Camera IconKaarla Wirren at the Albany Whaling Station on Saturday. Credit: Nic Duncan/Supplied

From the Festival of Football to the Kaarla Wirren performance, here’s your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern.

THURSDAY

The Gift of Truth Telling, UWA Albany, 5.30pm

FRIDAY

Howard Taylor Material Practice, Albany Town Hall, 10am

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Rnb Soul Train, Wilson’s Brewery, 5pm

School of Rock, Albany Port Theatre, 7pm

Finn Pearson Tunnel Lights Tour, Six Degrees, 8.00pm

Camera IconBeach meditation at Emu Point on Saturday. Credit: Q station/Q station

SATURDAY

Women in Football Networking Breakfast, Retravision Stadium, 7am

Free Albany Beach Meditation, Emu Point, 8am

Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners, CWA Hall Albany, 9am

Cafe Philo, Albany Public Library, 10am

Festival of Football Women’s Game, Retravision Stadium, 2pm

Festival of Football Men’s Game, Retravision Stadium, 4pm

Festival of Dusk, Albany Town Hall, 4.45pm

Kaarla Wirren, Albany Whaling Station, 5pm

2026 Pumpkin Awards, Lower Kalgan Hall, 5.30pm

No Secrets, Wilson’s Brewery, 8.30pm

SUNDAY

Robinson Loop, Stidwell Bridle Trail Training Ride, Albany Equestrian Centre, 9.30am

Andrew Grok, Wilson’s Brewery, 5pm

Albany House Concert, 12 View Street, 6.30pm

Camera IconPerth Glory faced Newcastle Jets in a 2024 friendly the last time the Festival of Football came to Albany. Credit: Laurie Benson

MONDAY

Connecting Threads: A History of Albany Woollen Mills, Museum of the Great Southern, 10am

TUESDAY

Cooking and Nutritional Classes, CWA Hall Albany, 10am

Albany Shantymen, Six Degrees, 7.30pm

Camera IconKelsey Freemantle with 408kg winning pumpkin. Credit: Kelsey Freemantle/RegionalHUB

WEDNESDAY

Peter Watson Book Launch, Albany Public Library, 5.30pm

AVRS Volunteer Awards Night - Lets Shine Dance, Albany Entertainment Centre, 7pm

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