Welcome to our feature – Arts Scene Around Freo – compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we will bring to your attention community Arts events happening around Freo – visual arts, live performances, music gigs of various sorts, you name it. Each week we will post Arts Scene on our homepage as well as in The Weekly Edition. If you’d like to have your event included, let Gayle know!
So, what’s happening this week?
Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre
Open 7 Days 9am – 5pm
See What’s On to explore art exhibitions, live music, workshops, and more
A Community-Led Creative Campus for Art, Learning and Exchange
**Sunday arvo free music sessions are back!**
Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre is a creative campus committed to fostering a community of innovation and inspiration, collaboration and curiosity, risk taking and rigour. We are both a cultural and a learning precinct situated in Walyalup (Fremantle) on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar in the centre of a city celebrated for its innovation, culture and creativity, shaped by the many communities who call it home.
Spread over a four-acre site and housed in a gothic heritage building, our annual program includes contemporary visual arts exhibitions and a diverse range of multidisciplinary performance, music and discourse. We support a unique artist in residence program, extensive creative learning programs and we are home to a café and our FOUND shop – celebrating the highest quality creations of WA makers and designers. We also manage and curate the Moores Building Contemporary Arts Space in the West End of Fremantle.
WFAC’s commitment to supporting local artists is at the heart of all the centre’s programming and activities.
WFAC presents and commissions contemporary art by artists working locally, nationally and internationally. All exhibitions are free, ensuring the visual arts program remains accessible and inclusive for everyone.
📍1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle
Luna SX Cinemas
Our go to local for arthouse, independent, worldleading quality films, alongside critically acclaimed and popular films.
Luna also screens film festival flics, including the Biennial Fremantle Design Film Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, and National Theatre Live broadcasts.
**Double Features are back!**
📍Nestled in the laneway between Norfolk and Essex Street, 13 Essex Street, Fremantle
https://www.lunapalace.com.au/cinemas/luna-on-sx
South Terrace Piazza
See What’s On for weekly pop up art exhibitions, music, workshops, and more!
Piazza Fremantle is a living, breathing celebration of human expression, a place for makers, innovators, misfits, wanderers, and anyone craving connection. Here, you can get lost in a modern maze of colour, creativity, flavour, and soul. This is a community that doesn’t just welcome you, it invites you to belong.
To linger. To play. To contribute.
PIAZZA is Fremantle’s evolving arts district, a collection of galleries, creative spaces, independent retail, food, events and public art woven together in the heart of Freo.
More than a place to visit, PIAZZA is a place to wander. Discover an exhibition, stumble across an artist at work, explore independent stores, catch live music, join a workshop, find something good to eat or simply stay awhile.
Home to alternative thinkers, passionate doers, makers, creators and rebels, PIAZZA celebrates the creative spirit that has always made Fremantle different.
We’re building something alive, welcoming and unmistakably Freo, a place to create, connect, linger and belong.
📍South Terrace Piazza 36 South Terrace, Fremantle
Dual Nature – Tammi de Rooy and Sarah Eve
13 October – 8 November 2026
Launch night Thursday 15 October 5pm-7pm
Dual Nature brings together two Western Australian artists, Tammi de Rooy and Sarah Eve, whose work explores the Australian landscape through very different visual languages.
Tammi’s detailed oil paintings focus on atmospheric light, wildflowers and the quieter moments of regional Western Australia, while my Abstract Realist paintings explore geology, waterways, ancient rock formations and deep time.
The exhibition will be held at Palette Fremantle in North Fremantle, just metres from Leighton Beach, from 13 October to 8 November 2026.
They are also holding an opening reception on Thursday 15 October from 5pm to 7pm, where visitors can meet both artists, view the exhibition and join an informal evening of art and conversation overlooking the coast.
📍Palette Fremantle – 1 Freeman Loop, North Fremantle
Fremantle Design Week 2026
16 – 25 October 2026
Fashion parade, sustainable circular furniture and clothing, short film screenings at Luna SX, studio showcases, architectural panel talks, and more, there is something for every Design buff.
The Fremantle Design Week 2026 program is live!
Immerse yourself in 11 days packed full of design and design ideas, with over 60 events in and around the port city.
