A Hot Winter Festival, Sales and a Curry Night: 21 Essential WA Events in July 2026

Winter is heating up in WA. This month, Cabin Fever warms Margaret River while Perth is set ablaze with cultural events.

Here are the best things to do in WA this month – and all the food news you might have missed.

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Festivals and events in July 2026

There are so many events, food festivals and pop-ups coming to Perth this year. We’ve got heaps of them bookmarked – but these are the events happening this month.

• Revelation Perth International Film Festival, July 8 to 19: Western Australia’s largest international film festival returns this July with more than 200 feature films, documentaries and shorts. The full program is available online.

• Beyond Borders – Dahl Daddys at Alberta’s, July 11 & July 12: Corey Rozario of the roving curry pop-up Dahl Daddys will take over the entire Alberta’s space. Rozario and Ben Ing of Alberta’s will serve a set menu inspired by the flavours of Myanmar and Northern Thailand. Tickets are $150.

• The Jungle Giants at Shelter Brewing Co, July 17, 7pm: Australian indie-pop royalty the Jungle Giants will open Cabin Fever with a gig at Shelter Brewing Co, supported by rising Aussie acts the Tullamarines and Tear Drive. Tickets cost $89.95.

• Hair of the Truffle Dog at Margaret River Truffle Farm, July 19, 7am: Truffles might be an acquired taste, but spending a morning with dogs is something we can all get around. Start the morning at Margaret River Truffle Farm, following the truffle-hunting dogs as they sniff out the good stuff, before heading back to the firepit for a truffle-forward breakfast paired with drops from Skigh Wines. Tickets cost $220.

• De’cadent at De’sendent, July 23 & July 24, 6pm: As part of Cabin Fever Festival Evan Hayter of De’sendent is teaming up with Brian Cole of the Ritz-Carlton’s Hearth for an intimate dinner service built around the best local winter produce, with alcoholic and non-alcoholic pairings available. Starting from $200.

• Red Hot at Swings & Roundabouts, July 24, 6pm: The team at Swings & Roundabouts is inviting you on a hot date. Experience bold reds from the cellar door, flame-cooked canapés and live soul, funk and disco from 10-piece band Dr Soul. Tickets from $85.

• Street Eats at Chow’s Table, July 25, 6.30pm: Mal Chow is bringing the heat and transforming Chow’s Table into a proper Malaysian pasar malam, with endless stations of Chinese Malay street food. There will also be a dance floor to keep the atmosphere lively. Tickets are $130.

• Polarity at Vasse Felix, July 25, 6pm: It’s opposite day at Vasse Felix. The award-winning kitchen has thrown out the usual rules of food and wine, inviting guests to an experimental five-course meal focusing on contrast, harmony and the unexpected, alongside a line-up of surprising wine pairings. Tickets are $195.

• The Ruby Reserve at Howard Park Wines, July 25 & 26 July, 2pm: Howard Park Wines is celebrating its 40th anniversary with guided tastings of its rare museum collection led by sommelier Cyndal Petty. Expect the origin stories of each aged red, alongside cheese and charcuterie from Gourmet Food Merchant in Cowaramup. Tickets cost $80.

• The Dilettante Circle Annual Archive Market, July 25 & July 26: The preloved designer market is back with second-hand pieces from Vivienne Westwood, Issey Miyake and Comme des Garcons available to pick up. If you have pieces to sell, drop them off at Dilettante in Claremont before July 19.

• Lightscape, until July 26: If you love Kings Park, wait until you see it after dark. Lightscape returns for its fourth year from June 5, taking over the iconic gardens with a night-time trail of large-scale light installations, colour and music. Follow the illuminated 1.8-kilometre path and keep an eye out for Herbum, a standout work by French artistic lighting studio TILT, with eight-metre-tall stems that both blend into and stand out against the bush backdrop. Warm up with mulled wine, hot chocolate and snacks along the way.

• Winter Fondue at Wine Merchant, throughout July: Cooler weather calls for melted cheese. For the entire month of July, Wine Merchant will serve a pot of fondue for two, with all the trimmings. It’ll set you back $85 and paired drinks will also be available to purchase on the night. Bookings are recommended.

• Long Chim Wednesday Night Curries, until August 26: The Long Chim team is doing its bit to heat up winter with a weekly Wednesday curry night. The menu includes a choice of five curries, including a khao soi that one Broadsheet writer just can’t stop thinking about.

