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The annual Kings Park Wildflower Festival has turned into the month long Kings Park Festival!!

There will be many free family events, floral displays of wildflowers, Japanese cultural events and many interactive demonstrations, workshops and talks. Check out the Kings Park Festival website for all the details.
Some of the highlights:

Sunday 2 September – 10am to 3pm – Synergy Father’s Day

There are 50 things to do and see at the Synergy Parkland to celebrate Father’s Day this September. Dads will discover a new world in the “Mens Shed” or can chose to go rock climbing or go on a guided walk. If this is too active, simply enjoy a pancake brunch, followed by a lesson in African drumming, then kick back and tuck into the best of the west bbq picnic lunch.

Sunday 9 September – 10am to 3pm – Great Granny and Gramps Gumboot Gardening Day

Paint your thumbs green at The Great Granny and Gramps Gumboot Gardening Day, with a flower garden art workshop or have a go at decorating gumboots and scarecrows. The day will encourage grandparents and their grand kids to get their hands dirty and pot their own seedlings. There will also be a fun children’s theatre show, promoting how to conserve and care for the environment. You can also keep on your toes with the bush band and square dancing.

Sunday 9 September 11.30 am – 2.30 pm Ohanami Picnic (Flower Viewing Picnic)

As soon as the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, people gather their friends and families together under the trees for picnics, singing, and relaxation.

Sunday 16 September – 10am to 3pm – Djilba Bush Life

Connect with the spirit of the land through at the Djilba Bush Life event. This day celebrates our Australian culture and heritage including Indigenous performers and film festival, Dreamtime storytelling, bush tucker food, sheep shearing, whip cracking, children’s painting, plus camel rides to cap it all off!

Sunday September 23 – 10am to 3pm – Wild Fairyland Festival (and Great Pram Stroll)

A day not to be missed is the Wild Fairyland Festival held at Ivey Watson playground. Dust off your wings and charge your wands, the magic has arrived. Wizards, Queen Fairies, cuddly animals, circus acrobats and ballet dancers are expected to magically appear on the day to delight and entertain. Help Great Gompho Wizardwort discover the mystery of the disappearing bush treasures and you may even see a dragon!

Queens Birthday Long Weekend

Friday 28 September to Monday 1 October 10 am – 4 pm – Wildflower Market Place

If wildflowers are your thing, then don’t miss the mass display of flowers that will greet visitors at the world’s largest inner city park this September. On this weekend is the Wildflower Market Place which will be jam packed program of talks, walks and stalls that will inspire and captivate visitors, green thumb or not.

Sunday 30 September – 10am to 4pm – Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival)

A culmination to a month-long series of Japanese-focused events complementing the Japanese Display Garden. Throughout the day there will be free demonstrations of calligraphy, traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, kite flying, Ikebana, origami and many other cultural traditions.

Monday 1 October – 10am to 4pm – Everlasting Jazz Picnic

Bring the family for a wander though the wildflowers, do a spot of shopping at the Wildflower Market Place and then enjoy the great sounds of classic Jazz tunes on the beautiful lawns of the Botanic Garden. Pack your own picnic and bring a chair or rug and relax. This is the last weekend of the Kings Park Festival and what better way to spend the long weekend than with great music, in great surrounds, in the height of glorious Spring!

Saturday 6 October – 5 pm – Purple Twilight Walk

The Purple Twilight Walk is a fun way for individuals and families to help raise awareness of breast cancer in the community. The four kilometre walk takes participants through on a picturesque walk through King’s Park. The walk is a fantastic opportunity to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, while taking in views of one of Perth’s most breathtaking sights.

Check out the Kings Park Festival website for much more info!