Welcome to the WA Tree Festival

12 April - 11 May 2026

The WA Tree Festival is an annual statewide heartfelt celebration of the trees that enhance our suburbs, support our wildlife and enrich our daily lives.

Each autumn, local governments across Western Australia host a diverse program of community events designed to inspire, educate and connect people with our urban forests. From plant giveaways and creative workshops to expert talks, guided nature walks and family‑friendly activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and learn from.

Trees play a vital role in creating healthy, liveable communities. They clean the air, provide habitat for wildlife and help cool our cities and towns. Trees also store carbon, reduce erosion and support our physical and mental wellbeing, making them essential to both environmental health and quality of life. While many local governments are working hard to plant trees in streets and parks, significant tree canopy is still being lost each year, particularly in rapidly developing areas.

WA Tree Festival brings local councils, community groups and residents together to share the value of trees, encourage collective action and help grow a greener future for Western Australia.

Events and Activities

Check out the list of TreeFest events and activities below, follow WA Tree Festival on Facebook and Instagram, or click the council logo below.

Have you attended an Tree Festival event? Tell us your thoughts via short survey - your feedback will help improve future events.

City of Albany:

1 April - 2 May: Annual Ringtail Possum survey
19/04: Busy Bee @Barmup/Bluff Rock Reserve

City of Armadale:

11 April - 31 May: Branch Out tree giveaway (residents only)
22/04: Construction of Slow Water Structures with Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group @ Wright Brook

Town of Bassendean:

2 April: Waterwise Verge Rebate Program applications open (residents only)

City of Busselton:

20/04: Free seedling giveaway (residents only) @ City of Busselton Administration Building, Busselton Library & Naturaliste Community Centre
21/04: Volunteer with Friends of Meelup @ Meelup Regional Park

Town of Cambridge:

School holiday scavenger hunt @ Cambridge Library

City of Canning:

22/04: Grow a Native Verge Garden workshop @ Canning River Eco Education Centre

Town of Claremont:

20/04: Guided walk by Friends of Lake Claremont @ Lake Claremont
21/04: Tree-themed storytime @ Bay View Community Centre

City of Cockburn:

18/04: Caring for Cockatoos @ Cockburn Libraries - Success
21/04: Tree-themed storytime @ Cockburn Libraries - Spearwood
24/04: Tree-themed storytime @ Cockburn Libraries - Spearwood

City of Joondalup:

18/04: Cuttings and cake with the Tree Doctor @ Duncraig Library Community Garden
19/04: Planting day with Friends of Yellagonga
20 - 24 April: Tree-themed storytime @ all City of Joondalup libraries
20/04: Discovery session: Creating cockatoo friendly suburbs @ Woodvale Library
Every Tuesday 21 April - 23 June: Messy play on the lawn @ City of Joondalup Library

City of Melville:

18/04: ReWild for Carnaby’s Cockatoos @ City of Melville Ecohub
18/04: Gardening in a changing climate with Sabrina Hahn @ City of Melville Ecohub
19/04: Library in the Park @ City of Melville libraries
21/04: Growing Roots @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
24/04: Art for Adults: tree ornament painting workshop @ Bull Creek Library

City of Perth:

11 April - 10 May: Celebrating Our City’s Trees - digital tower @ Yagan Square
18/04: Free movie: The Lorax @ Northbridge Piazza

City of Rockingham:

18/04: Right Tree, Right Place workshop @ Safety Bay Library

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale:

18/04: Nest Box Building Workshop with Landcare SJ
21/04: Yoga under the trees @ Percy’s Park, Byford
22/04: Dieback Treatment event @ Paterson Road Reserve Mundijong

City of Stirling:

18/04: Urban Greening and Black Cockatoos workshop @ Stirling Leisure Centre

City of Swan:

18/04: Thinking Green: Waterwise Plant Selection @ Ellenbrook Community Resource Centre
21/04: Thinking Green: Gardening for Black Cockatoos @ West Swan Hall

Town of Victoria Park:

18/04: Let’s Grow Grants info session and workshop @ Town of Victoria Park Administration Building

City of Albany:

1 April - 2 May: Annual Ringtail Possum survey
11/04: Nature writing workshop @ Albany Public Library
14/04: Youth Nature Weaving workshop @ Vancouver Arts Centre
16/04: Get to know your backyard birds with Anne Bondin @ Albany Public Library
17/04: Barmup/Bluff Rock Reserve by night spotlight walk @ Barmup/Bluff Rock

City of Armadale:

11/04: applications open for Branch Out tree giveaway (residents only)

Town of Bassendean:

