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Monday 12 October 2026

Hobart puffer record: 186 turn up to open Tasmanian festival

186 people in puffer jackets gathered at Hobart's Princes Wharf on Saturday 10 October for a record attempt that opened the Tasmanian Fashion Festival.

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Photo: Vandemonian / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

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Hobart's waterfront turned into a sea of puffer jackets on Saturday 10 October, when 186 people gathered at Princes Wharf in a bid to set a record for the most puffers in one place. The attempt opened the two-day Tasmanian Fashion Festival, and Pulse Tasmania reported the count will be submitted to the Australian Book of Records.

The pale gabled front of the Princes Wharf shed on the Hobart waterfront under a blue sky — Photo: Vandemonian / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

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