What’s happening in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia in December 2008….
See more events in what’s on this week and the event calendar. Please submit events that are missing.
Please remember the list below is just of the bigger events and highlights!
Throughout the month there are Carols By Candlelight held in the suburbs, I’m not going to list them all as there are so many. Check with your local council or church to see when they’re being held.
Also please note, the Perth Christmas Pageant is no longer held in the evening, it’s now a big event at Langley Park starting with a sausage sizzle on Sunday 7 December from 7.30am to 2pm. Parade from 9.30am, rest of the day is a family Carnival at Langley Park.
Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December 2008
MUSIC
Grave at Amplifier on Tuesday 2 December
The Wiggles at Burswood Dome on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 December
Sonic Sessions at Freo Arts Centre with Abbe May on 3 December
Sinatra’s 10th Aniversary Concert (Tribute) at Burswood Theatre on 3 December
Dead Letter Circus at The Foundry on 3 December
Bob Evans at Devilles on 4 December
BRITISH INDIA at Amplifier Bar on 4 December
Jimmy Barnes at Burswood Theatre on 5 December
Sting at the Perth Concert Hall on 5 December
Blue Shaddy at Fly By Night Musicians’ Club on Friday 5 December
Pitbull at Metro City on Friday 5 December
Boomtick pres. Atomic Hooligan at Ambar Niteclub on Friday 5 December
City Blues Jam, free concert in Joondalup CBD from 7pm on Friday 5 December
The first of 3 Friday Evening Chistmas Concerts in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 5 December
MGMT at Belvoir on 6 December – SOLD OUT
Dead Letter Circus at Amplifier on Saturday 6 December
ROAR (Rock-On Against Racism) Concert at Fly By Night Club on Saturday 6 December
CW Stoneking at The Bakery on Saturday 6 December
Symphony in the City – free City of Perth concert on Esplanade Reserve on Saturday 6 December
Dead Letter Circus at the Newport Hotel on Sunday 7 December
CW Stoneking at The Fly By Night on Sunday 7 December
The ARTillery Youth Arts Festival at The Bakery on Sunday 7 December
Mundaring Weir Summer Festival begins and runs till 28 February
MISCELLANEOUS
Subiaco Street Festival from 6 to 9pm on Thursday 4 December on Rokeby Road
The first of 3 Friday Evening Chistmas Concerts in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 5 December
Oxford St Market in Leederville from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 6 December
Bazaar at Fremantle Arts Centre on 6 and 7 December
Planet Earth Festival in Bassendean on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December
The City of Perth Christmas Pageant and sausage sizzle breakfast and family carnival on Sunday 7 December from 7.30am to 2pm (Parade from 9.30am). This is the big parade that used to be held in the evening!
East Fremantle Festival on George Street on Sunday 7 December from 1pm
The ARTillery Youth Arts Festival at The Bakery on Sunday 7 December
ART ‘N’ ABOUT – Art & Craft Markets at Jacaranda Ampitheatre, Wanneroo on Sunday 7 December
Ying Tong by Black Swan State Theatre Company from 27 November to 6 December
Sleeping Beauty at Harbour Theatre in Fremantle from 28 November to 13 December
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
Joondalup Sunset Markets every Friday from 7pm until 19 December
Monday 8 to Sunday 14 December 2008
MUSIC
Lynch Mob at Capitol on Monday 8 December
The Mountain Goats at the Rosemount Hotel on Tuesday 9 December
The Bronx at Amplifier Bar on 10 December
Just Music with Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter etc etc at Fremantle Arts Centre on Friday 12 December from 5.30pm
Friday Evening Chistmas Concert in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 12 December
Heavyweight Soundz at Metro City on Friday 12 December
Bootleg at Ambar Niteclub on Friday 12 December
Democracy pres Free Yourself at Bar Open on Friday 12 December
Ministry of Sound The Annual at Capitol on Friday 12 December
