Published on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 9:11:30 AM
The Town of Victoria Park has announced a new riverside event, set to launch its annual Arts Season program in style.
To be held at the foot of the new Boorloo Bridge, Arts & Culture Fest will look to the bright future unfolding on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) at McCallum Park, while shining a light on the area’s storied history as a meeting place for its First Nations custodians.
Mayor Karen Vernon said the event would be a fitting celebration of a space that means so much to so many people.
“McCallum Park is a hugely important place for our community,” she said. “Today, as in millennia past, it remains a crucial point of connection between the two sides of our beautiful Swan River, with accessibility being enhanced in recent months by the new Boorloo bridge.”
“It is also part of the location of the natural Mindeera Spring, the namesake of the Town’s Indigenous Advisory Group and an important historical water source and meeting place, which the Town hopes to bring back to life as part of future works.”
“With construction of a new competition-ready skate park, revitalised basketball courts and bmx and scooter tracks also currently underway at the park, there is much to celebrate on our beautiful riverfront, and Arts & Culture Fest will be the perfect way to do so.”
Taking place beyond the grand old fig trees that stand sentinel next to the river, the event will feature live dance, theatre and musical experiences designed to enthrall and entrance, all coalescing around live art projections and light shows that tell the rich stories of the area.
A pop-up bar and local food options will turn the park into a relaxing hub from which to enjoy this multi-sensory experience.
Arts & Culture Fest is supported by Lotterywest, and takes place at McCallum Park Saturday 29 March, from 6.30-9.30pm. More info at vicpark.info/ACF
Image credit: Main Roads WA.
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