Festival Workshops
Some of our workshops require payment.
We’ve partnered with an incredible group of artists and facilitators who are passionate about sharing their skills and knowledge with you.
All proceeds go directly to the facilitators, ensuring they’re fairly paid for their time, talent, and energy. This allows Biosphere Boodja to remain a free-entry festival, while still offering a rich and diverse program of hands-on experiences we know will leave you inspired.
From clay to movement, weaving to sound - these workshops are a chance to slow down, dive in, and create something meaningful.
The March of the Echidna.
Nyingarn Parade
Join celebrated WA clay artist Fleur Schell for a joyful, hands-on workshop where we attempt to create the largest clay echidna parade ever seen! Learn to sculpt your own Nyingarn (echidna) using air-dry clay and foraged materials while discovering the vital role this creature plays in our ecosystems. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Learn simple clay-building techniques ✔ Handcraft your own echidna sculpture ✔ Use natural textures to bring your Nyingarn to life ✔ Take your masterpiece home • Facilitated by Fleur Schell and guest WA Clay Artists • Location Main Oval: Big Tent • Date: Sunday 28th September • Time: 2:15pm – 4:15pm • Duration: 2 hours • Price: $20 per person (Fleur’s fees will be donated to the festival) • Ages (Under 7s accompanied by adult)
Access Your Ancestry – A Gathering of Movement & Story
A gentle, embodied journey to reconnect with personal culture and ancestry through mindful movement, inner enquiry, and shared story. Slow down, breathe deeply, and leave feeling grounded and inspired. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Guided movement and breathwork ✔ Meditation to connect with personal ancestry ✔ Story sharing in a safe space • Facilitated by Priya Leevers • Location: Workshop Tent • Date: Sunday 28th September • Time: 2 - 3pm • Price:$20.00 • Duration: 45–60 minutes • Ages 12+
Contemporary & Creative Dance with Floeur Alder
An uplifting contemporary dance class with floorwork, sequences, and creative exploration inspired by Djilba. Move, express, and connect to story. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Learn dance techniques ✔ Explore creative movement ✔ Connect to story through dance • Location: Goomalling Town Hall • Date: Sunday 29th September • Time: 1:00pm • Duration: 90 minutes • Price: $20 per person • All Ages & Abilities
Yarn & Damper with Betty Walley
1pm session SOLD OUT!
New session added - 4:30pm
A gentle guided walk and fireside yarn with Ballardong Elder Betty Wally. Share stories, learn about Country, and cook damper over the fire in a warm, welcoming space. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Walk to Goomalling Reserve ✔ Hear stories from Country ✔ Learn damper-making over an open fire • Facilitated by Betty Wally • Meet at Main Info Tent • Date:Sunday 28th September • Time: 3:00pm • Price: $20.00 Adult • Children Free. All Ages (Children with adult)
Barefoot Bowls (No ticket required).
Relaxed barefoot bowls with friendly locals. No experience needed—just have a go, meet new people, and have fun. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Learn the basics of lawn bowls ✔ Meet locals and festival-goers ✔ Enjoy a laid-back, social afternoon • Location: Goomalling Bowls Club • Date: Sunday 28th September • Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm • Price: $20 per adult (Kids bowl free) • All Ages . Drop-in anytime
Flight Itinerary – Sunrise Hot Air Ballooning
A breathtaking dawn flight over the Wheatbelt. Help inflate the balloon, float with the wind, and watch the sunrise over the land. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Prepare and inflate the balloon ✔ Experience a 1-hour sunrise flight ✔ Participate in post-flight pack-down • Facilitated by Liberty Balloon Flights • Location: Meet at Main Info Tent • Date: Monday 29th September • Time: 4:30am • Pricer: $420 per person | • Ages 7+ • Bookings essential
Draw Your Totem – Art & Story Workshop
Create and paint your own mini totem banner inspired by Nyungar animals, birds, and plants. A creative session for all ages. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Choose and trace your totem ✔ Paint and decorate ✔ Attach to a stick and take home • Facilitated by Tamar Pachter • Location: Creative Tent • Date Sunday 28th September • Time: 3:30pm • Duration: 1 hour • Price: $20 per person • Ages 5+
Astro Gazing – A Journey Through the Stars
NEW SESSION ADDED - 10:15pm
A guided night sky tour through telescopes and stories. See planets, constellations, and deep space wonders. • What You’ll Do: ✔ Stargaze through telescopes ✔ Learn about the cosmos ✔ Marvel at the wonders above • Facilitated by Star Tracks Astro Events • Location: Astro Zone – Crop Circle • Date: Sunday 28th September • Time:7:45pm, 8:45pm and 10:15pm • Price: $20 per person • All Ages | Bookings essential
Wild Clay – A workshop for all levels
Hosted by Curt McDonald, Wild Clay is designed to get you off the sofa and into the mud in one hit. • Curt will discuss: ✔ Defining wild clay - including some specific examples of local clay and materials ✔The kinds of places you can find it ✔Techniques for handling and processing ✔Tips on using wild clay to make and fire ceramic objects ✔How to make glazes out of wild clay! • Location: Masonic Hall Goomalling • Date: Sunday 28th September • Time: 12:30 - 2pm • Price: $20 per person • All Ages | Bookings essential