Blue skies, big crowds, smiling faces and people from diverse places thronged together at the WA Day 2024 celebrations on the June 3 2024 at the Museum of Geraldton, Museum of the Great Southern, Museum of the Goldfields and Gwoonwardu Mia.

WA Museum's regional team brought together regional celebrations that reflected their communities and saw over 12,000 people attend.

From the thong throwing competition in Albany, paper planes and rappers in Geraldton, high rope bravery in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Aboriginal dance and arts in Carnarvon there was vibrancy and a focus on local artists and acts that shared cultures and a sense of fun.

WA Museum Manager Regional Strategic projects Rebecca Millar said WA Museum expanded its footprint which meant more people and more activities engaged all ages and saw more multicultural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families come and share in a day made for everyone.

"This year the regions team introduced a community collaborative art project which used colours to reflect how the community felt about themselves and WA," she said.

The majority of feelings expressed where positive and Regional Manager Museum of the Goldfields Marta Perona said it was so affirming to see the good feelings people had about our community.

"WA Day 2024 was a celebration of our community, that’s why we work so hard to make this event,” she said.

WA Museum's Burswood Festival event was cancelled due to weather conditions, leaving the camel and cameleer exhibition as well as Naqu the camel unable to be experienced by the community, however future plans to take this mobile exhibit to the Chapman Valley Show, celebrating the Year of the Camelid in the Midwest in August, and the Museum of Geraldton will share the experience over September 2024 in Geraldton.