Editing List of festivals in Australia (section)

==Western Australia==
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|Augusta River Festival || [[Augusta, Western Australia|Augusta]]|| || Music festival held in March
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|Avon Valley Writers Festival || [[Toodyay, Western Australia|Toodyay]]|| || Writers festival held in September
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|Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival || [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]]|| || Writers festival held in September
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|Boyup Brook Country Music Festival<ref name="countrymusicwa">{{cite web|url=http://www.countrymusicwa.com.au/index.html |title=Boyup Brook Country Music Festival |publisher=countrymusicwa.com.au |accessdate=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821202734/http://www.countrymusicwa.com.au/index.html |archive-date=21 August 2011 }}</ref> || [[Boyup Brook, Western Australia|Boyup Brook]] ||  || Country music, ute and truck muster, markets, bush poetry, art exhibitions, workshops, held in February
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|Blues at Bridgetown Festival<ref>{{cite web|author=<!-- article-content --> <!-- /article-content --> |url=http://www.bluesatbridgetown.com/ |title=Blues at Bridgetown |publisher=Blues at Bridgetown |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Bridgetown, Western Australia|Bridgetown]] || 1993 || WA's longest running Blues & Roots Music Festival, held on the 2nd weekend of November each year.
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|Brave New Works Festival<ref>{{cite web|author=<!-- article-content --> <!-- /article-content --> |url=http://www.denmarkarts.com.au/ |title=Brave New Works in Denmark |publisher=Denmark Arts |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Denmark, Western Australia|Denmark]] || 1994 || Australia's only festival supporting new works. Trail new art on audiences, semi complete or finished works, all art forms presented. Held in March. 
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|Broome Arts & Music Festival || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] ||  ||  Music, arts and cultural festival held in March
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|Channel 7 Mandurah Crab Fest presented by LiveLighter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/tourism/crabfest/ |title=Welcome Back |publisher=Mandurah.wa.gov.au |date=25 March 2010 |accessdate=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090629113945/http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/tourism/crabfest/ |archive-date=29 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || [[Mandurah]] || 1999 || Food and music festival held in March
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|[[Corrugated Lines]]: A festival of words || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]]|| || Writers festival held in August
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|[[Darlington Arts Festival]] || [[Darlington, Western Australia|Darlington]] || || Community festival held in November
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|Denmark Festival of Voice || [[Denmark, Western Australia|Denmark]] || 2003 || Music festival held on the June long weekend. Began as a community festival celebrating choirs, now grown into a main stage for WA and interstate musicians, presented with Aboriginal Elders sharing culture, walking together side by side.
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|[[Elmar's Food & Beer Festival]]|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || beer festival
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|[[Fairbridge Festival]] || [[Pinjarra]] ||  1992|| Folk, blues, roots, Celtic, acoustic, world music festival held in April
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|[[FeBREWary]]|| [[Perth]] || || beer festival in 1–28 February 2013
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|Festival of Country Gardens || [[Balingup]] || || Flora festival held in May
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|Festival of The Wind || [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]] || || Food and music festival held in March
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|FotoFreo Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fotofreo.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Fotofreo.com |accessdate=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020206122539/http://www.fotofreo.com/ |archive-date=6 February 2002 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || [[Fremantle]] || || International photography festival held biennially in April
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|Fremantle Children's Fiesta || [[Fremantle]] ||   || An annual event celebrating children, and reflecting the diversity of the Fremantle community, held in Samson Park
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|Fremantle Festival<ref name="fremantlefestivals">{{cite web|url=http://www.fremantlefestivals.com/main/html/ |title=Festival do Sucesso – aprenda como ganhar dinheiro online |publisher=fremantlefestivals.com |accessdate=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620154444/http://www.fremantlefestivals.com/main/html/ |archive-date=20 June 2010 }}</ref> || [[Fremantle]] ||1905 || Art and music festival held in November
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|Fremantle Heritage Festival<ref name="fremantlefestivals"/> || [[Fremantle]] ||  || Art, music, cultural festival held in May
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|Fremantle Street Arts Festival<ref name="fremantlefestivals"/> || [[Fremantle]] ||1997 || Arts festival held in April
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|Fremantle Tomato Festival || [[Fremantle]] ||2004 || One-day tomato festival held in either February or March as part of the Fremantle Village Art Market
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|Great Southern Taste Festival || [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] || || Food, wine, art and music festival held in February/March
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|GWN Great Southern Multi-Cultural Festival || [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] || || Food and wine festival with street stalls held in March
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|Jurien Bay Easter Festival || [[Jurien Bay]] ||  ||
