About The City Brief Perth
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Perth
The City Brief brings together what's happening across Perth each week, helping you stay informed about local events and activities throughout the city and its neighbourhoods. Perth’s calendar is full of options. Whether there’s a festival in the City Centre, a farmers’ market at South Inch, community gatherings at North Inch, or cultural events in Kinnoull, there’s always something to know. The City Brief makes sure you don't miss what matters to your neighbourhood and the wider Perth community. We cover local life: arts festivals, live music, theatre productions, family activities, seasonal celebrations, and neighbourhood events. Our weekly roundup keeps you connected to what’s unfolding across residential areas like Balhousie and Crieff Road, mixed-use neighbourhoods such as Elizabeth Quay and Northbridge, and the commercial heart of the City Centre. We also highlight events and happenings at key civic spaces and institutions, from St John’s Kirk to the AK Bell Library, ensuring you know where Perth's cultural and community life is concentrated. Perth has a strong tradition of recurring events that define the year: the Perth International Arts Festival, the Perth Farmers’ Market, Lunar New Year Celebrations, and The Enchanted Forest all return regularly and deserve a place in your plans. Our role is to make sure these, along with one-off events, pop-ups, and neighbourhood activities, are easy to discover. We understand that Perth residents and visitors want to know what's on without searching multiple websites or social media. That's why we bring it together weekly, presented in a straightforward way. The City Brief exists because a city thrives when people know what's happening, and when they can easily decide what to attend. We're here to keep you informed about the events, activities, and happenings that make Perth tick.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Perth – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
The City Brief is a global network of local newsletters. We succeed in sending the best of local information to local people. To learn more, visit our main website.
About the editor
The City Brief Perth is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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