1 April: Waterwise Verge Rebate Program applications open (residents only)
12/04: The Lorax movie screening @ Telethon Community Cinema
16/04: Fauna Night Walk @ Bindaring Wetland

City of Busselton:

13/04: Free seedling giveaway (residents only) @ City of Busselton Administration Building, Busselton Library & Naturaliste Community Centre
14/04: Volunteer with Friends of Meelup @ Meelup Regional Park

Town of Cambridge:

School holiday scavenger hunt @ Cambridge Library

City of Canning:

17/04: Cockatoo KIDs – TREEmendous Trees @ Canning River Eco Education Centre

Town of Claremont:

11/04: Guided Walk by Friends of Lake Claremont @ Lake Claremont
12/04: Friends of Lake Claremont Busy Bee @ Lake Claremont

City of Cockburn:

16/04: Nature Storytime Trek: Under the Trees @ Bibra Lake Regional Playground

Town of East Fremantle + City of Fremantle:

11/04: Samson Tree and Wildlife Festival & WA Tree Festival Launch @ Sir Frederick Samson Nature Reserve

City of Joondalup:

12/04: Native gardening for urban spaces @ Chichester Park Community Sporting Facility
14/04: School holiday program: Critters up close @ Woodvale Library

City of Melville:

10/04: Djeran Bonara Waangkiny @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
13/04: Art Meets Science @Civic Square Library
14/04: Kubo Tree-sure Hunt @ Willagee Library
14/04: Art Meets Science @ Bull Creek Library
15/04: Mini-Beasts Up Close! @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
16/04: Invitation To Play @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
16/04: Help build a community food garden with Grow It Local @ Bull Creek Library
16/04: Inspired Infill - Building Climate Resilient Homes @ City of Melville EcoHub
17/04: Kubo Tree-sure Hunt @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
17/04: Create and Grow Grass Heads @ Bull Creek Library

Shire of Murray:

13/04: Cockatoo Food Seedling Giveaway (residents) - open for registrations

City of Perth:

11/04 - 10/05: Celebrating Our City’s Trees - digital tower @ Yagan Square
12/04: Moments in the Park - Build your own fauna shelter @ Harold Boas Gardens

City of Rockingham:

15/04: Yoga in the Park @ Tuart Park

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale:

16/04: Nest Box Building Workshop @ Jarrahdale Heritage Park
16/04: Night Walk with Landcare SJ @ Jarrahdale Heritage Park

City of Stirling:

14-17 April: Play in the Park - Muddy Play @ Bina Parkland

City of Wanneroo:

11/04: Tree Festival Plant Giveaway (residents only) @ Ashby Depot
14/04: Grow your own native microgarden @ Dordaak Kepup Library
14/04: STEM Cartooning: The Secret Life of Trees & Plants-Aśka @ Clarkson Library
14/04: STEM Cartooning: The Secret Life of Trees & Plants-Aśka @ Wanneroo Library
14/04: Rewild Micro-Gardening @ Landsdale Library and Youth Innovative Hub
15/04: STEM Cartooning: The Secret Life of Trees & Plants-Aśka @ Yanchep Two Rocks Library
16/04: Fauna Habitat Creations @ Yanchep Two Rocks Library
16/04: STEM Cartooning The Secret Life of Trees & Plants-Aśka @ Girrawheen Library
16/04: STEM Cartooning The Secret Life of Trees & Plants-Aśka @ Doraak Kepup

City of Albany:

1 April - 2 May: Annual Ringtail Possum survey

City of Armadale:

until 31 May: Branch Out tree giveaway (residents only)
30/04 - Wetland Walk with Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group @ Brixton Street Wetland

Town of Bassendean:

From 2 April: Waterwise Verge Rebate Program applications open (residents only)
25/04: Early release - Plants to Residents vouchers (residents only) @ Bassendean Markets
28/04: General release - Plants to Residents vouchers on sale (residents only)
29/04: Djeran Trees Rhymetime @ Bassendean Memorial Library
30/04: Djeran Trees Storytime @ Bassendean Memorial Library

City of Busselton:

27/04: Free seedling giveaway (residents only) @ City of Busselton Administration Building, Busselton Library & Naturaliste Community Centre
28/04: Volunteer with Friends of Meelup @ Meelup Regional Park

City of Cockburn:

01/05: Residential Native Plant Subsidy sale opens (residents only) @ Apace WA nursery, North Fremantle

City of Joondalup:

Every Tuesday until 23 June: Messy play on the lawn @ City of Joondalup Library
30/04: Discovery Session: Creating cockatoo friendly suburbs @ Woodvale Library

City of Melville:

30/04: Art for Adults: Gelli Printing Workshop @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space
01/05: Tracing your Family Tree information session @ AH Bracks Library + Creative Space

