Unlock wonder at Joondalup Festival, Perth north's award-winning celebration of art and culture. Running across unexpected locations throughout the City of Joondalup, this three-week cultural extravaganza transforms parks, lakes and coastline into wonderlands of imagination and spectacle.
The program features five spectacular free events. Crystal People sees 52 solar-powered luminescent figures rising mysteriously from the lakes at Sir James McCusker Park in Illuka, shimmering by day and glowing translucently at dusk. The Australian debut of Acqua Forte Parade brings French company Ilotopie's whimsical floating water theatre to Hillarys Boat Harbour, with illuminated characters gliding across a 400-metre route accompanied by soundscape and pyrotechnics over four magical nights. The Whale by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre invites visitors to help bring an enormous interactive marionette to life at Tom Simpson Park in Mullaloo. Noongar artist Phil Walleystack's Kaya is a thrilling fusion of music, storytelling and dance staged under the stars. Christine de Grancy's 'A Day with David' is a WA-exclusive photographic exhibition capturing David Bowie's intimate 1994 visit to Viennese outsider artists.
Beyond the flagship events, the festival delivers more free and ticketed experiences including Confetti & Chaos (an immersive comedy dinner), Mamma Mia! Immersive (featuring drag performers and ABBA anthems), and the return of Common People Dance Eisteddfod.
The program features five spectacular free events. Crystal People sees 52 solar-powered luminescent figures rising mysteriously from the lakes at Sir James McCusker Park in Illuka, shimmering by day and glowing translucently at dusk. The Australian debut of Acqua Forte Parade brings French company Ilotopie's whimsical floating water theatre to Hillarys Boat Harbour, with illuminated characters gliding across a 400-metre route accompanied by soundscape and pyrotechnics over four magical nights. The Whale by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre invites visitors to help bring an enormous interactive marionette to life at Tom Simpson Park in Mullaloo. Noongar artist Phil Walleystack's Kaya is a thrilling fusion of music, storytelling and dance staged under the stars. Christine de Grancy's 'A Day with David' is a WA-exclusive photographic exhibition capturing David Bowie's intimate 1994 visit to Viennese outsider artists.
Beyond the flagship events, the festival delivers more free and ticketed experiences including Confetti & Chaos (an immersive comedy dinner), Mamma Mia! Immersive (featuring drag performers and ABBA anthems), and the return of Common People Dance Eisteddfod.