2025 Events Calendar
Tourism WA is proud to support hundreds of events each year, including sporting, arts, cultural and culinary events across Perth and our regions. Discover them for yourself.
Tourism WA is proud to support hundreds of events each year, including sporting, arts, cultural and culinary events across Perth and our regions.
Events are a key part of our plan to grow the WA tourism sector, as they drive bookings to our Dream State, add vibrancy to a destination and drive awareness of Western Australia as an incredible holiday and events destination through media coverage.
Learn more about the events we sponsor and the benefits they bring to the WA tourism industry.
Albany Visitor Centre
As the days shorten and the cold weather creeps in, venues across Albany will heat up with a wide variety of arts, culture and children’s events. The Maritime Festival celebrates the city’s cultural and maritime history, including that of Albany’s Menang Noongar people – who have strong links to the sea dating back thousands of years.<br/><br/>The Maritime Festival is presented by the City of Albany.
Nannup Gardens
Be prepared to be delighted and surprised as you wander through the Live Experience Nannup, Nannup Flower and Garden Festival. You will enjoy seeing the glorious flower beds featuring tulips, hyacinths and daffodils lining the main street of town. The festival includes free and low-cost activities, which are held in sheltered marquees or community buildings around town. So whether you’re strolling through a gorgeous country garden, watching the stage and roving performers or enjoying one of the numerous workshops or demonstrations, you will be impressed at the colour and friendliness of the wonderful Nannup community. <br/><br/>Nannup is nestled beside the beautiful Blackwood River and has a unique charm and relaxed rural lifestyle - a perfect wintry weekend getaway.<br/><br/>See the website for a list of events, walks, talks, presentations and open gardens!
Albany Classic Motorsport Club Inc & Vintage Sports Car Club of WA Inc
The Albany Classic “Around the Houses” is run through the heart of Albany’s CBD, overlooking the ANZAC Peace Park and Princess Royal Harbour. This spectacle of historic motor sport presents a wide variety of cars from vintage wire wheels, post-vintage and classics as well as open-wheel racers and big cube muscle cars. <br/><br/>This event is organised locally by the Albany Classic Motorsport Club with support from other local and Perth motorsport clubs.<br/><br/>Please visit their website for more details.
Shire of Murray
The Shire of Murray’s biggest public event of the year, the Pinjarra Festival returns to the beautiful grounds of the iconic Edenvale Heritage Precinct during the WA Day long weekend. Enjoy a stellar line-up of live music, 100-plus market stalls, free kids’ activities, displays, workshops, amusements and more. <br/><br/>For further event information, visit their website or follow them on Facebook and Instagram.<br/><br/>Pinjarra Festival is presented by Fuel to Go and Play.
Football Australia
Perth... the Socceroos are back in town in 2025 for their first-ever match at Perth Stadium! Watch Australia take on Japan in another huge FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third Round qualifier and experience the famous Perth Stadium atmosphere.<br/><br/>Join the Socceroos in being a part of history – as the team aims to qualify for its sixth consecutive World Cup.
V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd
Get ready for the thrill of the 2025 Supercars Championship at CARCO.COM.AU Raceway in Perth! Witness drivers go head-to-head on one of the most dynamic tracks in the series. With its sweeping curves and challenging sand traps, this iconic circuit promises high-speed action and edge-of-your-seat excitement. Anything can happen as the battle for supremacy unfolds—don’t miss it!
NRL
Experience the all-consuming power of Australia’s greatest sporting rivalry as Origin Game II kicks off at Optus Stadium, Perth. There will be no escaping Origin as the best of the best head West to battle it out in a blockbuster matchup.<br/><br/>Whether you’re a die-hard NRL fan or a footy first-timer, this is your chance to witness every moment of the intensity, ferocity, and rivalry live.<br/><br/>Real elation. Real agony. Real rivalry. Ampol State of Origin.
RUGBY AUSTRALIA LTD
The British and Irish Lions will return to Australia in 2025 to verse Western Force - in Optus Stadium, Perth. This highly anticipated and in-demand festival of Rugby will see the Lions play nine matches in Australia, with three Tests against the Wallabies and six tour games around the country. The travelling festival is expected to fill stadiums whilst also attracting over 40,000 international visitors to Australia!<br/><br/>The British and Irish Lions combine the best players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, touring either Australia, New Zealand or South Africa every four years – meaning the Lions only visit Australia every 12 years.<br/><br/>Australia shares a long history with the Lions, with Australia’s first ever Rugby Test match taking place against a British Isles team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1899 on the Lions’ first tour to Australia.
Tourism WA is proud to support hundreds of events each year, including sporting, arts, cultural and culinary events across Perth and our regions. Discover them for yourself.