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The City of Albany invites you to kick off the holiday season in style at the 2023 Christmas Festival and Pageant next month.

The holiday season is set to shine even brighter in the heart of Albany as the highly anticipated Christmas Lights Trail returns for 2023.

The Princess Royal Fortress has completed Stage 2 of its full display refresh, launching a new permanent exhibition titled The Hidden Stories of the Fortress.

A variety of abstract artistic elements will be on show at the Albany Town Hall next month at the captivating exhibition Colour in Practice.

Prepare to be captivated by the magic of live music as Albany Town Hall presents the next instalment of Live @ the Town Hall, a series of extraordinary musical nights to light up your November.

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The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sydney will dock in Albany for the opening weekend of the Maritime Festival and hold an open day as part of the festivities.

Maritime Festival 2023 will officially be brought in with the soul-warming sounds and music festival vibe of Foreshore Friday live and loud at the Albany Boatshed on Friday 30 June.

Paintings from two private Albany art collections will be on public display at the Albany Town Hall next week to recognise NAIDOC Week 2023.

With the Maritime Festival’s G + B exhibition proving to be a huge success in 2022, it has earnt its place on the 2023 festival line up with the inspirations of green and blue back for another year.

The sights and sounds of the Maritime Festival will be on display at the Albany Town Hall through the month of July with Songs of the Sea, Maritime Movies and a local album launch to ravish the senses.

The City of Albany has welcomed the addition of two new Electric Vehicle (EV) fast chargers this week, providing EV drivers with the opportunity to explore Albany with confidence.

The artwork of three generations of Menang Noongar artists will be on display at the Albany Town Hall this week in an exhibition titled Generations.

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The streets of Albany are riddled with history, heritage, fables and facts which can now be explored through a new interactive platform and accompanying trail booklet called Landmarks & Laneways.

Albany will welcome back traditional Anzac Day commemorations this month following three years of interrupted and reduced services due to public health restrictions.

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An update in relation to a potential Covid case at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre.

Today the City of Albany welcomes its newly appointed Bicentenary Ambassadors with a civic function at the Town Hall as the community’s journey to 2026 officially commenced.

Artists in remote and regional Aboriginal art centres and independent artists from across Australia have come together to develop the In Cahoots exhibition coming to Albany Town Hall in March.

Details have been announced for CinefestOZ Albany 2022, revealing a huge four-day festival of film screenings and special events that will take place from 28 April – 1 May.

The City of Albany and the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry are calling on all local hospitality venues to develop maritime themed dishes or drinks to feature in the Maritime Menu Map as part of this year’s Albany Maritime Festival.

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Our own Misery Beach, has been named the best beach in the country by Tourism Australia

Works will commence in February to upgrade the iconic Bald Head Walk Trail in the Torndirrup National Park.

The 2022 City of Albany Maritime Festival has been given a funding boost with the recent announcement of two successful grants.

People with a disability will be able to enjoy the sand and surf at Binalup / Middleton Beach thanks to a new all-terrain beach wheelchair funded by the Department of Communities.

Explore the militarised skies of Great Britain, Japan, Germany and more at the Princess Royal Fortress exhibition Warbirds; Aircraft of the Second World War.