Samson Tree and Wildlife Festival 2025
Sunday 13 April | 11am-4pm | Sir Frederick Samson Memorial Reserve | FREE
Sponsored by Town of East Fremantle and WA Tree Festival. Bring your friends and family to Samson Park to celebrate local trees and learn about the bushland and its inhabitants.
Agenda:
- 11.00am-11.30am: Welcome to Country by Trevor Walley. Event opening - City of Fremantle Deputy Cr Jenny Archibald
- 11.30am-12.30pm: first cultural walk, live music
- 12.30pm-1.00pm: Kanyana Wildlife presentation
- 1.00pm-1.30pm: Karraken Cockatoo presentation
- 1.30pm-2.30pm: second cultural walk. live music begins, Forest bathing Shinrin-yoku
- 2.30pm-30pm: Re-wild presentation
- 3.30pm: live music
Don’t miss out on:
- Live Music
- Cultural bush walks ( An Auslan interpreter will be provided for the first walk.)
- Wildlife interactions (With Kaarakin, WA Wildlife, Darling Range Animal Hospital & Re-Wild)
- Forest Bathing Shinrin-yoku
- Japanese Tree Ceremony
- Plantastic giveaways (including compost and tube stock)
- Garden & craft workshops
- Mini terrarium workshop
- Tote bag print workshop
- Charcoal drawing
- Gumnut craft activity
- Book reading with Friends of Cantonment Hill
- Learn more about the Town of East Fremantle's Climate action Reference Group
- Sausage sizzle
- Coffee van (9am-2pm)
Forest Bathing shinrun-yoku is the Japanese art of appreciation of our trees. Join a Shinrin- yoku practitioner for an opportunity to immerse yourself in Samson Park, learn to express gratitude and help nurture our precious forests.
Register your attendance through the Facebook Event.
