My weekly summary with the highlights of what’s on this week. Check out the Event Calendar for more!

This weekend is the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and there is a lot happening, check out this post for the highlights!
The King’s Park Wildflower Festival opens on Thursday.
The Perth Fashion Festival continues until Saturday.
The Perth Royal Show opens on Saturday at Claremont Showgrounds.
WA’s Pride Festival starts on Sunday with a community fair at Russel Square in Northbridge.

Music

Vocal quartet ‘The Idea of North’ are performing their special brand of harmony and humour at the Subiaco Arts Centre on Tuesday and the Fly By Night Club on Saturday night.

Blues musician Ash Grunwald is playing at the Indi Bar in Scarborough on Tuesday night and The Paddo on Wednesday night. If you’re into blues & roots you must go and see him!!

Rock n Roll band The Casanovas are playing at the Foundry in Cannington on Wednesday night, Mojos in Freo on Friday night, and the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday night.

The 9th annual Araluen Folk Festival will be held at Camp Simons in Roleystone from Friday 29 September to Monday 2 October. You can buy a day ticket or camp out the whole weekend.

Young Divas (from Australian Idol) are performing at Burswood Theatre on Friday. Tickets are $50 and still available.

Sodastream, Holly Throsby and Gersey will be performing at the Hyde Park Hotel on Friday night, before continuing their tour at the Wave Rock Weekender in Hyden, which is on all weekend. Then they’ll be back in the city at Mojo’s Bar in Fremantle for Sunday night.

The Grates are performing at Metropolis in Freo on Friday night.

The York Jazz Festival is on (about 100km’s east of Perth), mainly on Saturday and Sunday.

Godskitchen, one of the biggest dance festivals of the year, is happening at Metro City on Saturday 30 September.

Springfever is another dance festival happening, though slightly different (beat and bass) on Sunday 1 October at Fremantle Arts Centre.

The third dance festival for the long weekend is Parklife, happening at The Deen, The Shed, and the street inbetween on Monday!

Katherine Jenkins is performing at Burswood Theatre on Sunday night.

For other ’smaller’ gigs check out the comprehensive Triple J gigguide!

Performing Arts / Theatre / Circus / Comedy

Shaolin Lion Dancing and Kungfu Circus will be performing at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October.

The Boy from Oz, starring Hugh Jackman, is at the Burswood Dome from 29 September to 2 October. There are still tickets available (certainly for the Monday show), from $90.

The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, will be performed at the Regal Theatre from Wednesday 27 September to Saturday 30 September. Update 29/9: Nick has written a great review about The Mikado, he went and saw it on Thursday evening.
The Red Shoes, by the West Australian Ballet, is on at His Majesty’s Theatre till 30 September.

Oleanna, a play presented by The Brainbox Project and Happy Dagger Theatre Co is being performed downstairs at His Majesty’s Theatre from Tuesday until Saturday 30 September.

What A Man’s Gotta Do, is a hilarious musical written, directed and produced by Andrew Horabin. It’s being performed at The Rechabites Hall from Tuesday until Saturday 30 September.

Discharge, by PACS, is being performed at The Blue Room in Perth until 30 September.

Circus Joseph Ashton is at Kingsway Shopping Centre from Friday 29 September to Sunday 22 October.

Other

Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park in Roleystone is still on. See tulips and other bulbs and flowers in a park that is pretty even when there aren’t flowers!

For events for kids see my Kids Enjoy Perth weblog!
Main events this week are the Triple S Science Fair and the Thomas the Tank Engine Day at Whiteman Park. Next week is school holidays and there’s plenty of activities going on!