Wednesday 24 August 2016

September Events in Western Australia

Shinju Matsuri
September 10 – 18, 2016
Broome, Australia's North West

Japanese for Festival of the Pearl, Shinju Matsuri celebrates the unique culture, history and diversity of Broome. A traditional Chinese dragon is the centre-piece of the festival, and people proudly display their ethnic origins, and celebrate a pearling history that has made Broome the envy of the world. The festival will tempt your senses with an exciting whirlwind of colour, sound, taste and smell.
shinjumatsuri.com.au

Zest Festival

September 17 – 18, 2016
Kalbarri, Australia's Coral Coast

The Zest Festival explores Kalbarri's cultural connections to the Netherlands, South Africa, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, China and Japan via the voyages of the Dutch East India Company. The festival will open with a masquerade ball, with the weekend featuring Indigenous culture and modern Australia culture, multicultural performances, art, food, short films and community workshops. This year will celebrate the youthful energy of young sailors, explorers and women of the era who waited for their loved ones, received the attention of sailors or stepped onto a boat and had the spirit to travel to foreign lands.
zestfest.com.au

Meekathara Outback Festival

September 23 – 25, 2016
Meekathara, Australia's Golden Outback
The Meekatharra Outback Festival showcases the regional town through a range of activities. There are three days of nonstop entertainment options from skyworks and street festivals to thoroughbred horse racing, live music and the Annual Outback Ball. The Meeka Festival offers a true outback experience.

meekafestival.com.au

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