Awesome Festival
| Awesome Festival | |
|---|---|
 Lollipop ladies in 2024 | |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
Most recent | September 30 – October 4, 2025 |
| Organised by | Barking Gecko Arts |
| Website | https://barkinggecko.com.au/awesome-festival |
Awesome Festival (in full Awesome International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things) is an arts event in Perth, Western Australia held annually since 1996.[1] The participation and interaction of younger visitors is encouraged by street theatre, interactive art, dance workshops, film screenings and musical performances.[2] The event was formerly organised and run by Awesome Arts, a non-profit company,[3] but in 2024 Barking Gecko Theatre and Awesome Arts merged into Barking Gecko Arts.[4]
References
- ↑ "About Us". Awesome Arts. Barking Gecko Arts. 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Awesome Festival". Perth is OK!. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ "About Awesome & the Awesome team". Awesome Arts. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ↑ Templeman, David (25 September 2024). "Awesome merger to stimulate the imagination of young minds". Government of Western Australia (Media statement). Retrieved 20 May 2025.