Launch Into Youth Week 2026!
Celebrate Youth Week and the Launch of the Youth Action Plan 2026 and Beyond with a series of free, fun, and inclusive events for young people:
Building the Future
Wednesday 8 April 2026 | 6.00 - 7.30pm | City of Vincent Library, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Join us after-hours at the library for an 18-to-25-year old's Lego Club with writer and science communicator, Cristy Burne, to get creative building the sustainable future that you want to live in,
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Adventure Quest
Saturday 11 April 2026 | 10.00 - 12.00pm | Community Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
The game is on!
Navigate your way in teams to local hotspots using our free Mobile Adventures App GPS to unlock, questions, clues and challenges. Complete as many adventure quest tasks as possible to earn valuable points and take home the prize. The live scoreboard will help you keep a competitive eye on other teams!
Each team will use one IOS or Android device for the challenge.
Light refreshments provided and parental supervision is required for young people under 13.
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Cartooning with Gav
Tuesday 14 April 2026 | 10 – 11.30am | Community Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Calling all creative minds aged 10 to 14!
Get creative this Youth Week with an exclusive cartooning workshop led by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Gavin Aung Than! Discover how Gavin turned his love of drawing into a dream career, learn to sketch some of his iconic characters from Baa Baa Black Belt, Creature Clinic, and Super Sidekicks, and bring your own original creations to life. It’s a fun, hands-on session for anyone who loves to draw, imagine, and tell stories!
Light refreshments provided.
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Eat the Library
Thursday 16 April 2026 | 10.30 – 12.00pm | City of Vincent Library, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Make and eat kawaii snacks inspired by our favourite books.
Fantasy - Magical Scrolls | Sci-Di - Alien Donuts | Action - Jurassic Juice | Horror - Banana Sushi
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Mini Rocket Car Workshop
Thursday 16 April 2026 | 1 – 3pm | Mt Hawthorn Main Hall, 197 Scarborough Beach Rd, Mt Hawthorn
Suitable for 8 to 12 years
Explore the science of motion as you build your own mini rocket car, learning about forces, pressure, and momentum along the way.
Light refreshments provided
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Short Film Screening
Mondays - Thursdays | 9.00am - 1.00pm | Local History Centre -City of Vincent Library, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Check out footage of Leederville’s HQ Skate Park from 2003, celebrating Youth Week’s official opening, the WA Music Industry’s iconic closing party, and some extreme BMXing in 2004. Stop by The City of Vincent Library & Local History Centre 9am-1pm Mondays to Thursdays to get your y2k nostalgia fix. Each clip is under 7 minutes.
No registration needed.