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== Festivals ==

Festival season in Western Australia gathers the best of our local talent and sprinkles in some of the best from the Eastern States and Internationally.
This is by no means a definitive list, rather a list of the popular WA Festivals...
Check out the websites for each of the festivals as they get closer for line-ups and news. You will find that at nearly all the festivals you can also volunteer to work for free tickets.

=== Blues at Bridgetown ===

http://www.bluesatbridgetown.com/

The Blues at Bridgetown Festival is an annual blues music event held over three days in the spectacular settings of Bridgetown, 272kms south-east of Perth. The Blues at Bridgetown Festival has been held annually on the second weekend in November since 1993.
The program showcases an all-embracing & diverse range of blues music for in excess of 170 hours of music at various venues around the town.

=== Southbound ===

https://sunsetevents.com.au/Site/Sunset/

Who would have thought what started as a humble little affair back in 2005 would have grown into the state’s finest Music, Camping and Arts festival. Held each January the first weekend after New Years in Busselton, a few hours drive from Perth.

2009's LineUp is shaping up to be brilliant. Get your ticket early if you want to go, they sell out way before the event

=== Big Day Out ===

http://www.bigdayout.com/

The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992. As of 2003, it has featured 7 or 8 stages (depending on the venue) accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts.
In Perth, BDO is held at the Claremont show grounds generally in early February.

=== West Coast Blues Roots ===

https://sunsetevents.com.au/Site/Sunset/

A not to miss annual event on the Fremantle Esplanade. The West Coast Blues N Roots is a cousin to the massive East Coast Blues N Roots in Byron Bay.

Where to begin? Lets start with 2008, Ray Davies, Don McLean, Galactic, Buddy Guy, Seasick Steve, Sinead O'Connor, John Fogerty, Jeff Martin... The weather maker even paid tribute to the greats in glorious sunshine.

It was the weekend of musical discovery, where the maestros met the newcomers; where the indisputable legends frolicked on the aural plain with some of the greatest new and undiscovered talent on the globe - the ultimate Music Lovers Weekend.

=== Nannup Music Festival ===

http://www.nannupmusicfestival.org/welcome.asp

Once a year the beautiful town of Nannup comes alive with performers from across the world and around Australia.

Set in the heart of the beautiful South West's jarrah forest, beside the Blackwood River, come down and enjoy the variety of folk and world music, poetry, dance and street theatre throughout the village. 

Held on the Labour Day Long Weekend each year, usually the first weekend in March.

Beware the Nannup Classic Red...

=== Earth Dance ===

http://www.earthdance.org.au/mambo/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=452

In over 340 locations, in over 50 countries for the last 12 years, thousands of people have gathered together to dance as one global community, united with a common vision for peace and humanitarian aims.

Over 3 days and 2 nights mid September, Western Australia will add its voice to this global community at Fairbridge Village, 5 km north of Pinjarra, Western Australia, with a celebration of music, dance, art and culture. 

=== Fairbridge Festival ===

http://www.fairbridgefestival.com.au/index.htm

Fairbridge Festival - an annual family-friendly celebration of folk, roots, blues, acoustic, Celtic, a Capella and world music in a traffic-free, self-contained bushland site at Fairbridge Village, South West Highway, 5 km north of Pinjarra, Western Australia.
This is definitely a festival to make if you are in town. It is 3 days of pure enjoyment and fun with something for everyone. The 2009 Festival is April 17-19.