Have a Go Day, marketed as "Have a Go Day a LiveLighter Event", is a Western Australian event run by the Seniors Recreation Council of Western Australia (SRCWA).
It is targeted at over-55s and encourages them to participate in activities that help to keep them physically and mentally alert. It started in 1992, and takes place at Burswood Park in November every year as part of Seniors Week.
SRCWA developed Have a Go Day to provide many over-50s the opportunity to come together in one place and try many activities and gather information specific to their age group in one place.
The event started in Taylor Reserve, Victoria Park, then moved to McCallum Park with 30 sites and approximately 400 participants. In 1993 SRCWA was invited by the Burswood Park Board to conduct Have a Go Day in the grounds of Burswood Park. Have a Go Day has grown significantly over the years and has remained at Burswood Park. Have a Go Day now attracts in excess of 220 exhibitors and an estimated attendance of 15,000 people.
Have a Go Day is an SRCWA event, and is regarded as the premier event for Western Australia's Seniors Week.
Through Have a Go Day, the Recreation Council provides the over-50 demographic a means to explore the importance of how exercise and activity in their lives benefits them physically, mentally and socially, especially as they age.
Activities at Have a Go Day cover a varied range, including canoeing, exergaming, tai chi, and various sorts of dancing. A range of government and non-government service providers, various clubs and groups also use the event to showcase their organisations. Clubs, groups, seniors agencies and government departments provide information specific to the over-50s, including information which is relevant to pre-retirees and those who have already retired.
Dates YearDateLocation199126 NovTaylor Reserve, Victoria Park199214 AprMcCallum Park, Victoria Park199224 NovMcCallum Park, Victoria Park19939 NovBurswood Park, Burswood19948 NovBurswood Park, Burswood19957 NovBurswood Park, Burswood199612 NovBurswood Park, Burswood199711 NovBurswood Park, Burswood199810 NovBurswood Park, Burswood19999 NovBurswood Park, Burswood200014 NovBurswood Park, Burswood200113 NovBurswood Park, Burswood200229 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200311 NovBurswood Park, Burswood200426 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200525 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200625 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200731 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200829 OctBurswood Park, Burswood200928 OctBurswood Park, Burswood20103 NovBurswood Park, Burswood20119 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201214 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201313 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201412 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201511 NovBurswood Park, Burswood20169 NovBurswood Park, Burswood20171 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201814 NovBurswood Park, Burswood201913 NovBurswood Park, Burswood202011 Nov (subject to COVID-19 restrictions)Burswood Park, Burswood202315 NovBurswood Park, Burswood202413 NovBurswood Park, Burswood202512 Nov Burswood Park, Burswood
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