Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
Explore the region
Explore Albany's harbour, beaches and nearby Great Southern communities. Mount Barker and Porongurup are separate drives; Denmark is a different destination.
Listings across Albany, Centennial Park, Middleton Beach, Mount Barker, Mount Clarence, Mount Melville, Porongurup, Torndirrup.
Attractions and places to visit
50 places in this selection. Opening hours, access and admission vary; check the place details.
Jimmy Newells Harbour is a beautiful natural harbour close to Torndirrup National Park. This small inlet provides a protected calm body of water which is ideal for swimming and paddling, as its namesake discovered when caught in a storm. It is also a wonderful spot to try out beach fishing.
The serenity of the harbour provides a lovely spot to relax and soak up the views and ambience. Pack a picnic and enjoy watching the comings and goings.
If you have time spend a few hours exploring the famous natural wonders of the park including the Natural Bridge, The Gap and the Blowholes.
Jimmy Newells Harbour is a glorious section of coastline just five-hours drive south east of Perth close to Albany.
Go fishing and birdwatching at King River in Albany. This scenic river flows into Oyster Harbour at its northern end.
Special reserves by the river offer the best chance to see native birds including red-capped parrots, western rosellas, scarlet robins, as well as splendid and red-winged fairy-wrens.
King River is a popular place to go swimming and canoeing. Throw in a fishing line and you’re likely to catch black bream, herring or skippy.
King River stretches over 27 kilometres and is joined by the large tributary of Mill Brook. The river flows past picturesque scenery including rocky outcrops, high sandy banks and farmland fringed by paperbark trees.
Small boats can be launched into the river at the upper and lower bridges.
Albany is about a 4.5-hour drive south of Perth or you can fly there in just over an hour.
Visit the only complete whaling station tourism attraction in the world.
Albany's Historic Whaling Station was the last operating station in Australia and offers a fascinating insight into Albany's colourful past. A state-heritage-listed site and nationally recognised tourism experience, the Whaling Station provides an engaging and educational experience for visitors of all ages.
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the whaling industry. Climb aboard the Cheynes IV, the world's only preserved Whalechaser ship, watch short films inside the converted whale oil tanks, discover the giant blue whale skeleton and admire the world-renowned scrimshaw art. Explore extensive museum exhibits filled with authentic artefacts and memorabilia, then relax with sweeping ocean views from the café overlooking one of Albany's most picturesque bays.
Albany is located in the Great Southern region, part of Australia's South West, a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot home to thousands of native plant species. Many can be discovered in the Regional Wildflower Garden adjoining the Whaling Station. Enjoy free barbecues and meet a friendly collection of native animals at the Australian Wildlife Park, nestled within the garden precinct. Entry to both is included with your Whaling Station admission.
A 5-hour drive from Perth along Western Australia’s captivating southern coastline is Misery Beach, recently crowned Australia’s best beach by Tourism Australia’s Beach Ambassador, Brad Farmer. Once best known for its proximity to Albany’s historic whaling station (the township is just 20 kilometres away) this peaceful paradise captivates with its immense beauty.
There are more than 11,000 beaches in Australia, but one glance at Misery Beach and you’ll have no doubt why it earned the accolade of Australia’s best. At 200 metres long, this compact stretch of beach is utterly compelling, offering the opportunity to experience a range of outdoor activities while surrounded by stunning natural beauty.
Swim, surf or snorkel clear turquoise waters, or spend the afternoon fishing. Laze on pristine white sands shielded by a dramatic granite backdrop, or explore this secluded sanctuary on a barefoot beach walk.
Chart a trail across Isthmus Hill headland for breathtaking views of the spectacular natural harbour at King George Sound and, on a clear day, gaze inland. You might even spot the rugged peaks of Stirling Range National Park, located 90 kilometres away in the Great Southern Region.
For an unforgettable start to your day, set off early to witness sunrise with a sky painted in soft pastel shades. Then, as Frenchman Bay Road turns into a gravel pathway, you’ll see magical Misery Beach unfurling ahead.
Kalgan River in Albany is a popular place for boat cruises, fishing and birdwatching.
The river is 140 kilometres long and passes through steep hillsides of lush forest and rolling farmland before reaching Oyster Harbour.
Throw in a fishing line and you might catch black bream, skipper, herring and whiting.
Boat cruises regularly explore the Kalgan River and its tranquil waterways are also popular for water skiing and canoeing.
Picturesque walk trails along the banks of the river offer some great birdwatching opportunities. Bird species you might see include ducks, cormorants, thornbills, splendid and red-capped fairy wren, grey currawong and the western yellow robin.
Albany is about a 4.5 hour drive south of Perth or you can fly there in just over an hour.
The Luke Pen Walk trail, located 20 kilometres from Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region, is a beautiful meandering walk trail, closely following the Kalgan River. It offers a lovely mix of vegetation from large marri trees and conifers to farming pastures. Gorgeous views are present all the way along the trail.
