WA Day Festival 2024: Music festival cancelled as Burswood Park is hit with heavy rain

Another Australian music festival has been cancelled, this time due to bad weather.

WA Day Festival was due to take place on Sunday and Monday in Perth, with Eskimo Joe, Guy Sebastian and Pond set to perform.

But the free event has been canceled after Burswood Park was flooded by storms.

‘We understand the disappointment this may cause and apologize for any inconvenience caused. The safety of our visitors, staff and artists is our top priority,” said festival organizers Celebration WA.

Photos of the park show how it resembles a swamp, with large muddy puddles scattered across the sodden fields.

Perth is forecast to be hit by more heavy rain this weekend, with up to 20mm forecast on Saturday and 45mm on Sunday.

WA Premier Roger Cook said the festival could be rescheduled.

“We will be working with organizers and other key sponsors to potentially host a free community event later this year to celebrate our incredible state,” Mr Cook said.

More to come.