Explore stories and skills that connect us with where we live today during the City of Wanneroo’s Heritage Festival celebrations.
From heritage crafts to discovering the Wanneroo of old through film and image, there’s so much to see and do.
Check out all the activities on offer and book your place.
On this page:
- The Antipodean Manifesto exhibition
- Mischief and mysteries at Wanneroo Museum
- Sunday afternoons at Cockman House
- Friday Flicks: 40-year showcase
- Bees and beeswax wraps workshop
- Getting Started with Embroidery
- Wanneroo in Wartime bus tour
The Antipodean Manifesto exhibition
Where: Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
When: Wednesdays to Saturdays, 18 April to 3 May // 10am to 4pm
The Antipodean Manifesto features a selection of paintings, drawings, prints and ceramics by the seven artists and one historian who formed the Antipodean group in Melbourne in 1969.
Mischief and mysteries at Wanneroo Museum
Where: Wanneroo Regional Museum, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
When: Saturday 26 April // 12pm to 4pm - Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 April // 10am to 4pm
Join the fun at the Wanneroo Museum these school holidays and step into a world of mischief and mystery!
Sunday afternoons at Cockman House
Where: Cockman House
When: Sundays 20, 27 April and 4 and 11 May // 1:30pm to 4pm
Visit Wanneroo’s oldest standing house and learn about the lives of an early settler family.
Friday Flicks: 40-year showcase
Where: Theatrette, Wanneroo Library and Culture Centre, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
When: Friday 2, 9 and 16 May // drop in between 10am to 4pm
Celebrate 40 years of Wanneroo becoming a City and travel back in time with this wonderful movie collage of images, advertisements and movie reels from the Wanneroo Community History Collection.
Bees and beeswax wraps workshop – sold out
Where: Buckingham House
When: Wednesday 30 April 2025 // 10am to 12pm
Learn about the fascinating history of bees and beekeeping and make your own beeswax wrap with passionate waste educator extraordinaire, Peg Davies.
Getting Started with Embroidery – sold out
Where: Various libraries
When: Wednesday 30 April, Wednesday 7 May and Wednesday 14 May 2025 // 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Have a go at embroidery and stitch some beautiful designs in this workshop led by experienced members of the Embroiderers’ Guild of WA. Costs $10 per person to cover embroidery starter kit.
Wanneroo in Wartime bus tour – sold out
Where: Leaves from Wanneroo Regional Museum, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
When: Tuesday 6 May // 9:30am to 2:30pm
Join us for a free bus tour exploring stories people and places in Wanneroo during wartime.