Fab family fun

The school holidays may be over and lunchbox Mama back on duty but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! Perth has so many wonderful activities, events and adventures to keep your free time fun filled right through to the next school holidays!! Here are some of Mama’s favourites.

1. Fringe World Festival - Fringe World Kids - Until 13th Feb.

Looking for wow-factor entertainment for the whole family this summer? Fringe Kids is where it’s at! The enormous line-up includes sidesplitting comedy and thrilling circus plus heaps of free outdoor activities.

Whether it’s a day at the theatre, dinner and a show or a sunny day with the FRINGE WORLD mermaids, you’ll all have a blast!

2. The 35th Hyde Park Festival 6th - 7th March - Corner of Vincents and Williams Street, Mt Lawley.

The Hyde Park festival is celebrating it’s 35th year with it’s biggest festival yet! Brought to you by the Rotary Club of North Perth raising funds for Path of Hope and their vital work in Western Australia the festival will be packed full of your favourites as well as some new and exciting activities! Get the whole family together for a fun day under the beautiful trees of Hyde Park enjoying the rides, entertainment, yoga, showbags, stalls and food, all for a good cause!

3. Sculpture By The Sea - Cottesloe Beach - 4th-21st March

The popular annual outdoor sculpture exhibition Sculpture by the Sea returns to transform Cottesloe’s famous white sands. This stunning exhibition is taking up residence from the sea wall all the way along the sand to North Cottesloe. Keep a lookout on the surrounding grassed areas too where you’ll spot even more sculptures in their own sculpture park.

4. Telethon Community Cinemas Murdoch - The Addams Family 2 Sat 12th Feb, Murdoch University. Family ticket $35.

There are heaps of movies to choose from but we’re choosing everyone’s favourite spooky family and watching The Addams Family 2! Telethon Community Cinemas Murdoch is run by volunteers, all profits are proudly donated to kids’ charities through Telethon. There’ll be a great range of food and drink to tantalize those taste buds and enjoy. The cinemas are also fully licensed with a wide range of wines, beers, ciders, pre-mixed and soft drinks available.

5. Perth Festival - 11th Feb - 6th March.

Perth Festival is a not-for-profit multi-arts festival that brings world class performance, music, film, visual arts and literary events to Perth every summer. The whole family can enjoy some of the very best performances from WA’s greatest artists (and some international acts too) getting creative in our community. The 2022 Perth Festival will be a celebration of place – our city, our river, our State and our state-of-mind. Family Day in Freo on Sun 27 Feb at Fremantle Arts Centre sounds awesome.

6. Sculpture at Bathers - Fremantle’s Bathers Beach Art Precinct. 19 Feb - 17 March. Free.

This huge collection of Sculptures and interactive artworks will be featured along the timber boardwalks, paths, grassed areas, ocean and inside Kidogo Arthouse at the Bathers Beach precinct. The perfect opportunity to grab the kids’ scooters and a picnic and make the most of a sunny day! Sculpture at Bathers presents the excellence and diversity of WA’s finest and emerging sculptors, and it’s free!!

7. Never Say Neverland - 12th March - Optus Stadium. Junior Tickets $39.

For the first time ever, Never Say Neverland Kids Music Festival is making its way to Perth and it’s packed full of fun! Pack your picnics and join the nation’s largest kids entertainment characters such as Bluey and Bingo, Paw Patrol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a big adventure! Your mind will be blown when you witness some of the best BMX and Motocross riders performing live tricks and flips right in front of Stadium Park. There’ll be face painting, market stalls, jumping castles and food trucks too. The festival aims to bring hope and joy to the masses and is proudly fundraising for Perth Children Hospital Foundation, The Happiness Co Foundation and Moondreamz Inc.

8. PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure!” Presented by Paramount+ RAC Arena 2nd and 3rd April. Tickets start at $29.

PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” Presented by Paramount+ is coming to Perth and it’s time to get your tickets!! Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky and Zuma are about to undertake another epic adventure so make sure you don’t miss out!

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9. The Wiggles Fruit Salad TV Big Show Tour - RAC Arena, 9th-10th April.

The Wiggles are excited to once again sing, dance and play music for their fans, and will be joined by the newest Wiggles (as seen on their latest YouTube release, Fruit Salad TV) Tsehay, Evie, John and Kelly, along with all of their Wiggly Friends too; Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn, Officer Beaples and Bok the hand puppet. This is your chance to dance those socks off to your favourite tunes, but you better be quick, tickets will sell like hot potatoes!

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Photo: Richard Watson