Buggybuddys guide for families in Perth

Youth Zone Drop-in Space (Ages 12-18)
2026-05-15 16:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Perth) | Morley Sport & Recreation Centre, 12 Wellington Road, Morley, WA, 6062, Australia
Looking for a place to meet your friends on a Friday after school? Pop into our free pop-up youth space for food and fun activities.

Jungle Park Food Truck Fridays
2026-05-15 16:30 - 20:00 | Jungle Park Whiteman Edge, Everglades Avenue, Brabham, WA, 6055, Australia
Food, Fun, And Fridays At Jungle Park!Looking for a tasty adventure? Look no further than Jungle Park Food Truck Fridays! We’re bringing the best food trucks right to the awesome playground in Brabham.Picture this: you bring your blanket, chairs, or even beanbags and let the kids loose on the playground while you wait for your delicious dinner. It’s the perfect way to unwind and enjoy some quality family time.And guess what? This awesome community event is happening all year round! Every Friday evening, we’ll have up to 7 savoury trucks, 2 sweet vendors, and a few market stalls serving up a mouthwatering array of food choices.But that’s not all! We’ve got an epic playlist of music playing on our speakers to keep the vibes high. It’s an evening of good tunes, great food, and unforgettable memories.So mark your calendars and join us at Jungle Park Food Truck Fridays. It’s your ticket to foodie heaven and a fantastic community gathering. See you there!

Family Dance 2026
2026-05-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Len Packham Park, 96 Cordelia Avenue, Coolbellup, WA, 6163, Australia
Get ready to kick up your heels and dance the night away at our annual Family Dance! This free event is perfect for families with children up to 10 years old, but everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Featuring the toe-tapping tunes of the Mucky Duck Bush Band, this is an evening of wholesome, free family entertainment that you won’t want to miss.
But that’s not all! In addition to the great music, we’ve got a free photobooth plus free food, and a voucher for every adult to have a hot cuppa to keep you fuelled up and ready to dance.
This is an all-abilities dance, so everyone can get involved and have a great time. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with your friends, neighbours, and community in a fun and inclusive way. So, gather your loved ones and get ready for a night of laughter, joy, and great memories.
For more information please contact: 08 9411 3444 or email customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.
Please book your tickets by clicking the link below. Numbers are limited, so be sure to register today to secure your spot!
RSVP by Tuesday 12 May.
Suitable for families with children up to 10 years old.

Beach to Bush Arts Festival
2026-05-16
A celebration of art, creativity and community talent across Wanneroo.

Beach to Bush Arts Festival showcases local performers, artists and craftspeople at venues from Girrawheen to Two Rocks.
More information to come.

Tiny Doors of York 2026
2026-05-16
Maps available from the York Visitor Centre, or download.
Location: Various locations around York
Download Tiny Doors Trail Map Here

OceanXperience at WA Museum Boola Bardip
2026-05-16 | WA Museum Boola Bardip, WA Museum Boola Bardip, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Step aboard one of the world’s most advanced ocean exploration vessels without leaving dry land.
OceanXperience at WA Museum Boola Bardip invites families into an interactive underwater world inspired by real-life ocean science expeditions. Explore hands-on zones including Mission Control, the Wet Lab, Dry Lab and Bridge as kids discover how scientists map the deep sea, pilot robotic vehicles and uncover marine life hidden beneath the ocean surface.
Designed for curious kids and grown-ups alike, OceanXperience combines interactive environments, technology and real expedition footage from the Indian Ocean and beyond.
Perfect for a family day out these school holidays or a weekend adventure in the city.

Dates: Now showing until Sunday 11 October 2026
Location: WA Museum Boola Bardip, Perth Cultural Centre
Opening Hours: Daily, 9.30am to 5pm
Contact & Bookings
Book Now: https://ticketing.museum.wa.gov.au/74419
Phone: 9431 8413
Email: reception@museum.wa.gov.au

