Your Week: What to do in Perth this Easter weekend

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge

Today to April 12, 10am and 1pm, Ellie Eaton Theatre, Gate 1 Claremont Showgrounds

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre brings the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas to the stage. Set in an old people’s home, the story explores the bond between a young boy, Wilfrid, and his friend, 96-year-old Miss Nancy. The story is told through hand-crafted life-sized puppets.

Tickets, $26 to $28, from sppt.com.au

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival

Today until Monday, Fremantle

Head to our port city as the streets are transformed into a massive open air theatre. The world’s best street performers will be showcasing their talents across Fremantle all weekend. Highlights include the Pitts Family Circus, the minivan puppet theatre Piuma, homegrown heroes Yuck Circus and incredible stilt walkers Afuma.

Free. For more info, visit streetartsfestival.com.au

Hop into the City: Easter Edition

Today, 9.30am to 2pm, Perth Cultural Centre and Yagan Square, Perth

Uncover a trail of egg-cellent Easter fun from Perth Cultural Centre to Yagan Square that includes stories, craft, live music, giant flowers, glitter and chocolate and a meeting with the Easter bunny. The event kicks off with free story time sessions and creative craft activities at the Perth Cultural Centre. Here, participants will receive an Easter trail map to make their own way to Yagan Square where the fun continues near the digital tower.

Free. More info at yagansquare.com.au

Souled Out Fest

Tomorrow, Claremont Showgrounds, Claremont

Australia’s first music festival dedicated solely to R&B hits town, headlined by Summer Walker. Music lovers can also catch Party Next Door, Trap/Soul pioneer Bryson Tiller, neo-soul star Smino, Afrobeats R&B sensation Libianca, Vietnamese singer-songwriter Thuy and industry staple Tinashe.

Tickets, $189 to $269, from megatix.com.au

Block Party Easter Sunday

Tomorrow, 6.30pm, Leederville

This massive party is taking over several venues across Leederville. With six areas and five stages, there will be plenty of opportunities to dance your way into the long weekend Monday . House, rock anthems, dance music and disco will all get the crowd dancing. The Leederville Hotel, Daisy’s, Servo Yard, The Garden and Evergreens are co-hosting the event.

Tickets, $25 to $119, from megatix.com.au

Sustainable Seafood Feast

Thursday, 6.30pm, Cottesloe Beach Hotel, Cottesloe

Celebrate WA seafood sourced from sustainable fisheries at this annual feast. Guests are encouraged to abandon all table manners, and armed with crab bibs and claw crackers, get stuck into a feast of fish, shellfish, molluscs, bycatch and more, all served in the centre of the long table alongside free-flowing drinks from local wineries and breweries.

Tickets, $150, from cottesloebeachhotel.com.au

Cooking with Opera: Pasta Workshop

Friday, 6.30pm, Accent Cafe, Subiaco

Learn how to make two authentic pasta dishes - Pasta alla Norma and Spaghetti alla Turridù which were named after two iconic opera characters, Norma from Bellini’s opera of the same name and Turridù from Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. Prior to cooking, guests will enjoy a cocktail and light Italian refreshments. The pasta dishes will be eaten together in a long table dinner in Accent Cafe’s alfresco area followed by a showstopping operatic treat for dessert.

Tickets $150, from waopera.asn.au