Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
late Jun-mid-Jul)
Celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cul-
(
www.goolarri.com
;
ture.
Environs Annual Art Auction
(
www.environskimberley.org.au
;
Jul)
Annual environment fundraiser auctioning work by local
and indigenous Kimberley artists.
ART FESTIVAL
HORSE RACING
Broome Race Round
(
www.broometurfclub.com.au
;
Jul/Aug)
Kimberley Cup, Ladies Day and Broome Cup are when
locals and tourists frock up and party hard.
Corrugated Lines
WRITING FESTIVAL
Aug)
A three-day festival of the written word.
Opera Under the Stars
OPERA FESTIVAL
Aug)
Opera al fresco; one night only at the Cable Beach Am-
phitheatre.
Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl
(
www.shinjumatsuri.com.au
;
Aug or Sep)
This homage to the pearl includes a week of parades,
food, art, concerts, fireworks and dragon-boat races.
PEARLS
Mango Festival
(
MANGOES
last weekend Nov)
A celebration of the fruit in all its forms.
STAIRCASE TO THE MOON
The reflections of a rising full moon, rippling over low-tide-exposed mudflats, create the optical illusion of a
golden stairway leading to the moon. Between March and October, full moons see Broome buzzing with every-
one eager to see the spectacle. At Town Beachthere's a lively evening market with food stalls, and people bring
their fold-up chairs, although the small headland at the end of Hamersley St has a better view. While Roebuck
Bay parties like nowhere else, this phenomenon happens across the Kimberley and Pilbara coasts - anywhere
with some east-facing mudflats. Other good viewing spots are One Arm Point at Cape Leveque, Cooke Point in
Port Hedland, Sunrise Beach at Onslow, Hearson Cove near Dampier and the lookout at Cossack. Most visitor
centres publish the dates on their websites.
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