Your Guide To What’s On In Perth This Weekend
Ready to kickstart your weekend? We've tracked down your weekly heaping of good times in Perth/Boorloo.
Festivals, cheap eats, markets, and more are all ripe for the filling of that social calendar, and your stomach. The real question is how many of these can you fit into one week? Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in Perth.
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- What's On Wednesday
- What's On Thursday
- What's On Friday
- What's On Saturday
- What's On Sunday
- What's On All Weekend
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What's On Wednesday 12 August:
Quiz, Wings & Jugs Night at Beer Corner
Quiz nights are back this month! Beer Corner is bringing a lively midweek to State Buildings, pairing classic pub-style trivia with wings, jug specials and a little friendly competition. With free entry, the quiz will feature rotating themes each fortnight from a range of topics. Bring yourself, friends, mates and your appetite.
Every "Wagyu" Wednesday Night at Santini Grill
Santini is bringing Wagyu to the average Wednesday, and this isn’t your average steak night. Expect exceptional cuts from across Australia to land on the plate, alongside a selection of sauces and a choice of side, all for only $89 per head. Choose your cut, your cook and sit back as someone else cooks for a change.
Bottomless Pasta Night at West Kitchen & Bar
Pasta-bilities are officially endless. Riverside stunner West Kitchen & Bar has declared Wednesdays a carb-loading crusade, dishing up unlimited bowls of pasta and bottomless garlic bread for $39 a head. Bounce between rich seafood, chicken and chorizo, and seasonal vegetarian sauces as many times as your conscience (or waistband) allows.
What's On Thursday 13 August:
Obon Festival at Papi Katsu
Get ready for a vegan banquet at Brookfield Place as Papi Katsu marks Obon Festival this August. The shared menu brings together vibrant and considered dishes like lotus root chips with spicy miso peanut dip, soy-braised daikon with roasted macadamia cream, agedashi tofu with yuzu kosho whip, eggplant katsu with Japanese curry sauce, and caramelised banana and miso cake with hojicha cream to finish. For only $90 per head, come join and honour the spirit of the Japanese festival.
Hollywood Masquerade Mystery at The Claremont Hotel
Whether you’re a seasoned detective or simply looking for a different kind of night out, this Masquerade Mystery will take you on a journey of glamour, scandal and suspense. Throughout the evening, guests will uncover clues, ask questions and solve the mystery all before the final reveal. Tickets include a cocktail on arrival and roaming canapés throughout the evening. Guests are encouraged to dress for the occasion, with Hollywood glamour and masquerade masks optional.
Debate Club: AI Kills Creativity at Lawson Flats
Be a part of the judging panel this Thursday at Lawson Flats. Debate Club is bringing together speakers from different industries to explore one of the defining questions of the moment: is AI expanding the creative toolbox, or replacing the thinking that makes creativity valuable? The structured debate will see speakers argue both sides of the motion, before a judging panel crowns a winner and the final vote goes to the audience. Your $25 tickets ($15 for members) will include a drink on arrival with an option to get dinner at Luis’.
In Truffles We Trust at Avalon
For six mouthwatering Thursdays this winter, Avalon is making the case that truffle season is Perth's most delicious time of year. The five-course set menu is a dream date-night lineup. Think creamy seafood chowder shaved with truffle, panko-crumbed scallop with truffle celeriac foam, and braised beef cannelloni in a cauliflower black truffle sauce. Mains bring a choice of confit duck Maryland with truffle polenta or O'Connor beef fillet with truffle Jerusalem artichoke espuma, while dessert refuses to play it safe, dark chocolate shell with pecan praline and black truffle cream, or champagne-poached pear with black truffle panna cotta.
What's On Friday 14 August:
Line Dancing With The Cherry Steppers at Gosnells Hotel
Saddle up, Perth! Gosnells Hotel is turning its bistro into a boot-scooting line dance phenomena, and the best part is, it won't cost you a cent. From 8-10pm, the Cherry Steppers will have you dancing to keep up with the beat. Show up in your best western get-up for a shot at the mystery prize for best-dressed cowboy or cowgirl of the night. No bookings needed, so just round up your crew, grab a drink, and let your inner cowboy loose.
Three Martini Lunch at The Rechabite
For the sake of science, obviously. The Rechabite is running a very important experiment every Saturday this August, testing the hypothesis that three premium gin martinis paired with three considered courses over a long, lazy lunch equals the perfect afternoon. Expect a menu that takes you from aperitivo to sweet treat, courtesy of a collab with Spirits Platform, Cinzano Vermouth, The Botanist Gin and a few other martini devotees, all in the name of slowing down and doing lunch properly. Findings will remain unpublished, but we have a feeling you'll want to replicate the study. Tickets are $79pp, and bookings are essential, running through to 29 August.
