Simone

Perth upcoming events/festivals

Of course you can find heaps of websites with listing of what’s happening, but I thought I’d pick a few out...(don’t ask me why I do this I don't even end up going to most things!!)

Please add tips if you know any!


Bit last minute, and probably no accomodation left!, but the Surfing Masters are on in Margaret River this week/weekend:
http://www.salomonmasters.com/

17 -28 March – Sculpture by the Sea
Cottesloe
As already posted by someone on this forum, usually in Sydney
This free to the public exhibition will showcase some 40 sculptures by Western Australia's leading sculptors, alongside works by selected Australian and international sculptors.
http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/


March 19-20 - Joondalup Festival
Two days of the best fun in Joondalup; music, dance, buskers, rides, markets, extreme sports, fireworks and WA's biggest street parade. The must-see highlight of the festival will be the brilliant 15-piece act Cubanismo. This is one of the hottest Latin bands on the planet, direct from Cuba for its Australian premiere at the Joondalup Festival.
VENUE Joondalup City Centre, Boas Ave, Joondalup Tel: 9400 4705
http://festival.joondalup.wa.gov.au/


March 20 - Sunset at Subi free concert
A special two hour community concert featuring Dreaming and the WA Police Pipe Band.
VENUE Subiaco Theatre Gardens, 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco Tel: 9382 3385
http://www.subiacotheatrecentre.com....p?theatreID=21 - Weekly

There’s concerts like this in nearly every council.

For the guys
March 21 - Auto One Classic Car Show
This annual event is the biggest outdoor car display in Western Australia featuring more than 1000 classic cars. Presented by The Council of Motoring Clubs of Western Australia, this is a day not to be missed by any motor vehicle enthusiast. This year's theme is 'Speed' and will feature over 40 fantastic racing cars from 1927-2000 including the 1927 Barlett Special and Indianapolis speedsters. FREE event.
VENUE Whiteman Village, Whiteman Park, Lord St, Whiteman Tel: 9209 6000
http://www.whitemanpark.com/attracti...p?event_id=173


March 26-28 - Fremantle Street Arts Festival
Established to celebrate Fremantle’s unique busking culture, this has grown into Australia’s biggest street performance festival.
VENUES Assorted, including Fishing Boat Harbour and South Terrace, Fremantle Tel: 9432 9728
http://www.fremantlefestivals.com/main/html/home_sa.cfm

April 1-3 - West Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival
VENUE Fremantle Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle Tel: 9385 5400
We’re going to this, and it costs a bit, but if you like music like Jack Johnson, the Waifs etc, it’ll be worth it!!
http://www.sunsetevents.com.au/index...t=5&Display=46

April 2 - May 1 - Taste of the Swan Valley
Major festival showcasing the best of the Swan Valley's food, wine, art and music.
VENUES Assorted, throughout the Swan Valley Tel: 9379 9400
http://www.swanvalley.com.au/events/totv.html

April 17 - 2005 Musselfest
Mussels, mussels, mussels plus free live on-stage entertainment and exhibits.
VENUE Rockingham Beach, Rockingham Tel: 9592 3464

April 20-25 - Perth Motor Show 2005
VENUE Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, Mounts Bay Road, Perth Tel: 9345 3466
http://www.autoexpo.com.au/


April 30 – May 1 – Perth Hills Harvest Festival
http://www.bickleycarmeltourism.jkwh..._festival.html
(Bickley is sort of behind/south of Kalamunda)

May 29 to the 6th June - The Fremantle Heritage Festival
Fremantle will come alive with music, activities and awards that showcase the city's diverse kaleidoscope of cultural, recreational, environmental and built heritage.
http://www.fremantlefestivals.com/ma...l/home_her.cfm


So, does anyone else have tips?

Anyway, I’m not going to make it to most of this stuff, to much to do, so little time. (I was thinking today about not having enough hours in a day to work, sleep, read, watch tv, be on forums, not enough weekend time to do fun stuff and house hunting, not enough years to have career and have kids, see the world etc etc etc...!! arghhhh! Life's to short, and that's me saying that at 23!! )
House hunting and meeting up with friends this weekend
Easter weekend (4 day off!!!!), camping in Toodyay.

