About the Event
CARRYING THE FIRE is part of a series of events called "Balgang Albany".
A community-led closing celebration for Albany 2026. Albany residents and visitors of all ages are invited to hold a lamp and walk as one up the hills and along trails of the coastal fringe. Along the way, lamp-bearers will stop to create a string of lights, themselves becoming part of an enormous ephemeral artwork captured in breathtaking footage to be shared worldwide.
One of the largest single performative gatherings yet staged in Western Australia, the event will be as much a celebration of human cooperation as it is a homage to the Albany landscape.