Street Arts Festival > Information

22 – 24 March 2008

Every Easter, (22 – 24 March 2008) in the port town of the world's most isolated capital city, audiences in excess of 100,000 flood into the city to experience the supreme skill and outrageous behaviour of the world's best Buskers. The festival, in it’s 10th year in 2008, has grown from a celebration of Fremantle’s unique busking culture to Australia’s biggest street performance festival.

For the artists, street performance is not a mere stepping stone onto greater things. This years program features highly polished acts from Australia, Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom with established careers in stage, screen, music, circus, stand up comedy and cabaret.

There are as many varieties of street artists as there are motivations for street performing. Some artists enjoy the travel, some enjoy playing to diverse audiences, many who would not normally see theatre in a venue, some enjoy the direct contact and spontaneous audience participation. The one thing they all have in common is that they CHOOSE to work in street theatre and they all rely on your contributions to stay there.

So next Easter bring your family and friends and head down to experience an unforgettable weekend of world class entertainment as well as everything else Fremantle has to enjoy. Don't forget to bring a hat, some sunscreen and your sense of humour.

Enjoy!
Brendan Coleman
Artistic Director