Melville Midwinter

Set to light up the winter night along the banks of Dyoondalup Point Walter, the City of Melville are warming up for the annual Melville Midwinter.

A free artistic festival of the changing seasons and the winter solstice, during the Noongar season of Makuru, on Saturday, 24 June 2023. In a celebration of life and seasonal change, eventgoers will be encouraged to pause, stop and begin again, whilst reflecting on the year that’s been and the year to come.

Now in its third year, Melville Midwinter is set to inspire wonder amongst its audience, with an evening filled with song, dance, theatrical and spoken word performances. The musical line-up, programmed by Lyndon Blue, will feature roving and station performances from Jet Kye Chong with fellow percussionist Euphina Yap, an installation sound work by Jake Webb and the compositions of Julia Wallace.

As in years past, the evening’s events will culminate with an invitation for audience members to partake in a symbolic gesture of new beginnings by taking a plunge into the cool, refreshing waters of the Swan River. Participants will make the awakening swim from the jetty to shore, signifying a release of the past and a resetting for the year ahead.