The countdown is on for the State’s beloved WA Day Festival — and it’s set to return “bigger, better and brighter” than ever subsequent month, with the likes of Guy Sebastian, and different world-class artists to carry out for WA households on the free occasion.
Festivities kick-off on June 2-3, with the State’s largest drone exhibits, free carnival rides, a mouth-watering lineup of greater than 70 meals vans, roving leisure, present luggage, fireworks and Indigenous storytelling.
This 12 months’s pageant will broaden to new areas throughout the Marlee Lawn and Burswood Park due to main sponsors BHP, the WA Government and Lotterywest. Families ought to begin their journey at Optus Stadium precinct.
A stellar lineup of musicians has been introduced for the two-day occasion.
Sunday will function Guy Sebastian, Eskimo Joe, folk-infused rock band The Waifs, ‘O Yeah’ singer End of Fashion, Sneaky Sound System, Drea, Ullah and Ricky Neil Jr.
Monday’s acts embrace Fremantle act POND and Perth’s Grievous Bodily Calm band, with their trendy jazz sound.
Joan and the Giants, Siobhan Cotchin, Maatakitj, Angie Colman and Mia June can even grace the stage on Monday.
Foodies can sit up for a devoted barbecue and brew space, a melting pot of culinary creations and scrumptious multicultural eats.
Premier Roger Cook has referred to as on West Aussies to assist the free occasion, which will probably be complemented with free public transport throughout the 2 days.
“WA day gives every Western Australian an opportunity to celebrate our great state and everything that makes WA the best place,” he mentioned.
“It’s a great opportunity for people to bring their families out for free events on the WA day weekend and so I wanted to double down — go bigger, better, and brighter than ever.
“And this year. It will be a great, great lineup . . . it’s two days of headline music acts and it’s all free.
“The very special element of the WA festival is we’ve got a very special RTR festival featuring Western Australian artists to make sure everyone in WA just appreciates the incredible wealth of talent that we have here in contemporary music in WA.
RTRFM manager Simon Miraudo said the free festivals provide the opportunity to discover West Aussie talent.
“I think celebrating WA Talent is so important . . . you don’t have to wait for the next Spacey Jane or the next Tame Impala, they’re here,” he mentioned.
“I hope that people come out . . . this is world-class talent that we have here in WA and I’m so excited for everyone to discover new hopefully favourite acts.”
Free, household enjoyable actions can even be supplied by Scitech, the WA Museum, Channel 7, Telethon, Alcoa, Spudshed, Coles, Perth Mint, the RAC Rescue Helicopter and Nova.
For the sports activities fanatics, sporting video games will probably be supplied by the West Australian Football Commission on the BHP Amphitheatre, plus a Mrs Mac’s pie-eating competitors.
Regional WA celebrations can even be held on the lengthy weekend, together with in Albany, Carnarvon, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Fremantle and Northam.
After 500 drones take to the sky on the Perth occasion, the spectacular present will go on tour — showing in Busselton on June 8, Dampier on June 15 and in Newman on June 23.
The WA Day lengthy weekend kicks off on Thursday night time, with the Western Australian of the Year Awards presentation, celebrating the State’s most proficient and devoted individuals.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
