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EVENTS & FESTIVALS

29 September 2021

January 

ONE DAY IN FREMANTLE | Walyalup Koort

A more inclusive answer to Australia Day, One Day is a celebration of music, togetherness and Aboriginal culture. Find out more

FALLS FESTIVAL | Fremantle Park

Travelling to various cities across Australia, a music festival with an eclectic concoction of art, well-known Australian and international bands, DJs and comedians. 

SUMMERSALT | Esplanade Reserve

Featuring the best of home-grown and international bands, the festival takes place in some of the most picturesque and iconic locations around the country.

February 

SCULPTURES AT BATHERS | Bathers Beach
February / March

Sculptures at Bathers is a biennial exhibition specifically designed to showcase local home-grown talent. Discover sculptures on the beach, lining the timber boardwalk, along the winding path, in bushland below the limestone cliffs at Arthur Head and inside the historic Kidogo Arthouse.

March 

HAND IN HAND - KIDOGO IRISH ABORIGINAL FESTIVAL | Kidogo Arthouse 

Explores and celebrates Fremantle’s connections between Irish and Aboriginal cultures since the time Irish people set foot on Australian soil. 

FREMANTLE BOAT AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL | Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour and Esplanade Reserve

A showcase of the best big boat and sailing boat displays and celebration of Western Australian seafood.

April 

FREMANTLE INTERNATIONAL STREET ARTS FESTIVAL | Various venues

Fremantle comes alive as the city sets the stage for this Easter festival. City streets, parks and historic venues will be embraced and celebrated.

REVEALED ABORIGINAL ART MARKET | Fremantle Arts Centre

The place to discover the work of the best new and emerging WA Aboriginal artists. With paintings, prints, carvings, photography, textiles, video, weaving and more, this captivating and engaging exhibition presents the work of artists from remote areas as well as those from metropolitan Perth.

ANZAC DAWN SERVICE AND COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS | Various venues

The 25th of April is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. It is commemorated in Fremantle with a series of events including the dawn service at Monument Hill and a march through the streets of the city.

May

HIGH VOLTAGE | Various venues

Based on the epic Perth Festival finale Highway to Hell in 2022, High Voltage will be an outdoor procession through the streets of Fremantle and a celebration of WAs home of live music.

AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL | Various venues

An exploration into Australian history and culture, the festival brings together communities from all walks of life to recognise and celebrate heritage and culture through ceremony, song, dance, art, stories and guided tours of places and spaces in Fremantle.

June

RTRFM WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL | North Fremantle

The big multi-venue party where pop, hip‑hop, punk, electronic music, hillbilly and rock and roll all hang out together in venues and streets of North Fremantle.

August 

FREMANTLE FESTIVAL – 10 NIGHTS IN PORT | Various venues

Over 10 special nights and days in wintery August enjoy a feast of culture with something for everyone and where everyone is welcome.

October 

SUNDAY MUSIC | Fremantle Arts Centre
October – March

Spend a lazy Sunday afternoon at the Fremantle Arts Centre with free live tunes kicking off in October from 2 pm - 4 pm. Bring down a picnic and rug or grab some wood-fired pizzas from the bar and enjoy the local and touring acts every Sunday afternoon throughout spring and summer.

BLESSING OF THE FLEET | Basilica of St Patrick through the streets to Fishing Boat Harbour

The Blessing of the Fleet is a tradition that began centuries ago in Mediterranean fishing communities to ensure a safe and bountiful fishing season. First celebrated in WA by an Italian migrant fisherman, the historical port of Fremantle has celebrated this tradition for over 70 years.

November 

WARDARNJI | Fremantle Arts Centre

Wardarnji is an Aboriginal festival of dance that transfixes its audience with its celebration of Australian indigenous culture in the beautiful grounds of the arts centre.

FREMANTLE BEERFEST | Esplanade Reserve

More than just a festival to praise the amber ale, it’s an eclectic mixture of food, music and comedy all delivered with a side serve of beer.

FREMANTLE RUNNING FESTIVAL 

A half marathon, 10km and 5km race starts and finishes at South Terrace.

FREMANTLE BIENNALE | Various locations

A biennial festival of site-responsive contemporary art. Fremantle Biennale celebrates the cultural, social and
historical distinctiveness of the Fremantle (Walyalup) region. The Fremantle Biennale provides a platform for artistled art and ideas, and is recognised for commissioning and presenting innovative and thought-provoking contemporary culture from Australia and the world. (Next in 2023)

FREMANTLE LONG TABLE DINNER | Walyalup Koort

An extraordinary annual fundraising event that takes place on the streets of Fremantle. The entire town gathers to celebrate the season with a long table dinner under the stars all for a good cause.

December 

BAZAAR | Fremantle Arts Centre

For Christmas shopping, visit Bazaar, at the Fremantle Arts Centre. With over 50 of WA’s most talented designers and makers, purveying their products over three days, it’s the best way to shop and support local.

Check out WHAT'S ON for more events. 

wadarnji
Wardarnji
sculpture at Bathers
Sculpture at Bathers
Kidogo Arthouse
Irish Aborginal Festival at Kidogo Arthouse
BeerFest Fremantle
BeerFest