Ink & Echo: Monthly Poetry Reading at Lawson Flats
Ink & Echo is back for another instalment of its monthly poetry sanctuary, and this Saturday evening is shaping up to be a beautifully introspective one. Hosted by writer and performer Lakshmi Kanchi (SoulReserve), the night kicks off with a guided writing session, complete with gentle prompts and poetic forms to help shake off any blank pages. Public tickets are $20pp, or free if you're a member.
Howard Park’s 40th Anniversary at Howard Park Margaret River Cellar Door
Four decades, countless vintages, and one very good excuse to celebrate. Howard Park is toasting to 40 years as one of WA's most beloved family-owned wineries with a one-day-only bash at their Margaret River Cellar Door this August. The afternoon kicks off with a tasting through the family's Icon wines, past and present, before guests get a rare first taste of barrel samples straight from the winemaker, wines that haven't even hit the shelves yet. A proper celebration of 40 years done right. Head along on Saturday to raise a glass.
Scarborough Sunset Markets Winter Edition at the Scarborough Foreshore
Who said Scarborough is reserved for sunny days?! The winter edition of the Scarborough Sunset Markets is back, filling the foreshore with global street eats, artisan finds and DJ-led sea breeze soundtracks. Beneath the Clocktower and along the arbour-lit walkways, up to 50 stallholders will be dishing out everything from smoky skewers and silky curries to crepes, gnocchi and sugar-dusted treats, alongside a fresh wave of makers, marshmallow fire pits and other winter warmers.
Bottomless Fiorentina at Stampa!
In Italy, Bistecca alla Fiorentina isn't just a steak, it's a ritual, and Stampa! is bringing that ritual to Perth every Saturday. Bottomless Fiorentina centres on a thick-cut Harvey Beef Reserve T-bone, served with chips, smoked chimichurri, Tuscan mustard and aioli, with the option to add a sauce flight, freshly shucked oysters or a glass from the Italian wine list. A proper sit-down, slow-down kind of night, with bookings from 5:00pm and last sittings at 8:30pm.
What's On Sunday 16 August:
Bottomless Roasts at The Bassendean
Sunday roasts just got a serious upgrade. Bassendean Hotel is turning up the cosy factor with Bottomless Roasts, running every Sunday through August and September. For $65pp, settle in for the chef's roast of the day, paired with bottomless trimmings, think pigs in blankets, Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, roasted veg and lashings of gravy. Guests are welcomed with a glass of mulled wine on arrival, and things wrap up on a sweet note with sticky date pudding. It's the kind of hearty, no-rush Sunday lunch made for gathering the group, filling the table, and settling in at your new local.
Vinyl Sundays: Riffs & Ribs at Little Creatures Elizabeth Quay
Vinyl Sundays: Riffs & Ribs will bring vinyl DJs, crate digging and hearty rib specials together this Sunday to celebrate the launch of Little Creatures’ brand new Stout at their Elizabeth Quay location. The menu includes spicy corn ribs, a half rack of BBQ pork ribs, and sticky soy-glazed beef short rib, which you can pair with Little Creatures’ Stout, a rich and dark beer full of character, with notes of coffee, caramel and dark chocolate in every sip. Sit back at this free event and enjoy cheap pints and good tunes.
Hoedown Throwdown
Cowboy culture has officially made it to the coast. West Coast Hoedown Throwdown is transforming The Lookout into Perth's first weekly coastal cowboy experience, swapping the standard Sunday session for a beachside bash of boot-scooting, live tunes and Wild West antics overlooking Scarborough Beach. Running every Sunday through to mid-November, expect live music from Emily Joy, line dancing with the Cherry Steppers, flash tattoos from Main St Tattoo, DJs, themed eats, signature drinks and weekly best-dressed showdowns. Entry is free, cowboy boots are highly encouraged, and the grand opening kicks off from 2pm this Sunday. Registering is recommended to secure your spot.
All Weekend:
Bright Place at Brookfield Place
Keep an eye out for a very cheerful yellow sea container, because Bright Place is back to brighten up Main Square for a fortnight this August. From Monday 10 to Friday 14 August, Microenterprise People Inc. takes over with a daily marketplace running 11am to 2pm, spotlighting handmade gifts, artwork, edible treats and creative wares from Western Australians with disability who've built their own microenterprises. Pop into a workshop while you're there too, with painting, sewing and candle making all on offer.
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