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The annual Perth Chilli Festival at Araluen Botanic Park in the hills at Roleystone will be held coming weekend, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March, from 10am - 5pm on both days.
A celebration of everything chilli from fresh foods, pickles, chutneys, olives, cheese, chocolate, wine, beers and many more. Enjoy live entertainment, demonstrations and free tastings.
There is Improved parking access this year, and Perth based Chilli website chillifreak.com says Saturday would be a good day to go with easier parking and entertainment.
Entry fees: Adults $12.00 Children $6.00 Family $30.00 (2 adults and up to 6 children).
Araluen is a beautiful park to visit at any time, but this is a great extra reason to go!
Summer is here again and it’s time to enjoy films in the park, under the stars.
Check out the program for each of these, some have new releases, some the more arty films and some old classics, or a mixture of all.
Lotterywest Festival Films - Joondalup Pines Picture Garden and Somerville Auditorium at UWA - 3 December to 13 April 2008
Camelot Outdoor Cinema (Luna) - Mosman park - 6 December to 14 February 2008
Moonlight Cinema - King’s Park - 11 December to 9 March 2008
Luna Outdoor Cinema - Leederville - 13 December to 13 February 2008
Movies By Burswood - Burswood Parklands - December to April 2008
Fremantle Outdoor Film Festival - Bohemia Outdoor Cinema - Princess May Park - 1 February to 1 March 2008
The annual Kings Park Wildflower Festival has turned into the month long Kings Park Festival!!
There will be many free family events, floral displays of wildflowers, Japanese cultural events and many interactive demonstrations, workshops and talks. Check out the Kings Park Festival website for all the details.
Some of the highlights:
Sunday 2 September - 10am to 3pm - Synergy Father’s Day
There are 50 things to do and see at the Synergy Parkland to celebrate Father’s Day this September. Dads will discover a new world in the “Mens Shed” or can chose to go rock climbing or go on a guided walk. If this is too active, simply enjoy a pancake brunch, followed by a lesson in African drumming, then kick back and tuck into the best of the west bbq picnic lunch.
Sunday 9 September - 10am to 3pm - Great Granny and Gramps Gumboot Gardening Day
Paint your thumbs green at The Great Granny and Gramps Gumboot Gardening Day, with a flower garden art workshop or have a go at decorating gumboots and scarecrows. The day will encourage grandparents and their grand kids to get their hands dirty and pot their own seedlings. There will also be a fun children’s theatre show, promoting how to conserve and care for the environment. You can also keep on your toes with the bush band and square dancing.
Sunday 9 September 11.30 am - 2.30 pm Ohanami Picnic (Flower Viewing Picnic)
As soon as the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, people gather their friends and families together under the trees for picnics, singing, and relaxation.
Sunday 16 September - 10am to 3pm - Djilba Bush Life
Connect with the spirit of the land through at the Djilba Bush Life event. This day celebrates our Australian culture and heritage including Indigenous performers and film festival, Dreamtime storytelling, bush tucker food, sheep shearing, whip cracking, children’s painting, plus camel rides to cap it all off!
Sunday September 23 - 10am to 3pm - Wild Fairyland Festival (and Great Pram Stroll)
A day not to be missed is the Wild Fairyland Festival held at Ivey Watson playground. Dust off your wings and charge your wands, the magic has arrived. Wizards, Queen Fairies, cuddly animals, circus acrobats and ballet dancers are expected to magically appear on the day to delight and entertain. Help Great Gompho Wizardwort discover the mystery of the disappearing bush treasures and you may even see a dragon!
Queens Birthday Long Weekend
Friday 28 September to Monday 1 October 10 am - 4 pm - Wildflower Market Place
If wildflowers are your thing, then don’t miss the mass display of flowers that will greet visitors at the world’s largest inner city park this September. On this weekend is the Wildflower Market Place which will be jam packed program of talks, walks and stalls that will inspire and captivate visitors, green thumb or not.
Sunday 30 September - 10am to 4pm - Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival)
A culmination to a month-long series of Japanese-focused events complementing the Japanese Display Garden. Throughout the day there will be free demonstrations of calligraphy, traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, kite flying, Ikebana, origami and many other cultural traditions.
Monday 1 October - 10am to 4pm - Everlasting Jazz Picnic
Bring the family for a wander though the wildflowers, do a spot of shopping at the Wildflower Market Place and then enjoy the great sounds of classic Jazz tunes on the beautiful lawns of the Botanic Garden. Pack your own picnic and bring a chair or rug and relax. This is the last weekend of the Kings Park Festival and what better way to spend the long weekend than with great music, in great surrounds, in the height of glorious Spring!
Saturday 6 October - 5 pm - Purple Twilight Walk
The Purple Twilight Walk is a fun way for individuals and families to help raise awareness of breast cancer in the community. The four kilometre walk takes participants through on a picturesque walk through King’s Park. The walk is a fantastic opportunity to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, while taking in views of one of Perth’s most breathtaking sights.
Check out the Kings Park Festival website for much more info!
Aussies 2007, the Australian Surf Life Saving Championshops are about to begin! It’s all happening from Tuesday 20 to Sunday 25 March at Scarborough Beach!
With more than 6,000 athletes, from more than 200 clubs around Australia, competing in 290 events, it’s the largest sporting event of its type in the world and is uniquely Australian. Events include surf races, surf ski paddling, board paddling, beach events including sprints, and the world famous surf boat races.
The newly built 5000-seat amphitheatre will provide the perfect setting to watch the action along the shore and in the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean
See the Aussies 2007 website for all the details!
There’s a webcam looking over Scarborough Beach (North), but I don’t know if you’ll be able to see anything on it.
The South Perth Fiesta is held from Saturday 17 March to 1 April 2007.
It begins this weekend with a free opening concert on Saturday, from 5pm, and will feature Wendy Matthews, Blue Celts and the Wesley College Jazz Orchestra. It finishes around 9pm with fireworks, and is held at Sir James Mitchell Park on the South Perth foreshore.
Bring a picnic (there is also food available) and keep an eye out for the Aquasapiens…
YACJAM, a free youth event, is held on Sunday 18 March from 3 to 7pm, also at Sir James Mitchell Park and will feauture many activities including adventurous activities (on land and water) and a ‘Battle of the Bands’. There is also an Urban Art competition.
Kiddy Kapers is happening on Sunday 25 March, a free family event held from 10am to 1pm at Neil McDougall Park. See Inspector Pickles, Old MacDonald’s petting zoo, have your face painted, or enjoy other entertainment and activities.
Mends Street Carnival is held on Sunday 1 April in South Perth from 2pm to 7pm. There wil be music, children’s entertainment, fashion, food and markets.
Among the other many things organised for the South Perth Fiesta include a Shaun Tan exhibition and a free family fun ‘n’ fitness day.
For all the other events and more info see the South Perth website and download the pdf (pdf, aprox 3MB) with the whole program.