City of Perth:

11 April - 10 May: Celebrating Our City’s Trees - digital tower @ Yagan Square
29/04: Tree-themed Storytime and Nature Craft @ Perth City Farm

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale:

29/04: Craft and Storytime Under the Trees @ Serpentine Jarrahdale Library

City of Albany:

1 April - 2 May: Annual Ringtail Possum survey
04/05: Natural Dyeing with Eucaluptus @ Albany Public Library
04/05: Birdlife Photography with Georgina Steytler @ Albany Public Library
05/05: The Secret Life of Trees documentary - part one @ Albany Public Library
06/05: The Secret Life of Trees documentary - part two @ Albany Public Library
07/05: Eucalyptus - A talk by Professor Stephen Hopper @ Albany Public Library
08/05: The Secret Life of Trees documentary - part three @ Albany Public Library
09/05: Native Plant Giveaway (residents only) @ Albany Town Square
09/05: Green Fair on the Square @ Albany Town Square
14/05: Designing with Local Plants @ Albany Public Library

City of Armadale:

until 31 May: Branch Out tree giveaway (residents only)
06/05: Tree planting with Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group @ Mary Carroll Park

Town of Bassendean:

From 2 April: Waterwise Verge Rebate Program applications open (residents only)
From 28 April: General release - Plants to Residents vouchers on sale (residents only)
10/05: Fauna Night Walk @ Mary Crescent Reserve

City of Busselton:

04/05: Free seedling giveaway (residents only) @ City of Busselton Administration Building, Busselton Library & Naturaliste Community Centre
05/05: Volunteer with Friends of Meelup @ Meelup Regional Park

City of Canning:

03/05: Grow for it - Free tree giveaway (residents only) @ Canning Civic and Administration Centre

Town of Claremont:

07/05: 10am Guided Walk by Friends of Lake Claremont @ Lake Claremont (meet at ‘Tree of Wonder’ sculpture)
09/05: An Afternoon at Lake Claremont @ Lake Claremont

City of Cockburn:

01/05: Residential Native Plant Subsidy sale opens (residents only) @ Apace WA nursery, North Fremantle
02/05: Terrific Trees @ Cockburn Libraries - Success
02/05: Right Tree, Right Place @ Cockburn Health and Community Facility, Success

City of Joondalup:

Every Tuesday until 23 June: Messy play on the lawn @ City of Joondalup Library
06/05: Discovery Outbound: Mindful photography in nature @ Greenwood Tennis Club
07/05: Discovery Session: 2040 film screening @ Joondalup Library
09/05: Earth-Cycle: Composting, worm farming and bokashi buckets @ Duncraig Community Centre

City of Melville:

02/05: Gardening in a changing climate - with Sabrina Hahn @ City of Melville EcoHub

Shire of Mundaring:

09/05: Right Tree, Right Place Workshop @ Civic Area - Shire of Mundaring

Shire of Murray:

05/05: Planning a Revegetation Project for Black Cockatoos @ Pinjarra Civic Centre

City of Rockingham:

02/05: The Science of Forest Bathing (talk) @ Safety Bay Library
03/05: Native Plants Giveaway (residents only) @ Dixon Road Reserve
06/05: Forest Bathing (walk) @ Baldivis Children's Forest
09/05: Creating Black Cockatoo friendly suburbs with Dr Christine Groom @ Rockingham Library

City of Perth:

11 April - 10 May: Celebrating Our City’s Trees - digital tower @ Yagan Square

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale:

03/05: Nature walk with Friends of Brickwood Reserve @ Brickwood Reserve
06/05: Jarrahdale Heritage Walk with morning tea @ Jarrahdale Heritage Park
10/05: Dieback Treatment event @ Paterson Reserve

City of Swan:

02/05: Branching Out: Understanding Urban Greening by Neville Passmore @ Caversham Community Centre
09/05: Branching Out: Soil Fundamentals with Green Life Soil Co. @ Beechboro Community Hub

Local Governments Partners

Find out what's on in your area by clicking on your council logo below.

2026 WA Tree Festival Sponsors

The 2026 WA Tree Festival is sponsored by the Government of Western Australia, with the support of WALGA and Perth NRM.

Contact us

The WA Tree Festival is coordinated by Perth NRM.

For information about individual events and activities, please contact the organising local government directly.

If you would like to partner with WA Tree Festival or have any other coordination queries, please contact us via the contact form or email: WATreeFestival@perthnrm.com

Welcome to the WA Tree Festival

12 April - 11 May 2026

Events and Activities

Local Governments Partners

2026 WA Tree Festival Sponsors

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Contact us

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