{"id":585310,"date":"2026-04-04T16:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/585310\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:21:13","slug":"fremantle-international-street-arts-festival-traffic-stops-as-freo-lit-up-with-street-performers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/585310\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle International Street Arts Festival: Traffic stops as Freo lit up with street performers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">WA\u2019s major port city has transformed into a stage for the Easter long weekend with the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival back for another year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Street theatre, circus, comedy, acrobats and more stops traffic across April 3 to 6 with attendees only needing to walk around the streets of Fremantle to see internationally-acclaimed acts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The festival spans from Fremantle Prison, through High Street and Market Street, all the way to the fishing boat harbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">More than 160 free and family-friendly performances are bringing an electric energy to the heart of Fremantle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">One of the standouts includes acrobat Cho Kairin, who has come from China, to show off his feats of balance and strength.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a57d00ffe9fea936efa5b385e253d6f80764065a.jpg\" alt=\"The Fremantle International Street Arts Festival\u00a0(FISAF) has been unveiled.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Fremantle International Street Arts Festival\u00a0(FISAF) has been unveiled. Credit: Gary Ramage\/The West Australian<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Cho Kairin, who is continuing a family tradition that spans four generations, will be joined by his Super Acrobat Team to deliver thrilling performances.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/424d3d3958ef7f17d844753d300e368ec0b03128.jpg\" alt=\"The Fremantle International Street Arts Festival\u00a0(FISAF) is from\u00a0Friday April 3 to Monday April  6 2026.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Fremantle International Street Arts Festival\u00a0(FISAF) is from\u00a0Friday April 3 to Monday April  6 2026. Credit: Gary Ramage\/The West Australian<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The live music fans can also catch performances throughout the weekend including rock \u2018n\u2019 soul grooves from Boom! Bap! Pow! and a fusion of music, daring acrobats and laugh-out-loud comedy from Crazy Pony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">There is also continuous busking entertainment with Fremantle\u2019s own top street performers showing what they\u2019re best at \u2014 think fire eating, magic, dancing, and juggling.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/74d0264f0c981de52d57e9b2ef7593d3b040d742.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Kell, a WA street performer with his fire ring. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconNathan Kell, a WA street performer with his fire ring.  Credit: Gary Ramage\/The West Australian<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Kids can see mermaids and a playful pirate at the Esplanade Hotel lagoon as well as the Bam Wow Amazing Show!, which is guaranteed to entertain children and the young at heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">For more information, visit the Fremantle International Street Arts Festival <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.streetartsfestival.com.au\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WA\u2019s major port city has transformed into a stage for the Easter long weekend with the Fremantle International&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585311,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[449,64,63,134,46,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-585310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-perth","13":"tag-wa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}