New walking tour offers curated experience for Fremantle Street Arts Festival

The City of Fremantle has launched a Behind the Scenes walking tour for the first time this Easter offering a highly curated experience to the Fremantle Street Arts Festival.

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival (FISAF) started as a celebration of Fremantle’s local busking culture in 1999 and has grown into a showcase of the world’s best street theatre.

After a three year hiatus the tour will be an exclusive way to enjoy FISAF in the largest festival on Fremantle’s event calendar.

The tour is hosted by a renowned and award winning tour guide with an insider’s perspective of festival preparations. There will be spontaneous interactions with performers amid some of Fremantle’s iconic landmarks.

Also included in the tour are insights into the inner workings of the event and infamous stories from the festival’s history.

This much sought after and one of a kind experience culminates in a ringside seat to a stunning street theatre performance at one of Fremantle’s newest garden venues accompanied by drinks and refreshments.

The Behind the Scenes Walking Tour departs from Fremantle Visitor Centre in Walyalup Koort. Tours are scheduled for two departure times over the weekend, 12 noon and 3pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The Behind the Scenes walking tour is only available over the Easter weekend. Tickets are strictly limited and can be booked at Fremantle Street Arts Festival Tour.

FISAF sees the historic streets of Fremantle are transformed into an open-air theatre with the famous Cappuccino Strip closed to traffic and High Street West End presents the West End Weekender. Entertainment centres around several major ‘pitches’ or performance locations and roving performers pop up in surprising and interesting places all across the city.

Fremantle’s famous alfresco dining steps up a notch, with pop-up bars, eateries and boutique stores extending into the streets.