WA Day: Rain can’t dampen the fun as families flock to Fremantle for public holiday festivities

Western Australians have enjoyed a public holiday celebrating WA Day with a number of festivals across the State.

Hundreds of Perth residents flocked to Fremantle to enjoy the WA Day festival.

Families got to enjoy the festivities including a performance by the Wadumbah Dance Group showing the long Indigenous history of the State.

Festival goers could also enjoy a variety of other cultural performances and food stalls throughout the day at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour and Bathers Beach.

While spirits were high, the weather proved to have different plans.

A morning of clear skies were eventually overrun by grey clouds and rain as the first storm front of the season rolled through into Perth.

Events were also held across the regions with Kalgoorlie, Albany, Geraldton and Carnarvon all holding their own festivals.

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said the day was a great chance to celebrate the State.

“WA Day is a day to celebrate what a great state we have, proud Western Australians,” she said.

“We have an incredible day, we’re expecting rain, maybe that’s coming this afternoon but it’s a day that we celebrate all the great things about our State.

“Western Australians have always been very parochial, we we love our state, we love living in WA and we want to continue to make sure we can grow jobs and opportunities and make sure everyone gets to participate in this great state.”

The Fremantle event comes a year after organisers were forced to cancel the Burswood Park event due to poor weather, instead holding a belated festival in November.