Events
The Red Earth Arts Festival is the City of Karratha’s favourite annual arts festival is back for 2019! Help us to celebrate 10 years of REAF over three massive weekends!
- REAF Launch
- REAF Junior
- REAF Beatz N Eatz
- REAF Culture
- REAF World
- REAF Film
- REAF Creep
- REAF Music
- REAF Comedy
- REAF Recovery
- WHERE: Red Earth Arts Precinct Amphitheatre
- WHEN: Friday, 6 September 2019, 18:00-21:00
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Free admission (No ticket required)
As always the annual Red Earth Arts Festival kicks off with a vibrant family-friendly party, featuring a live performance from Spinifex Gum. Expect delicious food, a variety of market stalls, roving performers, amusement rides and more!
All the way from the East Coast, Spinifex Gum is an Australian-made collaboration of voice, sound, movement and change. It's made of languages, new and old, and the wrongs that wait to be righted. Of passion, fight and love. Not to be missed.
- WHERE: Various locations (see table below)
- WHEN: Various times (see table below)
- WHO: Ages 5+
- COST: $15pp
- TICKETS: Circus | Dance | Art
Tickets are only required for those taking part in workshops (accompanying adults do not need to purchase tickets)
The Circus challenge will have you learning all things circus-related! Enjoy roaming between the four 'zones:
- Circus workshop zone: learn a number of circus tricks.
- Youth circus zone: tackle harder level of circus tricks to improve your skills and tricks.
- Up-cycle circus zone: this craft zone will have you looking the part after creating colourful circus props from recycled and reused materials.
- Mini circus show: now is your time to shine! Star and assist the professionals in circus routines.
Saturday, 7 September 2019
9:00-11:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
12:00-14:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-17:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
Sunday, 8 September 2019
9:00-11:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
12:00-14:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-17:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
DANCE WORKSHOP
The REAF Junior Dance Workshop boasts a hip hop workshop with teachers from premier dance company, The Dance Collective
Saturday, 14 September 2019
10:30-11:30 | Wickham Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
13:00-14:00 | Wickham Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-16:00 | Wickham Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
Sunday 15, September 2019
10:30-11.30 | Point Samson Community Hall | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
13:00-14.00 | Point Samson Community Hall | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-16.00 | Point Samson Community Hall | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
ART WORKSHOP
The REAF Junior Art Workshop gives kids the chance to create a 'wishes for the world' flag focused on the environment. Once completed these flags will be displayed at REAF Recovery.
Saturday, 21 September 2019
10:30-12.00 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
13:00-14:30 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-16:30 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
Sunday 22, September 2019
10:30-12:00 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
13:00-14:30 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
15:00-16:30 | Dampier Community Hub | Ages 5+ | $15pp |
- WHERE: Various locations (see table below)
- WHEN: Various times (see table below)
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Free admission (No ticket required)
REAF Beatz n Eatz brings local food vendors, entertainment and activities right to your door step for three jam-packed weekends.
Saturday, 7 September 2019
11:30-14:30 | Pegs Creek Oval | Free entry |
Sunday, 8 September 2019
12:00-20:00 | Pegs Creek Oval | Free entry |
Saturday, 14 September 2019
12:00-15:00 | Wickham Oval | Free entry |
Sunday, 15 September 2019
12:00-20:00 | Point Samson Community Hall | Free entry |
Saturday, 21 September 2019
12:00-20:00 | Windy Ridge Oval (Sharks Oval) | Free entry |
Sunday, 22 September 2019
12:00-15:00 | Windy Ridge Oval (Sharks Oval) | Free entry |
- WHERE: Ganalili Centre, Roebourne
- WHEN: Saturday, 7 September 2019, 16:00-22:00
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Free admission (No ticket required)
Commissioned to write a song cycle for the choir, Riebl spent several years visiting the Pilbara to build relationships and gather stories. Spinifex Gum tells of the region’s local tales and characters, true stories of racism and injustice, and the legacies of colonisation with music production that’s staunchly modern, built from found sound samples of the Pilbara – rustling leaves, bouncing basketballs and chugging trains.
REAF Culture is being held alongside the opening of the newly refurbished Ganalili Centre, hosted by Yindjibarndi. The full event program includes:
4.30pm Puppet Creation Story
6.30pm Jawijalurra Production
8.30pm Spinifex Gum

- WHERE: Pegs Creek Oval
- WHEN: Sunday, 8 September 2019, 16:00-18:00
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Free admission (No ticket required)
REAF World will take you on a round-the-globe experience from right where you're sitting! You'll be immersed in cultural song and dance from different countries. Pack a picnic, blanket and the family for an evening of worldly fun.
- WHERE: Various locations (see table below)
- WHEN: Various times (see table below)
- WHO: Ages 15+
- COST: $16pp
- TICKETS: Karratha | Wickham
19:00-22:00 | Red Earth Arts Precinct | Ages 15+ | $16pp |
19:00-22:00 | Wickham Picture Gardens | Ages 15+ | $16pp |
- WHERE: Cossack Heritage Town
- WHEN: Friday, 13 September 2019, 18:30-21:00
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Adults: $15pp, Children: $10pp
- TICKETS: Get yours here
- BUS TICKETS: Get yours here
The second weekend of the Red Earth Arts Festival kicks off on Friday the 13th! Head out to Cossack to be spooked by roving zombies, ghosts and ghouls, take a peek into your future with tarot card readers, experience the creeptacular conservatorium by Pitter Pat Productions and look the part with face painters and more!
Bus tickets are available from Wickham Recreation Precinct to Cossack.
Bus timetable:
Friday, 13 September 2019:
Leave Wickham Recreation Precinct at 6:15pm for Cossack
Return to Wickham Recreation Precinct at 9pm
- WHERE: Port Walcott Yacht Club, Wickham
- WHEN: Saturday, 14 September 2019, 16:00-20:00
- WHO: Family-friendly event, plus licensed area
- COST: Adults: $35pp, Children: $10pp
- TICKETS: Get yours here
- BUS TICKETS: Get yours here
Bus tickets are available from Wickham Recreation Precinct to Port Walcott.
Bus timetable:
Saturday, 14 September 2019
Leave Wickham Recreation Precinct for Port Walcott
Return to Wickham Recreation Precinct at 8pm
19:00-20:30 | Red Earth Arts Precinct | Ages 18+ | $45pp |
19:00-20.30 | Dampier Community Hall | Ages 18+ | $40pp |
- WHERE: Windy Ridge Oval (Sharks Oval), Dampier
- WHEN: Sunday, 22 September 2019, 16:00-20:00
- WHO: All ages, family-friendly event
- COST: Free admission (No ticket required)
Join us for the final event of the 10th annual Red Earth Arts Festival program, REAF Recovery! Come down and enjoy live entertainment as the sun sets along with games, food stalls and a pop-up bar.