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Boorloo Heritage Festival

The Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival offers over 100 events, from guided walks to open houses, exhibitions and performances, shining a spotlight on the rich and diverse heritage of Boorloo (Perth).
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The Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival returns in 2026 from 1 to 30 April 2026.

Get ready to celebrate the built, cultural and natural heritage of Boorloo (Perth), with over 100 different events across the city.

Expect to see fascinating talks and panel discussions, exhibitions, performances, engaging activations and enter unknown spaces through tours and open house days.

The full program will be released late March 2026. Keep an eye on this page for a sneak peak of some of the events you’ll see in this year’s festival.

 

  • Old Court House Law Museum

    Old Court House Law Museum

    Enduring Walls, Evolving Stories: 190 years of Revely’s old Court House

    Step inside a story 190 years in the making! This exhibition celebrates Perth's oldest building, the Old Court House.
  • Art Deco and Modernist Society of WA

    Art Deco and Modernist Society of WA

    Walking tours showcasing the history of Perth with three guided Art Deco Discovery Walks through the Perth central business district, West Perth and East Perth.
  • Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company

    Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company

    Kaarla Kaatijin

    Presented as part of the Moments in the Park series, Kaarla Kaatijin (To Learn About Fire) is a beautiful, family-friendly production of Dreamtime stories from Nyoongar knowledge and storytelling. See it at Wellington Square (free event).
  • Moments in the Park

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    Moments in the Park

    Perth has an abundance of green spaces, and all of them have their own character. Join us for some unusual encounters – live theatre on a history trail through the city’s most scenic spots, where you will meet characters from all walks of life waiting to share with you, their Park Yarns.

  • Memento WA

    The Royal West Australian Historical Society in collaboration with NM TAFE Fashion and Textile Design

    Memento: WA history reimagined through contemporary fashion

    An exhibition of garments inspired by historical artefacts from the collection at The Royal West Australian Historical Society. These artefacts are exhibited alongside garments made in response by North Metropolitan TAFE fashion design students.

    This collection reflects the changing patterns of Western Australian life, and the place mementos play in capturing memories.

  • A Major Operation

    Royal Perth Hospital

    A Major Operation - The Growth of Our Longest Serving Hospital

    See how the Royal Perth Hospital developed from a makeshift tent and colonial building to a major teaching and trauma hospital.

 

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