Plants of the Pilbara is an immersive, 5-dimensional art installation by sculptor Carrissa Wu (aka Jotterbook Flowers) and perfumer-musician Ousogene Yeo. Viewers are invited to experience the magic of Western Australia’s native flora on a larger-than-life scale.

Drop in and create your own giant paper flower inspired by the installation! Participants will have access to drawn diagrams and materials as well as artist guidance from the Jotterbook Flowers Team. In about 20 minutes, you’ll have your own paper sculpture to add to the installation or take home.

This art exhibition focuses on the evolution of the arts for feminine social and emotional wellbeing, and features works by Jamie Lee Garner, Rise Beyond the Reef, and Tania Nguyen of Bonny V.

Follow a baby echidna, through the world of shadow puppetry, on a journey to find out where he belongs.

Get ready for a magical and interactive show that invites children and their parents to gather around a cosy “fire”.

Watch as your drawings leap to life, off the page and onto the stage Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experienced puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows and as well as a puppet they can take home.

Our superstar Libraries team has stepped in and will be offering their popular FAMILY FUNDAY programming to replace the cancelled Sun Runners time slots. Pop in for some free flora and fauna themed crafting, as well as construction toys and games.

Drop in and create your own giant paper flower inspired by the installation! Participants will have access to drawn diagrams and materials as well as artist guidance from the Jotterbook Flowers Team. In about 20 minutes, you’ll have your own paper sculpture to add to the installation or take home.

Get ready for the most daring, dangerous, heart-stopping race in the universe - the Sun Run, a lap of the entire solar system and around the sun. Plunge headfirst into an immersive space adventure. With a pair of headphones and a mobile device, you become a Sun Runner, hurtling across the farthest reaches of the solar system in the race of your life.

Celebrate the Red Earth Arts Festival with a community celebration full of market stalls, food trucks, roving entertainment, live music, community performances and more!

Our festival pop-up bar, The HeART, will be running throughout the festival, offering a selection of drinks for the whole family.

Watch as your drawings leap to life, off the page and onto the stage! Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experienced puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows and as well as a puppet they can take home.

This unique opportunity is perfect for both children and adults! Participate in a fun and free interactive session of Karratha Library’s Silent Story Time. Chuck on a headset and get ready for a relaxing session of mindfulness and carefully curated stories.

Weave yourself in the vibrant tapestry of sound and spirit at our Kirtan singing circle workshop, where we will chant, learn and sing the names of our beautiful native Australian flowers.

Come and relax with music on the grass at The Quarter from 6.30pm, BYO seating and takeaway, and we will have some bean bags on the grass to make the space a bit cosy!

Head up to the Water Tanks Lookout and enjoy sweeping night views of Karratha and the projected art of The Urban Organism onto the water tank.

Step into a world of wonder where 12,000 bubbles come alive every minute, dancing and floating in harmony. This visually spectacular installation combines the delicate beauty of bubbles with the robustness and nimbleness of talented performers.

Born Aboriginal in Australia, adopted by a white UK family, raised in England. Inspired by actual events, The Other Side of Me is an aching dance duet of a man’s struggle with identity, loss and otherness and the redemptive beauty of singing his spirit home.