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Registrations & Cancellations
For workshops, talks and performances, we require you to
pre-register online, as some of these events will book out quickly. Fill in the JotForm link for each event you would like to attend.
Please note, we anticipate that some events will have a high demand but restricted capacity. If you can no longer attend an event, please email sophie@propel.org.au to let us know and we can offer your spot to someone else.
Festival Locations
KickstART events are spread across several venues and are specified according to each event. Here is a list of venue addresses should you require their addresses as you navigate this year’s festival.
Festival Discounts and Perks
Supports our local businesses around us,
as Festival goers, you claim your special discounts at some of these establishments during festival week!
Market Day
Special Events
Workshops
Performances
Talks
Exhibitions
Nostalgia Box Console Games
Australia’s first and only interactive video game console museum will be bringing the vintage classics to Market Day! The Nostalgia Box will be setting up shop in Forrest Chase, bringing all the games you know and love under a marquee for you to enjoy. Take a break and journey through the worlds of Sonic, Super Mario, Tony Hawk Pro Skater and more.
Terrarium Making Workshop
Roll up your sleeves and join Kaylie Bodeker from Grow & Grow Co. to make your very own magical terrarium wonderland. The perfect self watering, low maintenance house plant! Workshops are on a first-come, first-served basis. You can find this workshop within the KickstART Market stalls.
Market Day Music
In and amongst the markets, we will be bringing you the best daytime festival atmosphere courtesy of some of our favourite WA bands.
KickstART Market Day
Take part in the many exciting interactive activities we have on offer in the Perth Cultural Centre! The KickstART Market is the biggest part of KickstART Festival Day, which is the biggest event on the Youth Week WA calendar, so don’t miss out!
The Sit with Amsha and Leilani Apa
This will be an interactive meditation workshop for confidence, self-belief and relaxation to help you get creative, dreaming and to go after your dreams! The workshop will include a guided relaxation meditation, movement meditation and journaling, so bring a pen and paper to jot down any ideas and if you have one, a yoga mat or cushion!
City of Melville and KickstART Festival Youth Art Exhibition
The City of Melville and KickstART Festival Youth Art Exhibition is a collective group exhibition featuring a variety of visual works from young artists. Intentionally unrestricted in theme, this is a space to make anything work so long as you have the vision. Attendees are invited to vote on their favourite piece, with the winner receiving a week of free gallery hire at the Canning Bridge Community Space. The artist group has been mentored by Cara Teusner-Gartland.
Sketchbook Project Exhibition
The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative and visual experience that provides an opportunity for young people to share their own personal stories and passions with the wider community across Western Australia.
For generations, sketchbooks have provided a space for the greatest works and stories of our time to grow. The Sketchbook Project invites young people across WA to share their personal stories, thoughts, artistry and passions by filling a small sketchbook.
This year, The Sketchbook Project Exhibition has been designed by guest young artist Jake Pitcher.
Broadcast to Space (Episode 2) with Buckland
Buckland - Broadcast to Space Episode 2 is the second episode in a series of internet audio broadcasts, inspired from the musician Buckland created and performed by David Stewart and Nonie Trainor. The show is broadcasted live online, and hosted by two aliens in an attempt to reconnect with their home planet.
ASTROFUSE
ASTROFUSE is a top-down pixel PC puzzle game where players navigate through a lifeless alien planet. Players journey through several landscapes as an astronaut, discovering mysterious spirits and a planetary core. The player aims to unveil the secrets of this alien world and fuse with the mysterious spirits to revitalise the world.