This is a bumper edition with plenty of events to look forward to, we hope you use this as your guide to Northern Tassie for summer.

On the first weekend of February every year, Launceston's iconic City Park is transformed to host a three-day, three-night celebration of food, drink and entertainment.

Check out our preview to Festivale on pages four to five, the food and entertainment lineup is one of the best yet.

Mona Foma returns for 2020, the always surprising, sometimes alarming celebration of music and art from around the world will takeover Launceston with a huge lineup.

This year's program, boasting over 400 artists across 25 venues, is celebrating its second year in Launceston, you can catch our preview on page six.

Party In The Paddock have just announced that 2020 will be their final year, party-goers across Tasmania will have been sad to hear the news, but organisers are promising to go out big.

The full lineup and festival guide can be found on page ten.

Taking a break from the summer's hottest events to look at a popular family excursion over the holidays, berry picking.

Cassie Harrex has put together a wonderful list of where you can pick your own, a really handy guide and a fantastic activity to keep kids entertained.

We hope you have a lovely summer, enjoying all that Northern Tasmania has to offer!