Fremantle’s 2018 Heritage Festival

The City of Fremantle will honour its rich history of custodians, makers and creators at this year’s Fremantle Heritage Festival. The ten-day Festival brings together a reflective and entertaining array of contributions from storytellers and artists, as we appreciate the living history of Fremantle.

A dark twist to the rich tapestry of historical tours and exciting events, this year’s Festival will welcome Skin Sin, an exhibition of Australian Tattoo history from the Unseen Collection of Ricky Luder. Featuring a rare suite of 1960s Australian tattoo flash from Cindy Ray, the exhibition will also display illicit work done by the prisoners of Fremantle Prison, such as well-known local tattoo artist Bobby Thornton.

Additional highlights from over 30 events happening in Fremantle for the Festival include:
- Opening Night Dinner: Scandal in the Court House
- Live and Local: 30 Years of Clancy’s Music
- The Mayor’s Alternative Fremantle History Cycle Tour
- Fish Guts and All
- Merchants and Industrialists of the Port City - A Guided Tour through Fremantle Cemetery

The 2018 Fremantle Heritage Festival will give both locals and visitors a chance to stroll through the beautiful backdrop of Fremantle whilst learning of the rich history and paying homage to the custodians of this world famous Port City.

The full program and all event information can be found at Fremantle Story website