Your Guide To What’s On In Perth This Weekend
Maddie Wallman
Contributor | Urban List
The days of the long mac topped up are numbered. We're fast approaching that caffeinated crossroads in the year when iced lattes become the default and anything served steamed is a sweaty undertaking. But until then, Perth has packed the calendar with plenty worth getting out for.
This week, you can leave dinner up to a dice roll, give your favourite old shirt a new lease on life or spend Sunday singing along to queer pop classics with a jazz orchestra. There’s plenty more in the mix, too. So slap on some SPF, savour that piping-hot flat white while you still can without overheating, and get amongst it. Here are the best things happening in Perth this weekend.
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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 4 November:
Dine on the Dice at Apple Daily
Fancy putting your dinner bill in the hands of a 10-sided dice? Apple Daily’s Dine on the Dice is back at Print Hall from this Wednesday, giving diners a one-in-ten shot at having their entire meal paid for. The rules are simple: order from the à la carte menu, nominate one person at the table to roll, and land on seven to score dinner on the house. Miss the magic number and the bill’s still yours. Feeling lucky?
Jerry Fraser at Canteen Pizza
The only thing better than oysters for dinner is watching someone else do the hard work of shucking them for you. Each Wednesday, Legendary oyster king Jerry Fraser will be cracking open Leeuwin Coast’s award-winning Albany Rock Oysters at Canteen Pizza. Fresh from Albany’s Great Southern waters, these little beauties are back for the season, shucked before your eyes from 4pm.
Buck Wild Wednesdays at Yee-Haw Bar
Country goes clubbing at Perth’s first YEEDM night. Yee-Haw Bar is bringing a boiler room-style DJ setup and country-meets-club chaos to Northbridge every Wednesday from 10pm. Entry is $10, which scores a wristband for $8 drinks all night and a ride on the electronic bucking bull. Giddy up.
Wonderland: Maggie’s Wednesdays at Magnet House
Wednesday nights have been looking a liiiiittle too well-behaved. Thankfully, Maggie is back to put a stop to that. She’s reclaiming Magnet House for Wonderland, a weekly descent into technicolour debauchery, complete with towering toadstools, a giant glowing butterfly and a DJ booth dripping in custom visuals. Doors open at 9pm, with free guestlist entry or $5 at the door for the fashionably disorganised. Dress to devastate, daaaahhhhlings. Maggie certainly will.
What's On Thursday 5 November:
Galleria’s New Fashion Mall Opening at Morley Galleria
Galleria’s had the glow-up of the century! The centre’s new Fashion Mall opens this Thursday, bringing more than 50 retailers into the mix as part of its colossal $240 million transformation. Myer and JB Hi-Fi are back in a refreshed space, while MECCA, Oroton, Country Road, JD Sports and W Cosmetics are among the new arrivals. To mark the occasion, opening weekend comes with live DJs, roaming entertainment and a heap of freebies. Spend $80 or more and you can try your luck at the Prize Pull, customise a Galleria tote or nab a complimentary bloom. There are even free colour consultations to help make your next wardrobe addition a well-informed one.
Scarborough Sunset Markets at The Esplanade, Scarborough
Ten summers, thousands of sunset appreciators and more street food than you can poke a fork at. Scarborough Sunset Markets returns this Thursday for its milestone tenth season, bringing more than 100 stalls to the foreshore every Thursday night. This year’s lineup welcomes fresh food vendors and local makers alongside returning favourites, with live music, beachside drinks and the Sunset Applause all back for another summer. Same beach, a decade of memories, and plenty of new reasons to make Thursday your favourite night of the week.
What's On Friday 6 November:
Pete Rowsthorn at Baillie Hill
Look at moi, look at mooooiiiii! Kath & Kim favourite Pete Rowsthorn is swapping Fountain Lakes for East Vic Park, bringing his stand-up to Baillie Hill on Friday 6 November. He’ll be joined by Scottish comic Gill Cordiner, Englishman David Hughes and Irish funnyman Ronnie Neville for a night of international laughs. No foxy morons allowed... Actually, they’re probably the target audience.
Borda Pizza Pop-up at Morso Conti Shop
Freo’s latest culinary collaboration has some serious dough. Borda Pizza is popping up at Morso Conti Shop each Friday, bringing six Neapolitan-style pizzettas to the Piazza with 48-hour-fermented dough and toppings ranging from truffle cream and brown mushrooms to slow-cooked BBQ pork. All 10 inches, all made with quality ingredients. There’ll be good tunes, too, with the kiosk firing from 5pm.