Revealed Exhibition
2026-05-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 51 James Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
As part of WA’s biggest celebration of Aboriginal art, Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, returns to Boorloo (Perth) with an eight-week exhibition at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).
More than 100 Aboriginal artists, representing 28 Aboriginal art centres, as well as 10 independent artists, have contributed a kaleidoscopic 185 artworks to this year’s exhibition, curated by proud Whadjuk, Balladong and Wilman Noongar artist and independent curator Zali Morgan.
Showcasing the diversity, depth and cultural strength of Aboriginal art practices, Revealed transports audiences across the vast state of Western Australia—from the red dirt of the Kimberley to the towering forests of the South-West—with works spanning painting, printmaking, photography, drawing, sculpture and weaving.
The exhibition provides a major platform for Aboriginal artists, most of whom are based in remote and regional communities, to share their works with the wider public and derive a sustainable income to support themselves and their communities.
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The Legend of Moondyne Joe
2026-05-16 09:00 - 17:00 | State Library of Western Australia, State Library Theatre - Ground floor, 25 Francis Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Discover the legend of Moondyne Joe, a folk hero, bushranger and notorious convict.
Joseph Bolitho Johns is famous for his daring prison escapes. This vibrant children’s exhibition reimagines his story for younger audiences through history, storytelling and art, offering a fresh interpretation of one of Western Australia’s most iconic figures.
At the heart of this exhibition is the recently acquired collection of original illustrations and drafts from the much-loved picture book of the same name by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac. These are presented alongside heritage items from the State Library collection.
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A Day at the Farm Toodyay farm animal experience
2026-05-16 09:30 - 12:00 | Sandalwood Downs Fabulous Farm Stay, Dewars Pool-Bindoon Road, Dewars Pool, WA, 6567, Australia
Come hang out with cute farm animals at Toodyay farm for a fun day out!

The Paper Bird Illustration Exhibition
2026-05-16 09:30 - 17:00 | Paper Bird Children’s Books & Arts, 42 Henry Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
Wander through hundreds of storied artworks at Paper Bird’s new Illustration Exhibition.
Join for opening night celebration, illustration market, workshops for adults and children, and magical, whimsical, and wonderful artwork from over fifty national and international Illustrators.
Free (some ticketed workshops)
Saturday 9 – Saturday 23 May 2026

Artwork courtesy of Kyle Hughes-Odgers.

Paws and Pages
2026-05-16 10:00 - 10:15, 2026-05-16 10:20 - 10:35, 2026-05-16 10:40 - 10:55, 2026-05-16 11:00 - 11:15, 2026-05-16 11:20 - 11:35, 2026-05-16 11:40 - 11:55 | Eaton Community Library, 1 Council Drive, Eaton, WA, 6232, Australia
Monthly 15min reading sessions with a trained assistance dog,great for building confidence with books or dogs! One‑on‑one bookings essential

Toddler Time
2026-05-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Mary Davies Library and Community Centre, 17 Settlers Avenue, Baldivis, WA, 6171, Australia
These sessions are full of fun with stories, songs, finger plays and movement rhymes. Aimed at ages 1 – 3 years. Free event. Bookings are not required.
For more information contact Mary Davies Library and Community Centre on 9591 0800 or email rockinghamlibraries@rockingham.wa.gov.au.
If you have any specific needs or require accommodations in order to comfortably attend this event, such as visual aids, a quiet space, or accessible seating, please let us know.
Mary Davies Library and Community Centre has 2 ACROD parking bays (Nancy Alley), disabled toilet and lift access to first floor.
Children under the age of 13 years must be supervised by a parent/guardian at all times while in a City of Rockingham Library.

Nature Play
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | JH Abrahams Reserve, Hackett Drive, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
As part of Tree Month, join Nature Play WA for a two‑hour outdoor sensory play session.
Through nature‑based activities that engage all the senses, kids can explore, problem‑solve, and create in their local outdoor space.

Free Event | Children all ages welcome

Discover how sensory play in nature helps support children’s learning, imagination, and connection with the natural world.
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Family Day Out 2026
2026-05-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Vic Park Community Centre, 248 Gloucester Street, East Victoria Park, WA, 6101, Australia
Celebrate National Families Week with Us!
Get ready for a FREE family-friendly event packed with fun, laughter, and creativity as we celebrate the diversity of families in our community!
There’s something for everyone, from babies to grandparents, with hands-on activities, learning and excitement.
Here’s just a taste of what’s in store:
🦎 Critters Up Close interactive displays
🎨 Facepainting
🪁 Kite making
📖 Storytime with the Vic Park Library
🎶 Music play with Pitter Patter
👶🏼 Information on local early years services and support
🍔 Fund raising BBQ for the Vic Park Community Centre
👉 Get your free tickets now!
Event brought to you by Family & Children Connect Vic Park, the Vic Park Community Centre and the Town of Vic Park.

