January – June

The Big Day Out
Throughout Australia
January-February
www.bigdayout.com

This is probably Australia's biggest music festival, with local and international groups from all over the world. Some of there past performers have been Carl Cox, Radiohead, Prodigy, and the Chemical Brothers. The Big Day Out is held in January and February every year in the east and west coasts of Australia.

Australia Day
Throughout Australia
January 26th 

Australia Day is on January 26th and it is celebrated around Australia. There are big parties everywhere, but Perth has a great fireworks show.

The history is that in 1787 British Captain Arthur Philip set sail for Australia with 11 boats of convicts to set up a convict colony in Australia. In these 11 ships there were 759 convicts, of whom 191 were woman and 13 children convicts. It finally landed at Botany Bay on January 18th 1787, but not happy with this as the place for the new settlement, sailed north. On January 26th 1787 they sailed into the Sydney Cove and set up a settlement at what is now known as the Rocks District in Sydney.

Sardine Festival
Perth, Australia
January

This event takes place in the Fremantle, which is a suburb in Perth. This is an opportunity for you to try yabbies, crocodile, and other seafood.

Perth International Arts Festival
Perth, Australia
January
www.perthfestival.com.au

WA Fringe Festival
Perth, Australia
February
http://www.adventureworld.net.au

Buskers Festival
Perth, Australia
April

This event takes place in the Fremantle, which is a suburb in Perth.

July – December

Perth Royal Show
Perth, Australia
September
www.perthroyalshow.com.au

Artrage
Perth, Australia
October
www.artrage.com.au

Gay Pride March
Perth, Australia
October
www.pridewa.asn.au

Festival of Fremantle
Perth, Australia
November

This event takes place in the Fremantle, which is a suburb in Perth. It is the city’s biggest annual event and it features street parades and concerts.