West Australians love a good festival. Maybe it’s the chance to spend a sunny afternoon in good company, listening to live music and gorging on devilishly unhealthy food stall fare. We reckon it’s that all-too-infrequent feeling of community that comes from sharing a good time with people of all ages.

WA’s festival season has well and truly begun with the arrival of the 106th annual Fremantle Festival, beginning this weekend and running for the next three weeks. With such an extensive line up, here’s Agenda’s top picks:

Coffee Festival | 20 November.
The abundance of cafes and coffee roasters in Freo does not make for an easy decision when the need for caffeine strikes. Thankfully, Freo’s best coffee makers will be setting up mobile coffee carts along the Cappuccino Strip to give festival goers samples of their brew. Beyond the opportunity to get seriously caffeinated, there’s plenty more on offer, such as the spaghetti eating competition, pitting the winners of past events against each other. Kids will go nuts at the Sticky Maze – constructed entirely of sticky tape!

George Street Festival | 27 November.
Now in its 20th year, the George Street Festival is the perfect reason to pay this quaint street a visit. A usually quiet lane dotted with independent fashion boutiques, beauty spas and gourmet cafes will become a bustling boulevard filled with street entertainers, food stalls, children’s activities and cooking demonstrations. The much-loved Artisan Market will feature handmade jewellery, accessories, homewares and skincare products.

Norfolk Lanes Youth Festival | 3 December.
For a taste of Australia’s hottest musical artists under the age of 25, check out Norfolk Lanes. The free event will take place on Norfolk Lane and X-Wray Café Fremantle and features an array of musical acts ranging from hip hop to folk and acoustic. Standout talent is WA’s own Grace Woodroofe and the gorgeous Brisbane-based artist Emma Louise.

Projections on High | 1-4 December.
Fremantle’s High Street will be illuminated for the last 4 nights of the Freo Festival thanks to local video artists Kat Black and Jasper Cook. The project integrates music and nautical-themed artwork into animated projections splashed on the outsides of Freo’s most beautiful historical buildings and insides of shop windows such as Love in Tokyo.

Where: Fremantle
Hours: 18 Nov – 4 Dec
Price: Free
Details: fremantle.wa.gov.au/Festivals/Fremantle_Festival