Southside Summer 2025
Event Information
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Date
DATE
29 January - 5 February 2025
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Time
TIME
All day -
Location
LOCATION
Mindeerup
Mends Street, South Perth -
Cost
COST
Free -
Hosted by
HOSTED BY
City of South Perth - Extra Information No bookings required
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All entries go into the draw to win a $100 gift voucher thanks to the Good Grocer South Perth. Feedback closes 5pm, Monday 10 February 2025. Terms and conditions apply.
Southside Summer returns in 2025. Come along to Mindeerup at South Perth Foreshore from Wednesday 29 January until Wednesday 5 February for free family fun activities, activations and live entertainment.
Southside Summer is part of FRINGE WORLD 2025, Perth’s most popular annual festival.
Bring your family, a picnic and rug, and settle in for a beautiful sunset over the City; accompanied by roving entertainment, live music, awe-inspiring circus shows, hands-on circus workshops plus a chance to meet the performers!
From 6pm, take a seat, relax and enjoy live entertainment from roving entertainers, stilt walkers from Little Legends Entertainment and Junkadelic Brass Band.
Roll up! Roll up! From 6.45pm, our headline performance and FRINGE WORLD award winner, ZAP CIRCUS, will entertain you with a live circus performance and workshop (on select nights). The workshops will run for approximately 30-60 minutes and the performances will run between 35-50 minutes.
Performances are suitable for all ages. The event is free and no bookings are required.
Be sure to also check out the striking 4-metre-tall Black Swan who will be calling Mindeerup home for the next few months. The Black Swan is a symbol of Western Australia, and the City of South Perth. Overlooking the Swan River and the City skyline, It's bound to be a beautiful addition to Mindeerup.
Location
Mindeerup, South Perth Esplanade, South Perth (next to the giant numbat and frill neck lizard canopies).
Accessibility
Circus shows and workshops are inclusive and suitable for all ages and abilities.
Getting there
We encourage you to use public transport, cycle or walk to this event.
Parking
Paid parking is available at South Shore Shopping Centre, Millstream Car Park and Wilson Parking Windsor Hotel.
Dining
Take a stroll up Mends Street and explore the restaurants and cafés available or pick up something to go and enjoy a picnic at Mindeerup.
Event schedule
From 6pm each evening, there will be roving entertainment and activities, circus workshops from 6.45pm on select days, and circus performances from 7pm daily.
7.15pm - CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular! | Winner Extreme Award, by ZAP CIRCUS
Event contact
- Phone 9474 0777
- Email events@southperth.wa.gov.au
