Festivals
Coral Bay Festival of the Reef
29 May - 1 June 2020 / 4 - 6 June 2021 / 3 - 5 June 2022
Click here to see last years Love Light: The Bay
Seaside Cinema presents 'The Ocean Film Festival'
Date: Friday
Location: Baz's Park
Cost: FREE
Love, Light: The Bay
Date: Saturday 500pm
Location: Coral Bay Beach
Cost: FREE
Treasures, Treats & Beats - Baz's Park Sunday 10am
Twilight Concert - more updates soon!
In 2020 the Barefoot Black Tie festival will be 1- 3 May 2020 and staged over four days at locations such as Ocean Park, Little Lagoon and the Shark Bay Town Oval.
Featuring enriching experiences, live entertainment & high arts in situ the 2020 program see Creality Cabaret, a restaurant at the edge of history, Creatura Festival Spectacle – 10 meter fire breathing Dragon and the best of Dance, Circus, Comedy and Music.
If you would like to join the choir, the percussion workshops or want any more inforation, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Burringurrah Festival of Fire - Burringurah and Mt Augustus Tourist Park
15 - 16 May 2020
14 -15 May 2021
20 -21 May 2022
A week long Artists in Residency program in School and Community result in community content for Festival, including new original Hip Hop music form our Blood Beats program, Junk Percussion, Fire Sculptures, and the hunting of and preparation of Bush Trucker.
Friday night Concert at Mt Augustus Tourist Park builds on the Destination Dining trend, the Gascoyne Food Bowl onto your actual plate.
Saturday afternoon & night the Burringurrah community hosts a fire sculpture field, Roo Stew, world music, circus, dance, comedy and a ballet of stars & satellites overhead!
Location: Burringurrah Remote Aboriginal Community – 40kms south of Mt Augustus Tourist Park.
Cost: FREE
This festival is only for self-reliant travellers. Accommodation and fuel can be found 40kms away at the Mount Augustus Tourist Park http://www.mtaugustustouristpark.com and road and weather conditions must be checked before your start your drive!
Video links
https://youtu.be/ffZm7PVAWKU?list=PLRqaaqUcPq_JoegkLa_7XXZKsmec1pIwh
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmeejyreeny6vgy/Trapped%201080.mp4?dl=0
Please check the road conditions before traveling to Burringurrah and plan your trip well.
Follow Burringurrah Police on Twitter @BurrinPol
Road Conditions
https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gascoyne-Alerts.aspx
http://www.uppergascoyne.wa.gov.au/Road-Conditions.aspx
Accommodation and Fuel: http://www.mtaugustustouristpark.com/
For more information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +61403879263
SEE YOU THERE!
Gascoyne River Music Festival - Gascoyne Junction
Friday Night till Sunday Lunch!
8 - 10 May 2020
7 - 9 May 2021
13 - 15 May 2022
Gascoyne Junction Pavilion - Scott Street
Gascoyne River Music Festival - FREE
Featuring international festival favourites and set in the ‘Guts of the Gascoyne’ the 2020 Gascoyne River Music Festival boasts a jam packed program guaranteed to enliven one’s spirit and get everyone dancing - Upper Gascoyne Style! Set south of the Kennedy Range National Park the Community of Gascoyne Junction is proud to present a vibrant Festival of Arts, Culture and of course Music!
Substantial free workshops program including circus, weaving, yoga, plasma cutting, cultural tours and a critical mass of local, national and international acts.
Now developing a ticketed events:
Sunday ‘Mother Day Long table Lunch’ produced by the Junction Craft Group.
Late Night Renegade Stage at the Junction Pub – adults only (Friday & Saturday)
Pack your camping gear and check your maps, Gascoyne Junction now has a brand new Pub and Tourist Park offering the connivance of fuel, food and camping facilities right next to the Gascoyne River Festival site!
www.junctiontouristpark.com Food Market and Licensed Bar will also be on the festival site.
If you would like to join the choir, the percussion workshops or want any more information, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This Festival is made possible with funding from Department of Culture and the Arts, Regional Arts WA and is a partnership between the Shire of Upper Gascoyne and Gascoyne in May INC.
Explore the ‘Gascoyne River Sculpture Trail’ accompanied by live music, explore the river walk as punctuated with art installations of all sorts and the odd surprise performance…
Media Contacts:
Theaker von Ziarno
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +61403879263 Gascoyne in May
For more information about Gascoyne Junction, or to book accommodation
E crcso@uppergascoyne.wa.gov.au
www.gascoynejunctioncrc.net.au
P(08) 9943 0988 F(08) 9943 0507
Eventide Arts Festival - Carnarvon is the newest festival in the GiM festival series and is proud to drive an arts and cultural agenda for the Gascoyne’s regional centre on Ingarrdda Country.
5 - 6 June 2021
9 - 12 June 2022
Thursday - In situ on Gascoyne River with a smoking ceremony, 'Contours' contemporary Indigenous dance and live acoustic music.
Friday - Creality Cabaret present narrative treads which capture chapters in Carnarvon past, and facilities the sharing of local stories using digital projection, circus arts, comedy and music.
Saturday sees the Carnarvon Fascine host ‘Heartland Concert’ from afternoon to early evening.
Sunday - Spindrift Sundowner at the One Mile Jetty, Sunsets Cafe, boasts helicopter tours, food, and another perfect twilight concert.
Please bring a picnic, chairs and the people you love!
If you would like to join the choir, the percussion workshops or want any more information, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In 2020 the NINGALOO WHALESHARK FESTIVAL will take a hiatus! BUT Gascoyne in May Inc in partnership with the Exmouth Cultural Arts Centre is delighted to pilotExmouth Fringe Festival: A Cornucopia of Arts, Music and Entertainment.
Gascoyne in May Inc will deliver a series of 'BLACK OPS ARTS' events including the'Banquet of Wild Proportions'at Warroora Station and CREALITY CABARET at Whalebone Brewery. 19 - 24 May 2020
More information about the 2020 Exmouth Fringe Festival coming soon!
The Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival will be back in 2021
Background: The Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival is a community event. Ningaloo Reef is a name recognised nationally and internationally as a ‘premier marine environment’, home to the most predictable, seasonal aggregations of whale sharks in the world. The Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival highlights the community’s relationship with the annual visit of the whale shark. The objective is to bring together government departments, business, industry and community members to strengthen their relationships, while enhancing the education and celebration of the whale shark. The aim of the festival is to share and learn from each other’s experiences, present new advances in technology, ideas and research, and most importantly, to communicate these urgent issues through networking with one another.For further information on the Exmouth Whaleshark Festival:
Media information: Christine Glenister 0419 859 354
