York Tourism
York offers visitors the quintessential country experience, only an hour's drive east of Perth in the heart of Ballardong Noongar Country.
York is the oldest inland European settlement in Western Australia, originally established to grow cereal crops to feed the Swan River Settlement in 1829. The town is listed as a Heritage Precinct due to the significant number of historic buildings throughout the township. York continues to attract visitors for adventure recreation experiences, natural environment, annual festivals and is growing as an arts community and hub for artists.
It is also a popular setting for events, weddings, car rallies and motorbike rides, with a dedicated events team and a captive audience made up of locals and regular visitors to the region.
Promoting Your Event
The team at the York Visitor Centre can work with you to promote your event, festival or workshop through
- the online events calendar updated daily with new information for visitors and the community
- in the centre through visitor servicing
- display of posters and flyers utilising access to three noticeboards located throughout York
- email and phone referrals
You can submit your event information online here. The team will be in contact with you to confirm or request further details to publish your event.
Click here to view the current events calendar
Attracting Interstate and International Visitors
York is promoted to interstate and international visitors through the Destination Perth. DP is a not-for-profit organisation focused on marketing Perth and its surrounding areas as a desirable leisure destination for both domestic and international visitors.
The region consists of the following nine tourism precincts:
- Perth City
- Sunset Coast
- Fremantle
- Rockingham
- Swan Valley
- Avon Valley
- Rottnest Island
- Perth Hills
- Mandurah & Peel
The York Visitor Centre is a financial member of Destination Perth which enables the centre access to interstate and international marketing programs.