What's On

Theatre

Primary Years 3-6

Walk of the Whales by Nick Bland

September 22 - October 22

When the whales walk out of the ocean and into the streets, the people of Seaside don’t quite know what to think. At first, the whales are a wonder, swimming in...

Wheelchair Accessible Auslan Signed Performance

Workshop

8 - 12 years

July 2026: Whale of a Tale

July 14 – July 17

9:30am to 3:30pm

Subiaco Arts Centre

Make a splash these July school holidays at Barking Gecko Arts' workshop, inspired by our upcoming production "Walk of the Whales".Young creatives will dive dee...

Wheelchair Accessible

Workshop

Ages 8-12

July 2026: Whale of a Tale

July 14 – July 17

9:30am to 3:30pm

Koorliny Arts Centre, Kwinana

Make a splash these July school holidays at Barking Gecko Arts' workshop, inspired by our upcoming production "Walk of the Whales".Young creatives will dive dee...

Wheelchair Accessible

Workshop

13 - 17

July 2026: Louder than Words

July 14 – July 17

9:30am to 3:30pm

His Majesty's Theatre

Create and perform original work built around things that actually matter to you. No scripts handed to you. No holding back. Just you, your peers, and two profe...

Wheelchair Accessible

Theatre

8+

Bambert's Book of Lost Stories

This is the story of Bambert – an impossibly small man with an enormous love for writing. Tucked away in his quiet attic, his only companions are the characters...

Theatre

8+

The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker

There was a time, long ago, when Wilbur Whittaker’s mind would wander and wonder, but these days he cares more about sensible things like neck-ties and… fences....

Theatre

8+

Cicada

So begins the story of a dutiful cicada who works away in a grey office year after year.Overlooked and unappreciated by his co-workers, Cicada weaves a dream of...

Theatre

8+

The Snow

When an epic snowfall imprisons the residents of the tiny village of Kishka, young Thea Sutton proposes the villagers build a catapult to fling her and the vill...

Theatre

8+

HOUSE

Cathelijn is completely and undeniably alone: no friends, no family, no-one to turn to. All by herself in the centre of a dark forest, she tries to be strong, l...

Theatre

Primary school students in years 3-6

Reasons to Stay Inside

Pedro used to run, skateboard, play soccer, and go to school... Not anymore. Pedro stays inside now.His best friend, Flora, thinks that's boring and kind of fre...

Wheelchair Accessible

Theatre

18+

HOODS by Angela Betzien

From the creators of 'Children of the Black Skirt' comes a contemporary tale of Hansel & GretelEach night two hoods ride a train to a wrecking yard on the o...

Wheelchair Accessible

Theatre

Secondary Years 9-12

The Stones by Tom Lycos and Stefo Nantsou

May 25 - June 5

It starts as a dare. Two boys, a Sunday afternoon, pockets full of stones. By the time they reach the overpass bridge above the freeway, the game has tipped tow...

Wheelchair Accessible

Theatre

Primary Years 3-6

Stellarphant by James Foley

April 15 - May 29

Stella the elephant has one big dream: to become an astronaut. The only problem is that Space Command says elephants can’t go to space.Every time Stella applies...

Wheelchair Accessible Audio Description & Tactile Tour Auslan Signed Performance

Festival

All Ages

Sing Along with Noongar Lullabies

September 20

Sing in Noongar with musicians Kobi Arthur Morrison and Cyndy Moody!You’ll learn a beautiful new Noongar nursery rhyme, complete with actions!Moorditj Kulungar ...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

4 - 6 years

Walking With You

October 1 - October 3

It’s all about the laces! Join professional shoelace-tiers Sockodile and Twinkletoes on an adventure to help Jasper learn the perfect knot before the first day ...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Storytelling

September 20

Storyteller and host extraordinaire Glenn Swift invites you to enjoy stories, books and rhymes while you relax in a fort of pillows and beanbags. Catch him roam...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Imagination Playground

September 20

Using giant Imagination Playground Blocks, children can build a new worlds. This interactive activity is comprised of a wide variety of loose parts including cu...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

7+

El Presidente Minusculo

September 20

Hey kids, if you were in charge of the world for one day, what would your rules be?Head to the AWESOME Festival hub, create a flag, write your presidential decr...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Crafty Nannas

September 20

Calling all the Kwinana crafters!Do you have some crafty skills to share with young people?Join artist Annick Akanni to explore the creative world of textiles a...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Kids Market Stalls

September 20

Come down and meet some of Kwinana’s brilliant young entrepreneurs. On behalf of the clever kids of Kwinana, we invite you to support our artists of the future…...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

