Saturday 23–Sunday 25 September, 9.30am–7.30pm | WA Maritime Museum, Fishing Boat Harbour and around Fremantle 

Enjoy an extra long festival weekend celebrating the 40 year anniversary of Australia II's legendary America's Cup yachting win! Come and celebrate the legendary yachting triumph in 1983 by Australia II which brought the America's Cup Down Under!

Join the WA Maritime Museum for a FREE program of celebration and entertainment. The harbour will come alive with festivities including family friendly fun.

Celebrate in green and gold or your best 80s attire and re-live the win through the exhibition Australia II: 40 Years On in true boxing kangaroo style.

 

The Celebration

On Sunday 24 September, Victoria Quay will burst at the seams with a 1980s themed free family friendly celebration with iconic 80s rock bands taking to the stage including; Hoodoo Gurus, Baby Animals, Voyager and, Slim Jim and the FATTS Bands. As the sun sets, experience the story of the ‘unwinnable race’ told by a sound and light drone show capturing the iconic battle between the yachts - Australia II and Liberty.

Find out more on the Sunday 24 September celebration.

FREE entry to WA Maritime Museum

Inside the Museum across the four day celebration, there will be plenty of FREE activities on offer. Test your knowledge with an 80s style quiz show, dance away to top tunes at a silent disco, snap a selfie with our boxing kangaroo mascots, check out a fashion show and dance performance or take in a film in our unique, boutique, 22-seat, 180° curved dome cinema!

• Saturday 23 September | 9.30am–5 pm
• Sunday 24 September | 9.30am–7.30 pm
• Monday 25 September | 9.30am–5 pm

Plenty of FREE activities on offer

• Australia II: 40 Years On exhibition | Open daily (All ages)
• Wind Power Craft and Digital Screen | 9:30am-4:30pm (Ages 4+)
• Back to the 80s: Family Quiz Show | 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm (Ages 6+)
• Silent Disco | 9:30am-4:30pm (All ages)
• Rubik’s Cube Speed-cubing Workshops | Sat 23 Sep 2.30pm, Sun 24 Sep 2.30pm; Mon 25 Sep 10.30am (Ages 8+)
• Roving Boxing Kangaroos | 9:30am-5:00pm (All ages)
• Green & Gold Roller Skaters | 9:30am-11:15am (All ages)
• Dance Fever with The Dance Collective | 11am, 12pm, 1pm (All ages)
• Fashion Takeover – 80s Retro Runway Show | Sat 23 Sep 10:30am & 12:30pm; Mon 25 Sep 12:30pm & 2:30pm (All ages)
• Fashion Takeover is proudly supported by St Patrick’s Community Centre, Wear2 Fremantle, Vivien’s Model Management, Vivien’s Creative and Rock, Paper, Scissors Fremantle
• Roving Photo Booth | 9:30am-5:00pm (All ages)
• Under the Dome Cinema Experience | 10am - 4pm (All ages)

Find out more about the long weekend program at the WA Maritime Museum.

Ticketed experience: 'Taking Liberty' by Theatre 180 performance

The WA Museum in collaboration with THEATRE 180 presents one of the greatest moments in Australian sporting history – the defeat of Liberty by Australia II in the 1983 America’s Cup.

• Taking Liberty | Sat 23 September 2pm and 7pm, Sun 24 September 11am (Age 10+ (Mild coarse language) | Bookings essential: $45 (Standard) / $40 (Concession) / $40 (Junior)