Team Sign on Track when you're one of the first teams in your region to raise $3000.
• if you raise over $5000 you go into the draw to WIN the VIP Marquee (in Launceston, Penguin & Hobart only). 

Hobart –6169 1911, 15 Princes St, Sandy Bay 7005

Thanks to our fantastic sponsors:

Relay For Life is a community event and it would not be possible without the support we receive from our community.  In particular, there are local businesses that provide us with monetary and in-kind support.

If you would like your business to become a sponsor of Relay For Life contact our State Manager Vanessa Scott:  03 6119 1101 or [email protected]

Youth Policy

The Cancer Council requires that every person under the age of 18 must have approval by a parent or guardian to register for and participate in Relay For Life events. 

Youth Teams

Cancer Council Tasmania requires that teams where the majority of members are under 18 must have two registered adult supervisors present at all times throughout the Relay For Life event. Youth Team Supervisors must be over 21 years of age and are responsible for the behaviour and conduct of the youth they oversee. 

Code of Conduct for Youth Teams

We want all participants to enjoy their Relay For Life experience. Common sense is key to everyone having a good time. This means considering and being respectful of the needs of other participants, abiding by the event rules and complying with all reasonable requests from members of the organising committee or Cancer Council Tasmania staff. 

If you are a School Team, please contact [email protected]