This easy, well-formed nine-kilometre Top Trail takes approximately four hours to complete and commences at a well-marked trailhead. After a short distance, you arrive at a wonderful shelter shaped like a flying kookaburra. From here, the return walk provides constantly changing views of the river, along with a mixture of vineyards, green pastures with grazing cattle and eucalypt bushland.
Ideally, the time to complete this trail is on a sunny day when the countryside is green from winter and spring rains. During summer, there are various places where the trail gently descends to river level so a cooling dip is possible.
A great family walk, ideal for strolling (although some sections have a slight incline) and for a picnic lunch. Remember to keep an eye on children as the trail closely follows the river.
Hang out with the playful and curious teenagers of Seal Cove - a colony of New Zealand fur seals and Australian sea lions that have made their home on the north side of Breaksea Island near Albany.
This top-rated dive site sits in King George Sound, 12 kilometres south-east of Albany and is easily accessed by boat or with a local dive charter.
The seals are the stars of the show here. Watch them lazing on the nearby rocks or gliding gracefully through the water as you swim over giant rock bommies, southern black corals, brittle stars and Gorgian fans, or explore caves filled with bullseyes and swallowtail nannygais.
As this spot is sheltered from the currents of the Southern Ocean, with a depth range of two to 18 metres, Seal Cove is suitable for divers of all levels of experience.
You'll find unspoilt coastal scenery and a beautiful beach perfect for swimming at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve near Albany.
The reserve is famous for its small colony of rare and endangered noisy scrub birds. These birds were believed to have been extinct until they were rediscovered at Two Peoples Bay in the 1960s. You can learn more about the birds and the program in place to protect them at the Interpretive Centre.
Take a stroll along the clean white sand of Little Beach and enjoy a scenic view over rolling hills and small granite outcrops.
There are some excellent bushwalking tracks including the Two Peoples Bay Heritage Trail which is a one hour hike over the headland and along the beach.
Barbecue and toilet facilities are available near the car park.
Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is about half an hour drive from Albany. Albany is a four and a half hour drive from Perth or you can fly there in just over an hour.
Porongurup National Park, within the Mount Barker sub-region of The Amazing South Coast, overflows with local flora and fauna and offers excellent bushwalking with stunning panoramic views of the surrounding plain.
Home to the amazing Castle Rock Granite Skywalk, a walking gantry mounted high out from the magnificent Castle Rock affording breathtaking views in all directions.
The park is one of the best places in the south for wildflowers - visit during spring and early summer for colourful displays.
The ancient granite domes that rise 670m into the air are popular with rock climbers, while birdwatchers flock to see brilliantly coloured scarlet and yellow robins as well as rufous treecreepers. You might also spot western grey kangaroos and brush wallabies.
Step back in time with Recollections of War. More than a collection of objects, it is a museum of stories and a library of living history.
Call in and engage with voices from the past, where their loves, losses, hopes and dreams are all laid out for you. Touch, listen and feel.
This is a collection of the stories of ordinary people living through war. Find a story or character that resonates with you in the galleries, libraries and displays, or share one of your own.
No matter where you come from or what you have experienced, owners John and Kathryn invite you to visit this war memorabilia.
Over 1,100 million years in the making, the striking granite outcrop of Castle Rock invites you to walk its 670-metre peak and take in a truly exhilarating view from the suspended Granite Skywalk or scale the last few metres to reach the summit.
This unique granite range of 12 peaks sits in the heart of Porongurup National Park, just 45 45-minute drive north of Albany. From Perth, you can reach the Granite Skywalk in 4.25 hours via Albany Highway. Allow at least 2 hours to complete the steep three-kilometre return walk and stop to get a closer look at the incredible variety of plant and animal life that makes this region one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
As you ascend the peak, meandering through tall karri and marri trees, you're likely to encounter some of the 78 species of birds and 700 flowering plants, including many rare and extraordinary orchids and lichen varieties.
On reaching Balancing Rock, you can access the lower and upper platforms of this remote engineering marvel and take in the views of Albany, Mount Gardner and Mount Manypeaks.
Commencing from the Porongurup carpark, the trail passes by Karri boya-k (Tree in the Rock) before climbing to the top of the mountain's ridge. On the way, the trail passes through different ecosystems such as karri forest and moist glades of mosses.
Emerging from the forest on the granite outcrops you will see the views to the Stirling Ranges and the Southern Ocean. Across the outcrops, the trail continues over a few peaks before descending into a pass between Nancy Peak and Devils Slide. Once on the main track between the two, it's a fairly simple karri forest ramble back to the car park.
This is one of many trails in the Porongurup area. Other trails range from the Bolganup Heritage Trail, which is an easy 600 metre circuit, to a three-hour return hike to Marmabup Rock which is recommended for experienced bushwalkers only. The Castle Rock trail takes you past the famous balancing rock and up to stand on Castle Rock.
