

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Welcome to Country 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We are honoured to open our 10th Anniversary Festival with a Welcome to Country led by Menang Elder Aunty Vern Gillies.
As we gather on Menang Boodja, we honour Mokare and the enduring culture, leadership, and connection of the Menang Noongar people.

?❤️? This grounding moment invites us to begin Pride with respect, listening, and community 


? Free | Age: All welcome


Accessibility:

• ACROD parking is available on Grey Street immediately outside the venue.

• The gardens are wheelchair accessible via the front entrance off York Street.  

• Accessible toilets available in the Town Square.   

• Lighting will be weather dependant, noise will be low/moderate with one speaker and crowd noise at times. 

• This will be a roving tour of the area - focused on the statue of Mokare and within the adjacent parkland.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/albany/welcome-to-country/200029334971740
- **Event Categories**: festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029334971740?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=albany-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Albany
- **state**: WA
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Alison Hartman Gardens
- **lat**: -35.022759654376
- **long**: 117.88293501071
- **full address**: Alison Hartman Gardens, 259 York St, Albany WA 6330, Australia, Albany

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Albany Pride (https://allevents.in/org/albany-pride/23392858)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/84db4f7a523d7cd33dec268e329c583390a1c0578eeaf466eb16c28688c3f0a9-rimg-w300-h300-dc07111a-gmir?v=1771354583

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Alison Hartman Gardens, 259 York St, Albany WA 6330, Australia, Albany
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Albany Pride
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Welcome to Country  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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