Youth Week WA

Youth Week WA is the biggest celebration of young people on the Western Australian calendar, held each year in April. It is an opportunity to recognise the valued contributions young people make and provide opportunities for young people to connect across the State.

Although Youth Week WA is primarily for young people aged 10 to 25, many Youth Week WA events and activities are open to the wider community.

Youth Week WA takes place each year in April.

The Department of Communities is responsible for the overall coordination and promotion of Youth Week WA, and partners with local governments, organisations and community groups to support the delivery of Youth Week WA events across the State.

All Youth Week WA events are free.

The Youth Week WA Ambassador is a volunteer role which  supports the planning and delivery of Youth Week WA by:

• promoting, supporting and helping to develop creative ways to involve more young people in Youth Week WA
• having input into events and strategies for Youth Week WA
• assessing Youth Week WA grant applications
• attending events during Youth Week WA
• taking part in social media and other campaigns
• being a public spokesperson for Youth Week WA in the media and at events.

Applications closed on Sunday 24 August 2025.

To find out more, visit the Youth Week WA Ambassadors page.

The Department of Communities supports local governments, organisations and community groups to deliver activities and events for young people through the Youth Week WA Grants Program.

Grants of up to $1,500 - available for eligible organisations to deliver small-scale events with a limited amount of participants including (but not limited to) workshops, pop-up markets and talks contributing to the celebration of Youth Week WA and young people.

Grants of up to $3,000 - available for community-wide events, delivered through collaborative community partnerships that are actively involved in the planning and delivery of the project including (but are not limited to) networking events, community gatherings or a program of small-scale events

Grants of up to $10,000 - available for the delivery of medium-scale events with a larger amount of participants including (but not limited to) conferences, forums, exhibitions, sporting tournaments and festivals.

The Youth Week WA Grants Program for 2026 is now closed. To find out more visit Youth Week WA Grants.

Each year, a theme is created by young people to guide the vision of Youth Week WA for that given year. The theme is crucial to the Youth Week WA initiative, as it:

• provides a singular vision that helps align all aspects of the initiative’s planning, promotion and delivery
• defines the creative direction, tone and messaging of the initiative to best serve its community
• guides and influences the programming of events and activities
• builds emotional connection with the community with intention to resonate, inspire and create a lasting impact
• enables reflection of the current values, interests and needs of young people prevalent at the time of the initiative.

For Youth Week WA 2026, Communities invited young people in the community to submit ideas for the chance to have their theme selected for Youth Week WA 2026. Entries closed on Sunday 28 September 2025.

The design direction for Youth Week WA guides the design of artwork used to promote the initiative, unique to each year, that features across all of the Department of Communities’ promotional materials and assets including social media materials, websites and posters.

Deciding the design direction for Youth Week WA 2026 was placed in the hands of the Western Australian young people this year. Voting closed on Sunday 28 September 2025.