"The Fremantle Festival
Parade was so colourful,
so vibrant. I'm definitely
coming back next year!"
Fremantle Festivals ~ Fun-filled Freo!
Throughout the year, in every season, celebration is happening in the Fremantle community. Whether you are coming to visit, or live here and love it, taking part in the many Festivals in Fremantle is a worthwhile experience.
"The Fremantle Festival" - November Every Year the streets of Fremantle brim over with colour, laughter, music and celebration at the City’s premier three day Community Festival which has been running now for 12 years.
The world’s best street and cabaret performers will perform a variety of world class outstanding shows captivating their audiences. There are more than 100 performances and it’s all FREE! This is a community event where everyone comes out to celebrate in this fun-loving soulful city! The music is so catchy you can't help but sing, clap or dance to the different beats. TheFremantle Festival Parade is always a joy, watch the colourful floats, listen to the music, join in with the street dancing!
This is a community event that enables all sectors of the community to come together in celebration of the uniqueness of this fun-loving soulful city! The music is so varied you can't help but sing, clap or dance to the different beat! TheFremantle Festival Parade is always a joy, watch the colourful floats, listen to the music, join in with the street dancing!
Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Celebration - November
The Wardarnji Festival is an annual celebration of Aboriginal Culture held during the Fremantle Festival. As custodians of this land, the Noongar people invite you to join them in celebration as one people. They welome you to their ancestral lands and spiritual home giving a glimpse of Aboriginal culture on the Swan River. (Derbarl Yerrigan.)
Wardarnji showcases the local Indigenous culture and talent through music, dance, stage performances and stall displays and is enjoyed by more than 5,500 people each year. Wardarnji encourages reconciliation, raises the profile of Indigenous people and highlights the importance of Fremantle in local Noongar heritage.
"The East Fremantle Festival" - Early December
Each year in historic Plympton, George Street comes alive with music, over 90 market stalls offering crafts, art, jewellery, food and more for the Free East Fremantle Festival.
The festival is very popular with a wonderful variety of great things to see, do and enjoy! Plenty of food vendors to satisfy your tastebuds, artisan stalls offering unique wares, free children's activities, stage entertainment, street entertainers and buskers make this a fun filled day!
The East Fremantle Festival is traditionally held at the beginning of December and from 1pm - 7pm.
"The Nectar Festival - A Celebration of International Women's Day" - March
The Nectar Festival celebrates women in all their expressions of creativity and is dedicated to International Women's Day.
Nectar recognises of the important role of women in our community to nurture, lead and heal our society and take on the responsibility of caring for our planet.
Held in the picturesque courtyards of the Fremantle Arts Centre, it will be a night to make connections, catch up with friends, enjoy the performances, eat divine food and peruse the market. The Nectar Festival
Fremantle Street Arts Festival - April Australia’s largest Street Arts Festival held over 4 days since 1998.
Crowds of up to 100,000 people come down to Freo to watch the line up of local, national and international artists.
Dancers, musicians, jugglers, visual artists, fire-eaters, gymnasts, clowns, unicyclists, caberet performers, trapeze artists, comedians and more.
Be entertained in unusual, captivating and wonderful ways! All shows are family friendly.
Fremantle Heritage Festival - May/June
The Heritage Festival is a great introduction to Fremantle's past.
Fremantle is well known for its 19th Century British Port heritage character with many of its earliest buildings renovated and refurbished to their original grandeur and still being used today.
(The Roundhouse, photo right.)
Showcased within this Festival is music, workshops, tours, activities, events and awards all celebrating the heritage of Fremantle.
"We visit the Fremantle Festival every year!"
~ MJS, Joondalup, WA
The "Blessing of the Fleet" - October Members of the local Italian fishing community through the streets of Fremantle to the Fishing Boat Harbour carrying two statues of the Madonna in a religious and civic traditional procession.
Bohemia Outdoor Film Festival - February Bohemia Outdoor Cinema offers you a world of cinema from your own backyard for three summer weeks in February.
Indian Food & Cultural Fair - February Annual Indian vegetarian food from the diverse regions of India and Sri Lanka , together with singing, dancing and music.
Croatian Food Festival - June Come for lunch or dinner to taste the culinary Croatian delights prepared by Celebrity Chef Dennis Valcich while enjoying live traditional Croatian music.
Fremantle Children's Fiesta - September Children’s Fiesta is an annual event that celebrates and values children by bringing them together in the spirit of fun.
Maria Tindari Festival and Procession - September The Association of Maria Santissima del Tindari will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the feast and procession in Fremantle. The statute of the Black Madonna will be carried through Fremantle to the Esplanade.
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The Wardarnji Festival is an annual celebration of Aboriginal Culture held during the Fremantle Festival. As custodians of this land, the Noongar people invite you to join them in celebration as one people. They welome you to their ancestral lands and spiritual home giving a glimpse of Aboriginal culture on the Swan River. (Derbarl Yerrigan.) 
The Nectar Festival celebrates women in all their expressions of creativity and is dedicated to International Women's Day. 
Australia’s largest Street Arts Festival held over 4 days since 1998. 
