Animals Uptown

Join the hunt! 

Monday 1 April –  Sunday 30 June 2024
Joondalup City Centre  

Discover a trail of life-sized, geometric shaped creatures, from a giraffe to a meerkat, an Asian elephant to a fennec fox. Along the trail, participants can learn about the animals’ backgrounds and collect stamps from participating businesses.

Maps are available along the trail. Trekkers can start at any point.

Animals Uptown is a collaboration between ten local schools, ten local businesses, and artist Sean Adamas.  

To discover more of Joondalup’s hidden treasures, follow @Uptown.Joondalup on Instagram and Facebook.  

Participating businesses include Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Good Games, Chopin Patisserie and Cafe, Joondalup Convenience Store, Harcourts Alliance, Paper Avenue Cafe, Erine Hawes Optometrist Quest Joondalup, Le Papillon Patisserie and Joondalup Library.   

Participating schools include: Beaumaris Primary School, Beldon Education Support Centre, Burns Beach Primary School, Hillarys Primary School, Kinross College, Kinross Primary School, Mullaloo Beach Primary School, Ocean Reef Primary School, Ocean Reef Senior High School, and Poynter Primary School. 

Animal Uptown guided tour

Saturday 18 May
Tuesday 28 May
Wednesday 12 June
Saturday 29 June
10.50am – 12.15pm

Meet outside Shingle Inn, Lakeside Joondalup mid-east upper level.

Join us on an Animals Uptown guided tour with collaborative Artist Sean Adamas, learn about the inspiration, creative techniques, and the collaborative process.

Please arrive at 10:50am for an 11.00am start. Tours are approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes long, so you can pick up a coffee or drink along the way from a participating cafe.

This is a free event, but registration is essential. Book online via Ticketbooth.

Community contribution colouring in

Collect a pattern to colour in and submit it. It may be included in the Joondalup Library giraffe sculpture.

You can pick up a pattern from Joondalup Library at 102 Boas Avenue and colour it on site or take it home. Alternatively, you can download the pattern from the “Documents and Downloads” below and print it. Submissions will be received at the Joondalup Library until Monday 29 April.