Calendar of Events
February With the largest Country Music Festival in the state held annually in February, it’s no wonder Boyup Brook is proclaimed as the “Country Music Capital of WA”. The annual festival also incorporates and boasts the West Australian Country Music Awards, the Boyup Ute & Truck Muster, and the biggest Bush Poets Breakfast in Australia. |
March The Annual Camp Draft Weekend is held at the Sports Grounds at Mayanup, and visitors are welcome to watch the horses and their riders go through their paces. See some of the finest stock horses in WA working cattle under competition conditions |
September A very busy month with a Power Dingy Race using the Blackwood River between Moodiarrup and Bridgetown with an overnight stop in Boyup Brook; the local Lions Club arrange the Sandakan Remembrance Service on the second Tuesday of the month; and Harvey Dicksons holds a Country Music Weekend towards the end of the month – a great three day event of country music and family fun in a place that just has to be seen; and also ‘Tulips with a Difference’, an Open Garden where over 90,000 bulbs of many varieties provide a very colourful display with Devonshire tea, potted tulips and arts and crafts available for sale. |
October Boyup Brook always hosts the beginning of the Blackwood Marathon, organised by the Rotary Club of Bridgetown. In fact the majority of the 56 km long course takes place in the Boyup Brook Shire . A unique event which is best watched from Jayes Bridge area where you can witness three of the legs taking place. On the same weekend a Rodeo is held at Harvey Dicksons very unusual Rodeo Centre. See an exhibition of riding skills and a contest in steer riding, buck jumping and barrel races. Evening entertainment rounds off the day. |
November The first Tuesday is known Australia wide for Melbourne Cup Day, but in Boyup Brook it is the day for the Upper Blackwood Agricultural Show held at Dinninup. A rather unique setting for a real Agricultural show, with all the fun of the fair and much, much more. |