A Not So Silent Night Christmas party at the Rosemount with The Kill Devil Hills, Eleventh He Reaches London, Capital City and many more on Saturday 13 December from 3pm
The Getaway Plan at Capitol on Saturday 13 December
Grace Barbé cd launch at the Fly By Night club on Saturday 13 December
MERCY ARMS at Bakery Artage on Saturday 13 December
Mick Thomas and The Sure Thing at Mojos Bar on Saturday 13 December
The Flying Carpathians at Kulcha, Fremantle on Saturday 13 December
Gorilla Biscuits at Amplifier on Sunday 14 December
Final Fantasy at Mojo’s 14 December
MISCELLANEOUS
East Perth Twilight Christmas Picnic in the Park from 6.30pm at Victoria Gardens for a gold coin donation on Thursday 11 December
Perth Upmarket at Perth Town Hall from 10am to 5pm on Sunday 14 December
Mayor’s Christmas BBQ (Town of Vincent) at Hyde Park on Sunday 14 December from 4.30 to 7.30pm
Sleeping Beauty at Harbour Theatre in Fremantle from 28 November to 13 December
Oscar by The Duck House at The Rechabites’ Hall from 2 to 13 December
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
Joondalup Sunset Markets every Friday from 7pm until 19 December
Monday 15 to Sunday 21 December 2008
MUSIC
Parkway Drive with Suicide Silence, A Day To Remember, The Acacia Strain at Metro City on 16 December at 3pm for an all ages gig, and 17 December at 7pm for a 18+ gig
Tripod – Live at the Quarry – 17 December
Friday Evening Chistmas Concert in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 19 December
The Devil and Abbe May at the Fly By Night on Friday 19 December
Seriously Sound System feat Downsyde at Hyde Park on 20 December
Alicia Keys at Sandalford Wines for An Evening on the Green on 20 December – SOLD OUT
Nevereverland with The Presets, Klaxons, etc etc at Members Equity Stadium Belvoir Amphitheatre on 21 December
MISCELLANEOUS
The Fairies in “A Fairy Merry Christmas” at His Majesty’s Theatre on 17 and 18 December
St John’s Church Christmas Pageant on Friday 19 December in Kings Square, Fremantle from 3.30 to 6pm
Kevin Bloody Wilson at Burswood Theatre on Friday 19 December
The Nutcracker by Youth Ballet WA Inc at Perth Concert Hall on 19 and 20 December
Carols by Candlelight at Supreme Court Gardens on Sunday 21 December from 7.30pm
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
Joondalup Sunset Markets from 7pm
Monday 22 to Sunday 28 December 2008
MUSIC
Breakfest at Belvoir Amphitheatre on 26 December
Rollercoaster Festival with The Living End, Sneaky Gyroscope, Cut Copy etc on 27 December in Mandurah
The Teenagers at Capitol on 27 December
Morcheeba at Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday 28 December
Kasey Chambers, The Audreys and Katy Steele at Belvoir (27 December), Mandurah Foreshore (28 December) and Leeuwin Estate (30 December).
Teka – Direct from Budapest at Kulcha, Fremantle on Sunday 28 December
MISCELLANEOUS
Free Christmas Nativity Show at Forrest Chase in Perth CBD from 7.30pm on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December
Carols at the Cathedral (St Georges) at 7.30pm on Monday 22, Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 December
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
Monday 29 December to Sunday 4 January 2009
MUSIC
The Black Keys at Fremantle Arts Centre on 29 December
Kasey Chambers, The Audreys and Katy Steele at Leeuwin Estate on 30 December
Origin NYE with Pendulum, Public Enemy, Mos Def and more at Steel Blue Oval on 31 December 2008
More new years eve events, see New Years Eve – Perth 2008
Fat Freddys Drop at Fremantle Arts Centre on 1 January – SOLD OUT!
More new years day events, see What’s on New Years Day – Perth 2009
Southbound Festival in Busselton on 2 and 3 January 2009 – SOLD OUT!
Summadayze Festival with Underworld at Supreme Court Gardens on 4 January 2009
Pete Murray at Southbound on 2/3 January and Fremantle Arts Centre on 4 January
MISCELLANEOUS
For new years eve events, see New Years Eve – Perth 2008
For new years day events, see What’s on New Years Day – Perth 2009
Hopman Cup from 3 to 9 January at Burswood
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
A whole “What’s on in January 2009″ due out at the end of the month!