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Overview
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Beyond the boab trees of Derby, the pioneer town of the Kimberley, you’ll discover adventures on land and sea. The country around Derby is rich with them, but there are other riches to discover beyond the boabs, where the giant northern tides rush in to meet outback adventure. Explore the Gibb River Road, the awesome Horizontal Waterfall and the Buccaneer Archipelago or explore the rich history of the “oldest” town in the Kimberley.
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King Tide Day 2008
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25 May, 2008
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King Tide Day 2008 - A great family day out.
- Market Stalls
- Food Stalls
- Live Music
- Fishing Competition
- Community information
- And an Art Auction with a twist!
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Derby Race Round
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14 June, 2008
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The two day race meeting in Derby is the highlight event for the town, it is a great community event where the women, children and men get the chance to dress up and show off their best wears.
The race day is named the Mad Hatterd day and all patrons are encouraged to wear hats with prizes for the best hats of the day, you get all sorts of hats and it is a great family day.
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Derby Cup
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28 June, 2008
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The second race day is our cup day where we have people coming from all over the country and all that attend have said that they love the atmosphere. The day usually finishes in the early hours of the morning after people have tried the two –up and danced with the band until they drop.
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Derby Boab Festival
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4 - 19 July, 2008
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Derby's Boab Festival has been going for over 40 years and is held to promote the West Kimberley as well as entertain the locals and visitors. The committee coordinates several events that celebrate the lifestyle of the town. The emphasis is on family enjoyment of cultural,artistic and sporting events. The Mowanjum Arts Festival opens the program and features contempory and traditional indigenous painting, music and dance, held at Mowanjum Community 10 kms from Derby.
The Boab Festival Mardi Gras and Street Party is held on the lawns of the Civic Centre and features live music, announcement of the Boab Quest winners, sideshows and amusements plus local and visiting stallholders with all sorts of goodies on sale.
The longest running art prize in WA is the Kimberley Art Prize sponsored by the local shire, winners announced Saturday 15 July at the Civic Centre, all art for sale and on exhibition until the 23 July.
The Great Kimberley Art Auction features works by many talented and respected local artists, and is probably your best opportunity to acquire an authentic peice of either traditional or contempory West Kimberley art. The famous and very dirty Mud Football, a Youth Concert in the Park, kids and family activity days and many more.
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Mowanjun Festival
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9 - 10 July, 2008
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Now in its 10th year, Mowanjum Festival includes traditional dances from the local Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people who make up the Mowanjum community.
This will be the largest traditional corroboree in WA that is open to the general public.
The Mowanjum community and aim to inform visitors and locals about traditional culture, as well as have a very good time!
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Take a kimberley tour
Visitor Centres provide all the information you..
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