7+

Reasons to Stay Inside

September 20

Reasons to Stay Inside tells the story of Pedro and Flora.Pedro used to run, skateboard, and go to school but now he stays inside building an epic pillow fort c...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Storytelling workshop with Kylie Howarth

October 8

The workshop features interactive drawing games, live demonstrations, and playful activities. Kids will explore techniques for creating characters, experimentin...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

7+

Weaving Wildlife into Magic: Workshop with Deb Fitzpatrick

October 7

Come and get creative with award-winning author Deb Fitzpatrick at the AWESOME Festival Beverley Hub! In this hands-on workshop for young writers aged 7+, Deb w...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Author Event - Kylie Howarth

October 8

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud family event with award-winning author and illustrator Kylie Howarth!Kylie will bring her hilarious book Koalas Stole My Undies t...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

5+

Caity and the Crocodile

October 8

Experience the magic of Caity and the Crocodile, a vibrant Australian twist on Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by the trailblazing Perth Symphon...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Author Event - Deb Fitzpatrick

October 7

Join celebrated children’s author Deb Fitzpatrick at the AWESOME Festival Beverley Hub as she shares the inspiration behind her much-loved adventure stories. Wi...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Storytelling

October 7 - October 8

Meet storyteller extraordinaire Glenn Swift!Catch him in the Courtyard or roaming the Beverley Station Arts grounds, delighting audiences with his stories, rhym...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Crafty Nannas

October 7 - October 8

Weave, create, and connect!Join textile artist Annick Akanni at the Crafty Nannas Hub for a creative journey with weaving and giant yarn looms. Textile crafters...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

4+

El Presidente Minusculo

October 7 - October 8

After designing a new flag and writing their presidential decree, one kid becomes El Presidente Minusculo of the Festival and is treated with all the pomp and c...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Kids' Markets

October 7 - October 8

We've called all young entrepreneurs in the Avon Valley to showcase their amazing creations at our AWESOME Kids Markets! Come along and support the next generat...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Kids' Markets

September 30 - October 4

Due to inclement weather, the Kids' Markets will take place at the Forecourt of the State Library of WA on Saturday, 4 October.The AWESOME Kids’ Market is back!...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

State Theatre Centre Creative Activities

September 30 - October 3

Explore free creative fun for the whole family in the Heath Ledger Theatre foyer and State Theatre Centre courtyard. Take part in hands-on activities inspired b...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Book an Adventure! - 80 Years of Australian Stories for Children

September 30 - October 4

To celebrate 80 years of the Children’s Book Council of Australia championing children’s literature, Book an Adventure! is an exhibition presenting a captivatin...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

8 - 12 years

Spontaneous Stories with James Foley

October 1 - October 3

Join James Foley for a laugh-out-loud session where the kids are in charge. Bring your weirdest and wackiest ideas for stories, because we'll be mashing them up...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Storyteller in Residence

September 30 - October 4

Join the amazing Glenn Swift, a storyteller and host, for an exciting time at the Story Place located on the mezzanine of the State Library of Western Australia...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

3+

Boodja Barna: Land Creatures with Jayden Boundry

October 3

Join Noongar language teacher and cultural consultant Jayden Boundry for an enriching workshop celebrating Boodja Barna: Land Creatures, part of his Noongar Fir...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

0 - 3 years

Teddy Bear Story Time with Renae Hayward

September 30

Grab your teddy bears and your grown-ups for a special story time for little kids! Join Renae Hayward and her teddy, Harriet, for some nursery rhyme fun and a r...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

3+

You’re Too Little with Katie Stewart

October 2

Join Katie Stewart as she shares her delightful new book, You're Too Little. After the reading, kids can enjoy fun puppet games that bring the story’s themes to...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

8+

Weaving Wildlife Magic into Adventure Writing: A workshop with Deb Fitzpatrick

October 4

Award-winning author Deb Fitzpatrick loves weaving Australian wildlife into her adventure stories and creating young characters who make a difference. This work...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

The Wanjoo Big Sing

October 1

Do you know the Wanjoo Song? Maybe you’ve learned it at school, or play group, or even seen it on Play School?Wanjoo is a fantastic way of learning some Noongar...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Ribbon Dancing

October 2 - October 3

Key Assets believes all children and young people deserve to thrive and connect to family, community, and culture, and have opportunities to express themselves ...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

The Change Maker Tent

September 30 - October 3

Kids' Voices Matter! You have big ideas, kind hearts and strong voices. When you speak up about what’s fair, what’s kind, or what needs fixing, grown-ups listen...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