Local architects, designers, makers, artists and creatives will be joined by some of Australia’s leading design voices, connecting you to the people, projects and movements shaping design in the West and globally.
Preview some highlights below, then jump onto the website for the full program. Pull up the diary, plan your design week, and book now!
📍Walyalup Fremantle
https://fremantledesignweek.com/?mc_cid=19e5102a97&mc_eid=588d2ccdcc
Like a Fish in Water
Friday 23 October 2026
Join artists Julie Casali and Marion Le Crayon for the opening night of Like a Fish in Water, a celebration of women, water and the ocean.
Explore an immersive collection of underwater photography, paintings, fish masks and more, celebrating the beauty, freedom and surreal world beneath the surface.
Come and meet the artists, enjoy drinks and nibbles, and be among the first to discover the exhibition.
Tickets $10 per person, including drinks and nibbles.
We’d love to see you there!
📍 Point St Pop Up Art Space, 11 Point St, Fremantle
https://events.humanitix.com/like-a-fish-in-water-exhibition
Storytellers Residency #8: What Happened At The Edge
Thursday 29 October 6pm – 9pm
Oral Storytelling at Moore and Moore Cafe
Welcome to What Happened At The Edge, as we continue the journey, bringing the art of traditional oral storytelling to a contemporary audience.
In residency this month Will Wilson, breathes life into an old old Siberian folktale of The Mares Tail Plant Woman.
When a story begins with the longing of an old woman we find ourselves in deep initiatory territory.
From this longing arrives a young woman whose speech can reconnect culture to the wild, but only when she has found her true voice. . . by no means a small task.
A story that asks us to consider language and poetic speech as the counterweight to our disconnection from the natural world. A worthy consideration for us all.
Its a ripper of a tale and one of Will’s favourite to tell, (please don’t tell the other stories) you can expect a mix of the silly and sincere, the sacred and profane and windy paths leading to dead end or endless opportunities.
About the Storyteller:
Will Wilson
Lives in the tension and paradox that myths so eloquently hold between: domestic and wild / land and sea / village and adventure / sacred and profane / silly and sincere.
He has traveled and lived the stories he tells, from the wilds of Devon to the edges of Scotland, with study in MA Poetics of Imagination gives his storytelling a grounding that takes you beyond the encounter
The evening begins in the beautiful Moore and Moore Cafe space where the cafe is open for dinner, cakes and drinks. Then the performance space opens and your invited into receive a story told in the oral tradition, no notes no script no show just the rawness of the poetic language of the storytellers and the vivacity of your imagination.
Food and Drinks: The wonderful Moore and Moore Cafe is opening its doors to us for these events, their team will be on hand to serve drinks from their small bar, coffee and cakes (a wonderful interval treat), and dinner will be available to pre order for before the performance or during the interval. Dinner options will be announced closer to the event.
Event Schedule: Thursday 29th October 2026
Doors: 18:00 – arrive and settle in with a drink and something to eat
Performance starts: 19:00 – Performance area opens, enter in silence
Interval: 19:45 – Take a breather and order a drink or cafe made cake
Performance continues: 20:10 – Regather and listen to the second part
Ending: 21:00 – Ending after a short discussion Q&A with Storytellers
Please note this performance is open to those aged 16+
📍Moore and Moore Cafe, Fremantle
https://events.humanitix.com/storytellers-residency-what-happened-at-the-edge
Spookfest 26
31 October 7pm – 11:55pm
Unicorn presents Spookfest 26 where Halloween descends on the Buffalo Club for one night only. 2 stages! 9 bands!!
Double headliners The Floors and Guild lead the charge joined by Unicorn, Noah Skape, Hip Priest, ParmeZan, Phantom Island, Ursula, and Old Time Sing Song Man across two stages.
Fancy dress, if you dare. Ghouls, ghosts, monsters, witches, the undead and everything in between — come as your worst nightmare, or come as you are. The choice is yours.
The Buffalo Club transforms into Perth’s darkest Halloween gathering. Come face your fate.
📍Buffalo Club Fremantle
https://events.humanitix.com/spookfest-2026
Global Echoes
Friday 6 November 2026 5:30pm – midnight
Global Echoes, the Fremantle series created by the team behind Red Earth, returns to its home ground at Freo.Social on Friday 6 November. For the first time, it’s teaming up with Mahico, a Northern Rivers collective that has spent six years building gatherings around Latin American music, food and culture.
