How to enjoy the WA Day celebrations in Perth.
A public holiday? Yeah, we’re all for it – no questions asked. Even better when there’s an entire free festival hosting the celebrations.
WA Day takes place on the first Monday of June every year, and along with it comes the WA Day Festival; a whole day of entertainment, food, and fun for families, couples, friends and everyone in between.
So, what have they got in store for us this year?
What’s on at the WA Day Festival 2022
The 2022 WA Day festival promises to be ‘bigger and louder than ever’ featuring its first every drone light show at Burswood Park on Monday, June 6th.
They’ll have a stacked lineup of WA live music on stage, over 60 tasty food trucks, carnival rides, games for the little ones, a Gage Roads Bar, silent disco, and the big grand finale – a 500 strong drone light show to dazzle in the sky.
Throughout the day, West Australians can also immerse themselves in indigenous storytelling with Wadjuk Dreaming. An anthology of four animated short films in a bespoke dome will celebrate the Whadjuk Noongar history in WA, giving spectators an intimate ‘yarning round the campfire’ feel as they experience the wonder of the Dreamtime stories.
BHP Family Zone
WA Museum, Nova, Aus Earth Science Education, Scitech, Kids colouring in, APM, Coles sausage sizzle for Telethon, Info and constable care, Wadjuk dreaming.
PerthNow Carnival Zone
Blue tree project, HBF, bumper cars, WA Day swan, taxi jets ride, sponsors lounge, Gage Roads bar, Channel 7, Telethon, Westrac, runaway train ride, fiesta balloon and kids fishing, cup and saucer ride.
Entertainment Zone
The kids will want to spend the whole day in the Entertainment Zone.
Silent disco, WA Day giveaways, sideshow alley and show bags, Jurassic temple ride, dream swinger, storm ride and ferris wheel, water ski demonstration.
Woodside Eat Street
Food trucks and big screen.
Main Stage
Sponsors viewing area, main stage, bar, band merchandise, ACROD viewing area.
The musical line-up
WA music sensations Birds Of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and Jebediah will lead an all-star lineup of local music alongside Alter Boy, Banjo Lucia, Darcie Haven, Mali Jo$e, Michael Dunstan, One True North, The Struggling Kings and Supathick.
The day will kick off with Darcie Haven at 12:05 pm, and you can catch the bigger acts later on in the evening with Jebediah hitting the stage at 5:45 pm, followed by Eskimo Joe at 7:15 pm and Birds of Tokyo at 8:30 pm to finish off.
WA’s biggest drone light show
One particular event of the day is drawing much-anticipated excitement, and that is the drone light show.
500 drones are set to light up the sky from 6:45 pm – 7:15 pm in between performances, showcasing the iconic stories and images of WA with an epic playlist.
You’ll be able to view it from all over Burswood Park, and it’s set to be huge.
If you’re not around Perth, the show will also be heading to Port Headland on Saturday June 11th for a second viewing at Marie Marland Oval in South Hedland from 4pm-8pm.
Other events
Regional WA and other spots across the state will also mark WA Day with community celebrations.
Alongside the Port Hedland drone show, smaller satellite events offering a variety of performances,
live entertainment and family-friendly activities will be hosted across WA Day weekend in Albany,
Carnarvon, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Newman, and Fremantle.
WA Day Festival 2022
- Where: Burswood Park
- When: 12 pm – 9 pm
- Tickets: FREE Community Event
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Find out more at celebratewa.com.au
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