{"id":719161,"date":"2026-06-06T14:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719161\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:41:14","slug":"perths-wa-day-celebrations-moving-to-perth-park-in-2028-in-line-with-november-date-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719161\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth\u2019s WA Day celebrations moving to Perth Park in 2028 in line with November date change"},"content":{"rendered":"

WA Day celebrations will be moved to Perth Park in 2028 as part of a new public holiday calendar for West Aussies.<\/p>\n

As of 2028, WA Day will move from the first Monday of June to the second Monday of November as part of an overhaul of the State\u2019s public holiday calendar.<\/p>\n

And Premier Roger Cook has already earmarked Perth Park as the destination for WA Day celebrations that year.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut the second Monday in November 2028 in your diaries. It\u2019ll be our first WA Day public holiday in November, and we\u2019ll mark the occasion with a huge party at Perth Park,\u201d Mr Cook said.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s WA Day celebrations were cancelled because of wild weather.<\/p>\n

Mr Cook said it made sense to celebrate WA Day in spring.<\/p>\n

\"FaceCamera IconFace painting at WA Day. Credit: Amanda Forward<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cancellation of WA Day festivities last week was disappointing but demonstrates yet again why moving that public holiday to the warmer months is a winner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will allow even more West Aussies get out and about, enjoy the sunshine and celebrate our great State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perth Park, near Optus Stadium and Crown Towers, will be home to an outdoor amphitheatre, a multi-storey function and sporting facility, bike tracks and a future hospitality venue \u2014 as well as include a new motorsports street circuit.<\/p>\n

Expected to be completed late next year, the Park has come under heavy fire from the State Opposition which has questioned whether the $217 million price tag will stack up.<\/p>\n

\"PremierCamera IconPremier Roger Cook visits the WA Day Festival in 2025. Credit: Michael Wilson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says Perth Park \u2014 particularly the racetrack component \u2014 is an example of misplaced priorities by the Cook Government.<\/p>\n

A decision to hold WA Day celebrations at Perth Park co-incides with changes to WA\u2019s public holiday calendar which will also see Labour Day move to the second Monday in March in a move designed to have WA better align with other Australian states.<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s Birthday public holiday will be moved to the second Monday in June to also better align with other Australian states.<\/p>\n

Easter Saturday will be recognised as a public holiday to align with all other Australian mainland states.<\/p>\n

And there will be a new public holiday, Show Day, to be set by proclamation to coincide with the first Monday of the September\/October school holidays.<\/p>\n

\"WACamera IconWA Day Festival at Burswood Park. Credit: Michael Wilson\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

The Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Bill 2025 is expected to be passed this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy government is as committed as ever to making sure WA\u2019s public holiday calendar works for Western Australians and reflects the way we live,\u201d Mr Cook said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re overhauling our public holiday schedule \u2014 including adding two new public holidays for Easter Saturday and Show Day and moving WA Day to November.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope the Bill will pass later this year, with all changes to take effect from 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WA Day celebrations will be moved to Perth Park in 2028 as part of a new public holiday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":719162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,1625,44,45],"class_list":["post-719161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719161","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=719161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/719162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}