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|Kimberley Writers Festival || [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]] ||2005 || Writers festival held in July
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|Kings Park and Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/events/wff.html?Menu=wff/|accessdate=6 January 2007|title=Kings Park and Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival}}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> || [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]]|| || Flora festival held in September
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|Leederville Street Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/wa/pertharea/perth/events/festivals/leederville-street/|title= Leederville Street Festival|website= Total Travel}}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || Food and wine festival with street stalls held in November
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|Mango Festival || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] ||  ||  Food festival held in November
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|Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival || [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]|| || Writers festival held in May
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|Margaret River Wine Region Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrwinefest.org.au/home.php/ |title=Margaret River Wine Region Festival |accessdate=2008-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112145912/http://www.mrwinefest.org.au/home.php |archive-date=12 January 2007 }}</ref> || [[Margaret River]] || || Wine festival held in November
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|Moondyne Festival<ref name="moondynefestival">{{cite web|url=http://www.moondynefestival.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081110081348/http://moondynefestival.com/ |archive-date=10 November 2008 |url-status=dead |title=moondynefestival.com Coming soon... |accessdate=13 May 2016 }}</ref> || [[Toodyay, Western Australia|Toodyay]] || 1984 || Cultural festival celebrating the history of Toodyay, with markets and entertainment, first Sunday in May
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|Mount Barker Wine Festival Weekend || [[Mount Barker, Western Australia|Mount Barker]] || || Wine festival held in January
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|Mundaring Truffle Festival || [[Mundaring, Western Australia|Mundaring]] || 2007 || Food festival with a focus on [[Truffle|edible truffles]] and other local produce, held in July
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|[[Nambung Country Music Muster]]|| [[Nambung]]|| || Country Music festival including Bush Poets held last weekend in October
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|[[Nannup Music Festival]] || [[Nannup]]|| || Music festival held in March
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|Narrogin Spring Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narroginspringfestival.org.au/ |title=Narrogin Spring Festival Home |publisher=Narroginspringfestival.org.au |accessdate=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408161847/http://narroginspringfestival.org.au/ |archive-date=8 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] ||  || Open gardens, markets, music, food, street parade and other entertainment, held in October
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|Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival || [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]] || || Environmental, arts and ocean sport festival held in May
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|Northam Motorcycle Festival || [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]] || || Motorcycle festival held in October
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|Northam International Festival || [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]] || || Music, arts and cultural festival held in November
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|Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival<ref name="overthefence">{{cite web|url=http://overthefence.com.au/|title= Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival|publisher=Over The Fence|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref>|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || 1996 || Travelling independent Australian comedy film festival held from May until March the following year
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|Pemberton Autumn Festival || [[Pemberton, Western Australia|Pemberton]]|| || Food & wine festival held on the first Saturday in May every year
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|[[Perth Beer Festival]]|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || beer festival
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|Perth Fashion Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthfashionfestival.com.au/ |title=Perth Fashion Festival 2012 |publisher=Perthfashionfestival.com.au |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || Fashion festival held in September
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|Perth Fringe Festival || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || January–February 2011 || Arts and cultural festival held in January/February
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|Perth Garden & Outdoor Living Festival<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dietsch |first=Jake |date=13 May 2023 |title=Perth Garden Festival in full bloom after 50 years |url=https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/garden/seasoned-green-thumbs-pack-the-50th-perth-garden-outdoor-living-festival-c-10617464 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref>
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|Perth International Arts Festival || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||1953 || Art, music, film, and theatre festival held in January and February
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|[[Perth International Comedy Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perthcomedyfest.com.au/ |title=Perth International Comedy Festival - With over 40 events and 140 performances in 19 days |publisher=Perthcomedyfest.com.au |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||2012 || Curated comedy festival held in Mt Lawley over 19 days in May.
