Don't be surprised if you see chooks in the Cappuccino Strip, market stalls in the middle of Market Street, bellydancers, bicycles - even an open-air lounge-room! It's Shed Your Car Day 2002, Thursday May 9th, and there's lots of fun in store! Why not come to Fremantle and enjoy Cappuccino Strip Car-free!

South Terrace-Market Street (from High Street to Norfolk Street) will be closed to private vehicles and buses from 6.30am to 8pm. Access will be available for emergency vehicles, cyclists and delivery vehicles. Once the streets have been closed, the community will reclaim the streets with a range of exciting events, including:

• Cycle Instead Cyclists’ Breakfast - Collie St (6.30am - 9am)
  Cycle to Fremantle city centre and enjoy breakfast from 6.30am till 9am. From the stall on the corner of Collie St and South Terrace, the first three hundred cyclists will receive a voucher for a coffee and muffin (or equivalent to the value of $5) at one of the four participating cafés - Gino's, Dome, Old Papa's and the Mill Bakehouse. Supported by the Department of Planning & Infrastructure’s Cycle Instead program. After brekky check out the bike displays and get a bike safety check courtesy of Mercer's Cycles.
  
• Chalk Art - South Tce (9am - 5pm)
  Horatio T. Birdbath - with help from friends - will create a wonderful community chalk drawing on the Cappuccino Strip near the corner of Market St. Primary school children are welcome to join in!
• Street Gardens - Market St & South Tce (8am - 6pm)
  A magical "urban garden" will take shape in the middle of South Terrace, complete with shady trees, pond and chooks. Constructed by a team from the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, with help from City Farm and the Permaculture Centre.... Here is a place to enjoy some peace and quiet in the heart of town, have a lunchtime picnic, and enjoy storytelling, poetry readings and peaceful music.
• Funky Lounge-rooms - South Tce (near Dome) (10am - 6pm)
  Stretch the mind and rest the legs with a philosophical debate, relax over a game of chess or mahjong, or stretch out with tai chi or yoga.
• Carlessa the Friendly Witch & Fairy Corner (10am - 1pm)
  No car-lots for Carlessa! Come and visit our friendly witch on Cappuccino Strip opposite the Chalk Art. Read more about Carlessa in this revealing remembrance.
• Community Information Stalls - South Tce (9am - 5pm)
  A range of information stalls presented by local groups interested in health, lifestyle and community. On the 'Strip" near Essex St.
  
• Free Walking Tours of Freo (departing 11am and 1.30pm)
  Take a guided stroll through the city streets and admire the architecture and history without the risk of stepping in front of a car! Walks start in Henderson St Mall (near the Freo Markets).
• Story-telling - Market St & South Tce (10am - 10.30am)
  Grant Cottrell, master storyteller, will enthrall his audience with his tales. Especially suited to school children, but adults will love Grant's stories too! Come on down to our 'Street Gardens' and hear Grant tell tales.
• Heart Foundation’s 'Jump Rope For Heart' (10.45am - 11.30am)
  Jump for joy down on South Terrace near Collie St.
• East Fremantle Primary School Choir (12.40pm - 1pm)
  East Fremantle Primary School Choir will perform a few numbers for the crowds. Join them in the 'Street Gardens' on Market St & South Terrace.
• Skateboard and Mountain Bike Demos - Essex St (10am - 4pm)
  Come along and enjoy the expert antics of our skate board and mountain-bike demonstration team. They will be giving demonstrations at various times through the day.
• Slow Bike Race - Collie St (4pm - 5pm)
  Get set to get the giggles as the judges determine who can pedal backwards best in the Slow Bike Race. Sponsored by Cycling Promotion Fund and Fleet Cycles.
  
• Hacky Sack Circles (5pm - 6pm)
  Bring your hacky sack and your double-jointed friends and make a circle - anywhere there’s some space on the ‘Strip!
  
• Suzuki Flute Group (6pm - 7pm)
  Wandering minstrels serenade the pedestrians along South Terrace.
• Freo Samba Carnaval Drummers Street Parade (7pm - 8pm)
  Join in the colour and spectacle as the famous Freo Samba lead a parade to reclaim the streets, in a fitting end to a wonderful car-free day. Starts in Henderson Street Mall.
  
• Great Buskers (7am - 7pm)
  Buskers will entertain the car-free crowds along 'Cappuccino Strip' throughout the day.
• Environmental monitoring - to assess the benefits of a car-free day in Fremantle. Also includes a lunch-time presentation by Peter Dingle and East Freo Primary School will present 'Airwatch' performance.