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What's on in the North West in 2018 January Australia Day 26 Australia Day celebrations (across the Kimberley and Pilbara) 26 February Derby Community Expo 18 March Strafing of Broome Anniversary 3 April Easter Sunday 1 Karijini Experience (Karijini) 17–22 ANZAC Day Service 25 Birra Birra - Cossack Celebration of The Pearl Festival 27–29 May First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim 5 Fat Bike National Championships (Broome) 11 Gibb River Mountain Bike Challenge 11–18 Argyle Diamond Ord Valley Muster (Kununurra) 11–20 Kimberley Moon Experience (Kununurra) 19 Cable Beach Polo 26–27 June WA Day 4 Ord River Dragon Boat Marathon (Kununurra) 10 Derby Boab Festival – Mary Island Fishing Club's Mud Crab Races free concert and expo 16 Kimberley Photographic Awards (Derby) Opening night & awards 23 Santanol Kununurra 1/2 Marathon 17 Kimberley Photographic Awards Exhibition (Derby) 24–28 Derby Boab Festival - Horizon Power Float Parade 29 Derby Boab Festival - Make Smoking History Mardi Gras Supported by Lotterywest 29 July Boab Festival (Derby) 29–15 Broome International Airport Marathon (Cable Beach) 1 NAIDOC Week 1–8 Mowanjum Festival (Derby) 5 Kimberley Art Awards Exhibition (Derby) 7–12 Stars on the Bastion (Wyndham) 7 The Kununurra Agriculture Show (Kununurra) 13–14 Derby Boab Festival - Long Table Dinner 14 Mary Island Fishing Club's Mud Crab Races (Derby) 15 NAIDOC Community Concert (Karratha) 15 Cossack Art Awards 22 July–12 Aug August Mary Island Fishing Club's Mud Crab Races (Derby) 4 Fortescue Festival (Newman) 19 Opera Under The Stars (Broome) 25 Shinju Matsuri Festival of the Pearl (Broome) 25 Aug–2 Sept Red Earth Arts Festival (REAF) (Karratha) 31 Aug–9 Sept September Lake Argyle Adventure Race (Kununurra) 7–8 Kimberley Writers Festival (Kununurra) 7-9 November Remembrance Day 11 Broome Mango Festival TBC December Carols by Candlelight (Throughout the North West) WA School Holidays Autumn (Term 1) 14 April – 29 April Winter (Term 2) 30 June – 15 July Spring (Term 3) 22 Sept – 7 Oct Summer (Term 4) 14 Dec – 3 Feb WA Public Holidays New Year's Day Monday 1 Jan Australia Day Friday 26 Jan Labour Day Monday 5 March Good Friday Friday 30 March Easter Monday Monday 2 April ANZAC Day Wednesday 25 April Western Australia Day Monday 4 June WA Queen's Birthday Monday 24 September Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December Broome Courthouse Markets. 8 | www.australiasnorthwest.com