Activities All Month!
From the 11th June to the 11th July experience a range of activities that celebrate the annual whale migration.
Take a look below to see what events are on throughout Phillip Island over the whale season.
Remember to pre-book tickets to avoid disappointment.
Events 11th June – 11th July
Island Whale Festival
The Island Whale Festival weekend will be held at various venues across Phillip Island and include a range of activities and events, including talks, workshops, whale spotting, whale cruises, art and craft, and more!
Whale Watching Cruise
A 4-hour cruise that circumnavigates Phillip Island in search of the Humpback and Southern Right whales, visiting Seal Rocks, with regular dolphin and albatross sightings. Includes morning tea and lunch.
9am to 1pm – Bookings Essential
Rhyll Jetty
Bass Coast Whale Discovery Trail
From May to October, you can spot whales along the coastline of Phillip Island and Bass Coast on the Whale Discovery Trail. Take a walk, ride or drive along the discovery trail to spot whales and learn about the natural environment.
Dolphin and Whale Cruise
Set sail on a 3-hour winter dolphin & whale adventure venturing past the sheer cliffs of Cape Woolamai and along Phillip Island’s attractive southern coastline.
12:45pm to 4pm – Bookings Essential
San Remo Jetty
Island Whale Comedy & Dinner Night
We are super excited to host the first Island Whale Festival comedy show dinner at the Cheeky Goose Cafe.
Join Marcus Ryan, Bev Killick and Jon Bennett for a night of laughs, fun and a 2-course meal.
6.30pm – Cheeky Goose Cafe
Clay Sea Creatures
Come and get creative and make your own favourite sea creatures out of clay to take home. Learn about the amazing sea creatures that live in the rock pools and the ocean. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free – 11am to 1pm
Phillip Island Visitor Information Centre 895 Phillip Island Road, Newhaven
The Snail and the Whale
A beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship, a tour of the world and a heroic rescue. Based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Free 10.15am. Bookings Essential
Penguin Parade Theatre – 1019 Ventnor Rd, Summerland
Pom Pom Whales
Make your very own cute whale out of pom poms. Learn about these huge majestic animals that live in our ocean. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free – 11am-1pm
Phillip Island Visitor Information Centre – 895 Phillip Island Road, Newhaven
Design A Whale Rock
Be creative and design your own whale rock. Take your rock home and make sure you look after it or you may even want to hide your rock so someone else can find it. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free – 11am-1pm
Phillip Island Visitor Information Centre – 895 Phillip Island Road, Newhaven