The Feetbus

September 30 - October 3

The Feetbus is a box with bicycle wheels that looks like a bus. As soon as people see it, they get into the game and often rush to catch a ride.The absurdity of...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Uptown Brown

September 30 - October 4

The performances of Uptown Brown on Saturday, October 4, are subject to weather conditions and have been moved to the Courtyard of the State Theatre Centre of W...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

3+

Teddy Bear’s Tea Party

September 30 - October 4

Due to inclement weather, the Teddy Bear’s Tea Party on Saturday, 4 October, will not be held in the Urban Orchard/Teddy Bear’s Garden. Instead, it will be move...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

4+

Crafty Bears

September 30 - October 4

Due to inclement weather on Saturday, 4 October, Crafty Bears will no longer take place in the Urban Orchard. The activity has been moved indoors to the Foyer o...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

0 - 5 years

Messy Bears

September 30 - October 4

Due to inclement weather on Saturday 4 October, Messy Bears will no longer take place in the Urban Orchard. The activity has been moved indoors to the Foyer of ...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Little Impressions

September 30 - October 4

What is curiosity? How does it shape our future?In 2025, we asked children from schools across Western Australia, “What makes you curious?” Participants were in...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Skills & Thrills Circus Play

September 30 - October 4

Do you have what it takes to be a circus performer? Festival favourites Yip Yip Circus are back to teach you what it takes. Learn some new tricks and wow your f...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Artist in Residence: Harvey Arnephie-Cook

September 30 - October 3

Harvey Arnephie-Cook is a 23-year-old artist from Perth, living in the northern suburbs. He is self-taught and mainly works with ceramics and digital art. Harve...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

5+

Classic Adventures: Witches & Wizards

October 4

Magic and mischief for the whole family!Get ready for a spellbinding symphonic event! Grab your capes and wands as WASO whisks you away on an enchanting journey...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

5+

SeamTogether

September 30 - October 4

Meet Polly and Esther, two unexpected modern-day superheroes, who travel the world in their menagerie gathering clothing and stories. They are on a mission to s...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Oddysea

September 30 - October 4

Join Crab and Turtle for this fun-filled immersive journey into an undersea world, created for children with disability and suitable for the whole family.Set in...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

3 - 9 years

Drip Drop Play

September 30 - October 4

Drip Drop Play is a calming and beautiful experience for you and your child featuring an immersive world of water and ice. Join our presenters, Drip and Drop as...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

8+

The Quadrangle

October 3 - October 4

The Quadrangle is a unique verbatim theatre performance that explores the candid perspectives of young people. In this production, actors present live interview...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Aliwah Bardinar!

September 30 - October 2

Good things come to those who wait!From the multi-award-winning composers of Wanjoo and Koolbardi wer Wardong, Gina Williams, and Guy Ghouse comes a new childre...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

7+

Reasons to Stay Inside

September 30 - October 2

Pedro used to run, skateboard, play soccer, and go to school... Not anymore. Pedro stays inside now.His best friend Flora thinks that's boring and kind of freak...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

5+

Caity and the Crocodile

October 1 - October 3

Experience the magic of Caity and the Crocodile, a vibrant Australian twist on Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, brought to life by the trailblazing Perth Symphon...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Your AWESOME Moment

September 30 - October 3

Share your AWESOME moment! Visit our bright red “wishing line” and tell us what made the Festival special for you. Write or draw your favourite memory, feeling,...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

All Ages

Leave Your Mark

September 30 - October 4

Step inside a joyful community exhibition created with students from Koondoola Primary School and Warriapendi Primary School. Their vibrant artworks celebrate i...

Wheelchair Accessible

Festival

3 - 7 years

Ballet Storytime Adventures

September 30 - October 4

This is a free ticketed event. Please secure a ticket before attending to avoid disappointment.Step into enchanting worlds of beloved stories with West Australi...

Wheelchair Accessible

Past

Workshop

8 - 12 years

April 2026: Earth Through Our Eyes

April 7 – April 10

9:30am to 3:30pm

Subiaco Arts Centre

What if you could explore our planet through fresh eyes?Do trees talk to each other through underground networks? Can you slide down rainbows or bounce on cloud...

Wheelchair Accessible

Past

Workshop

Ages 8-12

April 2026: Earth Through Our Eyes

April 7 – April 10

9:30am to 3:30pm

Koorliny Arts Centre, Kwinana

What if you could explore our planet through fresh eyes?Do trees talk to each other through underground networks? Can you slide down rainbows or bounce on cloud...

Wheelchair Accessible