Water stories at Mount Flora Museum
2026-05-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Mount Flora Regional Museum, 30 Elvire St, Watermans Bay, WA, 6020, Australia
Explore thousands of years of history in Water stories, a new exhibit exploring how changing water use has shaped the landscape, industries, people, culture, and identity of the City of Stirling.
Discover stories including Kep Katitjin – Indigenous water knowledge, traditional water use and fish traps, shipwrecks, whaling, droving, market gardens, beach and surf culture, sustainability, and more.
Visit the Mount Flora Regional Museum, which is housed inside a historic water tank located in Waterman’s Bay between the Indian Ocean and Star Swamp, every Wednesday from April onwards between 10.00am – 4.00pm.
Entry is a gold coin donation.
Accessibility: The museum site is wheelchair accessible, but the mezzanine floor and the rooftop have stair access only.
Parking: There is limited parking located at the top of the driveway; please park on the grassed area at the bottom of the driveway, on the left as you enter through the gate from Elvire Street.
For more information, contact Stirling Community History on (08) 9205 7455 or email community.history@stirling.wa.gov.au
Image source: Market garden trolley tracks heading into Gwelup Lake, c1935. City of Stirling Art and History Collection.

Exhibition | Creating Meaning
2026-05-16 10:00 - 17:00
An exhibition by Richmind and other artists, to promote the benefits of art for all our mental health.
Creating Meaning
✰ Opening Event ✰
Sunday, 4 January
2:00pm to 4.00pm
An exhibition by Richmind and other artists, to promote the benefits of art for all our mental health and raise funds for Richmind WA’s Mental Health Services Art Therapy Program, “HeART & Soul”.

Curated by Richmind’s Principal Artist in Residence and “Creative Therapies Coordinator David Giles
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The HeART & Soul art project began as a simple distraction activity created to support people through the Christmas period, a sometimes difficult and isolating time of year. The obvious benefits of meeting in a safe friendly supportive positive and encouraging space to create art, led to the program becoming ongoing and a new focus of Richmind’s recovery approach and brand.

This exhibition celebrates the numerous and profound benefits art can have on our mental health and the amazing diversity of ways people can express themselves creatively to support their wellbeing. The brief for the artists was “What brings meaning to my life?”
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40% of all sales donated to Richmind
Art demos by David Giles at 11.00am on
– Wednesday, 7 January
– Thursday, 8 January
– Friday, 9 January
– Wednesday, 14 January
– Thursday, 15 January
– Friday, 16 January

Painting as Therapy Workshops with David Giles
Sunday, 4 January and Sunday, 11 January

The West Australian Pulse 2026
2026-05-16 10:00 - 17:00 | The Art Gallery of Western Australia | AGWA, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
WA’s talented young artists are celebrated in this yearly showcase, gauging the pulse of young people who will influence, empower and shape the world we live in. The selected works provide a window into young people’s private, social and artistic concerns. It is an inspiring, rewarding and insightful look at the world through the minds of our most talented young artists.
The West Australian Pulse 2026 celebrates 34 years and features 63 works by 2025 Year 12 Visual Arts graduates from 43 schools across WA. This year’s exhibition delivers an exciting range of artistic approaches with the final selection showcasing the highest calibre of artworks produced across the State. The 2026 exhibiting artists examine themes ranging from self-identity – including cultural intersections, neurodiversity, sexuality, and mental health – through to processing loss, environmental concern, racial and societal inequality, and social pressures of conforming and performing through school and beyond.
Image credits – Margaux Parsons Measured By Waste 2025. Oil on canvas, coloured pencil and magnets, two parts: 121.5 x 91 cm (each). Santa Maria College. Axel Wood Pray for Peace, Prepare for War 2025. Oil on canvas, three parts: 76 x 61 cm (each). Hale School. Photos: Christophe Canato.
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Saturday Storytime
2026-05-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Children’s Space, Ruth Faulkner Library, 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, WA, 6105, Australia
Join us at Storytime on the first Saturday of every month for stories, rhymes and songs.

