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Mandurah Arts Festival

This Spring, ignite your imagination at Mandurah Arts Festival 2023!

Set over four weeks (September 22 to October 22) and hosted across various venues, Mandurah Arts Festival offers a blend of cultural experiences, entertainment, and fun activities for everyone to enjoy.

Scroll through our exciting program of events below to see all of the live performances, exhibitions, interactive activities and family events on offer!

View the 2023 Program

Live Shows & Entertainment

A group of older people in blue shirts stand in several lines, singing in a choir
Spirit of the Streets Concert
Mandurah Seniors and Community Centre
Wednesday Oct 4 | 1:15 PM
Free
A young musician plays an electric guitar with their face downturned, a microphone in front of them and purple stage lighting in the background
Young Songwriters Showcase
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Thursday Oct 5 | 6:00 PM
Free
A young woman holding a guitar has her back to the camera, appearing to be singing in front of a group of people sitting in bean bags in an outdoor setting
Music in the Burbs - Riverside Gardens Reserve
Riverside Gardens Reserve
Saturday Oct 7 | 3:00 PM
Free
A man whose face is out of frame is holding a guitar, there are fairy lights in the background
Let It Shine Songwriting Showcase
Bar Therapy
Friday Oct 13 | 5:00 PM
Free
Large group of people participating in a community movement art piece outside Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Arts and Culture Strategy 2023-2028 Launch
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Friday Oct 13 | 5:00 PM
Free
A musician bends over a sound mixing desk while washed with blue and red theatrical stage lighting
Mandurah Sound Art Showcase
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 5:00 PM
$17 - $67.50
In the foreground is the corner of a man with a guitar, while in the background are families listening and playing large wooden lawn games
Music in the Burbs - Dawesville Foreshore Reserve
Dawesville Foreshore
Sunday Oct 15 | 3:00 PM
Free
A dirty yellow sponge puppet with a mouth cut open and googly eyes against a black background
BRUCE
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 8:30 PM
$30 - $67.50
A man wearing a blue jacket and a woman in a pink shirt and blue shiny apron stare into the distance. the woman is holding her hand in the air as though saluting something
tiny revolutions
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 6:15 PM
$22 - $67.50
An illustration of a sea dragon in the water surrounded by other seas creatures
The Magical Weedy Seadragon
Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club
Saturday Oct 21 | 11:00 AM
$22.09 - $43.62
A crowd of people sitting in an auditorium are all laughing at something they can see out of frame
Headliners Comedy Gala
Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club
Saturday Oct 21 | 8:30 PM
$34.84 - $40.03
a crowd of people sit underneath a concrete bridge with theatrical stage lighting, watching a performance that is just out of frame
Music Under the Bridge
Hall Park
Saturday Oct 21 | 2:00 PM
Free

Exhibitions & Installations

Orange and blue landscape painting with Spirit of the Landscape and Plein Air Down Under logos
Spirit of the Landscape
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Friday Sep 29 | 9:00 AM
Free
a textile art piece consisting of patches of blue, yellow and off-white fabrics, an embroidered stick insect and a brief poem
Stillness Exhibition
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Friday Sep 29 | 10:00 AM
Free
A woman wearing a high-visibility shirt is painting a mural on a green wall in a rural setting
Mural Artists at Work
Multiple Locations
Friday Sep 29 | 8:00 AM
Free
Portrait of the City through Sound
Eastern Foreshore north end
Friday Sep 29 | 8:00 AM
Free
a sculpture of a fluorescent cat wearing a black balaclava against a white background
Feline good hbu
Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre
Monday Oct 9 | 8:00 AM
Free
Textile art depicting two black and white birds in a coastal setting
Wetland Stories Exhibition
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 12:00 PM
Free
Giants of Mandurah by Thomas Dambo - Marlee Reserve
Thomas Dambo Giants of Mandurah
Various Locations
Friday Sep 29 | 7:00 AM
Free