Stormz

We should appoint you as the entertainments information officer of Perth. Well done. Anything interesting coming up in late June and July?

webgum

Great info!! Ta! Can't believe I'm actually going to be there for some of those dates. Hurrah!!!! Thread is in now in my favourites!!

bondipom

Sculpture by the sea started at Bondi and has grown. It is a good event which even the kids seem to appreciate although they seem to prefer the ones which can be climbed over.

chris n

Simone

Thanks for this. We arrive on March 23rd to validate our visas (couldn't sell the house quick enough) so will certainly try a few of these out. We then head over to Sydney on April 6th - anybody know what's on over there? Only joking...

Chris

Simone

http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/S...ource=advanced
But a lot of events don't get put on this early I believe....


Anyway, you're all welcome. It's not much trouble.
Really must get my butt into gear and go see the sculptures by the sea.. Mmm, could bike there along the beaches..... Argh, haven't been on my bike for months! :scared:

salonit

Nice one ..will try and check out sculptures by the sea!
thanks!

Stormz

We`ll be back from 14th June... here`s what I`m interested in from then....

Multiplex Avon Descent
6 - 7 August 2005
Competitors take on the Avon and Swan rivers in a variety of power paddle craft in an exciting two-day time trial covering 133 gruelling kilometres.

Rugby Test - Australia v South Africa
20 August 2005
Head to Subiaco Oval and watch two of the world's leading rugby nations go head to head in a first class rugby match.

Perth Royal Show
24 September - 1 October 2005
Western Australia's largest community event featuring exhibitions, entertainment, rides, fireworks, livestock and showbags.

Gravity Games H20
6 - 9 October 2005
A lifestyle event celebrating elite action sports, athletes and youth culture, featuring competitions in wakeboarding, kite surfing, bmx and line vert demos.

Spring in the Valley
8 - 9 October 2005
Spring in the Valley is a festival of community spirit, wine, food, art and music at the Swan Valley's many attractions and wineries.

Fremantle Festival
19 -27 November 2005
A celebration of the unique and colourful culture of Fremantle, offering a range of cultural and community events.

Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival
9 -11 December 2005
A community event that offers visitors a great opportunity to experience the diversity of the Manjimup region.

Bit upset I`ll miss this.... you guys have fun though:
Easter Air Show
26 - 27 March 2005
Australia's top pilots will perform aeronautical displays and formation flying along with extensive on-ground activities and displays.

Don`t have anything much going on in Kent afaik over Easter

Simone

Stormz, that list looks similar to the thread I did for last year!
Show, Gravity Games, Freo festival!



Ok, this is a copy of what I posted in the ausrock thread, about bands coming to Perth. Some of them have already been, and some sold out(Norah Jones I know), but most are upcoming. (just the names I recognise)
Check out www.bocsticketing.com.au and www.ticketmaster7.com.au


Freo Blues and Roots :
http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/tex....asp?id=BLUES05


Green Day, Grinspoon, Little Birdie and lots of other rock bands in Joondalup Arena this weekend. (that's been)


REM - April 8 (going to this)

We've had Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams here lately.


Alice Cooper soon

Jimmy Barnes...

Kylie Minogue...

Avril Lavigne...

Mark Knopfler

Missy Higgins

Norah Jones

Neil Diamond

Gomez

Oh,Eskimo Joe was the Perth band I couldn't think of before!


And as far as I can tell this is just till April/June.

Stormz

That`s the worst thing about moving back to Perth for me... the lack of telent that bothers to get over there. grrrr. We`ll never see SEAL again (seen him twice in UK).

renth

Worth a bump - good work Simone. I think the Joondalup festival is the go today.

Also On this Sunday 20th March on the beach outside the MAAC (marmion angling and Aquatic Club) at 10.30 the Friends of the Marmion Marine Park will
be running a TOUCH POOL. This voluntary group works closely with CALM to
educate users of the Marine Park area with regard to the array of
marine life on their doorstep and how to get involved to protect it. If
anyone would like to come along it would be great to see you there.

Simone

Good one Renth!


Planning on seeing Nathan Gaunt in Joondalup this afternoon, and then the parade.

See you there....!?

TheCrone

Not actually a festival, but one of the great "things to do" is a trip on the Hotham Valley Express.
And for those of you with children, they're running the Wizards Express on Apl. 13th and 20th during the school hols.
For more info : www.hothamvalleyrailway.com.au

renth

I caught the end of Nathan Gaunt - fantastic, the parade and then some of Cubanisimo. It would have been good to see the whole set but the Mrs and kids were tired. I didn't think the event was as big as the last 2 years, still pretty good though. I was looking out for you (I know what you & Pascal look like) but didn't see you.

renth

Dwellingup's a great place to visit. The boy and I are heading up there Easter time for some camping on the Bibbulmun Track.