Hyundai Hopman Cup Tennis Tournament  International tennis stars descend on Perth for this major tournament in the lead up to the Australian Open 

Perth Cup  The premier thoroughbred racing event on the Western Australian horceracing calendar (1 Jan)  

Australia Day  The biggest celebrations of this National holiday are in Perth, with a huge fireworks show erupting every year from the Swan River (26 Jan) 

Lancelin Ocean Classic  Australia's premier windsurfing event, held just a couple of hours north of Perth 

Big Day Out  The biggest music festival in Australia regularly brings some of the world's biggest acts to Perth 

Summadayze  Quickly becoming a regular on the summer music festival circuit, this is one for lovers of dance music 

Summer School Holidays  Dec – Jan

Cricket National/International Season  Oct – Mar 

New Years' Day  Public Holiday (1 Jan)

Perth International Arts Festival  One of the nation's most treasured arts festivals and Western Australia's premier cultural event  

Taste Great Southern Festival  Enjoy the bounty of fresh produce and wine on offer with events all over Australia's South West 

Geographe Bay Race Week  WA's largest yachting regatta, with over 100 yachts competing every year  

Rottnest Channel Swim  Watch dedicated swimmers attempt the 19.5 kilometre swim between Rottnest Island and Cottesloe Beach on Perth's Sunset Coast 

Cricket National/International Season  Oct – Mar  

Super 15 Rugby Season  Feb – May 

Swim with Whalesharks  The weather's warm, it's the perfect time of year for the experience of a lifetime, getting acquainted with the world's biggest fish who inhabit Ningaloo Reef. They're harmless! (Mar – Jun) 

Drug Aware Pro Margaret River  Western Australia's only Six-Star World Qualifying series event has grown into a festival of surfing and entertainment 

Araluen's Fremantle Chilli Festival  An award-winning festival that celebrates all things chilli and it's affiliated produce, including chilli beer! It now ranks as one of WA's premier cultural events 

Wagin Woolorama  A two-day extravaganza of all the best in rural and regional produce from the Golden Outback. The largest show of its kind in WA 

Mandurah Crab Fest  A joyous celebration of the delectable crab, with events on over a weekend for the whole family. Held on the Mandurah foreshore 

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival  WA's biggest festival of Blues 'n' Roots music held annually in Fremantle 

Labour Day  Public Holiday

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Cricket National/International Season  Oct – Mar 

Super 15 Rugby Season  Feb – May  

Swim with Whalesharks  The weather's warm, it's the perfect time of year for the experience of a lifetime, getting acquainted with the world's biggest fish who inhabit Ningaloo Reef. They're harmless! (Mar – Jun) 

Fremantle Street Arts Festival  Take to the streets with literally hundreds of street performers and artists during the largest festival of its kind in Australia 

Margaret River Wine Festival  Discover the beauty and amazing produce of Australia's South West 

Quit Forest Rally  Witness Australia's best off-road rally drivers in this event, one of the rounds of the Australian Rally Championship, in Busselton and Nannup 

Albany's Festival of the Sea  Showcasing the best and freshest of produce from the land and sea of the Great Southern precinct of the South West 

Nullabor Muster  A 3-day camping event with a variety of different outback activities, great for participating or just soaking up the atmosphere. Held in Rawlinna, 380km east of Kalgoorlie 

Busselton Festival of Triathlon  The foreshore in Busselton is the perfect backdrop for this great festival, which includes a children's triathlon and the challenging Half Ironman, a qualifying event for Ironman Australia

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Super 15 Rugby Season  Feb – May 

Autumn School Holidays  Apr

Good Friday/Easter Monday  Public Holidays

Anzac Day  Public Holiday (25 Apr)

Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival  The weather's warm, it's the perfect time of year for the experience of a lifetime, getting acquainted with the world's biggest fish who inhabit Ningaloo Reef. The festival promotes the protection of the species and its environment, and is jam packed with entertainment, music and workshops from its base in Exmouth 

Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster  Over two weeks of music, dance, art, craft and Indigenous cultural treats, set amongst the awesome landscape of Kununurra in Australia's North West 

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Busselton Half Ironman  Ironmen from around Australia will take to their bike, put on their goggles and lace up their shoes for the first race of the Half Ironman qualifying series for Ironman Australia 

WAMi Festival  An event for music lovers, showcasing the best in WA music talent with gigs, free outdoor events and the WAMi Awards 

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Super 15 Rugby Season  Feb – May 

Leonora Golden Gift  An athletics carnival with a difference – a bitumen road, plenty of red dust and $50,000 up for grabs. Held in the wheatbelt town of Leonora 

Swim with Whalesharks  The weather's warm, it's the perfect time of year for the experience of a lifetime, getting acquainted with the world's biggest fish who inhabit Ningaloo Reef. They're harmless! (Mar – Jun) 

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Foundation Day  Public Holiday

Good Food & Wine Show  So much to see, do, and EAT at this 3-day event with demonstrations and workshops by some of Australia's best chefs 

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Mundaring Truffle Festival  Australia's premier truffle festival celebrates this most desirable of edible commodities and brings together some of Australia's finest chefs. Expect a veritable smorgasboard of gourmet food experiences at various locations in the Perth Hills 

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Revelation Perth International Film Festival  Featuring over 100 individual works, a film competition, live music and special events, this is a standout on the Perth cultural calendar 

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Winter School Holidays  Jul

Multiplex Avon Descent  A variety of watercraft take on the Avon and Swan Rivers in this gruelling two day race 

Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl  Pay tribute to the city of Broome and its beautiful offerings at this joyous festival in the North West (Aug/Sep) 

Chevron City to Surf for Activ  40,000 people participate annually in the six events on a journey from Perth city to City Beach, one of Australia's most spectacular beaches. The second largest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere 

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Perth Royal Agricultural Show  Celebrate the best of the country in the city, with a week's worth of entertainment for everyone (held during Spring school holidays) 

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show  Established for 26 years, this has developed into one of the best wildflower exhibits in Western Australia, with possibly the largest number in the world of different species of named wildflowers on display. Set amongst the beauty of the Hopetoun coast, and the Fitzgerald River and Frank Hann National Parks 

Australasian Safari  Attracting international motorsport competitors in all kinds of vehicles, this is one intense off-road endurance rally through the Golden Outback and South West   

Kings Park and Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival  This is the perfect time of year to explore Australia's largest botanical gardens, with beautiful wildflowers in bloom 

Perth Fashion Festival  Fabulous fashion events and activities including runway shows, WA Model of the Year and awards of excellence to the WA fashion industry 

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Mingenew Lions Midwest Rural Expo  A great expo showcasing the best in Australian rural and agricultural lifestyles 

Australian Rules Football Season  Mar – Sep 

Spring School Holidays  Sep/Oct

Queen's Birthday  Public Holiday

Whale Migration  May – Oct   

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Broome's Staircase to the Moon  This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off the exposed mudflats at Roebuck Bay at extremely low tides, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. For 4 days during full moon Mar – Oct 

Cape to Cape MTB Western Australia  This full service mountain bike event leads participants over five days through bush tracks, sealed roads and forest trails from Cape Leeuwin to Cape Naturaliste in the South West 

Anaconda Adventure Race  Part of the world's largest adventure race, competitors will race on land and in water around the South West region  

Telethon  Western Australia's most loved children's charity event, this 25-hour appeal is enhanced with performances by Australian celebrities and local entertainers 

Wildflower Season  Jun – Nov    

Ironman WA Triathlon  Watch 1,300 ironmen and women tackle this gruelling course around Busselton and the picturesque Geographe Bay  

Summer School Holidays  Dec – Jan

Christmas Day  Public Holiday (25 Dec)

Boxing Day  Public Holiday (26 Dec)