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Run your own satellite event.

Put your meetup, hackathon, demo night or dinner on the official West Tech Fest 2026 program. If it brings the community together during festival week, we want it on the map.

Your event, on the official program
  • Listed on the official festival program and map
  • Promoted to the full West Tech Fest audience
  • Free to submit — most satellite events are free to attend
Host guide

What hosting a satellite event involves.

Satellite events are run independently by the community and sit alongside the six headline events across festival week.

Who it’s for

Everyone. Businesses, startups, universities, community groups and individuals are all welcome to host a satellite event.

Duration

Any length. An hour, a day or multiple days — as long as it doesn’t clash with a core event.

Funding

Satellite events are independently funded. Bring your event to life with support from your own sponsors, partners or organisations.

Before you submit

Contact the West Tech Fest team to confirm your event idea and optimal timing, and to get the WTF logos, before you submit.

When to host

Any time that doesn’t clash with a core event. Clashes are the main reason a submission gets moved, so pick your window here first.

Core event times and the recommended satellite windows for each day of festival week
DateCore eventsSatellite window
Monday7 Dec
  • 8:00 am – 11:00 amWest Tech Women
  • 11:00 am – 5:00 pmFirst Nations House
From 11:00 am
Tuesday8 Dec
  • 8:00 am – 6:00 pmWest Tech Main
From 6:00 pm, or before 8:00 am
Wednesday9 Dec
  • 9:00 am – 5:00 pmCorporate Innovation Summit
  • 10:00 am – 7:00 pmFreo Startup Fest
Morning, or after 7:00 pmSector-specific events can also run through Wednesday.
Thursday10 Dec
  • 8:00 am – 8:00 pmWest Tech Wadjemup
  • Runs the full day — plan satellite events around it.
Friday11 Dec
  • All dayOpen program
Encouraged all day
Recommended venues

Clustering satellite events makes it easy for people to get to more than one, so we recommend:

  • University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus
  • Freo Social
  • Riff by Spacecubed
  • Harbour Space

More options via City of Fremantle and City of Perth.

How we support you
Invites & connections

We’ll help connect you with relevant speakers, partners and delegates.

Promotion

We’ll promote your event across West Tech Fest channels.

Integrated experience

Your event becomes part of a connected festival experience.

Submissions close20 Nov 2026

Submit early — the program is curated and listings go live on a rolling basis.

Tell us about your event.

A few minutes. You’ll need a landscape image and a registration link.

Landscape 16:9, at least 1600 × 900px. JPG, PNG or WebP up to 8MB. Keep logos and text clear of the edges — the image is cropped on the listing.
Before you submit

Confirm your event idea and timing with the team, and grab the WTF logos, before you fill this in.

westtechfest@curtin.edu.au