For families with children up to 6 years
This program will be held in the Children’s Space, Ruth Faulkner Library
In Storytime we sing songs, rhymes, read stories and play with puppets! Sessions are carefully designed to educate and entertain. We encourage active participation from all who attend while sharing ways we can foster children’s early literacy skills.
Tickets are not required for this free program.

Job Skills Workshop May 2026
2026-05-16 10:30 - 12:30 | Innovation Lab, Ruth Faulkner Library, Belmont Hub, 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, WA, 6105, Australia
We’ve teamed up with Ubuntu Australia to help you get your next job.

We’ve teamed up with Ubuntu Australia to help you get your next job.
Whether you have years of experience or just joining the workforce, your chance of landing an interview and getting the job is much more likely if you are well prepared.
Our volunteer experts from Ubuntu Australia host quarterly workshops for the community at Ruth Faulkner Library. These free, informative, and interactive workshops cover topics such as:

Job application and resume review
Job interview tips and tricks
How to get a government job
Understanding the public sector job market.

After these workshops, there may be opportunities of one-on-one mentoring support for interested participants with the experts from Ubuntu Australia for a certain period.
Registration is required for this workshop. Register via Humanitix or contact the City.

Saturday Story Time @ the Library (Term 2)
2026-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Byford Library, 858 South Western Highway, Byford, WA, 6122, Australia
Come and listen to some stories at the library.

Story Time is designed to support parents in reading to children and to build early literacy and social skills. The session includes a craft activity.

11am every Saturday during school term
SJ Library Service, 858 South Western Highway, Byford
Suitable for children aged 2 – 5, although children of all ages and abilities are welcome to join in
No bookings required for families
Please contact the library if bringing a group

Men in the Hood
2026-05-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Thornlie Park Centre, 50 Thornlie Avenue, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
Men in the Hood

Is a nine‑month program runs one Saturday afternoon each month. You can drop into any session you like, or sign up for the whole series — which works best because each session builds on the last. The program gives blokes a chance to slow down, learn more about themselves, and find a bit more balance in life. It’s about building confidence, developing emotional skills, and reflecting on what being a man means to you. — stuff that can make a real difference at home, at work and in the community.
You’ll get to connect with other men, pick up practical tools, and walk away with things you can actually use in your day‑to‑day life.
Month 1: Program Overview and Starting the Journey
Month 2: Men’s Circle: Getting to Know You
Month 3: Men’s Work -The Deep Dive
Month 4: Cooking Class – Basics for Blokes!
Month 5: Men’s Circle 2 – Looking Back
Month 6: Self Care and Habit Creation
Month 7: Breathwork
Month 8: Men’s Circle 3 – What We Show / What We Hide
Month 9: Emotional Literacy and Program Close
Registrations Open 18th March
📍 Saturday: 18 April, 16 May, 13 June, 11 July, 8 August, 5 September, 3 October, 31 October & 28 November
📅 Thornlie Park Centre
🕤 1pm – 4pm

Register here

Make New & Mend Craft Group
2026-05-16 13:30 - 15:30 | The Grove Library, 1 Leake Street, Peppermint Grove, WA, 6011, Australia
Make New & Mend meets Sat 1:30-3:30pm, Grove Library. Drop in any time to learn or share crochet, knitting, sewing. Inclusive & welcoming.

Lego Club - Joondalup
2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Joondalup Library, 102 Boas Avenue, Joondalup, WA, Australia
Join in the fun of creative LEGO play. Share and display your creations with the group and library visitors.
No cost. No bookings required.
Held during school term.

Perth Makers Market - New Moon Twilight Market
2026-05-16 16:00 - 21:00 | Burswood Park, Resort Drive, Burswood, WA, 6100, Australia
Twilight vibes at Perth Makers Market ✨ Shop local, enjoy food, music & family fun at Burswood Park, 4–9pm.

Perth Makers Market invites you to a delightful Twilight Market at Burswood Park, celebrating the wonderful artisans of Western Australia!

Spend the evening browsing through local stalls, each offering handmade treasures. With delicious food, live music, family-friendly activities, and special moments, it’s the ideal way to celebrate together.

Join us at Burswood Park between 4pm and 9pm for a night of creativity, community, and the chance to find unique gifts crafted with care by our talented stallholders.

Ballet of Lights - Sleeping Beauty
2026-05-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Octagon Theatre, UWA, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, Australia
Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of colour and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to life in a way you’ve never seen before. Get your tickets now for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in Perth!

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