Annual Events in Blackwood River Valley

Rodeos, music festivals, flowers and the quirky medieval carnivale

Country Music Festival

The four-day festival in Boyup Brook includes the WA Country Music Awards and the Ute and Truck Muster. Feb.

Nannup Music Festival

The riverside town comes alive and the streets are packed with performances, food stalls and activities. Mar.

Balingup Small Farm Field Day

Question local gardeners and growers for organic farming tips, while the kids pet the adorable animals. Apr.

Nannup Flower and Garden Festival

Enjoy amazing floral displays and fields ablaze with tulips, bulbs and colourful plants. Aug.

Medieven Carnivale

Pack your armour and fancy costumes, and head to Balingup to delight in merry tastings of wine, mead and cider while being thoroughly entertained. Aug.

Harvey Dickson’s Rodeo Weekend

Soak up raw country ambience at a rodeo, meet and dance with the cowboys at the saloon bar, and go camping, bush style. Oct.

For Kids Telling Tales in Balingup

A weekend storytelling festival featuring workshops with children’s authors and illustrators. Jul.

Blues at Bridgetown

Get your groove on for a weekend of blues and roots, a massive street party with staged entertainment, roving performances and food stalls. Nov.

Festival of Country Gardens

See Blackwood River Valley gardens at their very best. Bridgetown is the only heritage-listed town in the South West, so while you’re strolling down the main street, you’re also doing the heritage walk, past art deco, federation filigree, inter-war classical and post-modern buildings, all nestled together and now boutique shops. Pick up a self-drive map from the visitor centre and take in a longer heritage trail or scenic drive. Nov.

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