What's on in Margaret River, Australia through the year

Peak crowds — Western Australian summer holidays, Summer holidays in Australia

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Bushfire and burn-off season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)), Western Australian summer holidays (17 Dec – 31 Jan (usually))

Busy — one of its best months for weather

• Season

  Vintage

  1 Feb – 15 Apr · usuallyHarvest

  The crush runs from February into April and the whole valley smells of it. Cellar doors stay open, but the winemakers are working and the tastings are poured by whoever is spare.

Still on: Bushfire and burn-off season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Vintage (1 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)), Bushfire and burn-off season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Margaret River Pro, Autumn / Easter break in Australia

• Festival

  Margaret River Pro

  5 Apr – 10 May · usuallySurf seasonCrowded

  A world tour surf event held over a waiting period at Main Break and The Box, so the day it runs is called each morning. Free to watch from Surfers Point, and the town books out for the window. Source ↗

Still on: Vintage (1 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)), Bushfire and burn-off season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Margaret River Pro

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Margaret River Pro (5 Apr – 10 May (usually))

Busy — Winter (July) break in Australia, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Whale season, coast to coast

  1 Jun – 10 Dec · usually

  Humpbacks and southern rights shelter off Augusta in the middle of winter, then work north to Geographe Bay through spring, so the boat leaves from a different town depending on the month.

Busy — Winter (July) break in Australia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Nature

  Southwest wildflowers

  15 Aug – 15 Nov · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  The forest floor and the heath along the Cape to Cape flower from late August: orchids, kangaroo paw, banksia. It is a short window and the karri forest tracks are the place to spend it.

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually))

Busy — Spring break in Australia, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually)), Southwest wildflowers (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Busy — Spring break in Australia, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually)), Southwest wildflowers (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Hazard

  Bushfire and burn-off season

  15 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallySmoke season

  Summer brings total fire bans and closed forest tracks, and the autumn prescribed burns put smoke through the valleys on still days. Check before you plan a walk in the karri. Source ↗

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually)), Southwest wildflowers (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Western Australian summer holidays, Summer holidays in Australia

• Holiday

  Western Australian summer holidays

  17 Dec – 31 Jan · usuallySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  Perth empties into this coast for six weeks and the beach houses go at holiday rates months ahead. The surf breaks are busiest and the cellar doors are at their least peaceful. Source ↗

Still on: Whale season, coast to coast (1 Jun – 10 Dec (usually)), Bushfire and burn-off season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))