Street Arts Festival

The Old Courthouse is excited to welcome the 2026 Fremantle International Street Arts Festival back to our very own stage.

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival started as a celebration of Fremantle’s local busking culture in 1999 and has grown into a showcase of the world’s best street theatre. Across the Easter long weekend, you can enjoy 160+ free, family-friendly performances and events.

Each year, the streets of Fremantle are transformed into an open-air theatre of the amazing, weird and wacky, while Fremantle’s famous alfresco dining steps up a notch, with pop-up bars and eateries extending into the streets.

Entertainment centres around several major ‘pitches’ or performance locations and roving performers pop up in surprising and interesting places all across the City.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE @ OLD COURTHOUSE PITCH

FRIDAY APRIL 3

OSADIA – 12.30pm, 1.00pm, 1.30pm, 3.00pm, 3.30pm, 4.00pm

SATURDAY APRIL 4

CIRCUS WORKSHOP – 12.30pm & 2.30pm

WHEEL OF CIRCUS – 1.30pm & 2.30pm

SUNDAY APRIL 5

FOAM PARTY – 1.00pm – 6.00pm

MONDAY APRIL 6

FOAM PARTY – 12.30pm – 5.00pm

FREE FAMILY EVENT!

It’s absolutely free to access the Fremantle Street Arts festival, although if you watch a show it’s nice to put some money in the buskers’ hats – that’s how they make their living!