Australia Day Family Fun Day 2026

Name: Australia Day Family Fun Day 2026
Start: 2026-01-26T09:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-01-26T14:00:00+08:00
Location: Shelley Foreshore

Schedule

Mon Jan 26 2026 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

Shelley Foreshore | Perth, WA

On Australia Day we celebrate all the things we love about Australia.
So join us at Shelley Foreshore for the City's Australia Day celebration on Sunday 26 January 2025. This event is designed for the whole community with a strong doggy theme, so bring the family pooch, your friends and neighbours along for a morning to afternoon of fun by the river.
Our event will have lots of doggy activities, as well as the pinnacle of every Cannington dog owners calendar - the City of Canning 'Puppy Parade'!!
EVENT ACTIVITIES
👨‍👩‍👧 Citizenship Ceremony to kick off the event
❤️ Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
🏆 Citizen of the Year Awards
🐶 Our famous Puppy Parade - sign up pet in their best outfit at the stage before the deadline. Prizes will be awarded!
🎨 Kids Aussie-themed craft activities
🏏 Kids Sporting pop-ups
🖌️ Kids Face painting
🌴 Kids inflatable Big Kahuna Water Slide - ages 3yrs and up
🌈 Kids Rainbow Mister for the 'Littlies'
🤫 Kids Quiet Tent for those that need some downtime.
🐾 Doggy Caricaturist
📷 Dog friendly photo booth
🍔🍨 Plenty of food and beverage trucks and vendors
MAIN STAGE
🦘9.00am Event Opens with Citizenship Ceremony led by Mayor Patrick Hall with a Welcome to Country
🔈10.00am Welcome and program run down
🔈10.10am Smoking ceremony
🔈10.30am Welcome from Mayor Patrick Hall
🎺10.35am Canning City Brass Band
🔈11.30am Auspire Ambassador
🏆 11.35am Community Citizen of the Year Awards
🐾 11.50am Puppy Parade Competition!!!!
🔈1.00pm Band
🔈2.00pm Event Concludes, thanks for coming
FOOD TRUCKS & VENDORS
🐾 to be announced
DOGGY STALL HOLDERS
🐾 to be announced
For more information, check out www.canning.wa.gov.au/australiadayfamilyfunday