What's On Saturday 7 November:
Blue Shaddy at Centennial Park for Melville Summer Music
Harmonica at the ready: Blue Shaddy is bringing its blues-rock sound to Centennial Park on Saturday 7 November, kicking off Melville Summer Music’s tenth-concert season. With blues riffs and Australian storytelling at the heart of their set, the WA band will get the series underway in style. The whole thing is free, so BYO picnic rug and save your gig budget for another day.
The Great Global Mend at FOMO Fremantle
That shirt with the dodgy seam deserves a second chance. On Saturday 7 November, the Slow Fashion Hub is hosting The Great Global Mend at FOMO Fremantle, inviting locals to put their neglected threads back in rotation. Bring a garment in need of some TLC and head along to the free Repair Bar from 9.30am for mending advice before joining the worldwide repair session at 11am. Registration is essential.
TILT 2026: A homeland bound [with] grief 1.8.2.7. Opening at Goolugatup Heathcote
What does a place hold onto, long after its stories have been disrupted? Noongar artist Brett Nannup explores that question in A homeland bound [with] grief 1.8.2.7., a powerful new multidisciplinary exhibition at Goolugatup Heathcote. Created during a six-month residency at the site, the work draws on Nannup’s Noongar heritage, his mother’s experience as a member of the Stolen Generation, and the enduring significance of Goolugatup as a place of cultural connection, teaching and resistance. Curated by Noongar curator Zali Morgan, the exhibition opens this with free entry, live music, food and drinks, and runs until 17 January 2027.
Summer x Salt Markets at Clarko Reserve
A gentle reminder that Christmas shopping doesn’t have to happen under fluorescent lights in a shopping centre on Chrissy Eve. Summer X Salt is back for its 2026/27 season, taking over Clarko Reserve with a fresh crop of local makers. There’ll be food trucks, live music, free kids’ workshops and feel-good wellness sessions, plus beachy wares and thoughtful finds for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life (and a few prezzies for yourself, while you’re at it).
VIVA! Bottomless at Farra Terrace
Mediterranean brunch, with a little extra on the side. VIVA! Bottomless brings the flavours of the Med to Farra Terrace, from fresh-baked flatbreads and koulouri to baked eggs, seasonal pickles and Turkish-inspired breakfast bites. Teapot cocktails combine Herradura Tequila with pomegranate, sumac and lime, while a live DJ and a Beading Bar add a creative spin to the afternoon.
What's On Sunday 8 November:
Spudfest at Johnny Fox’s
Couch potatoes, rise. Johnny Fox’s is giving the humble spud its moment in the sun with the starchy Spudfest. This Sunday from 12pm, Northbridge’s Irish pub is serving up a potato-heavy menu, from loaded jackets to taco fries, alongside Irish dancing and live music into the night. There’ll be $18 Bloody Marys for a little hair of the dog, plus a best-dressed Tony Galati lookalike competition, with the winner scoring free fries for a year. Bushy brows and blue singlets at the ready. Entry is free.
Leedy Artfest at The Leederville Precinct
A pottery class with a cocktail, a gallery browse and a little live music? Sunday’s looking rather well-rounded. Leedy Artfest returns for its third edition on this Sunday, bringing more than 40 local creatives to the precinct for a free day of art, making and creating. Browse the Electric Lane Art Market, hunt for a new favourite at the Oxford Street Gallery pop-up, or get hands-on with House of Hobby’s Clay & Cocktails and Watercolour & Wine workshops. There’ll also be author talks with WA writers, improvised comedy, live music, dance and a whole creative corner for the kids, plus The Voice winner Reuben De Melo on the line-up.
Queer Anthems at The Rechabite
Just when you thought Dancing Queen couldn’t get any better, WAYJO said ‘hold my trumpet’. The 18-piece Resonance Jazz Orchestra is giving queer pop royalty the big-band treatment on Sunday with Gloria Gaynor, Madonna, ABBA, Kylie Minogue and Chappell Roan among the icons. Joined by powerhouse performer Queency, it’s pride, pop and powerful sounds, all under one roof. Sequins are not compulsory, but why waste the opportunity?
Cottesloe Beach Hotel is starting the silly season early with Spring Session, a supercharged edition of The Cott’s beloved Sunday sessions. Think cold drinks, sunshine, a sea breeze and plenty of room for the group to debrief the big dance by the water.
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