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.Image credit: Tourism WA
