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Storyteller-in-Residence
September 29 - October 3
Storyteller and host extraordinaire Glenn Swift invites you to The Story Hub: a warm, welcoming space for stories, books, rhymes and literary events at The Stor...
Woven Wonders
September 29 - October 3
Woven Wonders is a relaxed, hands-on weaving space where festival-goers of all ages can discover the joy of textile making. Drop in for a few minutes or stay as...
Wild Symphony
September 30
The Perth Symphony Orchestra invites you to explore the storytelling magic of classical music. Come along with Fiona Campbell as she introduces you to the wonde...
"Walken" Story Time
October 3
Gather in the Love Makes a Family Hub for a very special story time with author Manuao TeAotonga as he shares his beautiful picture book, Walken.A gentle celebr...
Uptown Brown's Pinball Palace
September 29 - October 3
Uptown Brown is a singing gentleman-adventurer who brings the sounds of 1920s and 1930s jazz and blues to life with his own one-man band. His unique setup, made...
Uptown Brown
September 29 - October 3
Uptown Brown is a singing gentleman-adventurer who brings the sounds of 1920s and 1930s jazz and blues to life with his own one-man band. His unique setup, made...
Upsound Instruments – Make & Play Workshop Area
September 29 - October 3
Turn waste into wonder! Bang, blow, saw, hammer, pluck, and pull your way to building a unique, playable instrument. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll craft a o...
The Zine Factory
September 29 - October 3
Clock in at the Zine Factory! You're invited to our drop-in, artist-facilitated zine-making workshop and pop-up library.Join Sophie to learn how to make your ve...
The Zebras
September 30 - October 3
Funky, fashionable and funny, The Zebras know how to get a party started. With their own groovy dance tracks, they create a sense of play and connection across ...
The Extraordinary Adventures of Furry Friends: An Original Story with Live Music
October 2
Inspired by their beloved pets, this charming family performance welcomes all to a story of furry friendships, brave moments, and joyful surprises. Told in a st...
The Change Maker Tent
September 29 - 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...
Skills and Thrills Circus Play
September 29 - October 3
Have you ever dreamed of dazzling a crowd as a circus superstar? The fantastic Yip Yip Circus is back at the Festival, ready to teach you jaw-dropping tricks an...
Please Wait Here
October 1 - October 2
High-status, restrained and ridiculous, three security guards turn queuing and crowd control into an art form! Subverting status, passers-by are seduced, corral...
Play in Process
September 29 - October 3
Step into a magical world where art, nature, and imagination come together. Mud Buddies: Play in Process is an immersive sensory play experience inviting childr...
OOMPAH!!!
September 29
Oompah! is a Bavarian brass band with a big, joyful sound that gets everyone moving. Traditional German tunes sit alongside songs the grown-ups will know, like ...
Little Impressions
September 29 - October 3
This year’s theme, 'How can I make a difference?’, invites students across Western Australia to explore recycled art and consider how even the smallest things c...
Imagination Playground
September 29 - October 3
Using giant Imagination Playground blocks, children can build a new world every day of the Festival. This interactive activity includes a wide variety of loose ...
Madame Penelope & Her Pet Lizards
September 29 - October 1
Visually striking and highly interactive, the extraordinary Madame Penelope and her exotic pets add spice and humour wherever they go.Dressed to kill and everyb...
Madame Lark
September 29 - October 2
She has a musical saw and a zeal for the many and varied voices of birds. Madame Lark offers her own vocal interpretations of the things around her... Along wit...
Love Makes a Family Hub
September 29 - October 3
Every family looks different, and we want to celebrate yours! Join Lex Randolph in our artist-led collage hub and create an artwork of your own family, then add...
Kooky Finds Home: A Sensory Adventure
September 29 - October 3
Kaya! Welcome, my name is Kooky! Do you know what animal I am? That's right! I am a Kookaburra! I would love to set up a home, but I often start dreaming of the...
Juvenilia
September 29 - October 3
Juvenilia is work produced by an author or artist while they were a child. This exhibition showcases the juvenilia of Australian children’s authors and illustra...
Indian Rhythms
October 3
What happens when one musician becomes an entire band? Join composer and multi-instrumentalist Pavan Kumar for an interactive live looping experience where ever...
Imagination Playground
September 29 - October 3
Using giant Imagination Playground blocks, children can build a new world every day of the Festival. This interactive activity includes a wide variety of loose ...
Foundation Housing Cubbies
October 1 - October 2
For over 40 years, Foundation Housing has created safe, secure and affordable homes across WA, guided by one vision: a home for everyone. At AWESOME Festival, t...
Experts Radio Lab
September 29 - October 3
Set within a fun, colourful, 80's-style radio studio, Experts Radio Lab is a drop-in performance where young people are interviewed as the expert on a topic of ...
Crash! Bang! Kaboom!
October 1
Join Kaboom Percussion as they transform everyday objects into extraordinary musical instruments in a high-energy, interactive performance for audiences of all ...
Boat of Faith
September 30 - October 3
A lurching boat travels the streets, with an optimist, a cynic and a poem.Take a dreamily absurd and comically surreal voyage in the Boat of Faith, with Mr Curl...
AWESOME Kids Market
September 29 - October 3
The AWESOME Kids’ Markets are back! The next generation of local young creatives and entrepreneurs have been busy creating a vast array of homemade creations wh...
AWESOME Kids Market
September 29 - October 3
The AWESOME Kids’ Markets are back! The next generation of local young creatives and entrepreneurs have been busy creating a vast array of homemade creations wh...
Book Boogie - A Storytime Experience
September 29 - October 3
Book Boogie is an immersive storytelling experience in which children and families become the authors of their own adventures. Guided by two playful clown libra...
Artist in Residence | Nicholas Kirkness
September 29 - October 3
Returning to AWESOME International Arts Festival in 2026, DADAA is pleased to introduce another of the extraordinarily talented artists participating in its art...
Amazing Astro Animals: The Exhibition
September 3 - October 2
James Foley's brand-new non-fiction book, Amazing Astro Animals, tells the incredible true stories of animals who have been to space.Did you know the very first...
A Perfect City
September 29 - October 3
What would your perfect city look like?Join artist Charlotte Meagher in this collaborative visual art experience where children and families work together to im...
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...
Stellarphant by James Foley
September 29 - October 3
Presented as part of the 2026 AWESOME International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things Stella the elephant has one big dream: to become an astronaut. The onl...
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