Interactive Activities & Workshops

Group of women sitting on yoga matts
Stillness Experiences
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Sunday Oct 1 | 8:15 AM
Free
a group of people are standing at their own easels, drawing a sketch of a woman wearing a black singlet and leggings
Play-Pause-Create
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Friday Sep 29 | 7:00 PM
$10
A wooden sculpture of a giant lies on its stomach among the trees
Creative Little Giants
Coodanup Foreshore
Friday Sep 29 | 10:00 AM
Free
A woman poses with several painted artworks presented on a table with a blue tablecloth
Seniors Makers Market
Mandurah Seniors and Community Centre
Sunday Oct 1 | 9:00 AM
Free
A bag made from several different blue denims with an applique dolphin lies on a table with a lace tablecloth
Upcycle Denim Workshops
Falcon Library and Community Centre
Saturday Oct 7 | 9:00 AM
Free
A stack of cut-out MDF birds decorated with photographs and paint sit on a wooden bench
Flock Workshops
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Saturday Oct 7 | 10:00 AM
Free
A man wearing a blue jacket and a woman in a pink shirt and blue shiny apron stare into the distance. the woman is holding her hand in the air as though saluting something
tiny revolutions
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 6:15 PM
$22 - $67.50
A female dancer demonstrating dance moves with her arms over her head, with several children around her copying the moves
Storytime Adventures
Multiple Locations
Thursday Oct 12 | 9:30 AM
Free
art supplies are scattered across a table with some child-like drawings and paintings of landscape and natural scenes
Postcards to the Future
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 1:00 PM
$10
A woman with blond hair stands in her artist studio overlooking the water, with a painting of the scene that she is working on
Peel Open Studios Workshops
Multiple Locations
Thursday Oct 12 | 5:30 PM
Free
A woman with long blond hair faces away from the camera, painting a landscape on her canvas while outdoors among the trees
Wetlands Impressions
Coodanup Foreshore
Saturday Oct 14 | 8:30 AM
Free
3 musicians play string and brass instruments together in front of a painting
Sound Improvisation Workshop
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 1:00 PM
Free
A poetry book lies open on a green forest floor with soft sunlight streaming in
From Loss to Light
Falcon Library and Community Centre
Saturday Oct 7 | 1:00 PM
Free
A woman with short dark hair giggles while holding up a sketch of a person
Speed Dating Art
Frasers Landing
Sunday Oct 15 | 10:30 AM
Free
A small makeup mirror shows the reflection of a young person in white stage makeup, in the background a table is filled with makeup equipment
Stage Makeup 101
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday Oct 17 | 4:00 PM
Free
Exploring Photography
Lakelands Library and Community Centre
Saturday Oct 21 | 2:00 PM
Free
A young man in a white shirt leans over a desk, writing music notation onto to paper
Let it Shine Songwriting Program
Mandurah Seniors and Community Centre
Tuesday Oct 3 | 6:00 PM
Free

Families & Kids

Giants of Mandurah by Thomas Dambo - Marlee Reserve
Thomas Dambo Giants of Mandurah
Various Locations
Friday Sep 29 | 7:00 AM
Free
A wooden sculpture of a giant lies on its stomach among the trees
Creative Little Giants
Coodanup Foreshore
Friday Sep 29 | 10:00 AM
Free
A man in a green vest playing a drum leads a parade of brightly dressed people with instruments along a waterside location
The Big Dress Up Day
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Wednesday Oct 4 | 10:00 AM
Free
A stack of cut-out MDF birds decorated with photographs and paint sit on a wooden bench
Flock Workshops
Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah
Saturday Oct 7 | 10:00 AM
Free
A pair of black rounded glasses with a brown wand against a white background
Harry Potter Book Day Celebrations
Mandurah Library
Friday Oct 6 | 2:00 PM
Free
A female dancer demonstrating dance moves with her arms over her head, with several children around her copying the moves
Storytime Adventures
Multiple Locations
Thursday Oct 12 | 9:30 AM
Free
A bag made from several different blue denims with an applique dolphin lies on a table with a lace tablecloth
Upcycle Denim Workshops
Falcon Library and Community Centre
Saturday Oct 7 | 9:00 AM
Free
A young woman holding a guitar has her back to the camera, appearing to be singing in front of a group of people sitting in bean bags in an outdoor setting
Music in the Burbs - Riverside Gardens Reserve
Riverside Gardens Reserve
Saturday Oct 7 | 3:00 PM
Free
art supplies are scattered across a table with some child-like drawings and paintings of landscape and natural scenes
Postcards to the Future
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Saturday Oct 14 | 1:00 PM
$10
In the foreground is the corner of a man with a guitar, while in the background are families listening and playing large wooden lawn games
Music in the Burbs - Dawesville Foreshore Reserve
Dawesville Foreshore
Sunday Oct 15 | 3:00 PM
Free
A small makeup mirror shows the reflection of a young person in white stage makeup, in the background a table is filled with makeup equipment
Stage Makeup 101
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday Oct 17 | 4:00 PM
Free
An illustration of a sea dragon in the water surrounded by other seas creatures
The Magical Weedy Seadragon
Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club
Saturday Oct 21 | 11:00 AM
$22.09 - $43.62
a crowd of people sit underneath a concrete bridge with theatrical stage lighting, watching a performance that is just out of frame
Music Under the Bridge
Hall Park
Saturday Oct 21 | 2:00 PM
Free

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