Tasmania’s apple cider brewery, Willie Smiths, is hosting its 10th Willie Smith’s Mid-Winter Festival this July. The theme is “Into the light”, with a focus on renewal and the awakening of the dormant apple tree. Attendees can expect feasting, music, story-telling, Morris Dancing and the burning of effigy Big Willie during the weekend of July 14-15. Tickets go on sale on May 18. williesmiths.com.au/mid-winter