Get Ready - 10 Nights In Port 2024 Program Revealed!

Fremantle’s favourite winter arts festival, 10 Nights in Port, has today revealed its 2024 program which will see over 15 mysterious and marvellous installations, exhibitions, and performances take place from 15-25 August 2024.

A festival designed to champion Western Australian artists, 10 Nights in Port 2024 will bring together an array of subcultures and communities through its program, inviting festival goers to embrace the unknown and expand their horizons through exposure to new perspectives and people.

Among the experiences making their debut at this year’s festival is Cracked, a participatory ceramic project and free exhibition led by First Nations ceramicist Alfred Lowe that explores how communities rally and keep hope alive in even the darkest times.

Taking residence at Fremantle Arts Centre, Cracked will see an illuminated trail of community fires, with breathtaking fire sculptures becoming a centrepiece for where neighbours, friends, and strangers can share stories, space, time and warmth.

A 10 Nights in Port’s festival favourite will also return in a new collaboration for 2024 with Neighbourhood Saunas, with the launch of Sweat, Soak, Release. Featuring a program of sacred ceremonial sauna rituals inspired by international cultures, Sweat, Soak, Release will rejuvenate both body and mind with a unique experience on Fremantle’s South Beach.

The festival will take place across more than 10 community spaces throughout Walyalup | Fremantle, with both free-to-attend and paid performances to choose from.

Additional events programmed to takeover Fremantle for 10 Nights in Port 2024 include:
* Six Seasons Gathering: An exhibition by Nyoongar and Wadjala artists that showcases gathered and shared seasonal resources from the Walyalup Bilya area to create artworks that reflect the Nyoongar six seasons.
* Joy Persists: A multi-faceted program of artworks that explore joy, not as a response or in reflection, but in action through visual arts, workshops, film, experimental music and discussion.
* Potluck: A Feast of Gentle Bravery: A community event where people are invited to bring a plate, pull up a chair to connect and hear some barefaced stories from strangers, who may turn into friends.
* CaberGAY: A live performance hosted by Cougar Morrison featuring a vivid smorgasbord of cabaret, theatre, circus, comedy, leather and kink in the heart of Fremantle.

Sarah Wilkinson, Manager of Arts said this year’s program aims to depict the diverse cultures that come together to form Fremantle’s vibrant community spirit.

“10 Nights in Port celebrates the people of Fremantle, it invites audiences to brace the outdoors in the height of winter and explore new perspectives. Community connection is at the heart of this festival, the program wants to engage festival goers through immersive art experiences that enlighten and enrich perspectives through the melting pot of cultures that exist within our local community.”

“With over 15 events for all ages speckled throughout Fremantle’s iconic sites, we’re encouraging everyone to head into Walyalup | Fremantle to explore in search of something mysterious and wonderful — all you need is jacket and an adventurous spirit,” said Ms Wilkinson.

The full line-up of events taking place at this year’s 10 Nights in Port festival can be found on the Festival website right here.

Ticketed events will also go on sale from today, Thursday 18 July via the Festival website.

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