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| [[Perth Medieval Fayre]]|| [[Supreme Court Gardens, Western Australia|Perth]]|| || Fayre held in the style of a renaissance fair, entertainment, Combat displays, Vendors and food and drink. wear medieval costume have fun. 3rd Saturday in March
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|Red Earth Arts Festival || [[Karratha, Western Australia|Karratha]] ||2010 || Arts festival held in September
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|[[Revelation – Perth International Film Festival]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||1997 || Film festival held in July
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|[[Rock-It|Rock It Festival]] || [[Joondalup]] || || Biennial Music festival held at the Arena Jondalup in March and December
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|Rockingham Community Fair || [[Rockingham, Western Australia|Rockingham]] || || Family festival held in November
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|[[Rollercoaster (Australian festival)|Rollercoaster]] || [[Mandurah]] || 2004 || Annual music festival held on the Mandurah foreshore in December
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|Shinju Matsuri – Festival of the [[Pearl]] || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] || 1972 ||  Music, arts and cultural festival held in September
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|[[South West Craft Beer Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swbeerfest.com.au/event-info|title=Event Info|publisher=South West Craft Beer Festival|accessdate=23 August 2019}}</ref> || [[Busselton]] ||  || beer festival in February
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|SPLIF Festival<ref name="splif">{{cite web|url=http://www.splif.com.au/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031014013159/http://splif.com.au/ |archive-date=14 October 2003 |url-status=dead |title= SPLIF Festival |accessdate=13 May 2016 }}</ref> || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||2001 || Independent short film festival for West Australian film makers held in January
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|Spring In The Valley Festival<ref name="swanvalley">{{cite web|url=http://www.swanvalley.com.au/events/sitsv.html/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041217121323/http://www.swanvalley.com.au/events/sitsv.html |archive-date=17 December 2004 |url-status=dead |title=Swan Valley |accessdate=13 May 2016 }}</ref> || [[Swan Valley (Western Australia)|Swan Valley]] || || Wine and music festival held in October
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|[[Sprung in the Alley Craft Beer Festival]]|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || beer festival
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|Staircase To The Moon Festival || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] ||  ||  Heritage, and environmental festival held in March
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|Stuffit (festival)|Stuffit || [[Wanneroo]] ||  ||  Taxidermy festival held in March
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|The Sunshine Festival || [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] ||1959|| Community Festival held in October
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|UWA Annual Spring Feast || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] ||1999 || Night market international food festival held in October
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|Vintage Blues Festival || [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] || || Wine and music festival held in January at Wignalls Wines
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|[[WA Beer Week]]|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || beer festival
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|WA Food and Wine Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wineandfood.com.au/ |title=Wine and Food Western Australia |publisher=Wineandfood.com.au |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || || Food and wine festival held in June
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|[[West Coast Blues & Roots Festival]] || [[Fremantle]] ||  || Sunset Events music festival held in February
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|Whale Song Augusta Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://margaretriverguide.com.au/events/whale-song-augusta-festival/ |title=Whale Song Augusta Festival |publisher=Margaretriverguide.com.au |date=10 February 2011 |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Augusta, Western Australia|Augusta]] || 2010 || Music and entertainment, whale-watching, to celebrate the arrival of the [[southern right whale|southern right]] and [[humpback whale|humpback]] whales in the waters of Augusta during their annual migrations, first week of June
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|Wild West Comedy Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wildwestcomedy.com.au/ |title=Wild West Comedy Festival &#124; Perth, Comedy, International, Festival, Comedians, Funny, Humour, WWCF, Wild West Comedy, WA |publisher=Wildwestcomedy.com.au |date=10 October 2012 |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref>|| [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || 2007 || Comedy Festival
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|Words in the Valley Writers & Readers Festival || [[Bridgetown, Western Australia|Bridgetown]]|| || Writers festival held in July
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|York Jazz Festival || [[York, Western Australia|York]] || || Jazz music festival held in September/October
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|Yum In My Tum – a food festival just for kids!<ref name="yuminmytumfoodfestival">{{cite web|url=http://www.yuminmytumfoodfestival.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910010427/http://www.yuminmytumfoodfestival.com/ |archive-date=10 September 2008 |url-status=dead |title= Yum In My Tum Food Festival |accessdate=13 May 2016 }}</ref> || Whiteman Park, Perth, Western Australia || || WA's only food festival dedicated to children, takes place annually on the last weekend in November
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