Headlined by Chilean composer and multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Gallardo, co-founder of the pioneering electronic folk project Matanza. Gallardo blends charango, Andean flutes and voice with deep electronic rhythms, and he’s played Cercle, Fusion and Envision. This is Gallardo’s first Australian tour in three years, and Fremantle is his only WA date. Don’t miss out!
📍Freo Social
https://m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/global-echoes-x-mahico-present-rodrigo-gallardo-chl/200472
A Musical Evening with Charlie and Goldie (supported by Tim Darby)
Friday 13 November 6pm – 9pm
Charlie & Goldie are a big-sound-duo, giving melancholic lyrics to the tune of stomp-boxing indie folk.
Goldie’s love of intimate piano folk is complimented by Charlie’s raucous guitar, their styles blending as beautifully as their vocal harmonies. They create a frenetic and friendly onstage chemistry, balanced by lilting violin.
Having toured from north to south of WA, from Lancelin to Denmark, Charlie and Goldie are ready to share their music as far as they can.
2024 saw Charlie & Goldie shortlisted to support Boy & Bear, performing at Nanga Music Festival, with 2025 seeing their first WAM Song of the Year nomination.
With the fullest of hearts, this collaborative passion project exists to celebrate each other’s music and artistry – Charlie & Goldie are a powerhouse duo to watch closely.
Charlie and Goldie will be supported during the evening by Tim in one of his incarnations . . .
As always bring snacks to share in the break.
📍Ecoburbia, Beaconsfield
https://events.humanitix.com/charlieandgoldie-supportedbytimdarby
JARRAH
Friday 13th November 6pm – 9pm
A film by Noel Nannup, Clancy Martin and Daniel Jan Martin
“That tree is me and I am that tree.”
Vessel is incredibly proud to invite you to the opening night and official premiere of JARRAH.
JARRAH is a short film told by Noongar Elder Noel Nannup, connecting us all through trees. Hand-drawn in charcoal and graphite across hundreds of frames, JARRAH draws out connection and care for these magic trees.
Experience the film and celebrate the occasion with a Welcome and introduction to JARRAH by Dr Noel Nannup OAM, with a live soundscape by Nicholas Huston.
📍Vessel Contemporary – Naval Store
https://events.humanitix.com/jarrah-vessel
PIAZZA Wall x No More Blank Walls
28 November – 13 December 2026
This summer, some of the world’s most exciting street artists will transform PIAZZA Fremantle into a large-scale open-air gallery and permanent public art destination.
From 28 November to 13 December, 18 Australian and International artists will create 15 large-scale murals across walls, laneways and gathering spaces throughout the precinct. Watch the artworks come to life in real time, meet the artists behind the works, and experience a festival celebrating creativity, culture and community.
GLOBAL NAMES. LOCAL STORIES.
PIAZZA Walls x No More Blank Walls Festival brings together an ambitious artist line-up, with internationally acclaimed muralists creating alongside Australia’s leading street artists and Fremantle creatives.
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
El Mac (USA) • Jeks (USA) • Bezt (Poland) • Dulk (Spain) • James Bullough (Germany) • Aylo (UK) • Erre (Colombia) • Remi Tournier (France) • Smug
AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS
Hayley Welsh • Hope • James Giddy • Jasmine Crisp • Starsan
FREMANTLE COLLABORATION
ArtbyRow • Emily Rose • Jordan Paolillo • Liam Dee
Together, the artists will create a permanent mural trail spanning 925sqm across the precinct, leaving a lasting creative legacy in the heart of Fremantle.
• Live Mural Painting
• Workshops
• Guided Tours
• Piazza Walls Block Party
• Meet The Artists
• Movies and more…
📍South Terrace Piazza 36 South Terrace, Fremantle
https://piazzafremantle.com/whats-on/piazza-walls/
If there’s any missed local shows and events that are about to open, do make sure to email Gayle so we can include your show, event, gig.
* Arts Scene Around Freo is compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. If you’d like your community event listed email Gayle here.
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