•  Kith aperitivo afternoons, Thursday to Sunday 4pm–7pm: Kith is an AM go-to in Nedlands, but now it’s making the move into the arvos. From Thursday to Sunday, Kith will serve aperitivo classics like Gildas, anchovy toast, pork cottoletta and more. Bookings are open now.

Theatre in July 2026

There’s so much great theatre coming to Perth this year, there are our picks.

• At What Cost? Boyd, a Palawa man, has been tasked with cremating the remains of an ancestor returned from a London museum. He’s a leader in his community, with a baby on the way. But an unexpected arrival from a woman called Gracie starts a chain reaction of questioning who has the right to identify as Aboriginal, and who is entitled to land. When writer Nathan Maynard’s play debuted at Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre in 2022, the Trawlwoolway man from Larapuna Country called it “juicy”, though At What Cost is undoubtedly a tragedy. Nyaki-Nyaki director Maitland Schnaars shapes this production, presented by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.

At What Cost runs from July 17 to August 1 at Subiaco Arts Centre. Find tickets here.

Art in July 2026

There’s never a bad time to be an art lover in Perth, with killer exhibitions planned for 2026. But July is a particularly packed month. Here are our picks.

• Jemi Gale | promise to sing for you: Naarm / Melbourne-based artist Jemi Gale uses all sorts of unconventional elements in her paintings, such as nail polish and charms. Her practice is an exploration of loneliness and companionship. In this Goolugatup exhibition, two new works (made while the artist was in residence) will be shown in adjoining rooms, representing the bridges friends often form across physical and emotional distances.

promise to sing for you runs until July 26 at Goolugatup Heathcote.

• Ida Lawrence: A Bigger Misha: In Ida Lawrence’s own words, her paintings “make a big deal out of small observations, tiny gestures and little feelings”. Lawrence’s paintings are inspired by the places she’s lived, including Sydney, Ubud and Berlin, where she’s mostly based today. See her entertaining artworks in this upcoming exhibition. 

Ida Lawrence: A Bigger Misha runs until August 2 at Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre. 

• Tran Luong: Tam Ta – Soaked in the Long Rain: Artist Tran Luong is a major figure in Vietnamese art. Political, pioneering and working across several mediums, Tran’s works unpack political repression, the impact of ideology and memories of wartime displacement. AGWA’s exhibition is the first significant presentation of his art in Australia.

Tran Luong: Tam Ta – Soaked in the Long Rain runs until August 16 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

• Leyla Stevens: Groh Goh (Rehearsal for Rangda): Indonesian Australian artist Leyla Stevens makes compelling video works informed by cultural histories. At Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre, you’ll be able to watch her 28-minute film about the Balinese mythological figure Rangda. It looks at the passing on of knowledge through matrilineal storytelling and movement, and repositions the mythical demon queen as an empowering female force. 

Leyla Stevens: Groh Goh (Rehearsal for Rangda) runs until August 2 at Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre. 

• The West Australian Pulse 2026: More than 300 teenage artists submitted their works for this year’s exhibition, with sixty-three shortlisted pieces exhibited. Come vote for your favourites in the People’s Choice Award, or simply marvel at the results of a talented bunch of year 12 visual arts grads. More into textiles? The Pulse fashion show takes place on May 23. 

The West Australian Pulse 2026 runs until September 13 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

• Attachment Styles: Modes of Belonging in Modern and Contemporary Art: With pieces plucked from AGWA’s 18,000-strong collection, Attachment Styles is a curious exhibition themed around therapy talk. Whether you identify as “anxiously avoidant” or “securely attached”, there’ll be a painting here that speaks to your soul. Frederick McCubbin’s Down on his luck, for example, has a hint of self-soothing. Stewart MacFarlane’s The border seems to depict jealousy or sibling rivalry. Then there’s John Nash’s The Bathers, with its lone individuals sitting in close proximity to others. Whichever one you relate to most, it’s clear these artists understand our deep-seated need to feel seen.

Attachment Styles: Modes of Belonging in Modern and Contemporary Art runs until October 11 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

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Reporting by Holly Bodeker-Smith, Emma Joyce and Chelsea Seale.

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 11, 2026. It is updated every month with new information.