The award recognised the extent of community engagement in the festival, the positive social and cultural effect it had on the local area, effective communication and promotion of the event and its overall quality.
Despite rain forcing it to close on the opening evening, the 16th annual event attracted more than 27,500 people on the March 30-31 weekend.
It was themed ‘transport yourself’ and featured big and mini top tents, a self-powered eco stage with aerials, acrobatics and fire, musical performances including Back to Barbershop, roving entertainers, fashion program Urban Couture and a twilight lantern parade.
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READ NOW‘The festival delivered an outstanding range of exciting experiences and family-friendly activities catering for all in the local community and beyond,’ Joondalup mayor Troy Pickard said.
He said the Back to Barbershop choral project and lantern parade were examples of how the event supported local established, emerging and novice artists.